Training
All the advice and insight you need to improve your riding, enhance your performance or simply get into better shape with training.
Cycle training advice from the experts. Whatever riding you do our cycling specific training articles will help you gain insight and knowledge on what does and doesn't work for you and your riding. Plus insight in to what training the pros do.
For more, have a look at our training plans.
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Cycling training plans: for beginners, intermediates and racers
Get into cycling, get fitter, or ride faster with our cycling training plans
By Anna Marie Abram • Last updated
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Ask a cycling coach: 'How fit can I get if I only ride at the weekend?'
Fitter than if you don't ride at all, of course, but your progress will be capped. Still, there are actions you can take to raise that cap...
By James Spragg • Published
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Tapering for a big event: here's how to ace your lead-up to a important ride or race
We talk you through how to best balance your training load for peak performance on race day
By Marc Abbott • Published
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Ask a cycling coach: Can 'panic training' ever actually help ahead of a big event?
Life happened and you missed a chunk of training; your event is nearing, and you don't feel ready - we take a look at if last minute training can be utilised to make a positive difference come event day
By James Spragg • Published
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Hitting peak form is easier with the help of training apps - here’s how
We take a detailed look at the performance metrics available to amateur cyclists and help you establish how to use training software to get faster
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan • Published
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Follow our road racers' cycling training plan to sharpen your racing edge
Here's how to get ready for a season of road racing - we've partnered up with Alzheimer's Research UK to bring you in-depth training plans for your cycling goals
By Anna Marie Abram • Last updated
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The best chamois cream 2023 and how to use it
Why you need chamois cream, how to apply it, and where to buy it
By Charlotte Broughton • Last updated
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Love or loathing? What your favorite and 'dreaded' cycling workouts say about your strengths and weaknesses
A cycling coach's guide to why you're succeeding - plus how to improve where you're not!
By Andy Turner • Published
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Ask a cycling coach: ‘What should I do if I miss a workout from my training plan?’
Here's why 'chase training' is something that should be avoided - and what to do instead
By James Spragg • Published