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<\/p>\nBkoolers, here\u2019s another week\u2019s worth of tips from our friend Mikel Azparren, expert trainer and cyclist specializing in long-distance challenges. You\u2019ve no doubt seen him over these past weeks in some Bkool Winter Cup challenge. Well, he loves to compete, just like you, and he faces stiff competition riding at your side. This week he\u2019ll be present at some of the Bkool Winter Cup challenges, so get ready to compete against him again.<\/p>\n
For this week, he\u2019ll give you some tips for tackling that crucial phase where sessions on the trainer are essential before the good weather gets here and the most important competitions in every discipline kick off. It\u2019s important to keep in mind his wise tips, which come from experience. That way you\u2019ll be better equipped to deal with what\u2019s coming down the road and to show off all the hard work you\u2019ve done this winter.<\/p>\n
We leave you with the tips in this article by Mikel Azparren.<\/p>\n
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Tick, tock, tick, tock\u2026!\u00a0<\/strong>The countdown begins, the start of the season draws near. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m on my way, and now what? What should I keep in mind? Am I doing it right? The dates of the season\u2019s secondary and primary objectives are approaching and fear and doubt start to creep in.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, training, whether supervised by a pro or dictated by your own schedule, is not mathematics, so it\u2019s impossible to anticipate everything, consider everything and have it all under control. However, your own years-long experience training alongside other cyclists helps you keep all that uncertainty under control. I\u2019ll try to explain three key points<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Injury prevention<\/strong>. You\u2019re at that point in the season where you\u2019ve put in the work but the final step is still before you. During this change, it\u2019s relatively easy to suffer some mishap that ruins everything you\u2019ve done so far, and this detail, which we only pay attention to when we\u2019re injured, is very important.<\/p>\n Confidence<\/strong>. Taking steps forward, in this case progressing in your training, is scary. But you have to trust your, or your trainer\u2019s, planning.<\/p>\n Nutrition\/hydration<\/strong>. If you\u2019re not one to pay too much attention to these topics, they\u2019re going to matter soon. After all, in order to notice the effects of good nutrition and hydration, you have to give your body time to adapt. And, as I always say, one of the most important keys when preparing for the season\u2019s main goal is to train under the same conditions that you\u2019ll encounter at that goal. And that means what food you\u2019re going to take (minding the smallest detail), how much water you\u2019ll be able to drink, isotonic drinks, supplements, etc. One of the most important virtues in cycling is patience. You\u2019ll be better off if you\u2019re steadfast and have enough patience to realize that a cyclist is the result of years, distance and constant work.\u201d<\/p>\n Bkoolers, here\u2019s another week\u2019s worth of tips from our friend Mikel Azparren, expert trainer and cyclist specializing in long-distance challenges. You\u2019ve no doubt seen him over these past weeks in some Bkool Winter Cup challenge. Well, he loves to compete, just like you, and he faces stiff competition riding at your side. This week he\u2019ll […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150,94],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mikel-5.jpg\")
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