The Apprentice(s) - Cycling Style

After my trip to the club on Monday night, myself and Joe have been tasked with training up some youngsters. So today one of them came out for a ride, and I bought Lewis out with us, another newbie to road cycling. The four of us went out, despite heavy rain, and actually had a good time. I guess it's nice to be able to get out on the bike with a group of younger guys!

We only did 40 miles ish but with two beginners that's not to be sniffed at. We deliberately went up some big climbs, and Dan seemed to take to them like a duck to water, which is great for me as a climber to have someone else to compete against.

I made sure we also put some sprint efforts in too, which turned out to be a great idea. Not only did it mean I got more out of the ride, but the others did too. The highlight definitely had to be coming from Caistor to Limber on a nice bit of road. We were trundling along at a reasonable pace, then I saw Lewis put a bit of effort in. I shouted for everyone to draft off him, and coincidentally we were in the right order too. Lewis picked up the pace a bit, then Dan took over and drove it a bit more, then Joe popped out and did his time trialling thing, and I burst out from behind him and put down a hell of a sprint. This is just how racing in a team should be!