Whether you are new to cycling and want to ride your first 10 miler, planning on entering your first sportive, or training to break a century, this guide should provide some tips to help achieve your goal. I cover bike checks, safety, hydration, nutrition, route planning and much more.

My Preferences:

E Assist Bike Ribble CGR AL e Ribble Cycles https://tidd.ly/2TPxLdq
Road Bike Triban RC520 from Decathlon - see link below
Route Planning - I use Ride with GPS, which has a basic free to use planning tool and can be uploaded to Garmin or Wahoo
Energy Drink - High 5 https://amzn.to/3A04D2o
Energy Chews - Clif Blok https://amzn.to/3ja3VZG
Chamois Cream - Athlete Performance CC https://amzn.to/2WITSTX

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