Dizzy and sick

d87francis

I had my first decent length bike ride in ages today and I'm so unfit again. I went round my favourite 30 mile loop that I can normally blast round at threshold, but when I got home I felt really dizzy and queezy for 10 minutes. I normally push myself over on a couple of the climbs and can sometimes feel slightly dizzy towards the end of a climb and for 30 seconds after (which I normally put down to more oxygen going to my legs than brain), however, I don't recall feeling this dizzy after a ride.

Is this normal to feel dizzy afterwards for 10 minutes, does anyone else ever feel like that? I really need a turbo but was limited by space and money, however, I really don't want to go a month without cycling ever again!

Also forgot to mention I wasn't bonking, I had some lunch before I went out and some squash to drink on the way round. I would normally take something to eat if I were going any longer, however, I'm very used to doing this circuit without food/gels.

Cleat Eastwood

I felt the same just the other day - first time on the bike in a month - I normally do a 10 mile big ring slow ride, then a 15 faster, then my normal 30 loop - this time I did the 30 loop and felt the way burt reynolds looks - probably just too much soon - eat, drink, build up - swat I'm gonna do.

Monty Dog

It's simply a case of you going too hard - I regularly feel like this during circuit training / high intensity intervals. Just knowing when to back off will come with experience.

d87francis

Thanks - thought that was the case. Tell you what, I'm so happy to have been out on the bike again though.

Gabbo

Had a similar experience after being off the bike for nearly 5 weeks! Feel a lot better after a 2nd ride, though. It's just good to get cycling again despite this awful weather we have to bear!

mallorcajeff

Me too just had two weeks off and can't get back into it, dizzy and sick. Thought it was just me!