February 2010

Jai Watson ~ putting on the
hurt at the
Hillingdon Imperial Winter Racing Series
Pre
Competition Fine Tuning
Now starts the serious stuff. Having
survived the worst winter's training for as long as most of us (old
ones) can remember; rain November, swine flu December, snow January,
it's in to February with a flourish and renewed hope.
The new season's just around
the corner, and the sessions missed have been the same for everyone.
So as we're all on an equal footing fitness wise; what next?
Training Camps ~ Part Two
Last month we covered the vagaries of Training Camps and
the do's and don'ts of having a productive time. This month sees
follow up gems that will make the whole experience last a lot, lot
longer.
The first rule of Training Camp is
always talk about Training Camp. More pearls of wisdom
right
here...
New
Training Drill
Blitzer, apart from sounding like one of Rudolph's mates, is
a session that will help you to a new PB in 25 mile TT's and break
through that stubborn road racing plateau. Next month I'll give
you one for 10 mile TT's and crits; I'll warn you now, get a big fan and
an extra towel!
La
Morbihannaise
A great day watching the
pro's and an even better day for two thirds of "our team". Two
podiums and an also ran. Guess which one I was? See how the
girls took it to the French
big stylee...
2010
Sportive Calendar
After much deliberation, and
few reshuffles due to the moving of dates and event postponements, I
think we've now sorted out where we are going and when for 2010.
Here's some more epics
and a few "nice" events, if you're interested...
Jersey Tri
Club
Have a new
President, the return of P le V, a new committee and a new website.
If your one of the maniacs that thinks cycling isn't hard enough,
click
here...
Puncheur
Update...
Not long now! Still a good
site to visit though, some interesting links to keep you occupied
until the season starts.
Check it out...
Etape & Spanish Spring 2010 Training Camps
Helen & Chris Balfour at Pyractif are all geared up to help
you make your
2010 L'Etape du Tour experience enjoyable, memorable and
successful. They've also got a Spanish Spring Training Camp.
See the menu on the left for details.
With flexible packages, training weekends and
mini-breaks there's something for all budgets and support levels aimed
at getting you to the finish line in style. If you're not doing
the L'Etape, why not just
go for a ride in some big hills. There's loads to choose
from!
For
Sale Section ~ SRM Power Meters

I know I keep saying this, but I have possibly the last stock of SRM's
I'll be moving to good homes for a while.
I have an SRM Professional,
Amateur, Compact and Carbon Compact for sale.
The professional and amateur
can be supplied in 172.5 or 175 cranks. Click here for more
details and prices...
For
Sale Section ~ General
A Dalkia time trial bargain in the offing. You
can see it if you click here. And
once again a HED Tri-Spoke makes an appearance.
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Countdown
Begins
Now starts the serious stuff. January's
here and the serious training is about to begin. Hopefully the
weather will be kinder and we can all start to burn off that winter
weight. But make sure you
stay healthy.
Training Camps
As many of you are starting to plan and get ready for the
first training camps of the year, it seems appropriate to produce a
factsheet to cover this ever more important area of your season's
preparation.
So here goes...
New Training Drill
Another session to
keep you hot while you're indoors trying to keep out of the cold.
Make sure you have the right type of turbo though.