Chris Simpson's advice on Nutrition and Hydration for the Wicklow 200.
As before my advice on nutrition and hydration for events such as the Wicklow are based on sports science but adjusted for what I have found works for me, the club athlete.
The following notes are a starting point from which to base your fuelling strategy, while identifying some of the key components and looking at some of the myths. As with training etc this subject area is so huge all I can provide here is a brief overview of some of the main points.
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Chris Simpson's article on training for the Wicklow 200/100(Article 1)

Chris Simpson's advice on training for the Wicklow 200/100(Article 2)

This advice is aimed at the inexperienced cyclist who may have taken up serious cycling in the past two years and has not yet completed a Wicklow 200.

I don’t claim any specialist knowledge, other than I took up cycling four years ago at the age of 37 and enjoy every minute I spend on the bike!

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Karen Doyle talks about Cycling Injuries:
Between now and the Wicklow 200 I will give tips on stretching and strengthening to help prevent injury during your cycle training. To kick off I’ll take a look at main areas where cyclists get injured and the frequency of injury in these areas.
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