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01-27-04, 11:15 AM
Hi folks!
I am a 17 year old rider from Sweden. I got stuck in cycling the last summer when I got a injury in my foot and therefore couldn`t run. I have been a tennis player for about 10 years and therefore the fitness is a main part of my life.
I started to do some 30-40 mile rides on my dad`s MTB and I was stuck, I loved cycling. The winter in Sweden is pretty long and this Christmas I decided to get into some serious business with my cycling training. So I went to the gym and worked 2-4 times a week on the trainer, maybe 30-40 minute sessions each time. I still train 2-4 times a week, both high cadence, intervall and hill training.
I have heard alot of people talkoing about the magic " one hour limit" for the 25 mile TT. So i thought, why not give it a try?I managed to ride in 25 m/h for 15 minutes, then I was totally exhausted.
All this was made on a trainer in the gym. This summer I will go for a roadbike, probably a bianchi.
Now I have some questions.....
1. What kind of training should I do and how often? Is 3 times a week enough? ( I was pretty fit before I started cycling due to all the running sessions with my tennis)
2. How long will it take to reach the goal with serious training.
3. I am pretty thin, 145 lbs/66kg, will this be to my disadvantage when using the trainer ?
"Pain is good, it never let`s you down, it always hurts"
/Alex
I am a 17 year old rider from Sweden. I got stuck in cycling the last summer when I got a injury in my foot and therefore couldn`t run. I have been a tennis player for about 10 years and therefore the fitness is a main part of my life.
I started to do some 30-40 mile rides on my dad`s MTB and I was stuck, I loved cycling. The winter in Sweden is pretty long and this Christmas I decided to get into some serious business with my cycling training. So I went to the gym and worked 2-4 times a week on the trainer, maybe 30-40 minute sessions each time. I still train 2-4 times a week, both high cadence, intervall and hill training.
I have heard alot of people talkoing about the magic " one hour limit" for the 25 mile TT. So i thought, why not give it a try?I managed to ride in 25 m/h for 15 minutes, then I was totally exhausted.
All this was made on a trainer in the gym. This summer I will go for a roadbike, probably a bianchi.
Now I have some questions.....
1. What kind of training should I do and how often? Is 3 times a week enough? ( I was pretty fit before I started cycling due to all the running sessions with my tennis)
2. How long will it take to reach the goal with serious training.
3. I am pretty thin, 145 lbs/66kg, will this be to my disadvantage when using the trainer ?
"Pain is good, it never let`s you down, it always hurts"
/Alex