If you are to accurately pace your hill repeats – and ensure you don’t blow up before you’ve completed the session – then using your training zones will help you do that, and Fleeman is a strong advocate of training with a power meter.

While some riders prefer to monitor heart rate (which, of course, is more affordable), Fleeman believes that when it comes to climbing then a power meter is a valuable investment.

“With power meters you can use them effectively if you know your zones,” he says. “If you are looking to do a five-minute climb in zone four then you should just go straight into that zone [91-105 per cent of your FTP power] and hold the effort all the way up.

“With heart rate it’s a little bit different because there’s a lag. It may take you a minute to get into that zone [80-90 per cent of your max heart rate].

“That’s the downside of training for hills using your heart rate rather than a power meter.”

Now it’s time to ride!

Dan Fleeman is a former professional cyclist, two-time British hill climb champion and a director of Dig Deep Coaching