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Feeling nervous before a race is absolutely normal and actually healthy and should not be feared. The body needs a certain amount of adrenaline to get it going and turning up to the start line with no butterflies in the stomach will probably make you a bit lethargic in the race.

However, the issue that many cyclists/athletes face is too many overconsuming nerves and not being able to relax in order to get on with the job at hand – having fun and placing well. There are lots of things you can do to deal with ‘pre-race nerves’ to ensure you can keep your cool (but not too cool) on your race.

Most people think that in the winter months, you don’t need to do any interval training – it’s all about the base miles apparently with just a little bit of top end. But, you still need to keep the engine ticking over in the off-season and throwing in some time trial efforts, and some short interval bursts into your endurance ride can make all the difference.

Most people think that in the winter months, you don’t need to do any interval training – it’s all about the base miles apparently with just a little bit of top end. But, you still need to keep the engine ticking over in the off-season and throwing in some time trial efforts, and some short interval bursts into your endurance ride can make all the difference.