Road cycling, and road racing, isn’t just about fitness – it’s also about your skills. Look at the best pros – especially the sprinters like Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan – they are all highly skilled athletes and incredible at bike handling. While you’re not going to be wheelie-ing like Sagan straight away, there are some more basic skills that it will help to know: – Hopping up curbs – Riding one handed – The emergency stop – Slow, tight corners – Riding out of the saddle
