{"id":204759,"date":"2026-02-20T13:16:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=204759"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:16:57","slug":"the-five-lessons-i-learned-from-training-the-whole-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/02\/20\/the-five-lessons-i-learned-from-training-the-whole-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Five Lessons I Learned From Training the Whole Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Every article about winter training preaches the same gospel: Be consistent. Be structured. Stay disciplined. Optimise everything short of your breathing pattern.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apparently, if you follow the plan perfectly, you\u2019ll get stronger, leaner, faster, and possibly regrow your balding hair. I\u2019m still waiting on that last one. The truth is less cinematic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, consistency works. But life doesn\u2019t pause because you downloaded a training plan. Birthdays show up. Work detonates. Someone texts \u201cjust one drink\u201d on a Thursday, and suddenly, it\u2019s 1:47 a.m. You\u2019re not in a training camp. You\u2019re in a living room with a fan, laundry on the chair, and responsibilities staring back at you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, structure brings gains. It also brings the creeping desire to redecorate the garage Kurt Cobain style after your 47th perfectly executed interval while watching numbers move by 0.3%. Yes, if your rest days are active, your legs will thank you, but your significant other won&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your goal is to duel Remco in April, commit fully. Be precise. Be relentless. Become a robot with a heart that beats once every two minutes. However, if your goal is to get stronger without letting winter training swallow your identity, moderation suddenly looks intelligent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I trained all winter. I had goals. I hit most of them. I also missed rides, improvised sessions, and occasionally chose sleep over heroism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, here are the 5 things that no trainer or cycling guru will ever tell you because they earn their bread by you getting the most out of their training sessions. I don&#8217;t. And I don&#8217;t care if you can humble Jay Vine with your effort on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/ride-tested\/alpe-dhuez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpe d&#8217;Huez.<\/a> I&#8217;m simply here to make sure you reach achievable, low-key goals without letting winter training obsess over your life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-ys-post-pinup\"><article class=\"loop-simple post-204624 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-and-training tag-winter-cycling tag-winter-training global-categories-cycling\" data-postid=\"204624\" role=\"article\" data-post-id=\"204624\" data-word-count=\"592\" data-headline-length=\"54\" data-category=\"Health &amp; Training\" data-global-category=\"Cycling\" data-author=\"Jiri Kaloc\" data-published=\"2026-01-27T18:53:15+00:00\" data-published-day=\"Tuesday\">\n    <div class=\"entry-thumbnail article-thumbnail\" content=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/01\/Winter-Cycling-Friends-profimedia-0651755891-CVR-150x150.webp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/01\/27\/winter-riding-why-its-a-different-sport-altogether\/\" class=\"image-holder\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/01\/Winter-Cycling-Friends-profimedia-0651755891-CVR.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/01\/Winter-Cycling-Friends-profimedia-0651755891-CVR.webp 990w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/01\/Winter-Cycling-Friends-profimedia-0651755891-CVR-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/01\/Winter-Cycling-Friends-profimedia-0651755891-CVR-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/01\/Winter-Cycling-Friends-profimedia-0651755891-CVR-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/01\/Winter-Cycling-Friends-profimedia-0651755891-CVR-272x182.webp 272w\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw\" alt=\"winter-riding-why-its-a-different-sport-altogether\"\/><\/a><\/div>    <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n        <a class=\"label label-secondary post-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/category\/health-and-training\/\" title=\"Health &amp; Training\">Health &amp; Training<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"entry-details\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/01\/27\/winter-riding-why-its-a-different-sport-altogether\/\" class='entry-title-wrapper'>\n            <h3 class=\"entry-title\"><span>Winter Riding: Why It\u2019s a Different Sport Altogether<\/span><\/h3>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>It\u2019s OK to miss a ride \u2013 just don\u2019t make it a habit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going out for a drink is not a sin. OK, it is a sin when you do it during the Nativity Fast (shout out to all the Orthodox Christians out there), but you get the idea. Well, call me a sinner, but I do prefer to grab a beer with friends in December over pedalling alone next to the Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, my Christmas tree is gorgeous, but once I start speaking with the decorative angels, it\u2019s a wake-up call. So I skipped a ride (or three). And you know what happened? Nothing. The bike didn\u2019t explode. Neither my FTP nor my results. My next session was actually better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consistency may be key, but sanity is the door. To be honest, I\u2019d rather walk through the door than squeeze myself through the keyhole for a theoretical 0.7% gain. I\u2019m only human, after all, and cycling is just a hobby.