stefano madies

I have raced bicycles since my youth, doing junior and under 23 races in my home country, Italy, being always sort of an average rider.since the early days I have always been taught to train just by listening to my 'gut feeling'.so wrong!!2 years ago, I have started using a Polar CS200 cadence bike computer, monitoring my heart rate, hr zones and calories consumption.I do weekly downloads of my daily training session using the Weblink feature.I also do regular interval sessions at my heart rate anaerobic treshold, making sure i do not overtrain.all paid off.. I have been ridden stronger than ever and last month I even won my very first stage race, the Midvaal vets tour, wearing the yellow jersey!!thank you Polar! I am planning to upgrade to a RS800 Bike, to get more training info's and take my cycling fitness to the next level