Global Cycling Network Our strategy is all of my friends go on front and they block the group then 200meters to go we form a v formation then we sprint
1) Do your own research on food ingestion - what and when on the week of the event. GCN missing some G-points presenting partially obsolete key notes. 2) If the landscape allows, figure out bail-out routes in case of mis-pacing yourself or following all GCN nutrient advises. Kudos to Maratona organizers - they declared the shorter loops as bail-out ways officially and explicitly.
Ian Ffield. Two aspects you got right for the pre-race breakfast: timing and fats. One was almost right: not to "large" volume, but not small either. Very interesting topics - "metabolic equalization" (C) by the start line.
Ian Ffield. Yes! Throwing metabolism to to fields of instability is very common mistake on the day of sportive event. One can't digest more than 21 g of protein in 3-4 hrs period. Total waste and self-sabotage to ingest more. Fats and complex carbs ingestion will help not to get to low levels of blood sugar before the start. To many words are needed to explain "why" and "when" purified sugars (bars and gels) are more beneficial (and vice versa) than complex carbs (unsweetened oat meal for example).
Nice video (as allways) but for the (or at least my) first time I would like to add something to complete the subject: I think there is one really important thing that you forgot to mention and which I think is extremely crucial (and in many ways fundamental) but still easily forgotten. That is to remember to enjoy and appreciate the experience you're just having. It's so easy to just focus on the effort and the tricks and things you have to do to manage it (especially if it's a hard and hilly sportive) that you forget to really appreciate and enjoy the moment. And actually, the moment you (so to speak) lift your head and realise that, you will feel revitalised by that thought; and if you also take a moment to appreciate that all the hard work you,ve done in your training, right at that moment, is what gives you the opportunity to do what you're just doing, you will get an energy boost beyond what any gel or bar can give you. And finally, you will also be able to go back in your mind (later on) and pick up that thought and feeling and enjoy it again!! This is- in my opinion - one of the things that can make a cycle sportive (or any ride actually) a memory and an experience that you will cherish and appreciate for many years and never regret to have done! Sincerely/Mattias Prytz, Trollhättan, Sweden
I wish I'd seen these videos of yours before riding my first brevet 200KM last month. It was a true miracle that I ended it considering I fucked up most of the strategies you describe here. I love your channel and I can't stop watching your videos, keep up the good work!
to make sure you get electrolyte in your drink, if you're needing to top up at feed stations, take a little bag of the powder. Just make sure the police don't stop you with a small bag of white powder.
I'm training for my first ever Sportive at the moment. Doing Ride London, and so looking forward to it. I've got the pacing down well so far on my long rides, completing them with strength left in my legs. As I already cycle 50-60 miles per week on road with my MTB, just do 2 training rides, with one weekday on the road bike, and then my long ride, which I'm up to 52 miles with already! :)
Have signed up for the Ride London event on Sunday 30th July; will definitely be using these hints and tips in getting through my event. Have also taken on a Personal Trainer to help me get sportive ready in the next three months.
Wheel choice for the Maratona and L'Etape du Tour: 1) with that much descending and so many people around you a rider will have to brake lots. 2) It might be raining on the downhills. 3) But aero will make a difference. ===> All things considered would you ride carbon clinchers and risk overheating / blowout or go with aluminium? Thanks! #torqueback
another tip I would give someone? After all the correct prep ect, is simple if you're no longer having fun! Just have a look at what you're doing? compaired to what you want to achieve.
Make sure you warm up properly. Get up the front on the start line. Stay up the front as much as possible. If there is a break try follow it as much as you can. If you en up by yourself, get back to a group as soon as possible. HAVE FUN!
I recently started riding my mountain bike in So California, been riding local trails and city paths to help lose weight. It's definitely working, I'm feeling good and it's getting easier to do! In your staffs personal experience which bike set up is best to lose weight? I have a Trek mountain and I am considering a gravel bike to help get more speed. Is it worth it? Should I look for something different or just stick to what I have?
