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The third stage of your training should be your power training. This should be the last thing that you need to focus on. Once you have a solid stamina base (building stamina improves strength as well) and you’ve developed some strength, do a bit of power training. On your weekday rides, choose a climb, switch to your big chain ring and your 15, 16 or 17 at the back.

Then, remaining seated, maintain a steady pace for at least 1km up the climb. Change to a lighter gear and relax for about 1 to 2km. Then once you’ve recovered, repeat the exercise. If the climb is long enough keep doing this till you get to the top then spin and recover. Remember that by the time you get home you must feel totally recovered.

Power training should be the very last phase of your training, so if you are training for the Argus tour, don’t even think about power training until February. And remember no pain sometimes strain all the gain.