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Training for a 130km cycle

  • 24-01-2012 11:50am
    #1
    Dr Nic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,
    Charity cycle down for March 30.
    80km in the morning, 50km in the evening...

    I wouldnt have cycled much at all before but have done lots of 10k stuff, and train full time with as a sprinter/rugby player

    Any advice on where to start to train for something like this?
    Thanks!


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  • #2
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,309 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    Dr Nic wrote: »
    Hi Guys,
    Charity cycle down for March 30.
    80km in the morning, 50km in the evening...

    I wouldnt have cycled much at all before but have done lots of 10k stuff, and train full time with as a sprinter/rugby player

    Any advice on where to start to train for something like this?
    Thanks!

    Gat a pair of Padded Shorts! :D
    Get out on the bike as often as you can and build up the distance.


  • #3
    Dr Nic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Dr Nic


    Will do - starting tomorrow on my mountainbike lol...
    Gotta see who will loan me a racer!

    Thanks!


  • #4
    QueensGael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭QueensGael


    If you still have knobbly mountain bike tyres on the bike you're currently using, change them for a set of commuter tyres. You won't be half as knackered with them. They're about EUR20 in your local bike shop.

    Then proceed with padded shorts and plenty of mileage :)


  • #5
    Westernman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭Westernman


    Training to cycle a distance like this is all about aerobic fitness so when out on the bike establish a high cadence or number of revolutions of the crank per minute. This way you build up your endurance and its easier to maintain this over a long distance. Try not to push high gears which only end up damaging your knees.


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