How many hours a week do pros ride?
Andrew Albright
In the base/endurance building phase of riding (Dec-early Feb) how many
hours does your average pro ride?
Does this differ between Euro/US?
Do sprinters train less?
Do stage race winners train more?
Andrew Albright
MiDuole
>Subject: How many hours a week do pros ride?
>From: alb...@mail.med.upenn.nospam.edu (Andrew Albright)
>Date: Tue, Dec 16, 1997 11:19 EST
>Message-id: <albrigh-1612...@fgs3.med.upenn.edu>
>
>In the base/endurance building phase of riding (Dec-early Feb) how many
>hours does your average pro ride?>
From my miniscle knowledge (training with Marty Jemison, USPS Euro-based pro)
they ride between 20-30+ hours per week with rides of up to 7-8 hours.
>Does this differ between Euro/US?>
I imagine US-based pros train slightly less due to shorter races domestically.
>Do sprinters train less?>
Not less, just different.
>Do stage race winners train more?>
I don't know, but I doubt it. They are stage race winners because they have the
right parents and a knack for going hard.
My .02,
terry
mid...@aol.com (Terry McGinnis)
John Forrest Tomlinson
In <albrigh-1612...@fgs3.med.upenn.edu>
alb...@mail.med.upenn.nospam.edu (Andrew Albright) writes:
>
>In the base/endurance building phase of riding (Dec-early Feb) how
many
The December issue of _Cyclesport_ has an interesting article in which
a bunch of top European trainers give an outline of the program they
would prescribe to a new pro. Well worth checking out.
JT
Rob Hult
Andrew,
Great questions. I think the numbers vary substantially. Here are a
few tidbits:
Tyler Hamilton rode a 33 hour week recently. He rides a lot this time
of the year but keeps the hr low. He likes to keep the hr in the 100 to
130 range and really slows down on the hills. He says that the training
camps in January are just too hard and demanding.
A friend of mine who is a neo-pro U.S. road racer has been doing 20-25
hour weeks with much the same philosophy as Tyler.
Speaking with some of the Diamondback mtb racers, they were "preparing"
for next season in November. I don't know what they (Italians) were
doing, but it was more than casual riding. These guys want to win world
cup races though.
Last March I saw a Canadian road pro out in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was
on his fourth 35 hour week in a row. His riding included local
criterium training races. We were impressed. He also said that he was
intentionally "frying" himself and knew what he was doing. Okay...
-ROb
Carlsun
Yeah, but don't forget that "chamois time" is training time!
David Pollack
Go check out Lance Armstrong's Training Diary:
And see exactly how much, and how, a pro rides.
Dave
David Raymond
thanks,
Dave
Jeff Jones
David Raymond (raymond....@bhp.com.au) wrote:
: thanks,
: Dave
Note: it should be www.cycle-ops.com
Jeff
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John Forrest Tomlinson
In <19971217210...@ladder02.news.aol.com> car...@aol.com
(Carlsun) writes:
>
>Yeah, but don't forget that "chamois time" is training time!
>
bench in Central Park that a lot of people stop at at the end of a long
ride and sit around for a couple hours when the weather's nice. So you
go out and do 70 miles, then sit around, and when your buddies ask what
you did that day, you respond matter-of-factly "About six hours."
JT
Alan Boucek
Don't forget the hour or so spent lounging around in Nyack drinking
coffee (or those awesome Cuban milkshakes)
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The Great Kornholio
John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
>
> In <19971217210...@ladder02.news.aol.com> car...@aol.com
> (Carlsun) writes:
> >
> >Yeah, but don't forget that "chamois time" is training time!
> >
> Yeah, sure seems many of us in NYC follow that philosophy. There's a
> bench in Central Park that a lot of people stop at at the end of a long
> ride and sit around for a couple hours when the weather's nice. So you
> go out and do 70 miles, then sit around, and when your buddies ask what
> you did that day, you respond matter-of-factly "About six hours."
>
In California this is known as "posturing" and is as big an event as the
ride itself. Brikos are mandatory as is an iced capuccino and an aloof
air of indifference.
DVaughters
I guess my new team-mates are%#!!@ out of their minds if they're riding that
much! I think i just finished up a whopping 12 hrs of riding last weeks with
around 4hrs weightlifting. I suppose I'll do a couple of 20-25 hr weeks before
camp, and then i imagine they'll drag my butt out for those 30-whatever hour
weeks Tyler does.I suppose I don't much agree with the 6hrs at 100HR deal
either, i think that's the type of riding you do in the season ,between races
when you're tired to do intervals, but have nothing else to do all
day.Personally, i like to have time for other activities, like chasing girls ,
and christmas shopping..Besides, riding 6-8hrs with your HR at 100 is boring, I
can handle a race that long when you've got a bit to keep your mind occupied,
but man....What do they think about?
J Vaughters
John Forrest Tomlinson
Carlsun
>.Besides, riding 6-8hrs with your HR at 100 is boring, I
>can handle a race that long when you've got a bit to keep your mind occupied,
>but man....What do they think about?
>
> J Vaughters
GOLF!
Rob Hult
A couple of things:
First, 12 hours of riding with 4 hours of lifting isn't exactly an easy
week. Like you said, you don't much agree with 6 hrs at 100 HR. Fine.
Makes sense to me.
Hell, if Lance is really doing what they say he is at the cyclops
website, fine too.
Now, let's just see who does what in '98.
All I know is that on any one day only ONE guy can win.
-ROb
Carlsun
>All I know is that on any one day only ONE guy can win.
Actually, on any given day, there are a few riders who can win, but only one
who gets to the finish line first.
Ilan Vardi
In article <19971224155...@ladder02.news.aol.com>,
I wonder what motivational speaker Anthony Robbins would have to say about
that. Probably: "Everybody's a winner, even you, the loser, now pay me $1000."
-ilan