Answer: Ride The Indoor Trainer

Here is Why:

Whether youve just begun your training, or if youre in the middle of your racing season, heres 7 good reasons why you should ride the indoor trainer this year.

1. You dont have to worry about the weather

When you train indoors, you get to decide the conditions. You are not affected by the weather which means better, higher quality training.

2. Its safer indoors

Not just because youre home away from lunatic drivers but because during the winter months you dont have to spend so much time in the dark and you dont have to risk falling off in ice and snow.

3. You dont have to worry about anything or anybody else

No need to worry about traffic, stoplights, pedestrians, animals, waiting for other riders, flats etc. This means you can control your own session and concentrate on getting the most from it.

4. Its warmer

You dont have to put all those layers of winter clothing on to train- just a good pair of shorts and a towel is all you need. You wont have to worry about injuries brought on by the cold either because youll be at home nice and warm.

5. Youll save time

Training indoors saves you time for one important reason. Because you are pedaling against a continuous resistance on the indoor trainer, your sessions can be shorter than they would be if you were training on the road. Your efforts go uninterrupted so you can afford to reduce your training time knowing that you have still made a worthwhile training effort.

6. You can go MUCH harder than you can outdoors

The main reason why using the indoor trainer can produce such good results. It allows you to undertake the kind of interval training that is simply not realistic on the open road. You can go so hard that you may even feel noxious but without the need to worry about controlling the bike when youre riding flat out.

7. You can control and monitor your progress more effectively

Ride indoors and you can make certain that each time you ride the conditions are identical. This means you can effectively monitor your progress from session to session and know when your body is ready to train hard and when it needs a rest.

Dont think it works? Read this:

Former world hour record holder Graeme Obree rode an incredible 32.75 miles during his hour record. He prepared for this record by riding flat out on his indoor trainer several times per week.

Ex professional Tour De France Yellow Jersey holder and stage winner Sean Yates was quoted last year as saying: Ive been riding 2-3 hours per day in the mornings and spending the rest of my time on the trainer

Both riders and countless other pros understand the importance of doing high intensity work on the indoor trainer.

In summary, training on the indoor trainer can help you:

* Develop a hugely powerful aerobic base on which to build your season
* Develop and increase your power output on the bike for all races and conditions
* Develop your ability to sprint and to sprint further
* Build your top end power and be able to sustain it for longer
* Be able to climb more powerfully and effectively
* Smash your time trial personal bests
* And actually win bike races!

Good luck with your season!