10-25 mile TT training

If you have 10-12 hours, ride 10-12 hours.

But first, you want to get comfortable riding for 1/2 hour (10m TT). Find someplace where you can pedal for 10 miles or so without stopping. A loop is nice. An out and back is nice. Once you find a place, ride to it do your 10 miles and ride home. Your goal is to ride the 10 miles pedaling all the time. Time yourself if you want. Do that ride as often as you can. If you don't feel like doing that ride - and the pressure of timing the ride will make you not want to do it, do a different ride.

RIde with groups of riders who are faster than you. Most places that are close to TTs have club rides.

I am sure other people will give better advice.

Search and research on how to develop your FTP (Functional threshold power). Time trials are about mostly steady power output for the duration.

If you have a specific time goal, or just want to be as fast as possible, you need to consider bike fit and aerodynamics in addition to having a good power output. Will you be riding a dedicated time trial bicycle or something else?

I will be riding my road bike. I have a Garmin 500 with everything but a power meter and probably will not get one in the too near future. My first TT will be an Eddy Merckx Division for 17 miles, which consist of no aero equipment. I will be working on my flexibility to achieve as low and comfortable position as possible with the help of a bike fit. I will start researching FTP

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I will be riding my road bike. I have a Garmin 500 with everything but a power meter and probably will not get one in the too near future. My first TT will be an Eddy Merckx Division for 17 miles, which consist of no aero equipment. I will be working on my flexibility to achieve as low and comfortable position as possible with the help of a bike fit. I will start researching FTP

If you are not going to get a PM, then at least put on a HR monitor on and do a FTHR test to set up your training zones. From that point on you can start doing some structured training which will target your upcoming TT.

In meantime, just ride as consistently as possible, building your k's gradually each week until you reach your most repeatable and sustainable training week. Then, add the layers of overload by introducing interval work. Start with shorter intervals to raise your power, then lengthen the intervals to develop your ability to sustain your power.

To TT well you'll need to find your max sustainable pace for the distance you want to cover, so experiment with that in training and keep raising the redline, i.e., your ability to suffer [IMG]files.cyclingforums.comwink.pngOpen ↗[/IMG] for extended periods of time. Master that skill and you'll become a decent TT'er in no time at all.

Paul

I'm new to cycling after an absence of 37 years and so far have loved every moment of being on a bike. (Been back on a bike for 23 days) I KNOW there will be nothing that gets me out on the bike on any day when the weather is: icy/raining/snowing/foggy. I won't want to ride in conditions where the road surface is slippy or there is a chance of my coming off the bike. I can't bear the thought of riding in wet trousers or having to out in a hooded jacket x( which may impede my ability to see and hear). So looks like I may be a 7or 8 month rider. Who knows I may change my mind once I get to late autumn

I think the training to be recommended has to depend on whether your motivation is to go as fast as possible in those 10-25 mile TTs or to enjoy yourself or some combination of the two. if its all about performance then your best bet may be to spend all available training time riding your bike through the winter then, a couple of months before the first race, build in some 20 minute intervals (google 2x20s), then some time in the month before consider even shorter 4 minute intervals (google vo2max intervals) to really develop your speed endurance and ability to tolerate the discomfort that comes with determined time trialling.