Winter training... what are you doing this year?

[Hacienda71]

Yep Bhima won, Steve Hulme was second. It was the other way around the year before so I presume he was happy with the result. He lives on the course so does have a slight advantage.

 

[Dusty Bin]

Is Bhima the guy with the ponytail who used to ride around with bananas taped to his top tube..??

 

[Hacienda71]

Not sure about bananas but does have a pony tail. Whippet thin and fast up hills.

 

[zizou]

Bhima is a bit of a cycling forum legend i wasnt sure if he actually existed for real or not!

 

[Rob3rt]

He exists and he is a top guy! Can't fault him as a person in any way!

(BTW, he is also a good rider, 3x top 5 finishes in open Hill climbs this HC season, Snake Pass, Long Hill and Cat and Fiddle, plus top 10's on Cragg Vale and Mow Cop and I think around a top 1/3 of the field finish in the National HC)

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Is Bhima the guy with the ponytail who used to ride around with bananas taped to his top tube..??

Yes he is. A certain copper on another forum idolizes him

 

[Dusty Bin]

Yes he is. A certain copper on another forum idolizes him

 

[Buzzinonbikes]

I'm just looking forward to getting out there and putting the miles in. Work trips away are looking scarce until March so hopefully getting on it big time!

 

[HLaB]

I was doing a long events last year Tour of Flanders, Marmotte etc and got plenty of mileage in last winter, IIRC only one week was lost to bad weather during that I did some work on the rollers. Im not doing the long version of the ToF this year but I plan to cycle on road as long as I can rather than the mind numbing rollers.

 

[DooDah]

Last winter for me was lots of LSD stuff

That figures.

 

[jowwy]

this year i'm using the virgin active membership to supplement my training - hopefully i can come out of this winter with some good base fitness, weightloss and some huge better legs

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Keeping up the running, for the cardio-vascular system, & off-road when I can, as the effort is higher

 

[Rob3rt]

this year i'm using the virgin active membership to supplement my training - hopefully i can come out of this winter with some good base fitness, weightloss and some huge better legs

Yup that's the missing link...

 

[jowwy]

Yup that's the missing link...

thanks for that rob, but i don't need to wish for them - as an ex sprinter up until late teens/early adulthood , my legs are pretty good. Just wish it would transfer to the bike better

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Cycling just as much as usual but recovery fuel is beer and pizza. It might have a diminishing effect on the 6 pack but it's a lot more fun.