New racer I have questions.

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Hey everyone. I have a trek 1000 right now with aerobars. I started doing triathlons last summer after I got done with high school. This year my bike wasn't very good I just depend on my run( I'm a college runner) I averaged just under 21mph after the swim. Keep in mind this is riding 0-2 a week for 2 months.( I never had time to train) When I found out I won I thought maybe I should get a new bike. The cervelo p2c. I also thought it would be awesome to ride in Time Trials.( this will start next summer.) Okay, to my questions. When I go back to school I'll have alot more time to ride, If I ride 5-7 days a week Should I be able to averge 25 mph for a 40k? Also I was told going from a road bike to a TT/Tri bike I should go faster. Is this ture? Also what kind of times for a 40k are considered "Good" and what do I need to do if I want to get on a team?

It's not really important if you train 5 or 7 days a week: the thing that really matters is THE QUALITY of the training. What do you exactly do? Repeated trials? How many, and on which distances? Did you set a progressive charge of work to get your objectives...? I mean, these things are truly important when you want to do such a performance... ;-)

If you are really interested in improving your cycling abilities, check out either Carmichael's or Friel's book on bike training and periodization. Both have plenty of information that will help not just with biking, but with training and competition in general. As a general guideline though..when you go out to train, it's not like other rides. You want a plan beforehand and know where you will ride, how hard (heart rate or power), intervals, rest times, recovery, etc. Keep junk miles to a minimum and maximize the effeciency of your time on the bike.