Ride less now!1
Guy WR posted in Climbing Skills on November 22nd, 2009
If the weather for your November has been anything like the weather that has afflicted your author, then you will have certainly been doing less riding.
Winter has a way of closing in shockingly fast. Add in three weeks of constant rainfall and training time has been next to zero. Eschewing an indoor trainer means the only option for saddle time is to tackle the cold, rain, and the dark. Frankly, it is not worth it.
Not being able to keep up a stock of base miles is a source of constant stress for cyclists. Regular riding is required to keep that basic level of fitness, which is the building block for the top-end speed that is stacked on top of it. (more…)
