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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off-road half marathon Sunday
Going to service my 2 bikes and to open the season on the road hilly ride.
Cycling 200k with training partners…that’s the plan anyway
Going to try out my (almost new) cyclo-cross bike in some paths I have been waiting a while to explore.
mid-distance mid-pace mid-day ride. you know, somewhere in the middle of everything.
I’m going to complete the GCN workout mission on Zwift.
Hopefully get out on Sunday if the rain holds off. Attempt my first 100km on Zwift otherwise
My first good weather ride of the year will be on Saturday. A balmy 47 degrees in Utah. Should be fun.
1 easy 30km ride to start my season!
Heading to Tahoe. They are forecasting 20+ inches with the incoming storm! Got my fingers crossed for some solid powder skiing.
I hope that it will be the last weekend for just indoor ride!
Gravel training ride this weekend. Could really use a power meter on that bike.
I’m in Chicago so it’s another weekend on the trainer. Would be better with a new power meter though!
Indoors on the trainer this weekend!
Group ride tomorrow if I make it on time otherwise solo ride shooting for 30+ miles. Sunday is brick day – 30 min ride and 45 min run.
I am going for a 3 hour ride tomorrow preparing for an Ironman race in July.
The weather here in Sweden isn’t very cycle friendly yet. So I guess it will be on the trainer and watching Nordic Ski World Championship on the TV.
Did a trainer ride today. Maybe try to squeeze in another one.
Ok Saturday will be Zwifting on the turbo up the New volcano route or practising my spints. On Sunday taking daughter to A level tutor session which will give me nearly 2 hrs to ride on the local roads around Salisbury Wiltshire uk preparing for the local TT season starting next month.
Rinding some loops in Longchamp!
Will continue my Trainer Road Criterium plan
Step 1, replace snapped skewer. Step 2, try to get motivated for an indoor ride
Just bike trainer…. unfortunately it’s raining here in Italy this week end :-(
Just planning to run this weekend… back cycling next week :)
No cycling, but a 10 mile trail run (possibly followed by a hot tub…)
single figures and raining, that’ll be Zwift for me!
3 days riding.. Friday off work 95km..tomorrow other 3hrs..sunday early 50km..weather permitting
A 40 mile club ride in sunny Southern California.
I’m prepping for my first time trial of the season, 29km, wet, windy, hilly – can’t wait. (Not looking forward to putting on the skinsuit.)
MTB Saturday , long road bike ride Sunday
A couple hours of Zwift and running after one of my kids on her balance bike as she learns.
Spinning away inside on Zwift
Planning a TrainerRoad ride and an outside run in Chicago this weekend!
70km on the flat with a few mates.
Going for long slow ride
50 mile gravel grinder is on deck this weekend. Central Texas rain forecast
Planning an easy ride here in Orlando
Doing a sunday groupride!!
Weekend plans are to hit the bike after the wife finishes park run. Weather is looking ok here in Oxfordshire so first long ride of the year following bruising my ribs on an icy ride is in order. This will be followed by daddy and daughter time swimming and soft play.
No rest for the wicked
If the weather is nice, outdoors for 2hrs before work, failing that Zwift!!
Depends on weather, an hour or two on Saturday.
a gran fondo a day keeps the doctor away
I’ll ride with my gruppetta 120km on Sunday because i have to buy things for my baby on Saturday
Doing my long ride on zwift for the weekend ride.
Winter seems to have returned to the US east coast so it’ll be a couple of indoor rides for me. Time to fire up Trainerroad.
Getting over a back injury. Hoping to do my first ride in two months – 60 mins sweet spot trainer ride.
Its going to be cold here in DC, so I plan on visiting the treadmill and maybe hitting the trainer. Or just eating and getting fatter.
Indoor training with my Bkool in preparation for a cycling week in Majorca, away from the snow.
Saturday a 45 – 55 miler with Lifetime fitness West Palm Valley and Sunday will be a coffee recovery ride of approx. 25 miles.
I mounted a cheapo 40″ LCD in my basement pain cave last weekend. This weekend I have to finish setting it up by running power outlets & Ethernet, etc. Maybe hook up my ancient HTIB for some good surround sound. Can’t wait to ride with something bigger than my little laptop screen!
I am going to get my bike out first time this year and ride for 1-2 hours. The weather is going to up to 12 in midday.
Easy recovery ride ~~~
Maybe a short ride on Saturday but for sure a longer xc ride on Sunday.
Watching Strade Bianche.
Too cold to go outside here. Trainer for me.
We’re waiting on our first foster baby placement, so I have to be ready for that emergency placement phone call. I’ll be sticking near the house in case a call comes to pick a baby up., so I just resubscribed to Zwift to ride at the house.
