October 04, 2025

Beginner Series 6 - Cycling for Beginner Triathletes

45 minutes

Learn how to develop your cycling skills, build bike fitness, and all of the things you didn't realise you need to know about cycling. All actionable, practical advice to help you get started with your triathlon cycling.

HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS:

Essential cycling skills and bike handling for beginners

How to build bike fitness

Example bike workouts

Common beginner mistakes to avoid

Equipment: must have, nice to have, and wait until later

Safety and practical information and considerations

DETAILED EPISODE SHOWNOTES:

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The shownotes for today's episode can be found at www.scientifictriathlon.com/beginner6/

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Rachael Maney, National Director of Bike Law | EP#436

Bike maintenance 101 and become your own mechanic with Jimmy Seear | EP#115

All bike-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NEXT?

If you enjoyed this episode and have missed any of the previous installments of this series, be sure to give them a listen:

Beginner Series 1 – Introduction to Triathlon

Beginner Series 2 – Selecting your first triathlon

Beginner Series 3 – Gear and Equipment

Beginner Series 4 – Training structure and key principles

Beginner Series 5 – Swimming for Beginner Triathletes

You can find our full episode archives here, where you can filter for categories such as Training, Racing, Science & Physiology, Swimming, Cycling, Running etc.

You can also find separate archives for specific series of episodes I've done, specifically Q&A episodes, TTS Thursday episodes, and Beginner Tips episodes.

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