Fitness and Training

BIkeRadar's fitness and training section is packed full of expert advice for those looking to improve their road cycling or mountain biking

Group of road cyclists

Fitness and Training

How to increase your average cycling speed: 16 tips to ride faster

Chris Froome riding a time trial

Fitness and Training

How to ride a time trial: 10 steps to TT success

Julian Alaphilippe attacking

Fitness and Training

Training zones explained: how to use heart rate and power zones to fast-track your training

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The legs of Thomas De Gendt

Fitness and Training

Which muscles are used during cycling?

How to set the saddle height on your bike

Fitness and Training

How to set the saddle height on your bike

Young athlete skipping rope in underground garage

Fitness and Training

Exercises you can do off the bike to improve climbing, sprinting and endurance

Let's talk about knees, and pain of the knee from cycling

Fitness and Training

Why do my knees hurt? Cycling knee pain explained, and how to manage it

Man climbing on a Ribble electric road bike

Fitness and Training

Can you get fit on an electric bike?

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Family cycling

Routes and Rides

Beginner’s guide to cycling with kids

BikeRadar - Andrew Feather - V02 Max Test - Bath University

Fitness and Training

What is VO2 max and can you improve it?

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Gradient sign next to a road cyclist climbing

Fitness and Training

Power-to-weight ratio explained: why W/kg is important and how to improve yours

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Male cyclist sprinting on the Canyon Aeroad aero road bike

Fitness and Training

Ride strong in 2021 What to eat to become a stronger cyclist

Pro cyclist on a smart trainer using Zwift

Fitness and Training

ERG mode explained: what is it, how to use it and when you should turn it off

Two male cyclists riding in winter

Fitness and Training

Training with heart rate vs training with power | Which is best for you?

Cycling indoors in a garage on a smart trainer and Zwift

Fitness and Training

Can a turbo trainer damage a carbon frame? How to look after your bike when riding indoors