Indoor trainer ride. But a new power meter would certainly get my HR going!
Heading out for 2 tempo ride with a brick run after.
Zwift tonight (Fri). Group Sufferfest at the LBS on Sat. Probably Zwift or ErgVideo on Sunday.
Next weekend a trip to a sunnier locale for outdoor MTB.
No plans for the weekend as the doctor told me not to. Hope at least it helps!
Martin
with the nice weather in Germany its out and about on my mtb on sat and road on Sunday fun.fun
2 hours on Saturday- Trainer.
3. hours on Sunday. Trainer.
CycleOps Fluid trainer will be my best friend this weekend!
Southern Cross Gravel race on Saturday and recovery MTB ride with the wife Sunday. Looks like a good weekend to me.
With the weekend weather in the South really being nice, planning to get out and group ride for a few hours. Sure wish I could measure my power with a Stages power meter, but that’s why I’m telling you what my plans are, right?
I am attending opening day of my daughter’s softball camp on Saturday, then hiking 6 miles on Monday.
Parkrun Saturday, then a LSR over the Peak District in the UK on Sunday. Maybe a ride in between.
After a week of being sick I’m going to prepare to get some training hours in. Count down to MTB season!!
Track riding on Friday and mtn bike ride on Saturday.
Going to sign back up for Zwift and start working my way back from a back injury. A power meter sure would make Zwift better!
Chomping at the bit to get back on the road, but there’s still a covering of snow in most places, so this weekend will be another on the trainer. Roll on spring!
I’ll just go out for a 15-20 mile ride on Sunday to keep the legs fresh for the warmer weather. I’m going to focus more on elevation this year than distance.
Recovery ride & #stradebianche on TV.
Hill repeats on Saturday and then an easy one on Sunday
14C. So I might even ride short /short for a while.
It will be freezing this weekend. I’ll be doing an FTP test on Sunday
Probably going to do a 60k mtb ride this weekend with some mates. When it’s raining cats and dogs Zwift it is ;-)
I am spending the weekend practicing sky in Austria.
Here in Montreal, Canada, we’ve jumped back into winter with -15C temps and black ice on the roads. I’ll be riding an indoor trainer and teaching an indoor cycling class on Monday, while my Cervelo is headed to the LBS for its spring tune-up.
First race of the year – a cold and hilly, 2-up time trial. Can’t wait!
Going skiing. Maybe I’ll ride the trainer on Monday.
Trainerroad on my Tacx
Well, its going to be -6 tomorrow, so no cycling, but Sunday much better and I’ll do 5k.
A stroller run and some good needed bike maintenence. Got to get ready for nicer weather.
My return, after a long hiatus, to a previous favorite route: Inland from the Pacific Ocean, climb up to ride around Lake Casitas (opposite direction to a section of Stage 4 on the upcoming 2017 Tour of California!) before a long twisty and exhilarating descent towards the Ocean, finishing up with a spot of dolphin watching as I cruise back along the Pacific Coast Highway. Around 45 miles with nearly 3000 ft elevation gain. Average power: TBD!
No rides planned, but got 10K of running planned. Hope to get back to riding more once the snow is gone.
Zwifting Saturday…
Maybe on the trainer, hopefully outside.
Shopping for a replacement bike this weekend
It’s going to be -7C/20F in Boston, tomorrow. I might spend some time on the trainer.
Planning for some cycling on Sunday, after getting back from a trip
Hill repeats on the way home from work on Friday (+10 C out today)
Hockey game Saturday (sprint training)
2 hour indoor tempo ride Sunday (cause it is getting cold again, -10 C forecast)
40 miles with Trek Cenury Training. La Mesa to Alpine and back. About 3000 feet of climbing.
No cycling but ski this weekend. But next week a lot of indoor cycling ahead.
First time with newborn on new hanger. Really looking forward whether he likes it.
I’m on a ride, as we speak. I plan to ride both Saturday and Sunday . It’s going to be a beautiful weekend for riding in Colorado!!! Lots and lots of hills!!!
This weekend there will be a Zwift ftp training and a Zwift ride with a group for at least an hour.
Easy ride because it’s rest week :)
With the weather here, I’m still on the trainer and will be putting in a couple workouts on my Tacx Neo in Watopia!
Hopefully will get in about 75+ miles, or more depending on what I’ve found on Netflix!!
I have 3 kids and getting enough training is always a challenge. My youngest plays tournament baseball and this is his first tournament of the year. Since its cold outside I am going to do my best to squeeze in a ride on Saturday and Sunday on my low end Performance Bike Trainer. I ride indoors with TrainerRoad using virtual power. Sure would love to trade that out for an actual power meter that I could use indoors and out!
Hopefully we will have a Weather window on sunday… Just a Slow ride to keep legs warm.