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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Hopefully a sunny 70+ ride
Long wet ride tomorrow and then medium wet hungover run on Sunday
I’m going to do some GCN workout in Zwift.
Heading out for a training ride as I’ve got a charity ride in the summer!
In order te prepare for the Tour of Flanders touristic ride I planned to cycle around 150km
Trainer road Saturday followed by club training ride Sunday. Bring on the spring road races!
10k run and some x-country skiing. Maybe indoor cycling sunday..
Plans will include a 50 mile bike followed by a quick 3 mile run
plan 2 hours ride on Zwift.
Cycling through the forecasted rain on the gritty, potholed Stirlingshire roads. Still, it’s got to be better than today’s run…
An hour inside on the trainer. ?
If the weather cooperates I’m going to get a ride in on the mountain bike to test all of the upgrades I did over the winter.
A 25-30 ride on Sunday. Likely on the trainer unless it warms up a bit outside.
Well I’m moving so my activity involves packing and drinking.
2 hours of delightful bike trainer time Saturday and 1 hour of slowish recovery on Sunday.
Planning on a 90 min. trainer ride.
Given the weather forecast, probably just some Zwift on Sunday.
Just a leisurely 60k loop
A couple 2 hour rides
Will exchange the bike sessions with skate skiing, supposed to be perfect winter weather here in the Swedish mountains Saturday and Sunday. Back to the bike trainer next week.
Saturday I am planning a 70 miles club ride in the morning and in the afternoon I will have to ride another 10 miles(+10 return) with my courtesy Brompton bike to collect my serviced Brompton.
Sunday has a poor weather forecast so it will be wifey time!
Done 10km run already – about to go for 90mins on the roadie and probably a long run tomorrow morning. I love weekends
Getting a MTB makeover Saturday and hopefully riding outside Sunday!
I did my favorite 20 hills interval training today.
The first this year and probably not the last
probably nothing this time
Awesome weather for Tucson so Gates Pass and Mt Lemmon on the menu this weekend.
Will be completing ftp builder workouts on zwift. Also, probably a race as well. Don’t currently have a power meter. Would be amazing.
Zwift time…
Had some mild Atlantic Canadian weather last week to get out but back to the -teens Celsius this weekend!
The weather here in Ottawa, Canada is dropping to -22C tomorrow morning, so I’ll be crushing TrainerRoad intervals inside while looking forward to riding in Amelia Island, FL two weeks from now!
As it happens I’m trying to sort out a power meter for my bike by the time I get to Florida! Fingers crossed…
Commuting home from work tonight. Then it’s supposed to start raining, so that’ll probably be it for me for the weekend.
Zwfting on my Wahoo Kickr. Nothing special.
No ride but a run because of expected bad weather. Maybe if it’s not too bad I change my mind a and do both
Figured out that the best thing to do with my old bike parts is to buy a used frame off of eBay and put them all on it. So hopefully I’ll be riding a new… er… old bike this weekend. It could certainly use a power meter!
Zwift in the morning, chariot ride with the kids in the afternoon to enjoy the spring like conditions.
I’m down here in Sarasota, FL and it’s gonna be mid-70s this weekend! Perfect time for a “birthday ride” (ride your age in miles which, in my case is 57).
Hopefully enjoying the warming up Korean weather with an easy ride through the local hills.
heavy rain here for the weekend, so a couple of 50km sessions on the trainer watching last week’s het nieuwsblad and tonight’s strade bianche…
Long indoor session w/ Trainer Road
Hopefully get out for a training ride at Bobbin Head tomorrow to continue training for a 100k ride later this month. Thanks DCR for all the awesome reviews (and giveaways)
Hopefully I’ll be able to have a long bay area ride around the mountains…
It is going to be minus 19 celsius this weekend, I am going to train on my Computrainer.
Im off to Cornwall to cycle the West Country this weekend. Rain and wind here we come!!!
2 hours ride on turbo
Plan to head out early on Sunday. Hopefully back before the rain and before the family wakes!
Trainer Road Saturday and fat bike Sunday. A few beverages in between
Looks like rain this weekend – I’ll be in on the trainer after a run.
With an all-day 26mi fancy dress off-road pub-crawl on Sunday & parkrun on Saturday morning, there won’t be much opportunity for cycling. So it’ll probably just be a ride to & from the park.
Between 2 and 3 hours ride on Saturday
Sunday Imperial Century, Sunday on the NEO
Flying to Phoenix this weekend to watch nephew in spring training baseball, going to be lucky to find time to get away and ride which is ok because its an off week after riding strong in NorCal for last 3 months.
