Century solved!

01 The magic number

• I managed a 60-mile ride in April, but Covid reared its head two weeks before Denmark, making my only exercise at that point turning up the volume on Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is there a magic number that should be completed before a century?

• “Aim for your longest training ride to be around 75 miles and complete it 10-14 days before you ride the full 100 miles to allow for a training effect,” says Heidi Blunden (). “Try to replicate the course profile with similar roads and elevation. You need good planning and preparation as well