Road training

[Letum911]

Hey guys.

 

What type of road training does one do to train for a 100+km ride? And how long does it it? I have very little road experience so all help is appreciated

[gummibear]

Hey guys.

 

What type of road training does one do to train for a 100+km ride? And how long does it it? I have very little road experience so all help is appreciated

 

TITS will help.

 

Time in the saddle .

 

What are your goals?

['Dale]

Roughly below some guidelines, and it all depends on your goal (how fast do you wanna race)

 

 

Build your endurance up to about 80 kms or 3 hrs in the saddle.

Ride that distance at least 3-4 times regularly and try to simulate the climbing you'll get in the race you're aiming for.

Race a few races of 50-80 kms to get used to bunch riding.

 

Sterkte!

[Letum911]

Awesome thanx guys. I ride SS so strength on the climbs is important, allready working on Klapperkop 3 times a week. My initial goal was the 94.7 in November but a friend is organising a ride from Pta to Magaliesburg (90km one way) for end of June. So I have about 2 months to get fit. It will be a fairly slow pace, around 25km/h. At the moment I can do around 50km without a problem

[Sarge]

Hi Lentum,

+1 for 'Dale.I also think it is important to train over the distance that you intend racing.

Most important - enjoy what you do.

Sarge