Why train indoors?
In winter, more than other times of the year, many cyclists will be considering how and where best to train. With that in mind I thought After over 6 years of doing this, I wanted to share some of my thoughts on why train indoors. My own story was that in the beginning, I tried […]
The Wattbike : some final thoughts
A few weeks ago Wattbike finally asked for their review bike back after a very generous long term test. I’d had the Wattbike for over two years and according to Strava, I’ve ridden just under 6,000kms on it. To be honest, I haven’t had many bikes I’ve ridden that far on. I was absolutely gutted […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MyProtein ENER:GEL energy gel review
You may have noticed a while back that the good people at Myprotein.com kindly sent me some gels and recovery drink to try (http://girodilento.com/first-look-myprotein-energel-energy-gels-recharge-recovery-drinks/) and yes, I’ve been out doing just that. I’ve just used the last of the 24 gels in the box and I’m working my way through the recovery drink too. I […]
The struggle of injuries…
I’m injured at the moment. Fortunately, it’s not something that has happened to me often but I find it difficult to deal with when it does. Perhaps it’s partly because it is a rare thing. The biggest challenge is not actually the recovery from the injury although being in pain and not being able to […]
Are you riding the wrong tyres?
In recent weeks, I had a fascinating chat with a guy from Schwalbe tyres at a trade show. I had expected that he’d want to talk to me about their top end Ultremo race tyres including the new tubeless version when I said I was a blogger and interested to write something about tyres. But […]