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, missing a ride shouldn\u2019t become a habit. It\u2019s fine to prioritise social events, going to the cinema, and spending quality time with your significant other every now and then. But if you want results, you still have to ride. So, it\u2019s OK to miss a ride, just don\u2019t make a habit out of it.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Staring at dashboards will burn you out<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a special kind of fatigue that doesn\u2019t live in your legs. It lives in Excel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winter can quietly turn you into a lab experiment. Perfect intervals. Perfect cadence. Perfect compliance score. You start analysing your warm-up like you\u2019re budgeting to buy a new home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At some point, I realised I was no longer riding. I was auditing. That\u2019s when things get weird. You begin chasing decimal points. You celebrate a 0.2% improvement as if you&#8217;d cured something. Meanwhile, you\u2019re pedalling in front of a wall that has memorised your breathing pattern.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I stopped treating every session like a spreadsheet inspection. I subscribed to <a href=\"http:\/\/rouvy.com\">Rouvy<\/a> and started to plan my routes to mimic my training structure. It brought a dose of chaos, which was quite welcomed. You don\u2019t get perfect intervals, but in real life, you never do. You don\u2019t get exactly 35 seconds of rest every 5 minutes. You get 67 seconds after a 5-minute climb, then 4 minutes after a 10-minute climb, and finally 17 seconds before the next one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This chaotic approach saved me from getting bored out of my mind and dragged me back every day for every training session.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, structure will build better fitness, but obsession will build resentment, and resentment has terrible watts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-ys-post-pinup\"><article class=\"loop-simple post-204704 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-and-training tag-cyclist-immunity tag-immunity-boosts tag-indoor-cycling tag-vitamin-d global-categories-cycling\" data-postid=\"204704\" role=\"article\" data-post-id=\"204704\" data-word-count=\"541\" data-headline-length=\"53\" data-category=\"Health &amp; Training\" data-global-category=\"Cycling\" data-author=\"Jiri Kaloc\" data-published=\"2026-02-10T15:03:34+00:00\" data-published-day=\"Tuesday\">\n    <div class=\"entry-thumbnail article-thumbnail\" content=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2024\/04\/Cyclist-Sunset-Earth-Day-profimedia-0776044839-CVR-150x150.webp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/02\/10\/cyclist-immunity-the-indoor-air-and-sunshine-problem\/\" class=\"image-holder\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2024\/04\/Cyclist-Sunset-Earth-Day-profimedia-0776044839-CVR.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2024\/04\/Cyclist-Sunset-Earth-Day-profimedia-0776044839-CVR.webp 990w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2024\/04\/Cyclist-Sunset-Earth-Day-profimedia-0776044839-CVR-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2024\/04\/Cyclist-Sunset-Earth-Day-profimedia-0776044839-CVR-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2024\/04\/Cyclist-Sunset-Earth-Day-profimedia-0776044839-CVR-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2024\/04\/Cyclist-Sunset-Earth-Day-profimedia-0776044839-CVR-272x182.webp 272w\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw\" alt=\"cyclist-immunity-the-indoor-air-and-sunshine-problem\"\/><\/a><\/div>    <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n        <a class=\"label label-secondary post-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/category\/health-and-training\/\" title=\"Health &amp; Training\">Health &amp; Training<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"entry-details\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/02\/10\/cyclist-immunity-the-indoor-air-and-sunshine-problem\/\" class='entry-title-wrapper'>\n            <h3 class=\"entry-title\"><span>Cyclist Immunity: The Indoor Air and Sunshine Problem<\/span><\/h3>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Sometimes, rest days can be lazy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not every rest day needs to look like a Scandinavian wellness documentary. Some of mine looked like pizza. Or a late film. Or dinner that turned into \u201cone more glass\u201d, and suddenly it\u2019s 2 a.m., and stretching feels theoretical. I did not foam roll heroically at midnight. I slept.