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<\/a>She decided to base herself at the centre to adopt a scientific rehabilitation and training programme to get herself back to her best.<\/p>\n
“I trained a lot before going to the centre, but I think the type of training wasn’t necessarily as effective as it could have been.<\/p>\n
“I wasn’t doing as many track and road sessions as I should have and I was probably spending more time in the gym than on the bike,” said the Team Bestmed-ASG rider.<\/p>\n
“All of this changed as it was clear that my training in the past hadn’t been right.”<\/p>\n
While she has never been one to shy away from hard work, she said her training regime in Switzerland came as something of a shock.<\/p>\n
“We trained very hard – six days a week – and I had to learn to cope with a tired body, pain and aching muscles.<\/p>\n
“One of the most important lessons was to push through the pain barrier.”<\/p>\n
Beyers said racing across Europe and against some of the top names in the world helped her become tactically more astute.<\/p>\n
“On the track it’s all about quick reactions and split-second decisions. It’s so important to stick to your decisions; if you change your mind, you’ve already lost.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old sprinter said it was all about the learning curve as you had to learn from the mistakes you made in those crucial moments.<\/p>\n
She said during the rehabilitation phase she did sessions on the Wattbike along with a solid gym routine to improve her overall fitness.<\/p>\n
“I slowly built up from there and finally started with track sessions in December.”<\/p>\n
Beyers, who is currently residing in Stellenbosch, said her immediate plans were to race in South Africa.<\/p>\n
“I haven’t thought too much about what’s next, but I do want to improve as a track rider.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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