How to Set an Effective Pace for Your Century Ride

By Michael Clarke • Active.com

Finishing strong during your century ride depends on setting a proper pace and not expending too much energy in the hill phases. But how do you find a good race pace that's right for you?

In this video, Robert Panzera of Cycling Camp San Diego offers simple strategies to help you find—and maintain—a race pace that'll have you cycling best near the finish line..

Find a Century Ride to Put Your Skills to the Test

Robert Panzera is the President of Cycling Camp San Diego (CCSD), which specializes in week-long training camps for serious cyclists of varying abilities. Panzera and CCSD take pride not only in physically training cyclists, but also in preparing them to perform their best at target events via instruction in bike handling, nutrition, and cycling psychology.