Out in the rain – those summer smiles won’t happen by themselves!
Cycling to and from the Cambridge half marathon (but its only a couple miles on the bike). Thanks, Chris
I plan on rolling my fat butt onto the kickr and hope I don’t injure myself yet again. Plan on short 1hr ride on Saturday followed by even shorter 30min easy following my hockey game.
Actually there is no cycling planned for this weekend but an important hockey game that might count in as well.
Got a poorly foot so a quick spin on the turbo on zwift should get the blood flowing.
Trainerroad workout on the Kickr in my basement
Riding the cape argus in Cape Town this weekend.
160km on the TT Bike :-)
An ease 50-60 km ride on Saturday morning and watching the Strade Bianchi spectacle in the afternoon.
First clubride of the season.
Rain meant I was the only one to turn up for our Saturday morning group ride, so I did a few hills on my own. Tomorrow I’ll ride with my wife as she prepares for her first big ride – 70 km Blayney to Bathurst.
This weekend is a hiking weekend in Arizona, but next weekend is going to be a pair of long tandem rides with the wife.
I’m planning to get some miles this weekend, 100km today in rain and 2°C and the same on Sunday.
Just finished a 65km ride with my son and some other juniors. Track racing tomorrow.
Probably trainer saturday ans sunday as forcast in my area is rain only!!
Practising contact with other riders in a group. And commute to work
rain + rain + more rain = trainer sessions. Intervals to keep it interesting
As i am newly addicted to this sport.
I am ready to battle a 15mile slog in the heavy rain. All for the chance of getting another post cycle rush that comes after.
Riding the Boca Cycling Clinic annual “Hill Hell Day”,
Two rides on the trainer planned. To cold to head outside.
Unfortunately, no cycling, and no ski resort parties for me this weekend, as I’m down with a severe back problem. Pain killers are my friend for now! The hot tub does sound like a good idea, though.
I’m going to take out my new-to-me bike and ride up into the foothills of northern Colorado.
Two option, if is not raining bike riding on Maggiore Lake otherwise run around Varese Lake
After one week if ski, I’ll probably spent some hours on the bike is weather is warm enough.
Some tempo training with 20min attend SST should be fine.
Watching the Strade Bianche!
See you in Zwift
Im joining an executive class road race 106km long.
I’m doing a local 70 mile loop around the lanes & quiet back roads of Bath (UK), with a coffee & cake stop at a National Trust cafe. Fingers are currently crossed for a dry day!!
London Marathon training long run tomorrow with some easy recovery cycling on Sunday.
No cycling this weekend :( 20k run instead.
Zwift of course baby! :)
Planning two to three TrainerRoad session on the Kickr and get back on track with my Rolling-Road-Race program.
Winter is still in full swing here in Oregon. My biking plans will more than likely be in the on the trainer in the garage in case of snow :)
My cycling plans are most likely going to be inside on the spin bike. Otherwise it’ll be outside with the subset of cycling that doesn’t use a bike.
Saturday it’s a Trainerroad workout for me (Solomons) and on Sunday is the club ride, always fun, mostly ego-crushing hill sprints to the top until your legs burn and your lung bursts, rince and repeat!
No cycling for me this weekend as have childcare duties, but managed 123km yesterday as Spring arrived.
Short ride as I’m still recovering :(
Evening trainer ride to recover from long run as part of marathon build up!
Run a slow 10 on Saturday, followed by a similarly slow 25ish ride on Sunday
FTP test, then some sweetspot session the next day
In Michigan, so on the trainer (Kurt Kinetic) with TrainerRoad. Thinking about a 3×20 on Sunday…
I’ve recently broken my Collarbone whilst racing so will be on the turbo both days! Not too fussed as the weather forecast doesn’t look that great! Oh, and somebody has got to watch the Strade Bianchi right?
Sweet Spot and Tempo rides.
Traveling for work – 2 hour hotel bike slog….
Damaged my left shoulder skiing, so my Saturday swim session is traided in for leg, back and stomach works out and Sunday it’s spinning time.
This weekend is trainer weekend.
I need this in my life
Cycling to go look at homes to buy
Still recovering from knee surgery, but will take a couple short rides and also devote time for my summer cleaning, bottom bracket replacement, chainring replacement, and new chain install.
Saturday will be a 75 min trainer ride and Sunday will be out and about on a 60 mile ride