Come and join Team CLS CC for our This 'n' That Thursday Ride with the roads reserved for our group ONLY. The ride is aimed at introducing people to some TEMPO and CLIMBING work. Some people look to avoid hills but unfortunately, they don't go away and should form an essential part of your training. This is proving a very popular ride with numbers growing all the time.

Please add the TAG - (CLS) after your surname to take full advantage of post ride results and enable the group to identify each other and we recommend a 15 to 20 mins pre-ride warm up, this will really help you enjoy the ride and not feel the pace is too hot from the off. Members of our group may like to use one of our Team CLS CC 20mins warm up workouts. Either the TT warm up or Pre-Ride warm up work well for this from our files section.

After leaving the start gate we settle in to our standard ‘Warm Up’ level of 2.3 w/kg. The Ride will then settle in to a steady ‘Tempo Pace’ of 2.7 to 3.0 w/kg on the flats, focussing on sticking as close as we can to experience of drafting at its best. On the climbs, the w/kg will vary as we go up. but we aim to finish all climbs with an approximate average of 3.5 w/kg. The leader will announce any changes in pace as the climb progresses - sometimes we may hit the bottom hard then recover, sometimes we may ramp it up it often depends on the group and course. We may also practice some strength work on some longer climbs where we drop the cadence levels. Remember any short ramps we lift the active pace by 0.5 w/kg but then settle back to the set pace ASAP.

As this is one of our ‘Workout Rides’, we will not be able to slow to sweep riders, so if you do find yourself off the back follow the routine and complete the ride at your pace and if possible form little groups of your own, any workout is a good workout and most importantly of all - don’t let those hills beat you! For anyone with energy left in the tank we often end the rides with an increase in pace / mini race, and we ask for riders that want to take part to support the leader with any calls they make as the format regularly changes. More info in ride.

For your information, we run an INTERVAL session on Tuesday and a relaxing RECOVERY ride on Sunday, both at the same time as this one. Then finally, on Saturday, we have a two identical Social ENDURANCE rides of approximately 50 miles that set off at 09:00 and 16:25 on varied courses, they last about 2 to 2 ½ hours. The Last Saturday of the month is replaced with our Team CLS TT Series which start at the same times but it’s you against the clock.

We run a Facebook Group - Team CLS CC which we encourage people to follow for news and other group ride info and events. It is also a great place to ask any questions you may have about Zwift and we will do our best to answer them for you. We have tried to put together a FULL weekly package that will allow riders to both enjoy their indoor sessions and back that up with some great workouts that will improve your fitness. Our Rides are entertaining throughout, and we have some fantastic regulars on every ride, so what are you waiting for, come and join us.

Team Club Site - www.teamclscc.comOpens a new window

Zwift Power Team - https://www.zwiftpower.com/team.php?id=1426Opens a new window

Strava Club Site - www.strava.com/clubs/116561Opens a new window

Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo71ZiTebVwG0-c1Or9VTzQ?sub_confirmationOpens a new window=1

See you down the Road.......’The Ferret’