Races are highly effective to improve performance. First, races are done at high intensity with jumps, sprints, and pursuits. Secondly, you get tactical and technical experience. Thus, cycling races train all the skills you need for racing. It is often said that a cycling race is the best kind of training you can get. However, […]
Cycling Races Are Not Always The Best Training Read More »
One of the most common questions people ask me is strengthening their weaknesses. It’s tempting to serve them some practical training advice to help them improve hopeless climbing skills. It’s tempting to optimize their weak time trials with a specific time trial training plan. And it would be easy for me to show them some
The Forgotten Way To Win More Cycling Races Read More »
A few months ago, one of my readers, Chris Aarons, started his cycling blog called Cycle-Faster.com (Chris’ blog is no longer active, update 2021). So far, it has been a pleasure to follow his blog because Chris continues to find excellent cycling training videos and tips all over the internet. So, I decided to ask
Interview with Chris Aarons from Cycle-Faster.com Read More »
Case Story: Peter Ettles, 3K Pursuit.Last year I received an email from Peter Ettles from Scotland asking me to help the World Track Championships. Peter had a 3K pursuit as his primary discipline, a scratch race, and a points race as secondary events. That email had the perfect timing because I, at the same time,
Bronze Medal at 3K Pursuit World Championships With Only 10 Hours Training Per Week Read More »
Our sport was shaken to the core recently by the leak of the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) now infamous “suspicious list”. The list, leaked to French sports newspaper L’Equipe, ranked all 198 riders from last year’s Tour de France on a scale of doping suspicion, from zero to 10. With ten the highest and zero
The Blood Passport Program – For or Against? Read More »