“British Cycling Road to Glory” is the fifth in our series of free bike training videos that are perfect for turbo training workouts.
This cycling documentary tells the story of a momentous year for Team Sky and British Cycling as they chase history on the road and track in 2012. The series is split into 5 x 45 minutes videos making it ideal viewing for turbo training sessions at home.
Not sure what turbo training is or why you should be doing it? Our turbo training tips will help get you started.
Bike Training Videos #5: Road to Glory
British Cycling Road to Glory – Part 1 – Grand Ambition
Turbo Training Workout: Endurance
Session Goal: The goal of this session is to improve your endurance through intervals of intense activity followed by active recovery
Set up: As usual get a towel and water bottle set up before you start.
Need to Know: “Spin Ups”: increase cadence to the point where you bounce in saddle then decrease until you don’t bounce – this is your high cadence sweet spot and you will be able to hold higher cadence as your core strength and pedalling technique improves
Warm Up:
- 5:00 Pedal easy at 90rpm
- 5:00 :30 second intervals alternating between 100rpm and 80 rpm
Main Set:
- 30:00 Zone 2 RPE 10-12 Every 5 minutes alternate between a :30 spin up at RPE 15 and a :30 sprint at RPE 20
Cool Down:
- 5:00 progressively easier gear finishing in easiest gear, maintain 90rpm
British Cycling Road to Glory – Part 2 – Clean Sweep
Turbo Training Workout: Pacing
Session Goals: The goals of this session is to improve your understanding of pacing your efforts so that you don’t burn all your energy at the beginning of a sportive when your nerves are making you want to go full gas!
Set up: As usual get a towel and water bottle set up before you start.
Warm Up:
- 5:00 Pedal smoothly at 90rpm
- 5:00 “Scape the mud off your feet” on the pull back section of the pedal stroke
Main Set:
- 30:00 Zone 3 RPE 13-15 Alternate between 70 RPM and 100 RPM every 5:00 minutes and hold aero position for the 100rpm intervals
Cool Down:
- 5:00 progressively easier gear finishing in easiest gear, maintain 90rpm
British Cycling Road to Glory – Part 3 – Iron Men
Turbo Training Workout: Tempo Climbing
Session Goals: The goal of this session is to improve muscular endurance by setting a steady tempo for seated climbing
Set up: As usual get a towel and water bottle set up before you start. Raise your front wheel on a riser by around 10-14cm.
Warm Up:
- 5:00 Pedal smoothly at 90rpm
- 5:00 Alternate between 1:00 on left leg and 1:00 on right leg and 1:00 on both legs in between
Main Set:
- 30:00 Zone 3-4 RPE 13-16 Steady effort seated climbing at 90RPM , focus on good body position, no rocking, bent arms, relaxed upper body, strong core
Cool Down:
- 5:00 progressively easier gear finishing in easiest gear, maintain 90rpm
British Cycling Road to Glory – Part 4 – Tour War
Turbo Training Workout: Force
Session Goals: The goal of this session is to increase your leg strength and core strength so that you can apply more force to the the pedal stroke
Set up: As usual get a towel and water bottle set up before you start. Raise your front wheel on a riser by around 10-14cm.
Need to Know: “Low Cadence” training improves leg strength, in order to maintain 70RPM you need to ride in a higher gear than if you were spinning at 90RPM – this effort builds leg strength for steeper climbs
Warm Up:
- 5:00 Pedal smoothly at 90rpm
- 05:00 Alternate :30 seconds seated and :30 standing
Main Set:
- 30:00 Zone 2-5 RPE 10-20 seated climbing at 70RPM – gradually increase RPE until you are all out at minute 28:00 – hold on for the final!
Cool Down:
- 5:00 progressively easier gear finishing in easiest gear, maintain 90rpm
British Cycling Road to Glory – Part 5 – Beyond Gold
Turbo Training Workout: Muscular Endurance
Session Goals: The goal of this session is to increase your muscular endurance by alternating climbing efforts and recovery
Set up: As usual get a towel and water bottle set up before you start.
