Check out this AWESOME new CANYON AEROAD CFR & a look back at my 2 week training camp in Spain.

I’m back home, in the UK fresh from a 2 week training block in Spain.

First up in this video, we’re in the pain cave for a quick catch up and review of the camp. I’ll give you an insight of the training we did, what we used to maximise the recovery process and some lessons learnt from the camp.

We also take a look at my new bike for this season, the incredible Canyon Aeroad MVDP Edition! Its a thing of beauty and I can’t wait for the weather to pick up so I can swing a leg over it and take it for a spin.

My first event of the year is now only a matter of weeks away and its time to up the anti.

As always thanks for watching!

Hey guys how’s it going Dave here this is my channel Dave Rides Again as you can probably tell from the backdrop behind me I’m not in Spain back at home the UK in the pain cave but put on the dancing shoes get on the indoor trainer and knock out a Zone 2

Session right back in the UK on Sunday night we landed Newcastle in the midst of a crazy storm that was passing through been windy all week so not being able to get out on the road bik unfortunately so we’ve done two sessions on the indoor trainer and on Tuesday

Night I did a strength session my legs is still absolutely buckled from that to be fair so hopefully tonight Zone 2 session steady away spin them out getting ready for the Chain Gang on Saturday morning whil I was in Spain I got the opportunity to live what you

Might call pro life or as close to pro life as a Jo blog Cy like May ever get I thought give you a little insight into the sort of training that we were doing the volume and mileage we did as well as things we’re implementing with the

Recovery to make sure that we’re ready to go again the next day I’ll also let you know some of the lessons I learned and things that would change for my next camp and also there might be some tips and advice you can guys can Implement if you’re heading away on a training camp

Or silent holiday the spring that’s not all for this video though whilst I was in Spain there was a little delivery arrived me back at home when I say little delivery I don’t mean little delivery I mean big delivery massive delivery the best delivery any cyclist could possibly wish to return home to

You probably know what it is from the video thumbnail and title so keep your eyes peeled cuz after I’m finished on the indoor trailer we give you a closer look my awesome new Canyon Air Road CFR Matthew vaner Paul Edition that’s right as written by the main man so stay tuned

For that okay so it’s absolutely Freez and cold there so get the session done then I’ll show you the bike that’s standing looking right at me just out of shot it’s a beauty you’re definitely going to want to see it okay so if you follow the channel and

You see my recent videos you’ll know I’ve been away on a 2E training camp in Spain NE two weeks got some brilliant rides done the RS over there are absolutely fantastic in me for cying so I went over there with a goal of doing 2

20 hour weeks week one did 19 hours week two 18 and 1/2 hours the reason we didn’t get 20 hours in halfway through week one had a super easy day like an active recovery day went out and did an hour at zero Wass pretty much so yeah

That was just an hour was riding at the start of week two I feel of fatigue starting to build starting to go a little bit into the Norm with the volume so had a complete rest day off the bike and to be fair that rest there probably

Stood me in good stad was one of the reasons I was able to finish second wig the strongly is what I did that’s the first bit of advice I would give anybody who’s heading away on a s h training camp especially in experience Riders it’s easy to get caught up in the moment

Fantastic weather Great roads you’ve never written on before your M egging you’re on and you end up going over there and and doing a colossal amount of miles that your body just can’t adapt to you come back to the UK expecting the form to be there from all the training

You’ve done and you’re just massively fatigued you won’t hit the numbers You’re Expecting and where still you might even get ill and end up writing off the first 3 to four weeks of your season so so just keep L on it keep it under control listen to your body if you

Need easy deal rest day take it go for walk on the beach do something nice for your time don’t stress about taking a day off the bike cuz your body you’ll thank you for it when you get back on the next day off the bike I was in Spain

I was paying particular attention to my recovery generally when I’ve gone away on a training camp it’s been more of a cying hold day week way with the lads plenty riding for Sher we plenty socialize and drink there night this time around is a bit different I’ve got

The opportunity to do some Mega rides incredible events and places I’ve wanted to ride all my life and I want to go to these events in the best shape possible put in a good performance that I’m proud of so as you might know if you saw my

Very first video If you haven’t there’s a link in the top right I kicked the drink at the start of December and here we are 2 months in still haven’t touched the drop I think it’s definitely helping my athletic performance and my recovery it’s the first training camp I’ve done

Where I’ve been away for two weeks riding every day and yeah my body adapted well my legs didn’t feel as heavy as what you would expect from such a large volume atry I’ll definitely attribute at least part of that down to not going out partying

And drinking her night I had a fo roller over there I was using that before and after every ride definitely makes a difference but like a massage had some power dots feet up Rego recovery drink after every ride these are all things that I know help but when I’ve been in

The past I’ve not really paid attention to you know you finish your ride it’s nice and sunny the first place you head with the boys is down the bar for a pain so yeah this time it was a bit different and the first place I headed was

Straight of the fridge for my recovery drink I’m enjoying the process and I’m eager to see how much difference it makes and where we can take it that’s not to say you shouldn’t have a beer when you go away with the boys it’s all part of the experience and as the same

Goes everything in moderation but I’m not massively good at moderating the alcohol intake and I’m known as a bit of a beer monster and that’s one of the reasons why I’m having a time away from drinking just let my body recover and my liver returned to some sort of

Normal functionality whilst I was over there as well I was also training with power quite a lot it was the first time I’ve trained with power probably since I RAC back in my 20s definitely felt like the sessions were more beneficial definitely had a couple of days where it

