How to build form for spring

Despite what the water companies will be telling us in July, we’ve had our fair share of rain this winter. Flooding in several parts of the country tells its own story, and many of us will be several hundred miles behind our target for this point in the season as a result.

If that once-distant opening event of the season now seems uncomfortably close, fear not – Mike Cotty is back. Mike, let us not forget, is a man who rode nearly 670km through the Alps in a single ride. For fun. Frankly, what he doesn’t know about endurance cycling isn’t worth knowing.

We asked Mike to share five top tips on building form for spring, and if you follow this link, you can read them all: from base miles to interval training, often-overlooked recovery sessions to managing the demands of event day.

It’s never too late, they say, and if the combination of a sudden improvement in the weather and an accelerated countdown to the first event of the season has provided you with long-absent motivation, Mike’s tips could help you arrive on the start line with the necessary form.