The best of the CW5000 Facebook group in March: The start of the month seems like a lifetime ago when all we were worried about was a touch of wind and now we have to be careful every time we leave the house
Senior tech writer James Bracey takes us through his riding for the first two months of the year. A former racer he mixes up his riding quite a bit and while he doesn't log all his miles he's another one expected to hit the big five-quadrouple-O in 2020.Name James Bracey Job Senior Tech Writer How many miles have you done so far in Jan and Feb? In terms of the amount of miles I’ve managed to log via Garmin and Strava then it stands at 595. However I’m pretty slack at using my Garmin and don’t tend to log a lot of […]
Web writer Alex Ballinger has his eyes on a fast ten this season, but he's never hit 5,000 miles in one year before. Can he do it, or will he get quarantined at the next race he goes to report on?Name: Alex Ballinger Job: Digital news writer How many miles have you done so far in Jan and Feb? 753 miles Are you following a training plan, or just riding? So far I’ve just been riding, mostly on the commute, which has helped keep the miles high in the bad weather, but starting a time […]
A first cat on the road, combined with testing bikes for a living, means Michelle is expected to log the biggest total out of everyone in the CW office. We check in on her progress just ahead of a training camp in Spain.Name: Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Job: Tech Editor How many miles have you done so far in Jan and Feb? 1,182 – including some estimates based on indoor rides with no miles attached (I only signed up to Zwift last week..). That’s a little lower than I’d have liked, but I’ll caveat it with the fact I […]
Supported by the Rayner Foundation in 2020 Joe Laverick is riding with French development team Chambery Cyclisme Formation - AG2R in 2020. Here he takes us through his training and why a big ride with your mates in the sunshine is still the best day out on a bike. Name: Joe Laverick Age: 19 From: Grimsby Twitter: @JoeLavo Instagram: @JoeLaverick1 Team: Chambery Cyclisme Formation – AG2R U23 Based in: Chambery, France Started riding in: Mid 2014 Aims for 2020: Be consistent in French Elite Races, be competitive in the UCI races I’m doing and to learn French! How many miles have you ridden in […]
