Some of you may have read my previous post about my use over the winter months of a coach for some structured training to see how effective it really is. This is my first experience with proper training having previously just free-style “trained” by trying to beast myself on Strava hill segments. The goal of my training was the Strade Bianche Gran Fondo in early march which unfortunately ended with a puncture and a near hypothermic brother which combined to result in a DNF at around the halfway mark, but the more measurable gains had already been recorded – at 12% increase in FTP.