For a real insight into life as a professional cyclist, spend a week or two at a CTS training camp. Each day your bike will have been cleaned and tuned for you, you will be loaded up with energy snacks and will complete diligent training programmes just like the pros do each day.

Training camps are spread around the USA and each one offers cyclists a chance to hone a different speciality. If you’re flying in from afar, start your holiday with a couple of weeks at one of these training camps before setting off on your own to explore a bit more of the country’s idyllic landscapes from your saddle.