In the many years I've worked for Cycling Weekly, the number of times I have walked through the office door sweaty of brow and helmeted of hair are too many to count. My cycle commute has varied across numerous house and office moves from three miles to ten times that amount – from little more than a super-sprint traffic-light hurdle, to a morning march over Box Hill that would take two hours-plus.
The training effects have been undoubtedly as varied as the routes themselves – sometimes useful, sometimes not so useful. But is commuting even 'real' riding? After all, Strava even has a check-box enabling riders to mark out their commutes, as if they're somehow not the equal of the rest of what we do.
