Bike packing has become a mainstream discipline of cycling in recent years, it has also become a new entry point for people joining the sport of cycling. Not a huge amount of gear is required and for most beginners strapping a bag to your road bike can be all you need for your first bike packing trip.
Polarised Training is a term used to describe a training methodology which splits training predominantly between low and high intensity with very little time spent in-between.
Training and racing in hot and humid conditions places an extra stress on the body much in the same way as racing at altitude. If we don’t prepare adequately for these conditions, then we cannot expect to be able to perform at our best.