Was just a free ride which went out noled around a bit had a race up a couple of hills with piles as you do and uh I enjoy that side of it it was a lot more structured than what I’ve done previously and uh yeah hopefully that

Also helps to make a difference with my overall Fitness levels next time I go there the one thing I’m going to near knuckle down on my diet I’m being truthful probably wasn’t optimal didn’t lose that much weight when I was over there despite the fact that I was doing

A lot more volume and I put that down in part to one I was definitely trying to fuel better for the rides so I recovered faster and could perform the next day but I was on a few little treats that n weren’t essential such as you know morning and Pierry from Little Etc

You’ve got to have these little treats every now and again just to keep mage and motivation High okay so we’re going to get this session done and dusted and then we’ll get on to probably the big reason why everybody’s clicked on this Video So there it is my beautiful Cy and aad CFR matchu Vander Paul Edition what a thing of absolute beauty that is always loved white bikes always when I open the shop back in 2009 10ish white bikes and accessories were all the ridge I remember selling bikes with white

Saddles white B even white rims my SC at the time was white is right it looked great since then’s going out fashion a little bit but mat vaner Paul the man man World Champ white jersey white biip shorts white socks white bike he’s definitely bringing white back in

Fashion so yeah I’m not suggesting you should go out and buy white bib shorts takes a special kind of specimen to pull off that look and let’s be honest most of us ain’t that special type of specimen but a nice white bike some crisp white socks White Shoes white

Helmet in the summer it’s a classy look get on us before we get down the nuts and bols of this bike I talk you through in a bit more detail just want to give you a bit of a backstory as to my love and Fascination and appreciation for bike

This goes back to when I was a kid I remember watching the T of France on telly pouring over the bikes at the pr road I was fascinated with the whole thing from day one 16 17 getting my first paychecks going to my local bike shops handing over most of my paycheck

To the guy still behind the counter buying bits from a bike that I didn’t need but let’s be honest as cyclists whenever we ever had to need something to justify buying it every week going a buy a cycl weekly every month going to buy a pro Cy a Cycle Sport sitting in

The bed van at work at lunchtime pouring through the pages dreaming that one day I’ll be able to own a bike like this it wasn’t part of my passion and love for Bike Tech which pushed me to open a bike shop every day I was literally a kid in

A candy shop what a vocation for a cyclist I must admit haven’t been in the industry for over 14 years that love and passion did start to fizzle out a little bit towards the end but hav’t been away from the industry for 2 years it’s definitely B with a Vengeance and this

Is the first bike I bought since I left the shop in 2022 now just want to put it out there I am a specialized Fanboy I love specialized I love s works we sold it in the shop I love the products sl7 is the best bike I’ve ever ridden bar on I wear

The shoes I wear the helmets to be honest if the specialized venge was still a thing that would have been my number one choice for an air rad bike but alas it is no more and I couldn’t bring myself to spend the crazy money that the old venge is bringing

Secondhand it just didn’t make any sense so this was the bike that I loved the most out of the rest believe it or not this was a bit of an Impulse buy I saw on the canyon website it was out of stock at the time I set a back in stock

Notification requests through the website I can remember I got the notification through like 11:00 at night I think I saw before I went to sleep went to sleep thinking about it w at 2: in the morning and went on the website it was still available and put the order

Through so yeah I ordered the bike at 2: in the morning totally impulse which is what I do is how I operate I don’t regret it one bit looking at it okay so let’s take a quick look at this bike canion Air Road CFR frame set those

Canyons top tier carbon frame must have made the Finish overall absolutely fantastic can’t fold it I’m used to seeing and handling highend bikes and yeah this thing is tardy it’s finished really well full durus group set including the infamously unreliable jurious power meter now this is something I might decide not to use

We’ll see how it goes I’ve got some gar rally power pedals that I might Bob on there instead give it a try out and see how it Compares this is definitely something I’m going to swap out it’s a beautiful Catalia saddle very much in keep with the bik it’s got the Vander

Paul signature on there but unfortunately I love s Works power mirror subtles so I was switching this out for one of them dur C60 wheel set highend wheel set super quality but a little narrower than the r vales I’ve been used to and also the tires are 25

Mil used to 28 mil so again probably give him a spin see how we get on worst case scenario stick some raped CX2 is on here and a set of specialized tires as well in 208 mil which is what I’m used to running to be fair moving on the

Cockpit super tidy setup nice and arrow drops feel nice feel similar to what I’m used to the overall aesthetic of the cop here super tardy no cables or hoses on sh as you’d expect really maximizing the arrow gains at the front end of the bike absolutely buzzing with this saying

Super excited to get out on the road give it a good thring I’ll bring you guys along for the ride and give you my first ride Impressions but I reckon if it’s good enough for vanderpol I’m not going to be disappointed eh okay so that’s it for this one before

I go I just want to say a big thank you to everybody who’s taken the trouble to subscribe to the channel like my racing videos and leave comments I love making these videos and share my passion for all things cycling the YouTube community that being said if you love cycling

Content and you haven’t subscribed to the channel do me a favor subscribe to the channel like this video if you got any question what it’s like to ride around the alakan region in Spain or you want to know more about my Canyon aoad CFR leave me in the comment section

Below and I’ll be sure to get back to you my name is Dave it’s my channel Dave Rides Again I’m nothing special just a m on the mission and I’ll catch you next time going like going like that watch me go and bounce right back down for the

Count but that Strike Back like that