I'm a strong advocate of building strength before speed for many reasons and apply it to my coaching programs all the time. While most cyclists will have built enough endurance base after three years of riding and can then start focusing on their speed. This article, written by Brian Grasky, discusses developing power on the bike from the triathlete's perspective. It caught my eye as much of what he writes about here are similar to the methods that we use in our coaching programs for building power on the bike.

Found this article on the web about tile trial tips and water bottles. It's a good read.

Okay, I’m the last person on earth who should be giving tips on how to ride an individual time trial. However I can still pass on the "theory" behind a successful time trial. I don’t claim to be very good at them (in fact, I HATE them). It’s more that I don’t train for them rather than not knowing the strategy behind them. "Strategy behind them" you ask? There’s slightly more to a ITT than going as hard as you can.

A time trial bike is generally not just a normal road bike with aero bars. The geometry of the bike is a lot different, with a steeper seat angle and different dimensions for the top tube and wheel base. The rider's position on the bike is a lot different, too. It may be more aerodynamic, but it's also a lot less stable. This article discusses the issues with Time Trail bikes.

TimeTrialing Postioning

In this article Steve Hogg provides his personal opinion on the specific positioning and equipment requirements to help you with your time trial solo efforts. He discusses topics relevant to both the occasional time trialist and those who specialise to some extent in the discipline. In the positioning section he covers the set up of time trial bars and seat position. While in his equipment section he talks about some simple things you can do to get aero without costing you a heap of cash.

Timetrialing involves specific preparation (AFP)

Here is a simple program you help improve your time trial and have you at your best for those important Cycling Time Trial (TT) events. Specific Time Trial training is critical for your success as a time trial cyclists and a important part of any cyclist's training and coaching program. If you want to ride a TimeTrial (TT) bicycle fast then click on the "full story" link below for more information...