A century ride is a bicycle ride of at least 100 miles (160.9 km).
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Why participate in an organized century ride when I can ride the route on my own?
I have never ridden a century ride before. This June, a friend and I plan to ride our first: The Montauk Century Ride. But I'm wondering, why should we commit to paying $100+ to ride this route in ...
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what to do during the week before a century?
I'm planning to do a century ride in the near future, does anyone have any suggestions on what to do in the week leading up to the ride (besides training - duh).
I was thinking inspecting your bike, ...
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How should I train for a century while still commuting by bike to work?
I'm going to start training for a May gravel century at the end of March. This is my first century. I plan to follow this training schedule here: http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?cid=54755. My ...
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Couch to Century
Due to injury I've got to take a little time off from biking. My physical therapist recommended doing a "couch to marathon" program when I'm feeling better to get me back into the swing of things. ...
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How do I taper for a century+ ride?
I am doing a 210km (130 mile) ride on Sunday. I assume it'd help me to taper but I'm not sure about the most effective method.
How much should I ride in the last 3-4 days before the ride? My current ...
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Turbo trainer compared to road / air resistence - Magneto Classic
For reasons I won't bore you with I have been confined to the garage for my training for the last six-seven months.
I have been using my road bike on a Cycleops magnetto classic (see: Here)
What I ...
