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Georgia Bullard

7,000 calories a day and race drills, but there's still room for fun: How pro training camps will differ from your own - and what's exactly the same

Collection of pro team training camp shots from 2024 and 2025 showing pros having fun and training hard. Top, L: Tadej Pogačar at a 2024 camp, R: SD-Worx on Spanish roads in 2025, Bottom L: Team Manager, Danny Stam and Lotte Kopecky, R: Toms Skujins and Lidl-Trek in Calpe in 2024.

It’s training camp season. Maybe you’re gearing up for your annual trip with cycling buddies, going to explore somewhere new by bike, or planning a specific training week to hit those early season races and sportives flying. Pro riders are also setting off on their pre-season training camps, too.

Will their experience be completely different to your own? Probably. But, some elements of what the pros do differently, and, what’s exactly the same, may surprise you.

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