My first cycling event is in five days time...

KrazyKiwi

and I was wondering how much training I should or should not be doing in the last few days building up to this Saturday.

The event is 100kms of mild incline (so I am told) and I have been training for almost 2 months now. In that time I have lost 21kgs (I'm now 102kgs) and clocked up about 600kms with plenty of hill time in the process.

My legs are quite fatigued ATM from training and I would appreciate any feedback from experienced cyclists about how you prepare in the last few days before an event.

Thanks in advance!
Marcus.

dirtymonkey1985

I usually do a hard ride or a couple of spin sessions two days before the ride which seems to give my legs a chance to recover after a good workout.
If my rides on a Sunday however, I also go for a gentle ride on the Saturday just to free up the joints and it also gives me a chance to check the bike is set up correctly. There's nothing worse than feeling fit and healthy yet your bike isn't.

KrazyKiwi

dirtymonkey1985 wrote:

I usually do a hard ride or a couple of spin sessions two days before the ride which seems to give my legs a chance to recover after a good workout.
If my rides on a Sunday however, I also go for a gentle ride on the Saturday just to free up the joints and it also gives me a chance to check the bike is set up correctly. There's nothing worse than feeling fit and healthy yet your bike isn't.

Thanks DM, I got re-fitted to my bike last week with a new saddle, stem and had quite a few changes made. Probably a little bit close to the event date for so many changes but I had been over reaching by quite a bit so it was a good find. The new saddle is taking a little getting used to as well

anto164

What kind of 'event' are you doing?

If it's a race, then i'd start reducing the riding on the buildup to the race.

If it's a sportive, i'd just keep riding normally.

amaferanga

If you're fatigued then rest.