Having a coach, someone to answer to and analyse data if you’ve erred from your training plan or ridden a series of substandard workouts is an extremely valuable tool. If you’re a serious cyclist looking to optimise performance and win races accountability is key: strengths need to be identified and consolidated and likewise weaknesses pinpointed and improved upon. But we live in an economic era where energy bills often override the ability to fork out the monthly cost of a coach, particularly at this time of the year – which is arguably when you most need some form of guidance.
So when I saw that latest range of workouts on Zwift - The Baseline Camp - offers the app’s subscribers the chance to take a snapshot of their cycling fitness and have it scrutinised by an in-house algorithm, I jumped at the chance.
