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How many miles do pro's bike a year?

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Old 10-20-07, 09:31 AM
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How many miles do pro's bike a year?
Hey everyone!

I am preparing for an informative speech and I would like to mention how pros train. I have been googling so much, but had no luck so far.

Does anybody know how many miles the pros train or even better how many miles total they get down every year?

thanks so much!

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Old 10-20-07, 09:36 AM
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A lot.


Man I'm useless.
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3,500 sounds about right.
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I don't think they worry about miles so much as quality hours.
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Originally Posted by CyLowe97
3,500 sounds about right.
If only it was that easy.

Typically 15,000 up to 20+.
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at the start of the Tour de California...I remember one of the announcers(may have been Bob) stating "by the end of the season, some of these riders will have riden nearly 30,000 miles....that's more than most people put on a car in a year." I don't know how accurate that is, but I remember that quote almost word for word.
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i reckon around the 20,000 mark
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Originally Posted by pseudobrit
I don't think they worry about miles so much as quality hours.
is the right answer.
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Originally Posted by botto
is the right answer.
So how many quality hours? 1000? 1500? 2000?
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Originally Posted by iab
So how many quality hours? 1000? 1500? 2000?
i'm not a pro, i only know one or two.
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Originally Posted by botto
i'm not a pro, i only know one or two.
Send them a PM. They're on this board, aren't they?
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Send them a PM. They're on this board, aren't they?
pm to ryanF sent!
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pm to ryanF sent!
Nomination for post of the day!

I'll bet the average(??) pro gets in at least 20 hours a week. So, maybe 1000 hours of biking a year? This doesn't include weight training of course.
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Originally Posted by palesaint
Nomination for post of the day!

I'll bet the average(??) pro gets in at least 20 hours a week. So, maybe 1000 hours of biking a year? This doesn't include weight training of course.
Gotta be more than that. I was pulling 20 a week in August. I work full time time, too (3rd shift has its advantages ).
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Riders in the Pro-Tour usually does about 30-35000 kilometers during a 12 month period.
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Originally Posted by CyLowe97
3,500 sounds about right.
LOL
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i read during development years Landis was putting in 24,000 miles or more.
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but i still don't believe him
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Originally Posted by botto
is the right answer.
Does that mean pros don't do any miles, just hours?
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Originally Posted by CyLowe97
3,500 sounds about right.
Average everyday cyclists ride twice that much ... I'd put the pros at 3 or 4 times that much.
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I used a training program 560kms/wk for about 8yrs, before I quit.
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