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With any luck cycling will resume, so time for the usual post winter maintenance. Check chain, gears, brakes, redo tubeless tyres and so on.
Also 1/2 marathon training as long as leg recovers
Hoping to be healthy and ready to ride again next week
A long(ish) session on Neo this evening, then the weekend preparing and testing timing equipment for next weekends Trail Duathalon then XC race events..
This weekend I’ll ride 40K in a bike and run 15/20k
Have a 56M event on Sunday… But really minding the IM703 race I’m doing in 2 weeks!
Months worth of rain in two days, thankfully I have zwift
First ride on a road bike this year. Probably around 60km for starter.
Going to the parents, hope to sneak in some k’s on the mtb.
I’m riding Strade Bianche on Sunday!
60km on the Danube Island in vienna
Short (90 min) ride followed by a 60 minute run
we’ll have rain over here in Portugal from today (Friday) until Sunday, so…. Probably trainer + rest day :\
I’m going to spend my entire Saturday on a plane from London to Orlando (and then Sunday will be recovering from the horrors inflicted on that flight. So, in short – not cycling at all ?
I’ll suffer a lot trough some swim/bike/run fun!
35 mile ride in zwift on saturday.
Travel to jeruzalem
I hope this isnt cheating, but I dont do cycling.. so my official answer is ‘none’ ! :)
I will, however, be racing a 20 miler in prep for an April marathon. Maybe I could glue the power meter to my legs and show Stryd how its done ?!
As the weather forecast for Bavaria is promising now – just planning to do a 100km-ride on Saturday…
I would venture out on my bike but probably still trying to think of a name for yesterday’s new arrival. That and trying to keep the 2 1/2 year old out of the way. So in truth, probably not a lot of training going on!
Commuting back home right now. Germany to Italy where my partner lives. As the weather is getting better usually we would spend either saturday or sunday on the saddle having lunch somewhere. Unfortunately, she was put to forced rest by her physician until the beginning of April.
Most likely we will just walk the dog for a couple of hours.
Thanks for the great work you do!
50 minutes easy on Saturday.
VOMax session on Sunday.
short 15 mile Tour de Vale route with my son (if he gets out of bed)
TrainerRoad rules my training until April up here in the North. 1h15min planned for this Saturday. Looking like a stinker… :)
Poor weather, so will be zwifting and sweating in my cellar…
First brick session of the year planned so making it an easy one – couple of hours on the bike (hopefully not raining!) and then a short 15-20 minute run. Not looking forward to wobbly leg feeling…
Some cadence drills, mainly in Zone 4 (Sweet Spot).
I’m going to suffer indoors with trainerroad, 2x sweetspot 3 hours.
Weather should be nice so I will do some hilly course training
Out of London for a 100km spin towards essex
I will be riding outside again after Zwifting the last weeks – spring is coming!
First ride of the year on the road bike instead of cyclocross
Hi DCR.
My plan, since is raining on pots in Portugal. Are 2 session of 1h30m indoor cycling :)
No partying in a hot-tub at a ski resort for me I’m afraid, I’ll be getting some miles in with my bike on the windy, rainy roads instead :)
HI ,
My biking on the weekend consisted of the grand total of 0 miles , it was me giving my bike a thorough clean ( thanks to the guys at GCN for great videos on how to clean your bike ) so now i’m ready to attack the hills this weekend!
Hill repeats!
Unfortunately it will be a rainy weekend, so maybe a short wet ride on Saturday or nothing at all
Nothing. Have a half marathon.
17k long run on Saturday. Last long run before the race on the 19th. On Sunday going to Budapest for a week.
Laps at the local velodrome, and spending some time riding around London thanks to Zwift.
Doing a 15km run around the lake in my home down before flying back over the big pond on Sunday.
I’ll hopefully be riding outside, if the weather improves!
Cycling? Is running cycling? If so, then I am doing a recovery run on Saturday and a long run on Sunday.
Hoping to ride outdoors for the first time in a while.
As I’m turning 50 next week, my plan is to do a century ride before a complete a half of century in age.
Cycling if I can find a shop to rent a bike. If not, running in Virginia.
This weekend I will pull the road bike from the basement and ride outside.
I’m a runner who is broken and trying to fix myself by riding… So tomorrow will be one hour of hard / easy repeats to get some cardio back. Power would be great to train by!
Given the weather forecast it’ll be indoor rides for me this weekend.
