Time-Trialling. Fly Through the Pain Barrier

The four fundamentals of flying are lift, drag, thrust and weight. Take away lift and you almost have Time Trialling. Reduce drag, increase thrust or power, reduce weight and you are on your way to learning how to fly on your bike! The fourth fundamental is pain! Just as insufficient lift will keep a plane from taking off, insufficient pain will keep a time triallist from truly flying. Here is your fast track to all those little and not so little secrets your rivals don't want you to know about. Avoid the common mistakes and misconceptions that disrupt or limit the development of many riders. Avoid the expense and frustration of trial and ERROR! Read about how to get the most out of yourself and your equipment. Achieve your true potential. Fly through the pain barrier!

Author Bio

• Over 35 years of competitive sport in gymnastics, running, squash and time-trialling.
• In his mid-40's clocked 1:37:10 for a 50 mile TT (at the time all ages 4th fastest all time in UK), 3:22:40 for a 100 mile TT (at the time all ages 2nd fastest all time in UK), and 313.87 miles in a 12 hour TT (all ages 2nd fastest all time in UK and on a slow course. Only one other rider had broken 300 miles on said course).
• Amongst multiple national time-trialling medals, has won the highly prestigious British Best All-Rounder (BBAR) competition in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The BBAR is a national trophy, awarded for the rider with the fastest average speed across a 50 mile, a 100 mile and a 12 hour time-trial event, for the whole season.
• In 2015 championship win, recorded the fastest BBAR average speed of all time.