It felt like no sooner had I swung my leg off the road bike at the National Masters I was swinging it back over the top tube of the 29’er CUBE MTB. It was always going to be a very busy time of year with client programs, schedules, business commitments and racing, but, the reality was slapping upside the face as I boarded the plane for Perth to race the 2013 Cape to Cape.
The condition is coming and slowly day by day I am finding the legs again. It has been just over 3 months now since I was able to get back onto the bike and start the journey back to fitness and prepare for the Absa Cape Epic and to date things are going better than I had hoped.
As most of you are aware I tend to cross over the cycling disciplines throughout the year and love all manner of bike racing. As well as the MTB and Road Racing the Individual Time Trial has a special place in my heart. Being brought up on the English scene the classic summer series of evening 10’s and 25’s was all part of the staple diet and included into each and every training schedule.
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Last weekend saw the running of the NSW State MTB Champs and www.ftptraining.com riders were there in force. In the female elite Becky Mates racing in the Torq colours for the first
Cube AMS Super HPC Race In a word wow, before I go into the finer details of the new Cube I will give you a little background of my riding style and level so that the report will enable you to make a better comparison of how it
The ups and downs of racing! I think I have written something along these lines before, but, hey I suppose just like life “that is bike racing” Going into the Worlds this year I was feeling in great physical shape and the Masters Nationals confirmed this with a win in
Quick of the phone with FTP Training rider Josh (Weasley) Carlson and he has gone and bagged the Bronze Medal in the National XC Champs in Adelaide. This is an outstanding result for a guy who only started riding 2 years ago!!! Josh has put in so much work in his
It’s been a fantastic few weeks and I am just starting to slow down a little and get back into some sort of routine. I always find it difficult to structure my training and racing when I am jetting off around the country and the usual pattern is changed. These
Well what a great weekend of racing I just had, coming off of a peak for the World and National Masters games I am always a little unsure as how long I will be able to hold my form once the real training stops and the maintenance starts. With a
National and World Masters Games 2009 When the World Masters Games were scheduled for Aus in October this year it was the perfect time to put in a little focus for the ITT in both the Nats which was the week before and the Worlds. Now as age related races