There's a ride in Colorado called the Triple Bypass. Sort of a double entendre, but mainly for the 3 high mountain passes it crosses. I've ridden the regular east-to-west route a couple of times, but this year I'm going to ride the Double Triple, which is the east-to-west on Saturday and return west-to-east on Sunday. The route is 119 miles (192km) with 10,000 feet (3048m) of climbing. ( www.strava.com/activities/635753380 ) I'm a racer, so I think my biggest challenge will be to control myself and not go too fast. The route is effectively climbing or descending... there really is no flat ground, or at least not much. The real challenge will be making sure that I stay hydrated and fueled so that my recovery is easy, then the 2nd day will be the biggest test. I've never done back-to-back century rides, and I think this is a bit more than just a simple century ride. One of my new mantras is that recovery starts with fueling on the bike.
Probably dependant on the person. I, as a 100kg muscular rider will probably be able to process more than some whippet who tips the scales at 70kg dripping wet. Of course, I will also require more...
I assume that is why the range of 30-60g is usually given. A tall person is likely to have larger organs and can process more while a short person would have smaller organs and be able to process less. I doubt, however, that how much you weigh makes much difference. While you need more energy if you weigh more, to convert food into energy depends on organs that don't change size based on your weight.
Timothy Fish Yeah, I get what you mean, my point in my case was that I'm not just taller, more like a scaled up normal person. In any case, everyone is different and these are just guidelines. your stomach probably affects it just as much - my cast iron stomach for example can digest just about anything at almost any time, so relatively I'd be better off than someone who has difficulty getting food down during a long effort.
90g would be like a medium banana every 20 minutes. I can only have one per hour, otherwise I would start feeling bloated. Same with energy bars, they are packed with 44g of carbs and I can't eat more than one per hour. But I am only 65-67kg.
Hi everyone, I'm entering my first Sportiv in June and it's a night ride (probably an error in retrospect) so just wondering if anyone has any advice for rides through the night.... I.e eating plan and sleep ideas
#AskGCNything So we well know GCN are doing the Maratona Dles Dolomites but who out of the crew besides Chocolate Voice is taking part is it the whole crew of presenters? If it is are you going to ride it together, so each taking the front for a turn and riding at the pace of the slowest rider or are you each going to attack it and go for a best time? I hope you're attacking it as I'd love to see who manages the best time and to see who comes where out of all of those who ride. Either way, Good luck to all who do ride and big respect to John for taking it on.
Hello everybody. Please excuse my ignorance in this question but I am brand new to cycling and need your help. I just purchased my 1st road bike today so that's tells you how new I am hehe. I wanted to know if the guys in this video are wearing long "trouser" gear, or are they wearing those normal bib shorts I believe they are called and something over the bib shorts? Apologies again for my ignorance guys but we are going into winter here so I will need long clothing Thanks for all the help
it looks like arm warmers indeed but as an amature you are better of with a good set of long winterclothing and summer then with summer with warmers. a nice hack is to use a plastic bag under your shirt in front of your chest to keep cold wind out . It protects you from the cold in a affordable way and your back will still be open so you wil not overheat.
looks like normal bib shorts and jerseys with arm and leg warmers...expensive!! As has been said buy winter and summer clothing and layer up as needed...
Or watch old cycling documentaries, such as Sunday in Hell or La Course en Tete. They keep me motivated on long training rides; hope they do the same on Century ride day...
Ride to your abilities, if you are an absolute demon on the flatter roads, enter an event with little or no climbing...or if you are the next incarnation of Alberto Contador enter an event that is all climbing.
MRGRUMPY53 It really helps with training though. I have a MTB that's nearly twice as heavy as my road bike that I train on and when I get on my road bike, I end up going significantly faster than the last time I rode it. Granted, I only just got back into riding bikes recently and it will level off eventually, but the extra weight on from a MTB can really help with climbing while on your road bike.
