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Welcome to my free cycling coaching offer. This is part of my Level 3 British Cycling Road and Time Trial coaching course. Within the learning program, I need to work with two riders over a number of months. As a result, I will plan and prescribe a cycling coaching program to help each rider progress

Wicklow 200 training tips – Winter Here are 5 of my top Wicklow 200 training tips this winter that will help keep you to moving with the long evenings and cold wet days. Weather App Resting Heart Rate Quality Rain Cape Turbo or Smart Cross Training Top 5 training tips – Winter Wicklow 200 Training

Wicklow 200 training tips – Autumn Here are 5 of my top Wicklow 200 training tips this Autumn that will help you focus on the road ahead and consider some new ways to get you to the finish line. Its not about winning or losing but your journey in getting there. Rest Period Select Your

Where you are starting from with your Wicklow 200 training plan? Your starting point will depend on the time of year and your current level of fitness. The most crucial starting point is making a decision to enter the Wicklow 200 sportive event. Then beginning to create your own training plan. A key focus area

What is the Wicklow 200 sportive? The “Wicklow 200”, for any cyclist living in Ireland, has become part of cycling folklore. It is an annual cycling challenge that many people have ridden over the years. If not, they know someone in their local club who has ridden it. Or simply have always wanted to ride

5 bright tips for buying bike lights It’s that wonderful time of year again when the clocks go back an hour to signal the end of summertime. The darker evenings might be focusing your mind on buying bike lights. Or more importantly, for every cyclist out there, it signals the start of winter training. A

Welcome Paddy Doran, Ireland’s top cycling coach I am very excited and delighted to announce that I will be working with Ireland’s leading coach, Paddy Doran, from Peak Endurance Coaching. We will offer cycling coaching services to sportive riders in the UK and Ireland. This is an incredible opportunity for sportive riders in the UK

How hard is a physiological test for cyclists? A physiological test or VO2 max test for cyclists are extremely tough but your reward is a wealth of data to help advance your training and performance.  It will literally bring you to your knees! Most physiological tests or VO2 max tests are conducted in sports science

Are Veloflex tyres really the best on the market? On a recent online twitter chat with the #ukcyclechat team and followers, I was contributing to a chat on what tyres you use and why. From my cycling experience, there was only one set of tyres to consider in my opinion – Veloflex tyres. I have

Two simple methods to make cold weather winter training easy What do you do to cope with the cold weather for your winter training rides if you live in the UK or Ireland? Which cycling clothing should you wear and is it enough? How do you plan for your long rides? The key answer to