Did you watch Christopher Froome (Team SKY) on Stage 8 of the Tour de France? During the last 7km, he could ride faster than any of his competitors. It was mainly a steady, hard pace that allowed him to reach the finish line more than 1.45min before his worst opponent. I’ve seen a few discussions […]
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From a spectator’s point of view, a peloton looks like a static group of riders rolling at a high rate of speed. However, the peloton is a dynamic bit of organized chaos, and where you are within it will make or break your results at the end of the day. There’s a lot to remember.
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So what is the best interval session for a road cyclist? The fact is that there is no single interval session that will cover all your needs for high-intensity training. On the other hand, though, some intervals should be an integral part of your training regime – at least if you ask me. Interval training
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Here are some mountain bike race day tips from Cecilia Potts, who won the Junior Cross Country Mountain Bike World Championships in 1997. The final 10-second countdown always sums up the race for me. It doesn’t matter how long I’ve been retired from professional cycling. When I’m behind that starting line–whether it’s at a local
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Here’s a classic problem: you love mountain bike racing, and you love road racing, but you’re not quite sure how to tailor a training schedule that will give you the best of all worlds when it comes to racing each discipline. Have no fear. Training to race on the road and the mountain bike don’t
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