How many kms/miles do u ride per week?
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I'd probably win the title for the person who rides the least on this forum. My job involves long hours so the only way I can effectively train is to focus on intensity and really push each session. At the most I'll ride for about 3 hours but sometimes my time schedule is so short I have to make do with an hour and 20 minutes.
Try to get in two hours per night : Monday to Friday.
Weekend, I try to get three hours in each day Sat & Sun :
Total cycling time 16 hours per week (wife and work permitting).
But last weekend is more typical : 7.5hours on Saturday, zero
on Sunday.
Would like to cycle more, though !
Weekend, I try to get three hours in each day Sat & Sun :
Total cycling time 16 hours per week (wife and work permitting).
But last weekend is more typical : 7.5hours on Saturday, zero
on Sunday.
Would like to cycle more, though !
I did 50 miles last week. Each week I'm trying to add another 5 - 10 miles to my total. I just starting cycling last year and hope to work up to the larger totals this summer.
Catherine
150 - 250 miles (215 - 400 kilometers) per week. I can achieve this because I work 3pm-11pm. So I have nothing to do all morning but ride. All of my friends are at work, and too early to go the bar. Plus the bar is bad because I would have to go to work drunk, I am not sure they would like that.
Ron
Ron
I tend to do about 150-200 miles a week on average. Of course, I'd do more but I'd be breaking with my training schedule and I don't need to do more.
Also, to the guy who asked what were Cats and etc. Cat. 5 is considered the beginning Category, but don't get me wrong, some of those guys in Cat. 5 are still pretty competitive so don't expect to win all the time, you won't. Some guys just have more talent than others but they don't win every race. If you want to have a comparative measure, take a social cycling club ride and push the average mph 3-5 mph up, and that's your Cat. 5 race which tends to average 20-23 mph for a road race and 25-29 mph for a criterium (short course circuit race, also has time limits of 15-60 minutes).
Cat. 4, more competitive and better cycling habits by the participants, considered Intermediate.
Cat. 3, Expert
Cat. 2, Semi-pro
Cat. 1, Professional level, low level, and if you're a Cat. 1 rider, you'd better get your ass moving and get a sponsor or a pro team to ride with!
Also, to promote up from each Category, you have to meet certain qualifications. IE, with Cat. 5 to Cat. 4, you usually have to have 10 mass-start races on your resume. But Cat. 4 to Cat. 3 and so on, you have to accumulate a number of points to move up each by placing in mass-start races and you can get globs of points by winning multiple day stage races (overall GC) which means you'll get promoted quicker if you win stage races.
Note: This is the standard for USCyclingFederation (USCF) racing so don't expect to find the same system in other countries.
Thomas Davis
Also, to the guy who asked what were Cats and etc. Cat. 5 is considered the beginning Category, but don't get me wrong, some of those guys in Cat. 5 are still pretty competitive so don't expect to win all the time, you won't. Some guys just have more talent than others but they don't win every race. If you want to have a comparative measure, take a social cycling club ride and push the average mph 3-5 mph up, and that's your Cat. 5 race which tends to average 20-23 mph for a road race and 25-29 mph for a criterium (short course circuit race, also has time limits of 15-60 minutes).
Cat. 4, more competitive and better cycling habits by the participants, considered Intermediate.
Cat. 3, Expert
Cat. 2, Semi-pro
Cat. 1, Professional level, low level, and if you're a Cat. 1 rider, you'd better get your ass moving and get a sponsor or a pro team to ride with!
Also, to promote up from each Category, you have to meet certain qualifications. IE, with Cat. 5 to Cat. 4, you usually have to have 10 mass-start races on your resume. But Cat. 4 to Cat. 3 and so on, you have to accumulate a number of points to move up each by placing in mass-start races and you can get globs of points by winning multiple day stage races (overall GC) which means you'll get promoted quicker if you win stage races.
Note: This is the standard for USCyclingFederation (USCF) racing so don't expect to find the same system in other countries.
Thomas Davis
I ride an average of 300 to 400 miles a week. That includes sprits and hills. I do this for stress releif. Taking care of the the wife who is terminally ill with a rare form of cancer. Who also happened to be a avid cyclist.
The point is riding is a great way to gather your thoughts.
The point is riding is a great way to gather your thoughts.
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