Cycle Endurance TrainingCycling endurance training is an essential part of any cyclists training regime. Whether you are a speed racer or just commuting you will get greater benefits from your cycling if you build your endurance up, not to mention the benefits from your increased fitness levels endurance training brings.
The key to cycling endurance training is to build your distances up gradually and to mix your ride with some long climbs and flat road where you can build up a good tempo and recover from the hill climb.
Variety is essential to building up your endurance, a mixture of hard climbs and fast sprints along with some cruising are the way to increase your endurance. To get the most from your cycle endurance training i9ncrease your distance gradually over a period of weeks rather than suddenly trying to do long runs in one go.
Improving your endurance will help your body to utilize the Glycogen that is stored in your muscles and liver, your body will become more efficient at using Glycogen as fuel and burning fat. As your endurance is increased your muscles will become more efficient along with your cardiovascular system.
While developing good climbing techniques is an essential skill for any cyclists to have, cycle endurance training will increase your body's ability to cope with the stresses that long rides and hill climbs place on the body.
Rest is a crucial part of endurance cycling training, I know most cyclists just want to get on their bikes and get on the road, and I've been guilty of this plenty of times, but we need to incorporate rest periods within our training. If you are starting to feel tired or find you are running out of energy on the sprints, then it's time to put your feet up and take some time out. This will be more beneficial for your training than continuing to train.
Train smart as well as hard and build rest periods into your training regime. You can still use your bike during rest periods, just avoid the hard hill climbing runs and reduce the intensity of your training. Give your body time to recover.
All your cycling is built on endurance. Good technique is important but even this requires a level of endurance. You can have a great hill climbing technique but if your body starts to tire because your endurance is low it won't do you any good.
Good endurance is the foundation on which your cycling is built on. The better your endurance, the more you will be able to do on your bike. Incorporate some cycle endurance training into your program and the benefits will soon become noticeable. Not just in your cycling ability but also in your general fitness level.
Paul is the author of the blog Defensive Cycling where he discusses all thing bike related, from training to commuting. Join Defensive Cycling newsletter and get your free book "Cycling For Life".
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