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I am 7 weeks post surgery (AVR) and will be doing a 100k rally this weekend. Started back on the bike 4 weeks after surgery doing a slow 30 mile ride. Upped that to 42 on week 5 and 58 miles last Satruday plus a 30 mile ride on Sunday. Will do a 20 mile tuneup on Weds before the rally on...

For the winter if you have a trainer you might try some pyramid intervals. You need a HR Monitor and a watch. It would also help to have a cadence meter on your bike. Workout: Warm up for 10 min start at low resistance and slow cadence and gradually increase resistance and cadence to what is a...

I have just started back cycling and am only 6 weeks removed from the surgery. However, what I have noticed (compared to just prior to the surgery) is that I do have less power on the hills but recover much quicker. I attributed my lack of power to the Beta Blocker I am on that is limiting my...

I am new. I am 62 and am an avid cyclist. I had a mini sternomoty on Aug 19 to replace a bicuspid valve that had severe stenosis. It was down to .63 cm and was replaced with a bovine valve of 2.3 cm. I healed quickly and was back on my bike 4 weeks after the surgery doing a 10 mile ride but at...