Remember to always brake in a straight line so you are at a comfortable cornering speed before you start to turn. Braking later will help you hold your speed for longer. The next place to improve confidence is during cornering.
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This occurs when you are rolling along a fast road or downhill and you start to go a little bit quicker than you are used to.īraking to get your speed down to a level you feel comfortable with is fine but take a good look around first, if the road surface is good, clear of obstructions and relatively straight there is no reason to slow down so let the bike roll and enjoy some free speed. So how do you improve? Firstly try to eliminate ‘comfort’ braking. Unnecessary braking is a waste of energy and momentum. Braking slows you down and requires you to pedal harder to accelerate back up to speed. Peter Sagan proving that at super high speeds, position is more important than power (Credit: Sunada) If you don't want to plug in when on the road, you can do so when cycling indoors - and reap the benefits with a few structured training sessions. Using music that has a beat similar to an optimal cycling cadence will help you to pedal faster if you can match your cadence to the rhythm. You’ll be pedalling harder without even noticing. It can reduce our perception of effort by as much as 10 per cent.” Dr Costas Karageorghis, a researcher in sports psychology, says this is because “music blocks out fatigue-related symptoms such as the burning lungs, the beating heart and the lactic acid in the muscles. Safety aside, there is plenty of research that shows listening to fast-paced, uplifting music reduces your perceived effort levels. There are also several headphone brands out there which promise to let outside sound in, too. However, the National Cycle Training Standards has actually recommended trying it in the past, so that you become aware of the need to check over your shoulder at frequent intervals - something that is reduced when riders think they can hear cars. This is a tricky one because here at Cycling Weekly we think you need all your senses to cycle safely and that riding with music reduces your ability to hear the traffic around you.