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Visiting Valentina

When my former boss signed off on my attendance at Milan-Sanremo and a team training camp last March, I reached out to Valentina Scandolara to see if I might be able to head out to Italy a day or two …

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The Power of the Bicycle: Afghanistan’s two-wheeled revolution

Remember what it felt like to ride a bicycle when you were a child? The freedom, the sense of adventure, the empowerment and, of course, the joy? Unfortunately, there continue to be countries in this …

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Twenty-five women prepare to climb the height of Everest in one ride

This weekend 25 women will climb on their bikes and attempt to notch up at least 8,848 metres of climbing on Mt Donna Buang near Melbourne. It is the biggest mass Everesting attempt since the extreme …

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Movers and Shakers: Rochelle Gilmore smooths path for Australia's female cyclists

Rochelle Gilmore’s Australian summer break has turned out to be anything but relaxing. The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist has kept up the pace off the bike in an ongoing effort to smooth the …

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Why cycling makes us happy: the positive psychology of being on the bike

Cycling is a beautiful sport. We hear it all the time. We experience it when we ride and race. For the ever-increasing number of us that have caught the cycling bug, we know how happy cycling makes u …

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Twenty women cycle the height of Everest on Mt Donna Buang

At midnight 22 women stood at the bottom of Mt Donna Buang near Melbourne in the light of the moon, steeling themselves for the many hours of pain ahead. They were about to spend nearly all of Saturda …

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Roadtripping Cairns - Part I

I know the sound of adventure. It’s the distinct sound of cleats clicking into pedals. Ready to roll. We came together in Cairns as strangers or casual acquaintances to share in this adventure …

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Sarah Storey: Chasing place in history with UCI hour record

In terms of concept, it’s one of the most simple in sport. In terms of effort, it’s one of the most brutal. Cycling’s world hour record requires riders to ride as hard, and as far as possible …

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Photo gallery: Highlights from the 2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar

Kirsten Wild (Liv-Plantur) has won four editions of the Ladies Tour of Qatar. Her notable absence in 2015 made it anyone's game in the Qatari desert. Boels-Dolmans capitalised on the infamous crosswin …

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Valentina Scandolara’s behind-the-scenes Ladies Tour of Qatar videos

Here’s Valentina Scandolara’s video from the final stage of the 2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar. It offers great insight at what the Qatar experience is like for the riders. The hotel the peloton stays …

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A ride in the Roxsolt car at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

The video you see above was shot from the Roxsolt team car during the women's race at the recent Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Roxsolt was team car #2 which meant it was the second car in the lon …

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How the Race Was Won – Women’s World Cyclocross Championships

In the latest "How The Race Was Won", Cosmo Catalano takes a look at the elite Women's Cyclocross World Championships, contested this past weekend in Tabor, Czech Republic. In Cyclocosm's "How th …

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Emma Johansson ready to make most of final two years as full-time pro

Sweden’s Emma Johansson is only 31 years old, but the former world number one women’s road cyclist (2013) says that while gold at the UCI Road Worlds and the Olympic Games still elude her, she int …

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Five questions with Dig Deep Coaching – meet Ciara MacManus

The partnership forged between Dig Deep Coaching and CyclingTips in July 2014 will extend to Ella. We’re pleased to introduce you to Ciara MacManus. The Dig Deep coach hails from Ireland and is the …

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How to identify and avoid over-training

We're working with Deep Dig Coaching to provide you with twice-monthly training articles. In the meantime, we invite you to revisit popular posts originally posted on CyclingTips by Helen Kelly from K …

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How to become a better criterium racer

We're working with Deep Dig Coaching to provide you with twice-monthly training articles. In the meantime, we invite you to revisit popular posts originally posted on CyclingTips by Helen Kelly from K …

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Homemade granola with Mara Abbott's dad Dave

Having made this granola countless times since Mara first shared her dad’s recipe with me five years ago, I can attest to its deliciousness. I’m happy she’s chosen to pass it along to all of you …

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Hydration for cyclists: how much do we really need to drink?

Summer is here in Australia and staying hydrated on the bike is as important as ever. In fact, for years we’ve been bombarded with messages about hydration and performance – “lose more than 2% o …

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DIY Sports Nutrition

When you’re heading out for a ride it's easy to grab a couple of bars or gels and shove them in your jersey pockets. They’re convenient and perfectly packaged for easy consumption when you’re en …

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