March Power Meter Giveaway Time!

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It’s March already.  Which means that for many in the Northern Hemisphere you’re likely starting to increase the mileage and times of your workouts in preparation for the spring and summer ahead.  As such, there’s likely no better time to up your training game with some new gadgets.  Thus, I’m here to give you the power.  Or rather, my partner in giveaway crime Clever Training is.  I’m just like the guy calling you to tell you that you won the sweepstakes.

In any case….

As of a few weeks ago, Clever Training now stocks Stages power meters.  So they’ll be giving the winner a free Stages power meter of their choice.  As for the crank flavor: Carbon, aluminum, cookie-dough..whatever floats your boat…it’s yours.  Hell – I’ll even say that you can pick up the entire crankset if you want.  Hopefully, the CT folks won’t mind, because I’m writing this late and had a few too many glasses of wine to bother calling them.  You can thank me later…or now.

How to enter:

Simply leave a short description of your cycling plans for the weekend (or, if you enter in on Monday, what you cycled over the weekend).

Note that if you partied in a hot-tub at a ski resort instead of cycling this weekend, that’s fully acceptable.  I’m 100% on your side. Obviously though, simply detail that activity instead as your response.

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Monday, March 6th, 2017 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time.  Winner will be selected randomly.  One entry per person.  The selected product/products will then be ordered immediately and shipped immediately, assuming they’re in stock.

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6,095 Comments

  1. Dimitar Dimitrov

    I will be commuting with my bike to work over the weekend as unfortunately I’m working this weekend! :(

  2. gaukler

    I’ll be biking out for beer on Saturday, and running in a 5k race on Sunday.

  3. Enoch Palmer

    finally getting out to ride again after a nyc winter!

  4. James Smith

    Ohh sweet. . .I too am glasses of wine in . . nursing ankle and knee pain. . .Cycling right now is cross training only . . .60 min on Saturday. Aerobic. . .All other training is for my first 1/2 marathon in Mex city.

  5. Nate t

    Calming for rain here, so maybe a bit of time on the trainer?

  6. Tosin Akinmusuru

    Hopefully getting a long ride on zwift with my brother-in-law.

  7. Chris

    Putting my new wheels on my bike, then 180K of new wheel “bliss”!

  8. gfl

    It’ll depend on the weather, either track training or hours on the saddle outside.

  9. Robin

    No cycling plans for me this weekend. Currently in Wanaka, New Zealand to not do the Motatapu Marathon I signed up for….

  10. Ben

    Going for a singletrack cruise around my local forest in Kenya.

  11. Darius Kulikauskas

    No cycling for me this weekend, but a power meter would help.

  12. Peter Den Heijer

    Just skiën in the alps. On the bike again next week!

  13. Andrej

    No cycling, still good conditions for alpine skiing.

  14. Charles Schwartz

    Going to run run and run. Cycling season in Montreal is a few weeks off still…! But tri training has begun!

  15. Elizabeth Dansie

    Bike is getting a tune and a 55k race is in the schedule. But once I’m done with this race, I’ll have much more time to ride which Im very excited for.

  16. Nick

    I’ll fully intend to go riding as usual, and then remember that I’ve got 2 kids that are up at 6am and a wife who needs a break.

  17. PeterE

    -10C forecast for the weekend, so definitely a couple of indoor sessions are in order.

  18. Shay

    Saturday I have a 2.5 your ride and subday I fly to wonderful New Jersey!

  19. Jim Shepardson

    Riding a sufferfest workout friday afternoon but too busy to get in any rides this weekend :-(

  20. Andi

    Do a long ride with TrainerRoad :)

  21. Benoit Faivre

    Thanks for the opportunity Ray,
    My cycling plans for the weekend would be a leisure ride with the kids to go to the park on Saturday and an 1.5 hours ride on Beach Rd, Melbourne on Sunday..

  22. Jeff G

    I’ll be doing TrainerRoad sessions on Friday and Saturday, followed by a 50-mile group ride on Sunday.

  23. I’m writing new smart-trainer software, so I’ll be riding indoors. Recovery Friday, VO2Max work on Saturday, and a long endurance ride on Sunday.

