How hard do you ride?

[Dogtrousers]

There’s a red sky tonight so I’ll get the shorts ready for tomorrow.

The shepherd will be delighted

 

[Rusty Nails]

The shepherd will be delighted

He’s easily pleased.

 

[Alex321]

After a very entertaining trawl through this thread I have come to the conclusion that the disdain for a rule of thumb calculation for Max HR is just to allow people to brag that it doesn’t apply to the real athletes amongst us.

Not at all.

How "elite" an athlete you are, and how fit you are has very little, if any, effect on your Max HR.

It is mainly down to genetics.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Not at all.

How "elite" an athlete you are, and how fit you are has very little, if any, effect on your Max HR.

It is mainly down to genetics.

True.

 

[Binky]

Not at all.

How "elite" an athlete you are, and how fit you are has very little, if any, effect on your Max HR.

It is mainly down to genetics.

Indeed.

Apparently Chris Froome max HR was only around 170?

 

[Dogtrousers]

I think extensive endurance training will result in a lowering of your resting HR, but with max I think it's pretty much whatever cards you are dealt.

 

[matticus]

I’m assuming to train for longer distance, you would have to put more time in training.

You can just ride a bit slower than the shorter rides. Anyone that can ride 50 miles (assuming under 6 hours!) can ride 100.

 

[Ian H]

Well yes, but there has to be a cut of point, as there is limited time during the week and the one day I have to myself is a Sunday.
I’m assuming to train for longer distance, you would have to put more time in training.

One winner of the National 24 trained exclusively by riding 25s.

(Go on, tell me that 25 is further than 24)

 

[ColinJ]

One winner of the National 24 trained exclusively by riding 25s.

(Go on, tell me that 25 is further than 24)

20 of them a day, with a few minutes break between each one?


If they really did do it training no more than 25 miles a day then that is pretty incredible!

 

[Ian H]

20 of them a day, with a few minutes break between each one?


If they really did do it training no more than 25 miles a day then that is pretty incredible!

I don't know whether he rode otherwise, I just know about the competitive events. No 50, 100 or 12.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Anyone that can ride 50 miles (assuming under 6 hours!) can ride 100.

But anyone who rides 100 miles off the back of only 50 mile rides is quite likely to finish in considerable discomfort, not least on contact points.

Years ago, I rode as "chaperone" on the slow group of a club 100 miler (S London-Brighton and back). All fit cyclists, used to the "normal people" weekend rides, but not used to 100 miles. The final cafe stop with 25 miles to go, and the North Downs yet to cross, was not a happy place for many of the riders. Sore arses and shoulders all round and much trepidation about the one last big hill.

 

[VinSumRox]

I find if I do a ride a lot further than I have been doing regularly I usually get cramps in the last bit of the ride, so if planning to do 80 or 100miles then need to have been doing a few 60miles plus rides.