Hey guys this forum is so awesome! I thought maybe you guys could give me some advice althought I don't even know if thats even possible anymore.
I just like to post something about my werid storry. Its really long so if its to long I am sorry..
I am 23 years old. Weight 54kg and am 169cm. I live in Holland and ride a pinarello with its steer upside down and 3 rings under it to get the steer higher.
I have a verry stupid reason for what i am/was trying to accomplish wich I don't know if I should tell but allright.
I kinda suck at everything in life. Like seriousley..I got ADHD ( I am really chaotic and even worse then oscar freire )
all the things I love to do I can't really. I did a study but I got kicked out of school because I am to nice to tell peple what to do so I can't give lead to people so they diddn't let me finish it. And thanks to that not much schools want to let me do a study. I do love selling so I once had a job at a Apple store wich I loved. But because of my adhd I can't concentrate 2 much and make stupid mistakes and got fired. So I kinda have to accept that I shall never earn more then 2k a month wich isn't what I thought of when I was a kid. I also got teased all my life in my city because I was the only black person in town. Now why does that mathers.. Well whenever I go out here and see all those kids who used to tease me have soooo much more succes in life as in great jobs, girlfriends, sport succes etc. Can't stand that.
So when I started cycling 3 years ago this was a big motivator. Not to reach the pro's or so. But a sponsored team or small continental team. If only I could reach that by working just as hard as Wiggo.. That would be awesome! Most club riders I know just train 10-15 hours a week so I thought well if I do 20 up to 24 and be more serious it should be possible..
I started in the spring of 2010 and that winter i did not train much. Did do a test of 100 watts and every minute 25 watts increase. I got 5,8 watts a kg and 72vo2 max. No idea what it ment. I just thought I am so light all I gotta do is ride out races in Holland and then go to spain or france. ( that was a bit to easy hehe )
I started that first season at the amateurs with not much training in my legs that winter. Maybe not even 10 4 hour+ rides. I just started having a trainer. My first race I dropped in 3km. All other criteriums was just about how many times I got lapped. I usualy dropped all in the first rounds. Halfway I once had the first half of a race in a amateur criterium. I usualy dropped because I let gaps happen before a corner or after a corner.
That winter I trained really hard. Had 4000km from october half dec but then got an injury untill june. I then started again but this time with Scott Saifer as my coach. I bought a powertap and my first 2 hour rides were just 130-140watts avg. We did a really hard schedule. it was 4 days 2 hours 1 days rest untill I did 4 days 2,5 hours 1 day rest, then 3 then 3,5 then 4 utnill 4 days 5 hours and 1 day rest. My endurance watts went up to 4 hours 170 watts avg.
My first big classic was 5km. I then got the most awefull pain when I was off the pack. My lungs started burning like hell, my troath hurted like hell, I had to cough lot and even puked. I could not do a thing for 10 minutes. 2nd classic I had 15km. ( even continentals here) I got in the first group after a massive fall but again I had intensity problems and had to drop off because of that.
Then a circuit race I had also 15km and then another race where I had 25km. Yesterday I had another classic with one big continental team at the front. after 100m and the first corner they already went up to 55-60 and things broke. Their were 4 corners in the beginning shortly after. and yu really had to sprint so hard out of it. I got trouble with doing that then ride a bit at max speed and then do it again short after. after 2km everyone started passing me. I think I would have to ride about 300-325 watts here cozz the continental guy at the front was doing about 350w average and I couldnt even do 250watts.. ( I did some intervalls at 3x15min at 250 watts myself)
all the criteriums I have done so far I did not even made it up to the first round or 2 rounds..
So and this guy really thought he could get one level higher then club teams by doing soo much training.. I just did if even wiggo at that level could still make so much progress..I could do it aswell against my club riders..
I don't train to much on high intensity. Igot a diffrent trainer who lets me do endurance at 130 hr. My max is 201. I have one training race each thursday ( never rode it out. usually drop first 15min and then race it out ) and one team intesity training on the thuesday.
And I don't want to quit cozz I give up so fast always on things.. And don't want to go back to amateurs ( elite now) they go just as hard in the beginning. If only I can get true the first hard part.. I really believed I could train so hard to improve it to 5,5- 6watts a kg sustained.. I even never have done some serious powertraining. got my injury of that the last time so I am scared. Just don't know what to do anymore.. I am willing to do 20hours+ but if I have anti cycling genes then it won't ever work
So thats my story. I go to race after race spend so much money only to get dropped soo fast time over time. Untill yesterday I did had improvement each race thought..
I just like to post something about my werid storry. Its really long so if its to long I am sorry..
