Reboot Your Riding
Even passionate cyclists can end up hibernating indoors over winter. A week off the bike stretches into two. Before you know it, Christmas is here and suddenly you’re dodging training to watch Home Alone with a plate of mince pies instead. By the time the new year comes around, you’re feeling seriously unfit - and pretty guilty about the fact that you haven’t cycled outside for over a month
The first step on your comeback trail is to banish that guilt. Even pro riders enjoy a winter break – often earlier than the rest of us, around November – in order to restore their energy and motivation. “When the season finishes, we get almost five weeks off the bike to see family and live like a normal person,” says Ineos Grenadiers rider Ben Swift.
“For all that time off the bike, I just end up fixing stuff at home and doing little chores. Pro cycling is 24/7 so you do look forward to your end-of-season break. The first part is the period when we recover and have our own personal time. Then our off-season training is the second part, which is all about building
