With the right mental approach, we think there's at least 100 miles in the reserve tank. You just need to know how to tap in to those reserves.

That's really easy for us to say, of course, but how can it be done it reality?

The answer is not a magical tap on your handlebars that you can open, when you need an extra dose of something. Equally, it's not ripping open a handy gel and expecting to turn in to Geraint Thomas or your favourite Pro cyclist. The truth behind how you can access those hidden resources is rather more mundane.

Yes it is about being fit enough.

Yes it is about being hydrated and fuelled properly but, most importantly I believe, it is about knowing you are prepared and that you can adapt, improvise and overcome if you need to.

All clients are different but the questions below give you some idea of where Conversational Coaching can go, in order to help you be better prepared.

• What gets in your way of achieving your personal objectives?

• What does success look like, when you think about attempting L'Etape du Tour, La Marmotte, Paris-Roubaix or other events you have planned?

• What makes you tighten up as you go faster down a descent?

• Why does rain put you off from riding your bike? 

• Why can't you ride all the way up that local hill?

Let's get talking to find out what is blocking you and then find ways to get over, under, around or through them!