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……… As winter training is now in full swing, you will most likely have next year’s goals in mind already, or at least an idea of what you’d like to aim for next season. Personally, I am goal driven and find it very hard to train aimlessly. I need to know why I’m getting up early on the dark cold mornings either getting out on the trails or the turbo depending on the sessions set that day. As it’s very easy to think I can’t be bothered today and stay in bed a while longer. Win

This year I completed the Leadville 100 MTB in August. My career as a cyclist has been over 38 years. I’ve won over 60 National Championship medals, represented my country at world championships and won over 500 races. I am always looking for new challenges and need a goal to train for. This race has always been on my radar and then seeing Tyler Buttterfield complete this last year I thought I wanted to do this. Then watching every Keegan Swenson video I could on Leadville I

For nearly two decades, cyclists have lived and trained by one number: FTP — Functional Threshold Power. It’s simple, familiar, and easy to compare. Raise it, and you’re fitter. But as power meters, software, and physiology models have evolved, so has our understanding of what performance really means. FTP still matters, but it no longer tells the full story. Modern analytics such as WKO5 , TrainingPeaks, and AI Endurance can now reveal how each rider actually produces, susta

Tom Davies

Ben Williams lined up at the start of the 2025 National 12-Hour Time Trial Championships with quiet determination and no expectations. A...

As more athletes continue riding, racing, and training into their 40s, 50s, and beyond, the role of the coach evolves. The physiological...