For optimal preparation for your cycling marathon, we provide you with an exclusive training plan created by long-time coach and two-time Ötztaler winner Mathias Nothegger.
Would you like to take part in a cycling marathon?
The plan is aimed at amateur cyclists who train three to five times a week and have already clocked up a few kilometres. The key units are marked with a large ‘X’. Two strength units per week are marked with a small ‘x’. However, the time required for these is minimal at 10 minutes. Additional cycling units can be spread over the remaining days.
The winter period offers the ideal opportunity to make up for existing strength deficits from the summer season. Three strength exercises for cyclists
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