Speed in long-distance events translates into economy, so this aspect should not be neglected in training.
Our collaborator Personal Runing, he tells us in this article how to train the series correctly to improve our performance on the bike.
As we have said on several occasions, the speed component should not be neglected in any case, and we must include it and work it within the preparation or the Planning any resistance sport.
In this case, cycling, if we talk about this discipline within triathlon, it becomes very important, especially in short distance testing with drafting.
If we talk about medium / long distance, let's not forget that speed, in short, is strength, power, ... what in the long run it translates into economy so even if it is to a lesser extent we should not neglect it.
Going back to the tests with drafting, have that “explosive” or “maximum” capacity to make great efforts for a short period of time, it must be considered as a fundamental and conditioning aspect both in the performance and in the result of a competition.
In a short distance, every second is decisive, since in small details it is where the great differences occur afterwards.
Be able to make explosive efforts by bicycle, Or what is the same, being quick about it, will help us obtain benefits mainly in three types of key situations:
Next, from Personal Running, we present an example of bicycle speed work that we could do on a flat straight, with little traffic and good asphalt.
The Personal Running team.