Now, the best teenager riding bicycles are competing with experienced professional players in the World War and even defeating experienced occupations. This change may cause you to believe that the young champion today is training or with the past with the past The children get along with each other. And you will partially. People who ride bicycles in schools, future stars of this sport, can now use cutting-edge training tools such as Power Meters, GPS, Biometrics Trackers and Smart Trainers-the equipment that cannot be dreaming about. Through accurate performance measurement, these young riders know exactly that they need to reach the highest level. More importantly, the elimination of primary gear restrictions in 2023, which means that young people now use the same ratio as professionals-nothing has shrunk.
In addition to excellent talents, these young prodigies are facing the same limitations and challenges as early bikes. The timing of adolescence and children’s physical development is very different, and excessive physical pressure applied to the growing body can cause complications. Then there is the requirements of daily life: Although more and more 18-year-old WorldTour professionals can be fully committed to training, their peers prepare for A-level peers must take into account courses, examinations and homework-they are not time to improve at all. Elite training level. So what will the future sports training champion of the junior year today? What should those who follow the wheel orbit be followed?
Primary feeling
Top talent Atkins (center) is still at school
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Leon Atkins is the most exciting young rider in Britain. 16 years old from Hitford County [UK] In his two -kilometer personal pursuit, he won 11 national championships, when he was only 15 years old on June 15, 2024. -The premature body than most of his peers-Atkins comes from all the ideological genres, participating in track and field, highway, mountain bicycles and hurricane calendars. He said: “This may be difficult because you have never really got off the off -season and have been racing, but it will make it more interesting, and I never want to stop any discipline.”
Atkins, who started the game, may be a perfect case study: What training did he conduct about the development of his bicycle? He said: “Until the first year when I was the U16 rider or youth A, I did not have structured training.” “I ride two and a half hours a week, always for fun.” Last season, it was his The last rider is expected to be in the junior high school team in 2025. He has increased the amount and intensity of training.
He said, “I still do it at school, how many times I can do, but usually in the summer, I went home at 4 pm and rode for two to three hours.” “These are always basic amusement facilities, and do some. Better efforts to reduce things. For an hour’s journey, his weekly number is usually about 12 hours. He added: “The longest journey I have done is 205 kilometers, but this is a one -time training camp.”
Under the guidance of the coach and data management expert of Gavin, the 16 -year -old young man, under the guidance of his father Gavin’s father Gavin, shared an example of a large number of training weeks from the end of June: “I have it. One two -hour youth played on Sunday, and then I played two and a half hours of track on Monday. Ilkley youth and adults were charged, so I played a total of four hours of competition. “This is not a typical week,” Atkins said a warning. He said: “Because I have participated in many competitions, I do not have a fierce meeting in training.” “I am not old; I must maintain the fun and long training of training. Stable cycling is my favorite thing, and how many in the future. I will do what I will do in the year.
Sports skills
As parents or guardians, there are reasons to worry that junior students are too early, especially in the strength and conditioning work of the gym. Evidence that has no argument shows that strength training can help prevent damage, but when will the athletes who start developing weights be safe? What is a guide?
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“Young people should start with their physical skills and physical movements, which does not mean weight,” said Robbert de Groot, head of VISMA rental bicycle development. “If you can effectively use low energy costs, then your efficiency is very high, which is very beneficial.” He refers to under 16 years of age. “For people aged 12 to 15, it is good for a certain education skills to educate sports skills. Then, according to their physical maturity rate, and under professional guidance, when to increase weight.” Is there an ideal age? Intersection “Not exactly, but it is between 15 and 18,” De Groot. Atkins complies with this suggestion and has a strong meeting every week.
