Zwifting against Covid-19
2020 hasn’t turned out as any of us would have imagined on so many levels. Back in February and March when the Covid-19 threat started to rise rapidly, I got worried. I’m an Asthmatic and Covid-19 appeared to be a respiratory disease. Each winter I get prescribed a flu-jab in the UK and that put […]
Beginning to race cyclo-cross at 50
Last year my son discovered cyclo-cross through our local cycling club and he really fell for the sport in a big way. As a result, we spent many weekends through last winter at cyclo-cross races and training sessions. At every race, most of the dads of the kids who raced, also raced. Every time this […]
Tacx Neo Review
After 12 weeks with a Tacx Neo, I can confidently say it’s the best indoor trainer I’ve ever used and absolutely deserves its reputation at the leading edge of the Smart Trainer marketplace. It’s quiet, smooth, mimics real road surfaces and works faultlessly with Trainerroad and Zwift, the two most popular platforms as I see […]
Training is hard
It’s not just the riding that’s hard about training… In the 10 years plus that I’ve been riding bikes, I’ve found it easier and easier to find out about products related to cycling. As the world has moved further online, Google is there to help you find out about the latest bit of carbon bling […]
Winter training starts here…
This summer was my fourth in a row that hasn’t gone to plan. By that I mean that I rode my bike a lot less than I’d hoped to. This year the reason was a much higher workload, which is great, because as a freelancer, it meant summer was a bit more lucrative than last […]
Trainerroad first look review
Last year was a revelation to me in that I discovered indoor training. Thanks to the folks at Wattbike, I trained indoors consistently and rode better than I ever have (you can read an overview of that story here: http://girodilento.com/learnt-2000km-wattbike/). Until that point, my turbo was just an expensive thing that gathered dust in my […]
Osmo Active Hydration Review
For a number of years now, on any ride over an hour, I’ve had a drink bottle with some sort of “energy” or “hydration” product. I know people who just ride with water, but I’ve always felt that if I’m riding briskly then my body is not only going to sweat, it’s going to burn […]
What I learnt in 2,000km on a Wattbike?
12 learnings for Wattbike Training Today was a big milestone in my time with the Wattbike as I passed the 2,000km milestone on it. Coincidentally it was also the first ride of a new 16 week programme for winter training. I’ve been seeing my mileage on the Wattbike ticking up over the last month or […]
Wattbike Big Legs training update
It’s been a while since I’ve written a Wattbike training update. A lot of the reason for that is I’ve been too busy riding the Wattbike and getting out and doing some tough rides on the road. I had intended to write an update before Liege-Bastogne-Liege but with training, working and family life something had […]
Wattbike training update – my recalibration phase
I’ve just started week four of my Wattbike training plan. After week one I caught a cold. I did a couple of rides in the second week, whilst I had the cold and then rode week two in the third week, if that makes sense. Last week saw me complete week three of my plan […]