Nottingham Post published Dave Gretton: Over-training on your bike can be a problem

Dave Gretton from Gedling, former chief coach of Nottingham Track Cycling School, looks at the possible problems of over-training. I'm a seasonal sort of person, and this time of year is my cycling 'downtime'. Usually I develop a cold (just got over this year's), and this is a signal that I need a bit of a break. I'm still doing some riding, of course – when it's not raining – but not as much as the summer months. The cold always comes on when I've built up my weekly...