Cycling Weekly – July 25, 2019

Cycling Weekly | July 25, 2019 | 53

THE OTHER RIDERS

MICHELLE

ARTHURS-BRENNAN

CW’s Michelle, 30, has been

working hard chasing top-10s

THIS MONTH’S GOAL

QTop 10 at a National Team

Series race

Progress report: “I could only make

it to three of the six National Team

Series events. My final opportunity

was at Oakley on July 6. The finish

was chaotic and I had to slam on

my brakes to avoid a late crash, but

managed to launch a second surge

for eighth — mission accomplished!”

UPCOMING GOALS

QEarn cat-1 licence

JAMES BULLEN

Road racer James, 29, is has been

honing his sustainable power

THIS MONTH’S GOAL

QImprove 20-minute power

Progress report: “The season’s

going well: I picked up a win in a

B race, and I’m now focusing on

sustained (20min) power to step up

to cat-two racing, using TTs to focus

on my 400W target. Over the past

month, it’s gone up from 371 to 381

watts, so 19 watts to go!”

UPCOMING GOALS

QPodium in Surrey League

Handicap Champs

QGo sub-4.45 in Ditchling

Beacon hill-climb

I’m definitely capable of finishing in my
goal time of four and a half hours. Usually
in R ideLondon I get to Leith Hill in two
hours in a fast group but then get dropped
on the climb. Who knows, maybe this
year I’ll stick with them. I’m optimistic;
my legs are coming to me at the right time.
I certainly won’t be starving myself to
get down below 99 kilos and risk losing
power; if I get to R ideLondon at 99 or 100
kilos and my power is where it is today,
I’ll be happy.
Being on the CW Fitness Project is
definitely keeping my mind focused and
training consistent — because none of my
friends let me forget about it!

Gareth’s power is on the up

now he’s dialled in his diet

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