Get out of the saddle on long climbs and at tough points
Get out of the saddle on long climbs and at tough points
As beneficial as a steady rhythm is, over a long climb, perhaps over 10 minutes, you are actually likely to get a bit mentally bored and physically ‘stiff’.
Keep your riding varied by getting out of the saddle every so often, giving your quads and hamstrings a break by recruiting the muscles in your upper back to pull you up the hill as you grasp the handlebars.
When you get out the saddle, click up a couple of gears, but not so many that you find yourself increasing the effort drastically and riding ‘into the red’.
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Getting out of the saddle to power it over the steeper, tougher sections will help as well, as you’ll be able to recruit more muscles in this position.
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