Warm Up:
- 5:00 Pedal smoothly at 90rpm
- 5:00 “Scape the mud off your feet” on the pull back section of the pedal stroke
Main Set:
- 30:00 Zone 3-4 RPE 10-16 Alternate between 5:00 seated spinning at 100RPM and 2:00 out of the saddle climbing at 70RPM with 3:00 recovery of 90RPM seated spinning
Cool Down:
- 5:00 progressively easier gear finishing in easiest gear, maintain 90rpm
Borg Scale: Rate of Perceived Exertion – RPE 6-20
To measure your turbo training efforts and easy low tech way to control yourself is using the Borg Scale of RPE or Rate of Perceive Exertion. The turbo training workouts above use this scale:
- 6 – 20% effort
- 7 – 30% effort – Very, very light (Rest)
- 8 – 40% effort
- 9 – 50% effort – Very light – gentle walking
- 10 – 55% effort
- 11 – 60% effort – Fairly light
- 12 – 65% effort
- 13 – 70% effort – Somewhat hard – steady pace
- 14 – 75% effort
- 15 – 80% effort – Hard
- 16 – 85% effort
- 17 – 90% effort – Very hard
- 18 – 95% effort
- 19 – 100% effort – Very, very hard
- 20 – Exhaustion
Bike Training Videos
Check out the other workouts in our Bike Training Videos series:
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Race Merckx to Roubaix
- Workout Video: A Sunday in Hell
- Workout Length: 2 x 45 minutes
- Workout Goals: Force and Strength
“A Sunday in Hell” tells the story of Paris-Roubaix cycling’s most fabled race.
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Go Faster with Cavendish
- Workout Video: Cavendish Human Missile
- Workout Length: 60 minutes
- Workout Goals: Endurance or Cadence
“Mark Cavendish Human Missile” documents Cav’s struggles in 2009 and his subsequent redemption at the 2010 Tour de France.
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Weight Training with Wiggins
- Workout Video: A Year in Yellow
- Workout Length: 66 minutes
- Workout Goals: Force and Core
“Bradley Wiggins a Year in Yellow” follows Bradley Wiggins through an historic year as he wins the Tour de France and Olympic Gold.
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The Italian Job
- Workout Video: Stars and Water Carriers
- Workout Length: 2 x 45 minutes
- Workout Goals: Cadence
Stars and Water Carriers follows the 1973 Giro d’Italia as Eddy Merckx races through the Italian Alps in search of his 4th Maglia Rosa.
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Your Road to Glory
- Workout Video: British Cycling Road to Glory
- Workout Length: 5 x 45 minutes
- Workout Goals: Endurance, Pacing, Climbing, Force, Muscular Endurance
“British Cycling Road to Glory” is a five-part documentary following an historic year for British Cycling and Team Sky.
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Ride Clean!
- Workout Video: Road to Paris
- Workout Length: 50 minutes
- Workout Goal: Functional Threshold Power
“Road to Paris” follows Lance Armstrong as he pursues his 3rd Tour de France victory in 2001. Take out your anger with this tough Threshold session!
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A Very British Champion
- Workout Video: A Very British Champion
- Workout Length: 45 minutes
- Workout Goal: Muscular Endurance
“Bradley Wiggins a Very British Champion” follows the self styled Kid from Kilburn to Tour de France victory.
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Aussies Abroad: Orica GreenEDGE
- Workout Video: Orica Green EDGE
- Workout Length: 50 minutes
- Workout Goal: Muscular Endurance
“Aussies Abroad Orica Green EDGE” tells the story of how Australia’s dream came true; the birth of it’s first World Tour cycling team.
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Turbo Training Work Outs in a Binder
These turbo training sessions are adapted from an excellent resource we recommend you buy; Workouts in a Binder for Indoor Cycling
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Features:
- Sweat proof lamination
- Compact format rests on handlebars
- 60 sessions building skills, force and endurance
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Sportive Training Plan
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