Cycling Holidays
cyclingholidays.org CTC, the parent company of CTC Cycling Holidays, has promoted the enjoyment of cycling for 130 years. For the last nine of those, CTC Cycling Holidays has helped cycling enthusiasts discover the world under pedal-power.
CTC Cycling Holidays offers a comprehensive range of cycling holidays available in the UK and every tour has its own unique personality because their tour leaders are highly experienced, volunteer enthusiasts. They design and plan a trip because they really, really want to go.
inntravel.co.uk On an Inntravel cycling holiday, they arrange the hire of a high-quality bike and you cycle self-guided from one welcoming hotel of character to the next, following their detailed maps and route notes while your luggage is transported ahead. As thier bike holidays are for individuals, not groups, you can take your pick of the routes suggested each day and cycle at entirely your own pace.
explore.co.uk Whether you’re a keen cyclist or just enjoy the occasional bike ride at the weekend, they have plenty of cycling holidays to choose from.
Cycling is mainly on backroads and rural tracks, using mountain bikes or ‘hybrid’ bikes that are ideal for the terrain. These are supplied by and included in the price of your cycling tour.
Training
Aimlessly riding a trainer can be excruciatingly boring. But specific, targeted workouts can be more effective training than many outdoor rides.
TrainerRoad picks up live power, heart rate, speed, and cadence data while you workout on your trainer. It monitors your output to give you live power targets during a structured workout.
TrainerRoad offers nearly 700 workouts, which are searchable by duration, intensity or training focus (aerobic, sweet spot, tempo, and so on). You can pick individual workouts to suit, or follow one of the many training plans that are included in the price and that specify workouts for each day.
Many workouts can be used in conjunction with videos, and most have text cues that pop up on the screen. Some of the cues are drills, such as standing up for 10 seconds, while others are reminders to keep your shoulders down and loose, etc.
With a good internet connection, a trainer and an ANT+ device, riders across the world can race each other around Zwift Island, the computer animated course of upstart company Zwift.
While the graphics are far and away the best of any multiplayer cycling videogame (compared with the other online options such as Tour de Giro and Bkool), the primary hook is the interaction with other riders.
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