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[CXRAndy]

Thanks @CXRAndy - see you next Tuesday (so to speak)

Do I need to join your team or just use race pass?

 

[bobinski]

I,ll be…


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[steverob]

Do I need to join your team or just use race pass?

Fairly sure you have to be joined to the team first before the RacePass link will work.

 

[alex_cycles]

Ah, yes. Obsession with data and overtraining. I'm definitely guilty of the former, but not as much as @alex_cycles

I need to gather some more data about that, make a chart, and analyse whether or not it's an issue.
I do love data

I haven't read the article, but I've read a lot about diet, endurance training and general sports and cycling science in the last few years - because it's interesting. Some of the key signs of overtraining are injuries, excessive fatigue, plateauing, lack of enthusiasm, getting ill etc.

I don't have any of those and still getting better. I've reduced my volume quite a lot since the summer (from ~800 miles/month to ~500), but upped the intensity (basically racing more and club riding less). CTL peaked at 82 in June and it's currently 57 - although I should probably do a new FTP test. Actually I may go and do that now as I've just had two days off so it would be a good time to do it.

 

[mjd1988]

Ah, yes. Obsession with data and overtraining. I'm definitely guilty of the former, but not as much as @alex_cycles

As for training - I'm still new to the whole cycling game. I don't have a training plan, but I did my homework and have what I would call training principles.
- I do a lot of Z2 pace partner pootles and smash it once or twice a week (race or at the very least Z2 ride followed by a few sprint efforts).
- I try for each week to have a higher training volume (hours) than the previous week. Last week in the 'series' needs to be a killer!
- Once I get to 4-5 weeks in accordance to the above, I start over but try to make sure that week 1 is harder than previous week 1, so it kind of looks like this (this week still in progress):
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- Every few months I really take time off with very little to no hard riding for 2 weeks at all.



Ha! That one has a lot of hills but at least you know where they start and end. Harrogate (today) - now that's a killer. Bumps and descents all the time, gradients of 18% out of nowhere, absolute carnage. And the custom finish line is on top of Pot Bank Wall (3rd time up) - that's cruelty dialed up to 11

Clearly working for you 👍 don't think I've ever been in danger of being overtrained!

Cheers for stepping in @CXRAndy

 

[bridgy]

@CXRAndy I've requested a team invite goes out to you via WTRL team management- can you check your emails and let me know if you have anything?

Some of us are doing the WTRL TTT tonight at around 7.30 if you want a practice as there's still room in the team?

 

[CXRAndy]

@CXRAndy I've requested a team invite goes out to you via WTRL team management- can you check your emails and let me know if you have anything?

Some of us are doing the WTRL TTT tonight at around 7.30 if you want a practice as there's still room in the team?

Unfortunately out collecting folk from train station 👍

 

[CXRAndy]

I'll look out for email ta Paul.

Got it now and signed up 👍😳

 

[13 rider]

stage 5 done frr done 3 laps Harrogate BRUTAL .Had a broadband drop for about 1km any idea in the ride will still count because im not doing it again. First time in the series Ive lost the front group it kicked off early first spirint followed by a climb did all the 2nd lap on my own until agroup of 3 caught me out climbed 2 of these up to the finish for 11th place if it counts

 

[<Tommy>]

I'll look out for email ta Paul.

Got it now and signed up 👍😳

Well done for stepping up andy 🙌. I think you’re going to surprise yourself on the night 💪

 

[alex_cycles]

stage 5 done frr done 3 laps Harrogate BRUTAL .Had a broadband drop for about 1km any idea in the ride will still count because im not doing it again. First time in the series Ive lost the front group it kicked off early first spirint followed by a climb did all the 2nd lap on my own until agroup of 3 caught me out climbed 2 of these up to the finish for 11th place if it counts

It should count as your device will have recorded it. ZP has you in 11th so almost certainly fine

 

[13 rider]

cheers alex unbeliveable it dropped as I hit the 18 percent kick I so nearly got off the bike

 

[alex_cycles]

cheers ales unbeliveable it dropped as I hit the 18 percent kick I so nearly got off the bike

Glad you didn't. If you're in a fast bunch you can lose the bunch, but on a climb it shouldn't hurt you much. Your device still records all your efforts it just won't know your position in relation to the other riders until the connection comes back.

 

[Peter Salt]

stage 5 done frr done 3 laps Harrogate BRUTAL .Had a broadband drop for about 1km any idea in the ride will still count because im not doing it again. First time in the series Ive lost the front group it kicked off early first spirint followed by a climb did all the 2nd lap on my own until agroup of 3 caught me out climbed 2 of these up to the finish for 11th place if it counts

Well done for following through with the next stage.

Told you that Yorkshire is relentless. I still have nightmares after I got dropped there by literally everyone when we did a club ride a year ago.

Today, I got spat out the back first time up the KOM as well but ended up with a group of about 20.

I haven't recovered wery well as I ran out of ice cream yesterday. Fixing that mistake as we speak.

 

[alex_cycles]

Well done for following through with the next stage.

Told you that Yorkshire is relentless. I still have nightmares after I got dropped there by literally everyone when we did a club ride a year ago.

Very tough course. Did 3 laps of Horrorgate last week. Got dropped near the top of the KoM lap 2 and spent most of the rest of the race on my own. Let them distance you and as a lightweight you've got very little chance of chasing back on down the descent.