| I recently did a local ride that took me into a lot of hills. | | | | improve your fitness level but to get used to climbing |
| There was one hill in particular that went on at a steep | | | | hills. |
| incline for over two miles. I passed two cyclists who | | | | Incorporate cycle hill climbing into your training by taking |
| had had to stop to get their breath back. It got me | | | | some time to devote just to hills. Seek out the hills and |
| thinking about the best cycling climbing strategy. I've | | | | hit them hard. Look for a variety of hills, small, steep |
| come to the conclusion that the only way to get used | | | | long etc. If you live in an area short on hills go up and |
| to cycling up hills is to spend a lot of time cycling up hills. | | | | down the same hill a few times. The great thing about |
| There's no magic secret to cycling climbing, it all comes | | | | hill climbing is you feel like you have had a good |
| down to fitness level and training. | | | | workout when you return and your lung capacity and |
| Cycling up hills is hard, let's be honest, and not many of | | | | overall strength will increase. |
| us enjoy it. We prefer to have the bike whizzing along | | | | Hit the hill with determination and use your gears. If |
| on the straight but cycling climbing is a part of cycling | | | | possible try to stay seated, if that's not possible then |
| we need to master. And like anything else, the only | | | | get up onto the peddles and pump them hard. Try not |
| way to master it is to practice it. Hill climbing is excellent | | | | to stop. Your effort should be steady rather than a |
| cardio vascular training and will benefit the rest of your | | | | sprint. Later, as your fitness improves, try sprinting up |
| cycling by increasing your fitness level. Regular cycling | | | | small hills and even up longer hills. Once your fitness |
| up hills will increase your fitness level dramatically but | | | | level has adapted to the new strain you have |
| you need to have worked on your fitness level before | | | | subjected it to, sprinting up hills will become the norm. |
| attempting arduous hill climbs. Once you have your | | | | Include cycle hill climbing into your normal training regime |
| base fitness at a good level you should incorporate | | | | and watch your fitness improve dramatically as a |
| some hill climbing into your training regime, not only to | | | | result. |