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Mental preparation for peak performance is often under estimated, it will be the factor that gets one rider across the line in front of another when all else is equal. Many riders have problems motivating themselves for their sport. On the start line they may be racked by guilt that they should have done that extra training, doubting their performance in the race even before they have started, having low self belief and feelings that they are not good enough to finish etc are all too common.

The old concept of altitude training does improve endurance performance. Or more to the point, living at altitude and training at sea level does! Back in 1997 and 1998 two studies (Levine and Stray-Gunderson, 1997 and Chapman et al 1998) showed that this concept of training at sea level and living at altitude produced an increase in endurance performance of 1.4%!