Training Session

With various sportives approaching unstoppable fast like some out-of-control juggernaut, we've already started our Sunday training sessions of Hills, Hills and even more bl@@dy HILLS! We've also increased our usual Sunday jaunt distance to about 110km.

This Sunday, Kate and myself started off from West London and cycled down to Dorking via Kingston and Epsom, before entering the hills of the North Downs (a very popular area for cycling clubs). Then the hills begun! We had warmed up nicely so the first one of the day was fairly straight forward, with Nic overtaking a group of three cyclists. Putting on the power as the gradient increased on a switchback. Which put him out of site and allowed him the luxury of
collapsing on the handlebars for a well earned heavy breathing session. Still moving, but at a snails pace, he got to the top and waited for Kate to follow.

The route we took takes in several large climbs, ranging from a 12 to 25% gradients. Something we need to get use to (again) for the climbs to come on the Sportives we've entered.