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First race of the year
Posted: Tuesday May 30, 2000 10:42 AM
In 1999, British cyclist Jason Queally set two British records at the World Championships, finishing second in the Olympic sprint and fifth in the 1 kilometer time trial. The 29-year-old also won the Olympic sprint at the European Championships and won three World Cup events. While working as a research technician at Lancaster University, Queally began riding at the Manchester velodrome and developed an interest in cycling. In 1996 he decided to ride full-time. Check out Queally's diary every month on CNNSI.com.
April 30, 2000
Hello once again to all where ever you may be. I'm currently in the UK in my hometown of Chorley in Northwest England. The weather here is typically spring in nature with some days wet and cold, while others sunny and warm. I make the most of the good days ensuring I get out and train on the road. Had my first race of the year on Friday (April 21) at the Herne Hill track in south London. It was a rematch against the French Olympic sprint team (Florian Rousseau, Arnaund Tournant and Vincent leQuellec) who beat the trio of myself, Chris Hoy and Craig MacClean to win last year's world championships. It was the best of three races, and we beat them two to one. I'm pleased that we have got off to a good start for the 2000 campaign. It was even more rewarding to have won in front of a cheering home crowd. I'm off to Heyers (southern France) next Wednesday (May 3) for eight days to do some warm weather preparation for the forthcoming track cycling world cup in Moscow. It's beautiful there; the track is built on the side of a wooded hill a stones throw away from the local beaches. Training is still focussed on the road, gym and track. Over the next few weeks I will be using the track to extend the range of the current speed I have. I have over the past months been working on my speed over a distance of 100m. I am currently covering 100m in 5.06 seconds on a 96-inch gear; this is done on a bike using tri-bars. It is my aim in the next few weeks to increase this distance to 200m and cover it in a time of 10.1-10.2 seconds. I will be also extending the distance I cover in my standing laps (250m from a standing start) from quarter and half laps to full laps. I completed my first timed lap of the track last week and recorded a time of 18.40 s on a 94-inch gear. For comparison, Craig did his lap in 18.20 s and Chris in 18.09 s. These are seriously fast times. In the gym I continue to focus mainly on squatting. I did a PB last week of 170kg which is not bad. My aim for the year is 180kg -- watch this space. For comparison Chris and Craig can lift 200kg, and we are currently training with Graham Sharman (ex-Australian, now British, world medallist) who can squat 245kg. On the road I train for 6-7 hours a week at a heart rate intensity of 129-163 beats per minute. This is to maintain the aerobic capacity I had been working on over the winter period in Australia. Finally I'd like to say best of luck to Matt Illingworth, a former member of the WCCP and the third fastest British individual pursuer of all time, from Chris H, Craig M and myself, in what ever he does. I'll say au revoir for now and wish you all some happiness. -- Jason
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