You need an event strategy to ensure you perform to your best on the day. Here’s how to plan one
The final four weeks leading up to your first century sportive can add a lot to how you perform on the day
Improve your sportive performance significantly by increasing your core strength and improving your flexibility
Pacing is about going fast when necessary as well as keeping it steady
What to do on the bike at the various stages of cornering
Hills aren’t just a one-way challenge...
Climbing efficiently is a big weapon in the sportive rider’s armory
Decide how best to use the available time in order to achieve your goal
How to create a training plan that suits your lifestyle
Setting up personalized training zones needn’t involve expensive lab testing
Successful training is all about measuring your riding intensity and progressing on it
Training to be a better rider is all about progressions – gradually increasing the training load in order to improve. To do this you need...
Setting goals at the outset of a training plan is an important first step towards completing your target event
Preparing for your first 100mile ride or cyclosportive can be a daunting task until you break it down into its component parts
The first in a new weekly series of coaching articles by British Cycling level 3 coach Huw Williams
Exactly a century ago, amateur cyclists across Britain were taking part in a competition, organised by the then “Cycling” magazine, now Cycling Weekly, to find...
