{"id":6681,"date":"2025-01-25T14:17:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T13:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsacienne-cyclo.org\/?p=6681"},"modified":"2026-01-31T16:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:46:35","slug":"personalise-your-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsacienne-cyclo.org\/en\/personnaliser-votre-pratique\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclists: 3 tips to help you\npersonalise your practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vous \u00eates d\u00e9j\u00e0 tourn\u00e9 vers la saison cycliste qui s\u2019annonce ? D\u00e9couvrez nos 3 conseils pour personnaliser votre pratique et donner le meilleur de vous-m\u00eame ! Cet article a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9dig\u00e9 par Eric GEHIN, conseiller sportif Brevet\u00e9 d’\u00c9tat et titulaire d’un DU Biologie de l’Entra\u00eenement.<\/p>\n

1 - Assess the previous cycling season<\/h2>\n

Are you preparing for the 2025 cycling season and in particular L'Alsacienne, the cyclosportive that takes place on 29 June? You are already thinking about the coming cycling season? Before rushing headlong towards the summer, it is particularly useful to assess the previous season.<\/p>\n

Overall, you will be more or less satisfied or dissatisfied with your season. Here are 3 questions to ask yourself:<\/p>\n

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  1. Did you achieve the targets you set yourself?<\/li>\n
  2. Perhaps you were too ambitious?<\/li>\n
  3. Or on the contrary, were you dissatisfied?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You probably also adapted your training in the autumn according to your level of fitness at the end of the last season. It will have been different depending on whether you felt tired or still full of energy, with more or less of a break.<\/p>\n

    It is also worthwhile to identify more precisely your shortcomings, possible weaknesses that hindered you last season.<\/p>\n

    The table below may help you to carry out this assessment:<\/p>\n

    Strengths and weaknesses identified in 2024
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    <\/th>\nMark from 0 to 5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cover the distance<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Maintaining a high average speed for 1 hour on the flat<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Climbing a 10 km pass<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hard physical exertion for 5 minutes<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Coping with changes of rhythm<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Going uphill in a high gear while sitting down<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Turning your legs while in low gear<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Keeping your hands at the bottom of the handlebars for a long time<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Pedalling standing up for a long time<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    At ease riding in a pack<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Managing a technical descent<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Managing pre-race stress<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Following a strict sports diet<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Reconciling my practice of sport with my work<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Reconciling my practice of sport with my family life<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Knowing my equipment (mechanics, derailleur, position etc.)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    By identifying your weaknesses, you will be able to guide your training over the next 3 months. These points must be taken into account right away, before it is too late. 2 solutions are provided below for dealing with problems:<\/p>\n