Tour de cure for westpac 200
I will open my cycling season on this weekend, first 50km. outdoor
Need to get back to this training thing, so will go to the gym and spend some quality time on the watt bike
The weekly sunday mountainbike TT (toertocht)
Hello,
A short indoor ride.
Take care
Jurgen
Cycling out to the beautiful countryside in Co Wicklow, Ireland. 80km loop with a coffee stop
Grinding on the trainer after a week of work travel
I plan to go for a short start in the season. First time biking … Or if weather is not in favour go for an MTB session.
Waiting for my new bike to arrive. Stages would look really good on it
Sadly there will be no cycling outside this weekend, the axle on my rear wheel snapped in half and I’m waiting on it to get back from Reynolds. So I guess I’ll either be on Zwift or go running.
I will be riding with with our triathlon team club members this sunday in an attempt not to get dropped in the crosswinds (that’s why I need a power meter).
Considering I am living in rainy Wales, it will be Zwift followed by more Zwift and then watching my wife “zwifting” while looking after the baby. Family fun!
Take cycloX bike into forest, whether it rains or not.
Three hour steady state ride Saturday (with a bit of effort sprinkled in here and there) and a one hour fasted ride Sunday morning.
This weekend, as it will be raining, I will work to improve my bike aerodynamic …
Training rides on the new flux trainer while binge watching bond movies. Its gonna be a good weekend
This weekend I’n not cycling but running because in a week I’ll be doing the Barcelona Marathon, so no bike.
Every day I work in the construction of my own home and working. With the lack of time to ride outside, at least an hour a day in the world Zwift. ;)
Now that the weather is getting better here in Vienna, I will dig out my mountain bike, blow the dust off and ride through and over the Kahlenberg :-)
Weather permitting…. 2 hours either on the Turbo or outside!!
Long ride on Zwift.
Mountain biking with buddies and tearing down my bike for an overhaul. And beer. That matters, right?
My plans on the bike will depend on the weather, but even though the forecast says rain and snow it looks like participating in the season start in my bike klub.
I’m going for a 50km ride from The Hague to Gouda and back.
A 60km tour of Watopia in Zwift on Saturday.
Zwift session after work this evening in the newly setup TT position, Saturday is a run so no cycling then, and Sunday will be a long ride on the training bike into the Yorkshire Dales.
I will be doing a Zwift ride!
Bought Mtb bike las week I will ride on sunday for a first time
I’m doing a 10m TT race tomorrow. First race of the season!
I have dusted of the tt bike and will go for a nice 40k ride
I’ll be spending the entire weekend travelling so no bike for me this time.
With my marathon 5 weeks away it’ll be all running for now, but I’m looking forward to cycling in 6 weeks!
It’s time for the annual vasaloppsspinning! A tradition here in Sweden which means that we will start our indoor cycling session at the start of Vasaloppet, and we won’t stop pushing the pedals until the winner crosses the finish line, approximately 4 hours later.
A medium pace 45km local loop ending with a strong cup of coffee
Hitting the local trail this weekend while I wait for my Canyon Aeroad to arrive!
I’m planning to go zwifting the entire weekend! Not spring in Norway yet…! :)
Just no cycling ! :)
First groupride of the year comming up on Sunday, really looking forward to it :-)
Run cycle run on Sunday with a bit of swimming thrown in if I have time!
Hoping for some good weather so I can get outside and ride.
Hope to do a 100km cycle tomorrow, unfortunately working Sunday. :(
well, my road cycling plans are clear, if weather permits (dry roads and no snow). go out and enjoy the first signs of spring (at least 60+ km).
Trying to fix the hydraulic brakes on my MTB so not sure any riding will occur.
If my cold clear up, I’ll ride 90 km with friends. ✌?
I’ll be knocking out a few hours on the turbo trainer, watching the start of the ITU WTS in Abu Dhabi!
No big ride, but am dusting the..errr…dust.. off my road bike and getting it ready for 2017 riding. So lots of little test rides around the block
Indoor trainer, 3.5 hours of aerobic endurance.
Hi, it’s going to be Zwift all the way for me. Final km to get the Pinarello!
Getting a fresh bike fit today and riding both weekend days!
Getting at my first 3hrs+ ride this year! :)
Then building up my spare bike, which could use a PM very well ;)
Riding our usual weekend loop… in adult diapers
Cycling plan for today: love the ride. no training aspects needed. the weekends plan is to go skiing.