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winter culture loves optimisation. Active recovery. Mobility routines. Core work. Breathing drills. At some point, your \u201crest day\u201d starts looking suspiciously like training wearing civilian clothes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes the correct recovery protocol is horizontal. I skipped the spin. I skipped the push-ups. I skipped pretending that light movement was mandatory for survival. And once again, a miracle. I didn\u2019t stiffen up, and my body recovered anyway. There were absolutely no consequences on the next ride, except that I felt rested.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if you want to do a light spin \u2013 great. If you want to stretch \u2013 fine. And if you want to cuddle with your loved one while watching a film, that\u2019s fine as well. Do rests as you see fit, not as some cycling guru tells you to.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Listen to your body, but call its bluff<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the same note, listening to your body is key\u2026 and, as we already discussed, keyholes are not the most practical entry point. So, sometimes you shouldn\u2019t just listen, but also understand. Your body is a lazy one, and conserving energy is its main priority. So it will always tell you you\u2019re tired and that you need to sleep.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right around 6 p.m., when your workday ends and it\u2019s time to hit the bike, you suddenly start to yawn. Your eyelids close. You\u2019re exhausted. A mysterious soreness that wasn\u2019t there at 4:30. Funny how that timing works, ain\u2019t it. So, if you\u2019re just listening to your body, you will have to skip every training session. But your body lies, and you need to know when it\u2019s serious and when it\u2019s bluffing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real fatigue is quiet. The legs feel hollow. The nervous system is flat. No spark. No itch to push. Fake fatigue negotiates. It suggests alternatives. It recommends the couch, the bed, and the fridge. Mild headaches will appear out of nowhere when you start changing. Anything to just sit back and relax.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are tired, indeed, but mentally, not physically. So, physical tiring often recharges your mental energy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, my secret is, if my brain was loud and my legs were neutral, I rode. Ninety per cent of the time, ten minutes in, I felt fine. If the legs were heavy and the brain was calm, that was different. That\u2019s when I stopped.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trick isn\u2019t \u201clistening to your body\u201d. That\u2019s vague. The trick is knowing which part of it is lying.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>You never not miss riding outside<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, you can simulate almost everything at home. Elevation profiles. Drafting effects. Even races against strangers who live in time zones you\u2019ll never visit. The platforms are impressive. The workouts are effective. The numbers move exactly the way they\u2019re supposed to. But none of it smells like cold air.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trainer makes you efficient. It doesn\u2019t make you alive. There\u2019s no badly judged corner to punish you. No crosswind to test your line. No descent where you briefly forget your own name because gravity is doing unspeakable things to your confidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By February, my data looked better. Cadence smoother. Intervals cleaner. I was objectively stronger. And still, I\u2019d catch myself staring out the window like a dog who knows the park exists but isn\u2019t allowed to go.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can build fitness in a room, but you can never, ever not miss riding outside. So, if you have the chance to stumble upon a weekend day when the weather is not openly trying to kill you, take it. For the love of everything rolling and muddy, take it.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Be disciplined, not delusional<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The moral of this story is that winter rewards discipline, not obsession. There\u2019s a thin line between commitment and turning your hobby into a Saw scenario. I trained hard. I followed the structure. I showed up almost every time\u2026 almost. That\u2019s the word that makes all the difference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I skipped sessions when life made more sense than a blue bar on a screen. I chose sleep over half-hearted (and half-drunk) efforts. And guess what? I\u2019m still stronger. I increased my FTP by 0.8 W\/kg in just 3 months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delusion sounds impressive. Never miss. Never bend. Never compromise. It looks serious. It also burns people out by March.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discipline is quieter. It allows flexibility without collapsing into laziness. It understands that cycling is part of life, not a replacement for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every article about winter training preaches the same gospel: Be consistent. Be structured. Stay disciplined. 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