I am 23 years old. Weight 54kg and am 169cm. I live in Holland and ride a pinarello with its steer upside down and 3 rings under it to get the steer higher.
I have a verry stupid reason for what i am/was trying to accomplish wich I don't know if I should tell but allright.
I kinda suck at everything in life. Like seriousley..I got ADHD ( I am really chaotic and even worse then oscar freire )
all the things I love to do I can't really. I did a study but I got kicked out of school because I am to nice to tell peple what to do so I can't give lead to people so they diddn't let me finish it. And thanks to that not much schools want to let me do a study. I do love selling so I once had a job at a Apple store wich I loved. But because of my adhd I can't concentrate 2 much and make stupid mistakes and got fired. So I kinda have to accept that I shall never earn more then 2k a month wich isn't what I thought of when I was a kid. I also got teased all my life in my city because I was the only black person in town. Now why does that mathers.. Well whenever I go out here and see all those kids who used to tease me have soooo much more succes in life as in great jobs, girlfriends, sport succes etc. Can't stand that.
So when I started cycling 3 years ago this was a big motivator. Not to reach the pro's or so. But a sponsored team or small continental team. If only I could reach that by working just as hard as Wiggo.. That would be awesome! Most club riders I know just train 10-15 hours a week so I thought well if I do 20 up to 24 and be more serious it should be possible..
I started in the spring of 2010 and that winter i did not train much. Did do a test of 100 watts and every minute 25 watts increase. I got 5,8 watts a kg and 72vo2 max. No idea what it ment. I just thought I am so light all I gotta do is ride out races in Holland and then go to spain or france. ( that was a bit to easy hehe )
I started that first season at the amateurs with not much training in my legs that winter. Maybe not even 10 4 hour+ rides. I just started having a trainer. My first race I dropped in 3km. All other criteriums was just about how many times I got lapped. I usualy dropped all in the first rounds. Halfway I once had the first half of a race in a amateur criterium. I usualy dropped because I let gaps happen before a corner or after a corner.
That winter I trained really hard. Had 4000km from october half dec but then got an injury untill june. I then started again but this time with Scott Saifer as my coach. I bought a powertap and my first 2 hour rides were just 130-140watts avg. We did a really hard schedule. it was 4 days 2 hours 1 days rest untill I did 4 days 2,5 hours 1 day rest, then 3 then 3,5 then 4 utnill 4 days 5 hours and 1 day rest. My endurance watts went up to 4 hours 170 watts avg.
My first big classic was 5km. I then got the most awefull pain when I was off the pack. My lungs started burning like hell, my troath hurted like hell, I had to cough lot and even puked. I could not do a thing for 10 minutes. 2nd classic I had 15km. ( even continentals here) I got in the first group after a massive fall but again I had intensity problems and had to drop off because of that.
Then a circuit race I had also 15km and then another race where I had 25km. Yesterday I had another classic with one big continental team at the front. after 100m and the first corner they already went up to 55-60 and things broke. Their were 4 corners in the beginning shortly after. and yu really had to sprint so hard out of it. I got trouble with doing that then ride a bit at max speed and then do it again short after. after 2km everyone started passing me. I think I would have to ride about 300-325 watts here cozz the continental guy at the front was doing about 350w average and I couldnt even do 250watts.. ( I did some intervalls at 3x15min at 250 watts myself)
all the criteriums I have done so far I did not even made it up to the first round or 2 rounds..
So and this guy really thought he could get one level higher then club teams by doing soo much training.. I just did if even wiggo at that level could still make so much progress..I could do it aswell against my club riders..
I don't train to much on high intensity. Igot a diffrent trainer who lets me do endurance at 130 hr. My max is 201. I have one training race each thursday ( never rode it out. usually drop first 15min and then race it out ) and one team intesity training on the thuesday.
And I don't want to quit cozz I give up so fast always on things.. And don't want to go back to amateurs ( elite now) they go just as hard in the beginning. If only I can get true the first hard part.. I really believed I could train so hard to improve it to 5,5- 6watts a kg sustained.. I even never have done some serious powertraining. got my injury of that the last time so I am scared. Just don't know what to do anymore.. I am willing to do 20hours+ but if I have anti cycling genes then it won't ever work
So thats my story. I go to race after race spend so much money only to get dropped soo fast time over time. Untill yesterday I did had improvement each race thought..
Luckily I keep Improving. Every week I do a training race with club. First time this year I dropped 10 times.2 weeks ago 4 times but this week.. All of sudden I could close a few gaps (just cant take over then hehe) could follow everything 3rd in a point sprint and of the finish was 100m earlier I would have won :s And yesterday I did a training. 2, 5 hours 171 watts avg 149hf (205max) 28.4km/h
