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Link to Essential guide to indoor cycling 2024
Explore all of our how-to guides and advice articles about indoor cycling

Essential guide to indoor cycling 2024

Everything you need to know about cycling indoors, including smart trainer workouts, the best fitness apps for cyclists, indoor training accessories and equipment, plus indoor bike and pain cave set-up

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Link to Intense interval blast: Hank's 15-minute indoor cycling workout
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Intense interval blast: Hank's 15-minute indoor cycling workout

A short blast of 30-second sprints for burning calories and building muscle as quickly as possible

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Quick but brutal 15-minute HIIT indoor cycling workout

A short, tough sprint session that is easy to squeeze in for time-strapped cyclists

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Carbon frames on turbo trainers, chain length plus tyres and inner tubes – GCN Tech Clinic

Alex Paton and Manon Lloyd return to unravel your latest tech questions

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Link to Sweet spot endurance training: 30-minute indoor cycling workout
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Sweet spot endurance training: 30-minute indoor cycling workout

Manon Lloyd leads the way in this half-hour HIIT workout, designed to work the sweet spot training zone with some sprint intervals included at the end

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Indoor training 20-min recovery ride with Hank

This easier session is a great way to ease into training, or recover from a hard session. Follow Hank's lead for a progressive recovery ride

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Improve your aerobic capacity with Manon Lloyd's time trial efforts

This GCN training session is great for time trial and endurance riders looking for longer efforts. Push through the pain and get your sweat on!

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How to do an easy cadence workout in 25 mins

In this GCN session, we go easy on you - choose which cadence you want to work and Manon will guide you through it. Focus on your pedalling while getting your sweat on!

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Link to How to get started with indoor cycling training
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How to get started with indoor cycling training

Everything you need to know to get set up and riding indoors

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How to do a 30-minute interval session to increase VO2 max

Half an hour of interval training on an exercise bike gives you an intense leg workout that builds your average VO2 max, develops your cycling sprint power, and increases your overall aerobic capacity

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Link to How to do a quick 17-minute indoor cycling HIIT workout
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How to do a quick 17-minute indoor cycling HIIT workout

This 'sprinterval' session is a short but effective GCN workout for building cycling power and burning fat

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Link to The Hurt Locker: Improve your VO2 max with this HIIT indoor cycling workout
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The Hurt Locker: Improve your VO2 max with this HIIT indoor cycling workout

GCN's Conor Dunne takes you through a 30-minute, high-intensity interval workout that will help to improve your VO2 max and sprint power

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Link to How to choose the right turbo trainer
There is an overwhelming amount of choice when it comes to indoor trainers; this guide aims to shine some light on the topic

How to choose the right turbo trainer

Smart trainer, wheel-on and direct-drive turbo trainers, or bike rollers? GCN helps you to find the best bike trainer for your needs

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10 mistakes to avoid on Zwift

10 things beginners do wrong on Zwift's smart indoor trainer app. Instantly improve your Zwifting with Manon's top tips

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Link to Gradual Threshold Effort Builds | 30-minute Indoor Cycling Workout
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Gradual Threshold Effort Builds | 30-minute Indoor Cycling Workout

This cycling workout will help to improve your threshold effort on the bike, with four sets of effort slowly increasing the power into an intense effort

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Zwift release further details ahead of inaugural Zwift Games

Dates of both the community and elite competitions have now been announced

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Link to Zwift Hub One cheaper than ever with 20 per cent price reduction
Zwift's indoor trainer is now more affordable than ever

Zwift Hub One cheaper than ever with 20 per cent price reduction

The indoor trainer known for its use of virtual shifting has received a slash in price

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Link to High power anaerobic sprints: 40-minute indoor cycling workout
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High power anaerobic sprints: 40-minute indoor cycling workout

Join Hank for this hard-core anaerobic cycling workout. Short sprints of maximum effort, with minimal recovery time. This is a seriously tough workout to simulate racing attacks, give it a try if you dare!

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GCN relives the Zwift Academy Finals 2022

10 riders go head-to-head to win a contract to ride in the pro peloton. Watch back-to-back episodes of the 2022 Zwift Academy Finals

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Link to Wahoo and Zwift team up to offer Wahoo Kickr Core Zwift One indoor trainer
The new trainer simplifies indoor training with no need for a cassette to be fitted to the trainer

Wahoo and Zwift team up to offer Wahoo Kickr Core Zwift One indoor trainer

This is the latest collaboration between the two giants of the indoor training world, bringing virtual shifting to the Wahoo Kickr Core

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Link to Super high-cadence sprints with Conor Dunne: 20-minute indoor training session
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Super high-cadence sprints with Conor Dunne: 20-minute indoor training session

Pushed for time? Squeeze in this 20-minute HIIT spin cycling workout

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Link to 10% discount on Zwift Hub One for GCN fans and readers
Zwift are offering GCN readers 10% off the Hub One trainer and Zwift membership bundle

10% discount on Zwift Hub One for GCN fans and readers

Make the most of our discount to get yourself an indoor trainer and Zwift membership

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Link to Intense VO2 efforts with Hank: 30-minute indoor training session
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Intense VO2 efforts with Hank: 30-minute indoor training session

High power efforts to push your VO2 threshold, led by James 'Hank' Lowsley-Williams

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MyWhoosh announced as official partner for the UCI Road World Championships from 2024 to 2026

This is in addition to the platform hosting the e-sports world championships for the same duration

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