Under the guidance of data
Today’s junior students have a lot of training assistance
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Another problem of parents is early contact training tools and data. Pureists insist that the focus of young people must be enjoyed, not performance indicators. But Atkins did not agree. He said, “I have a heart rate monitor since I was nine or 10 years old, but I have never really interested.” “This is just knowing my benchmark. With age, tracking it is good. Said, I use it more as a game: see, see how much heart rate I can get! “11 years old, he got his father’s old power meter. “I didn’t use it correctly until a few years ago, but I really don’t know what [power output] It’s good. It is not wearing my bicycle for performance, but if I want to be the best person, it will help. “
Now, Atkins is close to the elite level of this sport, pores fill his data. “I analyzed my training with my dad. His data is very good. I like it. Everything is related to the trend, and check whether things are developing in a wrong or correct direction. In the past, British bicycles have been more old in this regard. , But they have worked more now, and recently asked people [junior] The college wants to get a Hoop band. “
The combination of data and experience has given Atkins a high confidence in monitoring its progress. He said, “I’m very good at listening to my body, which is not difficult to me.” “You know how you feel when you get up. I use the OUTA ring. [to track sleep and recovery] And combine it with my feelings and my static heart rate trend. “How did he know when it improved?” On the bicycle, I watched the power number of stable cycling-in the past few years, they have greatly increased. I can now carry out a three -hour drive at a high -power level, and it feels completely good, and a few years ago, I had to go to bed afterwards. “
At the goal of enjoying a better game, in order to attract the interest of professional teams, Atkins’ training will continue to increase. He said: “Strava’s year-end report shows how I steadily increase the amount of training, I hope to continue this trend until the professional level.” “This is not your jump in one breath-a transition from a youth rider transition It takes six to seven years to the world’s large rider. “
Guided by Dad
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The Shibden Hope Tech Apex has been the British outstanding junior club team in the past two years. Their top alumni Cat Ferguson and Imogen Wolff have ensured the WorldTour contract with Movistar and Vismalease A. Ferguson won in the third professional competition in September. A few days later, the road competition and time trial world championship. In less than a week, she won again. Her father, Tim, is the manager of the Shibden team. The timetable for athletes to athletes is similar to Atkins.
Ferguson’s number of coach suggestions depends on the length of the game. “The maximum length of the U16 rider is one hour, so the training volume [of the longest rides] It should be reflected, a little longer-but we are talking about the biggest amusement facilities of two hours, not four to five hours. “He said.” When they become a junior, the game becomes 2 to 2 to two hours, and this number has increased again. When they approach their predecessors with four hours, there is another step. “The increase is gradual, from the average 10-12 hours of training from 16 to 18-20 hours. There is also a difference between gender. Ferguson added:” The boy’s game is faster and the intensity is higher, so they need to be in the Make more effects in training. “
Hug failure
The conventional meeting you can play is good psychological and physical exercise
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Each rider joined the Ferguson team has a 15 -page manual covering training, racing and social media use and other themes. Ferguson suggested that his young athletes make the training interesting, specific, progressive, consistent, and driven by internal power, and point to his daughter’s success. He said: “I have never told cats she must participate in the competition or training-it comes from the inside, this should be.” In the manual, Ferguson suggested to conduct a “failure test”: “You need to conduct regular meetings to let you kick kick Ball. This may be chaingang once a week -whether you will decrease every week (I hope this), or a bunch of big, ugly guys or junior boys, so that the pace is so fast, your legs are screaming, your legs are screaming, your legs are screaming, Until vomiting. This is also good in the body, as well as spiritual perseverance. Essence
Atkins is now preparing for the first season of him as a junior high school rider. If he intends to reach the world company, what will he need? -I want to hear Ferguson’s view. “Some parents came to me and asked what the magic recipe was. I hope I told them that they must take blue or red pills,” the people of York said, and my question said frankly. “But there is no magical answer: this is about consistent, gradually training rather than excessive training.”
Young rider DOS and no
Robbert de Groot is the head of bicycle development of VISMA rental. This is his golden rule for young riders.
How much training should junior students receive? “Ten to 12 hours is the average level, but it depends on individuals; we see that many junior students do 13-16 hours, their bodies can be acceptable. If they can spread them to different activities, such as gym or running And that’s also valid “”
What are the most important skills for junior college students? “The balance between training and recovery. Perhaps more training is good, but you can’t work harder to train and rest. Learning to rest and rest assured in your mind. This is a learning process. This is a learning process. Because young people are full of vitality.
What should I pay attention to? “Eat more! Especially on bicycles, because they are easy to increase the number and intensity of cycling, and at the same time forget that they need to eat more. We see 9 of the 10 junior students who do not understand.”
Should junior students call heavy food? “I have opposed this very early. The focus should be on the general understanding of food health, what the body needs, and the understanding of the duration and strength of the activity.”