  24. Jamie

    2 hour easy ride on Sunday.

  25. Daniel

    I’ll be doing a recovery ride after a trail 1/2 marathon Saturday

  26. Hubert

    i plan to do 2 Workouts from TrainerRoad-Trainingplan. 120 Minutes and 135 Minutes.

  27. Dan

    Planning on a couple of sweet spot workouts on the trainer. Looking forward to spring and outdoor riding, but will have to wait a few more weeks!

  28. Marcus Lowry

    I will be riding my trainer while watching netflix.

  29. Benjamin Pettett

    I’ll be trying out some new road shoes I received through the week and hopefully catching some Strade Bianche and Paris-Nice TV coverage! Cheers.

  30. Derek Chan

    Going cycling around the local hills with friends.

  31. Paul in Kirkland

    Not sure about any cycling – snow forecast for the weekend, in March, in Seattle! – but I might be buying a mountain bike. So I guess…cycling in a parking during for a test ride? Does that count?

  32. Rónán Mac Con Iomaire

    A group ride in the rain, where we will go out too hard and return exhausted!

  33. Scott

    450 Mephistopheles runs

  34. David Harris

    Nice longer day-50 miles or so for me. Hmm I wonder what my power output will be….

  35. Melvin

    Will be away in Malaysia for a run-cycle-run race!

  36. Mark Delcambre

    Trying to get an hour on the trainer at some point this weekend.

  37. michael khamsot

    bike to work Saturday but will be doing a ride in the snow/rain on Sunday!

  38. Virgile Lecoultre

    Most likely Zwift time given the snow storm forecasted here…

  39. Dan

    Not cycling, but starting my three month 2nd degree black belt cycle in Taekwondo.

  40. Piotr

    I am planing to do part of Camino Portugues by bike, from Lisbon to Tamar or even Coimbra with a group of friends. We will sleep wherever we will find accommodation on the way. It should take us 2 day :)

  41. JuhaN

    Still some indoor cycling with Zwift in Finland. Too cold outside…

  42. Jonathan

    I’ll be doing my first group ride this weekend.

  43. John L

    Stuck on the training most likely :(

  44. Carol B

    I’ll be trying out my Stac Zero indoor trainer which just arrived on Zwift, since the next wave of rain is forecast for already flooded California.

  45. Steeve

    I am traveling (without my bike) this weekend so I will be running.
    But I will be back on the bike on Monday ;)

  46. Olli

    1-2 hours on the trainer both days.

  47. BrianF

    I’ll be off doing a 200k, hopefully without rain, but it’s looking like I’m foolishly optimistic. Oh well.

  48. Paul appleyard

    Looks like rain most of the weekend so a weekend of Trainer Road looks likely.

  49. Scott Hulbert

    Saturday is a no go for me its gonna be below 20F, Sunday on the other hand will be a blistering 40F so I will be able to get in my favorite 30 mile quick weekend route. I’m hoping the weather finally warms up a bit more so I can get off the trainer and outside but thats part of the NY (state not city) life.

  50. David Laganière

    No cycling plans for the weekend! Back from a work trip and will go out with friends to play board games downtown!

  51. Daniel Rosman

    If my legs recover from my runs I’ll take a 30 mile ride to Fantasy Island :)

  52. Oleksandr

    No cycling this weekend. Only running – go, go, go!

  53. Yohann

    This Sunday is going to be fun: 9*1km run Sat, and a 2h build Sunday followed by a quick transition run!

  54. Francois C.

    Cycling between 2 rains

  55. Jason Carter

    This weekend I will be riding a 30 miler as I start back from a lengthy off season.

  56. Albert

    Finally getting out on a bike after a long jaunt overseas with mainly running. I plan on mixing running and cycling over the weekend!

  57. Mac Brown

    Planning on getting a ride in – Solvabg Century is next week!

  58. Tim Connor

    on the old stationary bike this weekend :-(

  59. Jeff

    In Cyprus top avoid the Zurich snow, but actually running a race on Sunday, not cycling.

  60. Greg

    2 hour Buddy ride on flat roads outside of town.

