Self Improvement

CyclingTips Reader Survey Results

December 5, 2012

Last week I put up a reader survey to find out how the demographics have changed in the two years since we did this last. I thoroughly enjoyed going through all the responses and open-ended feedback. Two thousand people responded over the weekend and I can’t thank you enough. I haven’t had a chance to […]

Tour of Bright - Stuff Cyclists Say

December 3, 2012

Another year of the Tour of Bright has come and gone with another enormously successful event hosted and organised by the Alpine Cycling Club. With months of build up and anticipation, I can’t believe it’s already over.

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Blood Doping 101

November 29, 2012

The practice of enhancing performance through artificial means is as old as competitive sport itself. The first time blood doping came to my attention was after the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. I thought I knew the basics of how doping worked after hearing about it for all these years but got a fascinating insight […]

Kickstarter : 3-time Olympian Josiah Ng Innovates Dual Helmet Cam

November 29, 2012

Josiah Ng, a Melbourne-based Malaysian track sprinter well-known within the track cycling community has recently launched a new project on Kickstarter, a crowd-funding website. I had a chat with Josiah (3-time Olympian and Commonwealth 2010 Gold Medalist) to hear more about his project and to see if he’s hanging up his bike just yet.

Rwanda cycling in circles

November 26, 2012

Gregor Brown has been in Africa covering the Tour of Rwanda over the past week and it’s evident that the level of the competition has come a long way in its fourth edition. The Tour is now complete and Gregor tells about some of the people who have helped build this race to where it […]

A chat with Josh Poertner from Zipp

November 22, 2012

At Ausbike in Melbourne we sat down and spoke with Zipp’s Techincial Director Josh Poertner and he enlightened us in what goes into making a Zipp wheel.

Fast and furious: intensity is the key to health and fitness

November 21, 2012

One of my favorite websites, The Conversation has published a post on HIIT (high intensity interval training) which I thought many readers will find useful. This interests me in particular because I’ve always been taught about the importance of building an aerobic base before hitting the intensity. I’m not a sports scientist, but my experience […]

RYOKOU/JOURNEY: SHANE PERKINS DOCUMENTARY

November 15, 2012

If you want to see the completion of a documentary which gives inside look at Japanese Keirin racing and culture, check out what these filmmakers are putting together with Shane Perkins. They’ve kicked off a crowd-funding program to help raise money for the second half of this two-part series. Have a look, and if you’re […]

Cycling Australia Unveils 2013 ‘Road Nats’ Course

November 13, 2012

This morning I attended the Cycling Australia event which announced some new course changes for the 2013 National Championships. For the first time since the event returned to Ballarat in 2007 the course has changed to make the climbs less selective so the sprinters have a chance, but lengthened the men’s race to nearly 200km […]

Periodised Nutrition – Why Timing is Everything

November 8, 2012

With the majority of big events over for 2012, it’s time to start thinking about next year’s goals. Many cyclists will be starting to think about the races and events they plan to target, sitting down with their coaches and working out their training plans for 2013.