Average Speed??

Zingaro134
Zingaro134 Posts: 38
edited January 2013 in Training, fitness and health
I Started cycling around 6 months ago now. Since then i have a time over 6 hilly miles of around 22minutes by myself and an average speed of 17-18 mph over 45miles in a group, Ive been getting into cycling more and was looking to know some tips of Increasing my average speed , training plans or anything, Thanks

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  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    Average speed means absolutely nothing. It's effected by traffic, weather, time of day, everything. The worst part is you become obsessed with going from 18.2 to 18.3mph. You end up taking chances to gain a few seconds. Once you get over the average speed thing you soon realise training is much more, it's about eating, resting, riding smartly, interval training, learning maintenance, etc.
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  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Join the TrainerRoad world...
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    These guys post on here and offer loads of good advice: http://www.rstsport.com/
    As JGSI says, join the trainer road thread/ training.
    Alternatively, UTFS
  • Herbsman
    Herbsman Posts: 2,029
    Buckled_Rims wrote:
    Average speed means absolutely nothing.
    I've been training and racing for nearly three years, had a win and a few top ten places, yet the average speed of my training rides has not increased since I first started training. If anything, it's reduced.
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  • displacedaussie
    displacedaussie Posts: 356
    Zingaro134 wrote:
    I Started cycling around 6 months ago now. Since then i have a time over 6 hilly miles of around 22minutes by myself and an average speed of 17-18 mph over 45miles in a group, Ive been getting into cycling more and was looking to know some tips of Increasing my average speed , training plans or anything, Thanks

    Ride more. Ride harder.

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