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28/10/2026

What a summer and autumn it’s been! 🚴‍♂️🏆

Here’s a look back at some of the standout rides from the athletes I coach between July and October. So proud of every one of them. Swipe through for the details 👉

🏆 Chris Dunn – British Masters (BMCR) crit champion, sprinting to the win with a best-ever 1-minute power at 70 years young. Plus 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 11th in a two-week block of racing in Belgium.

🥇 Louise Robinson – 1st vet and 6th overall at the National 10, C50–54 national champion, then 3rd and first female vet at the Welsh 50 Champs to seal her club title.

🥉 Charlie Crawt – 3rd overall at the Mallorca International Masters Cycling Week, finished the brutal 164 km Ryedale GP (National A) and 4th at UCI Graean Cymru.

🔥 Oliver Curd – 6th at the Guildford Town Centre crit (National A) against a top-class field, after 11th at Otley and 24th at Ilkley.

⏱️ David Carey – four PBs in six weeks, including 1:50:50 for 50 miles and 58:27 for 25.

⏱️ Andy Merchant – PBs at the Maldon 10 (25:24, beating a 2019 best) and the Shaftesbury 50.

🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ Marc & Paul Brant – Ironman 70.3 Weymouth. Marc’s first ever 70.3 and Paul 9th in his age group.

💪 Phil Brant – back racing after his crash, a great example of consistency paying off.

🌋 Camilla Wilkes – Ironman World Championship finisher in Kona, first Brit in her category in brutal conditions, after the 70.3 World Champs in Nice.

🌲 Martin Treacher – up to 9th in the London & South East cyclo-cross league (M50+) with his strongest race yet.

📈 Emma Richmond – a minute faster on the Viper course in just two weeks.

🎉 And to finish the season, a fun day out at the Chelmer CC GP des Gentlemen 2-up TTT.

Consistency, structure and hard work. Well done all! 👏

Thinking about your 2027 season? Drop me a message or visit triedandtestedcyclecoaching.com

27/10/2026

Test, don’t guess. 🎯

Generic % FTP zones put everyone in the same boxes, but riders don’t fit them.

Rider C: a generic Z2 of 65–75% FTP tops out at about 250W. Lactate testing showed his real top of Z2 sits around 311W, so there’s 60W of endurance work he’d never touch.

Rider O: “120% FTP” VO2 reps came out at 402W. That’s barely above what he held for his whole 12-minute test. With a big W′, he’d hardly feel it.

Ramp, CP12 / 3 and lactate testing give you zones that make each session do what it’s meant to do.

Want your zones built around you? DM me or tap the link in bio.

26/10/2026

Moderately hard every day = an elastic band that never fully stretches or relaxes. 🔁 Keep easy days easy, make hard days hard, and come back with more reach every time.

22/10/2026

Calling all Mallorca 312 entrants.
312km. 5,000m+ of climbing. 14 hours to beat the cut-off.

Let’s not beat around the bush: the 312 is a long day even for a seasoned rider. The climbs aren’t usually what ends it. It’s what’s left in your legs, and your stomach, at km 200.

My 16-week Mallorca 312 plan is built to get you to the finish in Playa de Muro: structured week by week in TrainingPeaks, power and heart-rate based, from a British Cycling licensed coach.

Race day is 24 April. Count back 16 weeks and you start in early January.

👉 Link below or in bio

https://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/cycling/road-cycling/tp-612169/mallorca-312-16-week-plan-tried-tested?srcv=treatment

16/10/2026

Mallorca Masters Stage Race 2026 - stage 4 🚴

Final stage - not the hardest from a terrain perspective but some very aggressive racing.
I like to think we were some of the main perpetrators of this 💥

In the end we were out gunned, heavily marked, and possibly a bit fatigued from the previous 3 days.😅

Overall though a great weeks racing and can highly recommended the event to other masters cyclists looking to do this event in the future.👌

If you want help preparing for this or any other events you have coming up feel free to reach out to me directly. 👍

15/10/2026

Mallorca Masters Stage 3 - Queen stage 👑

Easily the best of the 4 stages with the climb up the Coll de Sa Batalla and then a full gas descent of the Col de Femenia 🚵

Unfortunately no in roads could be made on the GC but both myself and Charlie mad the final selection for the sprint finish.
I tried to go long with an attack a few kms out but it quickly got pulled back. Charlie coming 7th and me 9th from the final 12.

Still we are 3rd and 4th on GC as we head into the final day.

Let the attacks fly 🥊

➡️3ª

14/10/2026

Mallorca Masters Stage 2 - Cala Rajada 🚴

Today was Charlie’s turn to push on the pedals, with an early move on the second drag on the first lap, he was joined by 3 other rides and managed to stay away to get 3rd on the stage.

I came in with the bunch and managed to get 13th in what as a bit of a messy finish with several riders going down.

Tomorrow is the queen stage - Coll de Sa Batalla 🚵

We’re both sitting in the top 10 on GC with all still to play for.
Let’s go, let’s test it.

13/10/2026

Mallorca Masters Stage 2026 - stage 1 🚵

I’ll be honest losing 2 mins on the GC wasn’t in the pre race plan.

Totally unaware 2 riders were already up the road, from like KM 0.

Anyway still 3 stages to go a lot to play for.

11/10/2026

Mallorca Masters Stage Race 2026 🚵

Arrived in Mallorca and a little stage 3 recon ride to loosen off the travel legs 🦵.

Essentially the queen stage and one that will likely be quite decisive in terms of the overall GC.

Fingers crossed for good legs on this day 🤞

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