2023 riding shot lanzarote (Jamie Williams) Escaping somewhere warm for a training camp in winter could prove to be a great fitness boost and epic holiday rolled into one. Here are some reasons to consider a training camp and what it will involve
Spring is in the air (almost), which can mean only one thing in pro cycling… pre-season training camps. Yet, these sunny escapes are not just reserved for the pros nowadays. Perhaps a week or two riding in sun could be just the (iso)tonic for us cyclists in the Northern Hemisphere to get our mojo back over winter? descending on training camp No matter how you dress it up, there’s no getting away from the fact that riding through a gloomy winter can be depressing and demotivating for a lot of us. Sure, there are now great indoor cycling platforms such as Zwift available, which some riders love but others loath. Even so, while the old ‘there’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing’ is true to an extent, there is no escaping the impact of the seasonal darkness, chilly digits and wet rear ends. These issues loom in wait on the other side of that great door into the outside world of winter cycling.
Many will argue that winter riding toughens you up, much like being smacked in the guts with a cricket bat or walking on broken glass while lashing yourself with a whip, although of course most of us with a choice […]
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