going on a fast(35km/h) century, need advice
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going on a fast(35km/h) century, need advice
I will be going on a fast century group ride.. I have been training for weeks for the ride.
Yesterday, I and a couple of friends rode an long(about 3hrs) but slow ride (25km/h).
Overall, it was a nice ride..
Some of my regular riding buddies didn't go with us, because they were reserving their strength for our century ride this wednesday..
Is this true? do you need to be off your bike for a couple of days before a long fast ride? What are the benifits (assuming it has)?
And another thing, I would like to test ride(40km rides) my new bike more, to really get used to its handling today, and maybe tommorrow. Do you think this is a good idea? How it affect my performance on wednesday (its sunday today)?
Yesterday, I and a couple of friends rode an long(about 3hrs) but slow ride (25km/h).
Overall, it was a nice ride..
Some of my regular riding buddies didn't go with us, because they were reserving their strength for our century ride this wednesday..
Is this true? do you need to be off your bike for a couple of days before a long fast ride? What are the benifits (assuming it has)?
And another thing, I would like to test ride(40km rides) my new bike more, to really get used to its handling today, and maybe tommorrow. Do you think this is a good idea? How it affect my performance on wednesday (its sunday today)?
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Your fine riding today.. You need at least a solid 48 hours for full recovery and to maybe save a little extra for your fast ride..
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Well, you do not have to be off of the bike for several days to do a fast century. What you want to avoid is beating yourself up on the bike for a couple days. Easy or recovery rides before a fast century are fine.
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Originally Posted by dexmax
I will be going on a fast century group ride.. I have been training for weeks for the ride.
Yesterday, I and a couple of friends rode an long(about 3hrs) but slow ride (25km/h).
Overall, it was a nice ride..
Some of my regular riding buddies didn't go with us, because they were reserving their strength for our century ride this wednesday..
Is this true? do you need to be off your bike for a couple of days before a long fast ride? What are the benifits (assuming it has)?
And another thing, I would like to test ride(40km rides) my new bike more, to really get used to its handling today, and maybe tommorrow. Do you think this is a good idea? How it affect my performance on wednesday (its sunday today)?
Yesterday, I and a couple of friends rode an long(about 3hrs) but slow ride (25km/h).
Overall, it was a nice ride..
Some of my regular riding buddies didn't go with us, because they were reserving their strength for our century ride this wednesday..
Is this true? do you need to be off your bike for a couple of days before a long fast ride? What are the benifits (assuming it has)?
And another thing, I would like to test ride(40km rides) my new bike more, to really get used to its handling today, and maybe tommorrow. Do you think this is a good idea? How it affect my performance on wednesday (its sunday today)?
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Originally Posted by dexmax
I will be going on a fast century group ride.. I have been training for weeks for the ride.
Originally Posted by dexmax
Yesterday, I and a couple of friends rode an long(about 3hrs) but slow ride (25km/h).
Overall, it was a nice ride..
Some of my regular riding buddies didn't go with us, because they were reserving their strength for our century ride this wednesday..
Is this true? do you need to be off your bike for a couple of days before a long fast ride? What are the benifits (assuming it has)?
Overall, it was a nice ride..
Some of my regular riding buddies didn't go with us, because they were reserving their strength for our century ride this wednesday..
Is this true? do you need to be off your bike for a couple of days before a long fast ride? What are the benifits (assuming it has)?
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Originally Posted by roadbuzz
Weeks? Personally, I can't accomplish much in the way of training in weeks. Still, ya gotta do what you can...
"Still, ya gotta do what you can.." -- I think this is what I'm doing
Originally Posted by roadbuzz
Still, if it was a slow ride, there's probably no damage.
Originally Posted by Pat
Well, you do not have to be off of the bike for several days to do a fast century. What you want to avoid is beating yourself up on the bike for a couple days. Easy or recovery rides before a fast century are fine.
Originally Posted by socalrider
Your fine riding today.. You need at least a solid 48 hours for full recovery and to maybe save a little extra for your fast ride..
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Originally Posted by roadwarrior
Will UCI be testing afterward?
Speaking of UCI, some of my cycling buddies have a UCI number/code.... I don't want to ask them how they got it, they might mistake my motives .. But how do you get one of those???