The art of an early night: The performance-boosting technique most cyclists ignore

If you ask any professional athlete how to get faster, chances are they will mention the word recovery. 

It’s a common misconception among amateur athletes that to improve, you need to train more. It’s true up until a point, but it ignores the basic principle of training, which is that you introduce a stress, then allow your body to recover, during which it will adapt and improve its capacity to deal with the same stress next time.