Cycling has changed a lot since the days of Eddy Merckx and Fausto Coppi, not least in relation to training techniques. Not eating or drinking on long rides, cycling 600 miles in a week or even taking two months off the saddle in the off season! Hank and Manon take you through some old school training techniques and show how we can learn from them.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Ride A Heavy Bike
1:26 - Do Extra Training
2:06 - Ride Unfueled
3:13 - Take Time Off
3:53 - Keep A Diary
4:47 - Long Slow Miles
5:55 - Train Like Merckx
6:48 - Just Pedal
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