Struggle — training tips
Training Tips: 2023/2024 Winter Cycling Kit List
For the first instalment of our winter training series we start with our 2022 Winter Cycling Kit List; our top ten clothing and accessories for winter cycling to keep you warm, dry and safe while out training this winter.
Training Tips: 5 Best Sportive Training Ideas For Icy Days
With icy conditions forecast over the weekend, stay safe by maxing out indoor training sessions. Here’s our top tips to train for a Struggle sportive on an icy day.
1. Take a Test
It may not be a four-hour ride but we promise you an FTP test (Functional Threshold Power) will leave you lying on the sofa for the rest of the afternoon.
Now is an ideal time to carry out an FTP test; benchmarking your fitness at the start...
Struggle X Brownlee Fitness Sportive Training Plan
Training Tips: Strength Training Plan For Cyclists
Training Tips: How to improve your cycling cadence
Winter is the perfect time of year to focus your training on improving technique and iron out any bad habits. Team Struggle shares their top turbo session to help improve your leg cadence.
Up your Revs
Speeding up your leg cadence will help lower fatigue levels during those long hours of Struggle training and ensure that on Struggle Dales you’ll hit those last climbs with looser legs.
Struggle's Matt said: "As a racing cyclist it's important for me to keep my legs as fresh as possible, especially throughout longer...