Self Improvement

Is Racing The Best Form Of Training?

January 16, 2009

I want to thank David Heatly from Cycling-Inform for sending in this TIP. ________________________________________________________________ There is a saying that "racing is the best form of training". While this is true in a lot of cases there are times when it is not. This article discusses a common mistake that cyclists make with their "race training" […]

Tour Down Under

January 15, 2009

Cycling is really heating up in Australia and the grand finally has come to town! I’m taking off tomorrow to Adelaide to the TdU. What a week it’s going to be! I’ll be reporting all the PRO TIPs that I see and lots of photos. Most cycling fans in Australia will be there, so hopefully […]

Cycling And The Recession

January 15, 2009

Today is a significant day for me. The once great company that I work for is another casualty in the recession and has filed for bankruptcy. Probably a blessing in disguise but troubling none the less. One benefit that might come out of this is that I may have more time on my hands to […]

Plyometrics For Cycling - Bridging the Gap Between Speed and Strength

January 14, 2009

images by Elizabeth Kreutz By now most of you have seen the pictures of Lance looking ripped on his come back trail. Compare this to 3 years ago when he was skin, bones and LEGS. images by Elizabeth Kreutz Lance is doing a form of exercise called Plyometrics. Plyometrics for cycling you ask? It’s a […]

Australian Nationals Road Race Report

January 13, 2009

I’ve had a number of requests for my thoughts and perceptions on racing in the National Road Race last weekend. Although I try and not make this blog about me, if you’re interested, here it is… The first lap was very fast. Everyone was nervous and wanted to maintain a good position in the peloton. […]

Australian Nationals Road Race Tips

January 11, 2009

Being in the middle of the peloton surrounded by Pro-Tour riders was a great place to start off watching the race. Where’s my helmet camera when I need it?! Every time I’d ride beside someone from Garmin/Chipotle, Rabobank, Quick Step, Columbia, Silence-Lotto, etc I’d resist the urge to ask for their autograph and instead ride […]

Ahead of Schedule

January 9, 2009

image by Elizabeth Kreutz From what I can tell from this video (it’s hard to understand), Lance’s Lactate Threshold is ~450watts. Unbelievable! And he’s still not even peaking! Watch the video of his testing By Chris Carmichael Twenty-five watts in two weeks. Lance Armstrong is gaining fitness so fast that his maximum sustainable power output […]

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Power To Weight Ratio

January 9, 2009

Sorry folks…recycled TIP today. Busy with other stuff on the go. More new stuff to come next week When there’s hills involved there are two ways to increase your speed to the top. Increase your power, or decrease your weight. Increasing your power will require specific intervals, increased training load, and a lot of pain. […]

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Australian National Road Championships

January 8, 2009

What a time of year to be a cyclist in Aus! The Bay Crits have just finished and now it’s time to turn things up a notch. The Austrailan Open Road Nationals are this weekend and it’s gonna be a hoot. I figured that since I was going to go out and watch anyway, I […]

PBK Orders

January 6, 2009

Wow - once again, thank you to everyone who is ordering their bike stuff from PKB.com via this website. A few more orders have shown up and I’m very grateful for your support.

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