Each Sunday I’ll post a Smart Trainer session that you can do in about 60 minutes to enhance your cycling.
Build your ability to recover while maintaining strong power with the Riding the Line Minus Smart-Trainer Session. This 30-minute indoor cycling workout combines high-intensity efforts with threshold riding to improve fitness, pacing and resilience. Ideal for road cyclists, triathletes and mountain bikers looking to maximise limited training time.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Riding the Line Minus
A proper warm-up can transform your indoor cycling sessions. Learn why the first 10 minutes are essential for improving performance, reducing early fatigue, and preparing your body for quality training. Discover how a simple, structured warm-up routine helps cyclists and triathletes get more from every ride.
View More Stop Wasting Your Warm-Up: Why the First 10 Minutes Matter More Than You Think
A faster Ironman bike split isn’t always about producing more power. Learn why an efficient, comfortable aerodynamic position can reduce drag, conserve energy, and set you up for a stronger marathon. Discover how the right bike position can improve your overall Ironman performance without needing to get any fitter.
View More You Don’t Need More Watts—You Need Less Drag
ERG mode is a powerful training tool, but using it for every indoor ride can limit your pacing skills. Learn when to use ERG mode, when to switch it off, and how balancing both approaches can make you a stronger, more confident cyclist on race day and beyond.
View More ERG Mode Isn’t Always Your Friend: When to Switch It Off
Consistency is the foundation of long-term cycling success. Discover why regular, structured indoor cycling sessions deliver better results than occasional epic rides, and learn how building sustainable training habits can improve your fitness, endurance, and performance. Small, consistent efforts repeated over time are what make faster, stronger cyclists.
View More Why Consistency Beats Epic Cycling Sessions Every Time
Many cyclists and triathletes make the mistake of turning every ride into a hard workout. Learn why easy rides are essential for recovery, aerobic development, and long-term performance. Discover how riding easier on easy days can help you train more consistently and perform better when it matters most.
View More Stop Racing Every Ride: Why Easy Indoor Cycling Sessions Make You Faster
Many cyclists and triathletes unknowingly ride their VO2 max intervals too conservatively. Learn how to identify the right intensity, avoid common mistakes, and get more from your high-intensity sessions. When performed correctly, VO2 max training can boost aerobic power, improve performance, and help unlock your endurance potential.
View More Why Your VO2 Max Intervals Are Probably Too Easy
Indoor cycling is more than just fitness training. Learn why the indoor trainer is the perfect place to build positional durability, improve cycling efficiency, and prepare your body for race-day demands. Whether you’re a cyclist or triathlete, better position control can help you ride stronger, longer, and more comfortably outdoors.
View More Why Indoor Riding Is the Perfect Time to Train Your Cycling Position
Hairpin Wizard Plus combines repeated surges above threshold with controlled tempo riding to build aerobic strength, pacing control, and cadence efficiency. Inspired by a Zwift workout, this session challenges your ability to recover while still riding strongly, making it ideal for cyclists and triathletes wanting smoother, stronger sustained power.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Hairpin Wizard Plus
Doing repeated short bouts of exercise at very high intensity develops a number of physiological systems in the body. Predominantly it provides a great training stimulus for the neuromuscular system. Although not specific to endurance events, training the neuromuscular system can bring on your fitness very quickly and is still a massive benefit for endurance athletes especially early in the season or if you are unfit. This workout can be done by beginners or experienced cyclist alike, because a max sprint is all about your level of effort and is likely to be different from another rider.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Martin Gibala Intervals XIX Minus