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Quick Tip: Have a Purpose for Your Ride

Have a purpose on every ride. If you do, daily training becomes even more productive. Your fitness and bike-handling skills will improve faster.

For example, organize your riding buddies into a paceline instead of a sloppy pack. Do hard turns at the front, then sit in to recover. This type of riding pays off in better drafting skills and a faster cruising speed.

On other rides, stay in a low gear on descents and with tailwinds to develop a faster, smoother pedal stroke. Or, hit every climb in your area to work on your sitting and standing techniques. Or, develop your sprint by lighting the afterburners each time you see a yellow mailbox.

Even on easy recovery rides, you can practice cornering, no-hands riding, looking behind, trackstands and other skills that don’t require exertion.

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