| When it comes to training for professional cyclists a lot | | | | own specific race cadence. It is best that they look at |
| of their coaches will insist that they carry out low | | | | being able to produce a cadence of between 88 and |
| cadence training as it will help their bodies to push the | | | | 92 or more revs per minute. Certainly if you are only |
| pedals much harder. But having said this both low and | | | | just starting out and so your body and legs are much |
| high cadence work as part of your training can be | | | | weaker than more experienced cyclists you should be |
| extremely useful for a cyclist if they are looking at | | | | looking to aim for the higher cadence rate rather than |
| ways of improving and increasing their cadence | | | | the lower one. |
| comfort levels. | | | | As well as including race specific training into your |
| It is therefore important that a part of any cyclists | | | | cycling regime you should also look to carrying out |
| training should look at ways of helping to make their | | | | some low cadence work as well as this will help to |
| legs much stronger and more resilient so that they are | | | | build up your resilience. Plus you will find that it also |
| able to handle a much wider range of cadences when | | | | helps to build up your cadence range which you feel |
| they are out riding. This also means that they are | | | | comfortable with. |
| much better equipped to use high force or high | | | | In order that you are able to see at just what rate |
| wattage contract when the time comes that they | | | | your cadence is it is important that you spend a little |
| have actually run out of any more gears to use or | | | | money investing in a good quality cadence cycle |
| they decide to climb out of the saddle in order to | | | | computer. One such computer that is worth |
| provide them with additional force as they push the | | | | considering purchasing is the Vetta V100 wireless |
| pedals. | | | | cadence kit. Not only does it contain a feature which is |
| Certainly for any person who is just starting to train to | | | | able to monitor a person's cadence as they cycle, but |
| take part in any kind of competitive cycle events they | | | | it is also extremely easy to fit as there are no wires to |
| should focus their time developing speed using their | | | | worry about. |