JUST EIGHT WEEKS TO SUMMER CYCLING FITNESS

With a string of popular cycling races scheduled countrywide for late October, November and December, Bicycling magazine has produced its most practical Summer Training Guide yet. In the October issue of Bicycling on newsstands from September 13 (R26.95), Dr Carol Austin, a Johannesburg-based leading international cycling coach, has created a comprehensive eight-week training plan customised to suit the majority of South African cyclists.

The practical training schedule will help cyclists break the five, four or three-hour barrier, depending on their level of base fitness, in forthcoming major races such as The Pick ‘n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge (Gauteng), the Pick ‘n Pay OFM Classic (Free State), Pick ‘n Pay Amashovashova (KwaZulu-Natal) and the year-ending Argus Sanlam Cycle Tour (Western Cape).

While aimed to coincide with South Africa’s end-of-the-year cycling events, Bicycling’s Summer Training Guide is timeless and can be applied to 2007 events and beyond.

Sean Badenhorst, Editor of Bicycling remarks “South African cyclists are generally very motivated and driven and are always trying to better their time or the time of their ‘rivals’ at the popular summer events. Bicycling’s eight-week plan will ensure that readers, who according to our research cycle 7-12 hours per week in training, reach their potential in the most efficient way.”

Get your Summer Training Guide on sale from September 13 and break that barrier!
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