Road Cycling · Public discussion

So Im Trainning to Road Race.....

Started by Sidmyre · · Last activity · 2 posts · 1,528 views

Thread details

What we know about this thread

Original section
Road Cycling
Published
16 June 2004
Last activity
16 June 2004
Original author
Sidmyre
Posts
2
Discussion status
Public discussion
Total views
1,528
Views / 30 days
0

The navigation and discussion metadata provide context. Posts remain in their original chronological order.

Showing posts 1–2 of 2
Posts remain in their original chronological order.

Text size
  1. Edit: Tranning = Training mistyped the title Opsie

    Well, Ive been biking since like 4 or 5 REALLY got into biking around 14, now 20 yrs old, I've been Biking up to 210 + miles a week.... Now I know this might sound crazy and a little odd but

    Ive been riding on a Mtn bike...not a road bike, love road biking, dont really enjoy mtn biking as much but anyways..Ive been riding the mtn bike because I can go with friends on trails and stuff, and since Im on a tight budget with college and all....I cant really get a road bike.....

    anyways, as of late Ive been practicing on Mt Mitchell (Eastern America's highest point. Rev. Mitchell 7000 Elevation) been doing that at LEAST 2 times a week and if I dont feel like doing that I go to Mt Pisgah which is slightly under mitchell at around 6200ft elevation, which are the best mtns in the east to practice on and are Not as easy as you think.

    I love to pass road bikers on my mtn bike going up ....But Now I am really considering getting into road races when I get a road bike which I hope to be soon....
    My schedule of riding is like this

    Monday: 60miles
    Tuesday: 40 miles
    Wednesday: 50miles
    Thursday: day off
    Friday: Mt Mitchell 30Miles
    Saturday: Mt Pisgah or something with a large climb 30miles
    Sunday: day off

    With occasional 100+ mile rides

    Been doing this bike schedual since March with a week off

    I usually always bike by myself occasionally with bike grps but I usually end up leaving them in the dust so I end up by myself again
    anyways Im really conisdering getting into racing, is there something more I should be doing or less ...Besides getting a road bike durrr lol....

  2. Hiya If you want to start rr the most important thing is learning road craft. Your bike handling will be ok from your mtb rides but its a diffrent ball game riding with other riders next to and in front of you. Join a club and go riding with them. Dont worry its not hard just diffrent. You cant beat going down a hill at 60km in a bunch. Your training seems ok but do some sprints to aid your recovery in a race ( sprints to attack, chase and out of corners) Good luck mate and keep me posted Moggie😄

Active in the last 60 minutes

Active in this thread

0 users · 0 guests ·0 bots ·0 total

No signed-in users are active right now.

No known search crawlers active right now.