Pedalling comes naturally for the most part.
Road bike standing technique.
Standing up and getting out of the saddle during a sprint will allow you to put more power into your pedals.
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How to use your gears as this will help with hill climbing too.
The main exception to the suggestions above is when you are cycling standing up.
All the elements of good technique come into play when climbing and descending hills on your road bike.
Whatever you ride hills are a challenge that every cyclist faces.
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Learn the basics of how to sprint on a road bike below.
We ve put together some super quick beginners tips to help get you started.
But there are things you can do to make your pedal stroke more efficient.
Having a solid and practiced standing.
Make sure you also read our quick beginners cycling tips.
Placing your hands on the drops instead of on the hoods will give you more traction and leverage to throw the bike during your sprint.
This can happen either for short bursts up hill or in a sprint.
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