  61. Eric

    Testing ride with my new rear derailleur, and hoping for some good weather in rainy California

  62. Patrick Bashor

    Saturday brick with a 2.5 hour trainer ride on Sunday.

  63. Brian

    I’ll ride to work Friday and that’s probably it. Still ski season after all…

  64. Christian

    I’ll be finishing up the XC-skiing session on Tauplitzalm. And then the bike-season is going to start :))

  65. Alexander

    After commuting home tonight I’m going to be giving the bike a miss as my knee is stuffed and I should really go see my physio… I’ll take a Stages though :-P

  66. Jonas

    Some zwift sweaty goodness

  67. Henrik

    Trying to doing a ride to the city and back.

  68. Andrew Tortoishell

    Recovery after sufferfest KoS weekends in a row

  69. MattH

    supposed to be doing a 180km long ride as final prep for link to bicyclenetwork.com.au

    But heavy rain forecast in Sydney, so it may turn into 2 x 3hr rides on the trainer…..

  70. Nir Oren

    This is a recovery week, so a short grind up a local hill a couple of times, and then babysitting duties.

  71. robin wade

    I just put my new bike together so it will a good time to break it in

  72. coach Dion

    with the Argus Cycle tour only a week away I should take the bike out for one last ride to make sure it works!

  73. Joel Engström

    3*8/6 on the trainer on Saturday and short brick session with only 30 min cycling before threshold running session on Sunday
    Regards

  74. Heikki L.

    Basic commutes plus hopefully a good 3-4 hours of training, still with the Wattbike, though. Can’t wait for the Spring to get here and get the outdoor riding started, hopefully equiped with a powermeter.

  75. Andreas Huber

    Having two small kids, i just hope to find a short time slot to do some kms on the bike.

  76. No cycling for me… 30k Trail run up a mountain

  77. Paul Irwin

    Gravel grinding some unknown back roads!

  78. Tom Burgin

    Just a quick 20K ride this weekend, too busy!

  79. Gertjan

    Just a short ride for this weekend. Nothing special

  80. Mickey

    Gonna be pretty cold, probably gonna stick to zwift

  81. Andrew

    Will be doing 3×12′ at z4 Saturday and an abp ride on Sunday.

  82. 2 hour interval training

  83. Pavel

    One of the days (depending of the weather) would be a Cube Netherlands event to test ride all their bikes, and second day, I think, would be a short circle of 100 km between closest cities.

  84. Jose

    3 hours ride on sunday

  85. Mark H

    Not much biking on the weekend- I put my miles in commuting during the week.

  86. Thirumaran Muthusamy

    Mostly sweetspot training to build back the endurance after a short break.

  87. Skilly

    Easy cycle Saturday prepping for 40km trail race Sunday

  88. Tommy

    Not a lot of training this weekend.
    RAAM Crew meeting

  89. Alberto

    Sunday cycing for sure, but where?

  90. Wayne Schaap

    New bike weekend so hoping to get a lot of riding in, with lots of hills.

  91. Kai Chen

    Sunday plans: Local school organized 168km sportive

    Saturday plans: Delivery pizza? Catch Logan in theaters?

  92. Serban Mestecaneanu

    I am going in the mountains over the weekend and still have not decided between trail run or mountain bike…

  93. Rodney E.

    Sill on the indoor trainer due to a storm coming in, for the next 4 days.

  94. Massi

    I will be using cycling on the trainer (Tacx Vortex Smart) just as warm up for a long run. Very relaxing to wake up like this.

  95. Evgeniy Egorov

    Still a bit too chilly (+4c) for outdoor ride, so indoor training session it is (Les Mills RPM).

  96. Christophe

    Trying to get on the bike again after 3 weeks of illness and injuries.
    Depending on the weather, it will be inside or outside.

  97. Steve H

    50km mountain bike race to keep me busy Saturday. Recovery time with beer on Sunday!

  98. Sebastian

    This weekend I’m going for a more or less combined swim and cycling training on saturday. Since it’s supposed to be raining all day on sunday I’ll probably just try to squeeze in a short run.

  99. Ben Mullin

    Last cross country ski race of this less than snowy ski season. Then lots and lots of biking.

  100. Erin

    Once around the lake plus a little bit more.