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September 23, 2009A reader sent me a very good question a few weeks back that I’ve been looking forward to posting. Luckily I tracked down an old pro very knowledgeable and experienced in this area to answer this question. I’ve spoken about... -
September 15, 2009As I said last week I’m honored that Joe Friel is keen to contribute his invaluable experience, knowledge and wisdom to CyclingTips. If you aren’t familiar with Mr. Friel I’m glad to make the introduction. The groundbreaking book he authored...
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September 4, 2009Let me try this again. My last guest post that I took down was a bit of a learning experience but as one commenter stated “I’d hate to see you holding back posts because you think they might be ill...
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September 1, 2009Have you ever gone for a ride with a pure track rider and noticed how much he suffers in the hills or in the wind? Have you ever noticed how a guy who is generally considered very “strong” can stink...
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August 26, 2009Photo by Leigh Schilling Due to the tremendous popularity of cycling these days I see a lot of riders who are in their late 30′s and over. Many of these cyclists have the same history. They used to go on...
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August 24, 2009I’ve been a fan of writer and marketer Seth Godin for some time now. He has incredible insights and here is one of his blog posts that we can directly relate to our cycling. This a bit of a trick...
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May 21, 2009I receive a lot of questions about why your would train with a powermeter vs a heart rate monitor. They’re all great questions and they make me stop to think before I go on praising the greatness of having a...
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April 16, 2009If you’ve never tested aerobic power before you should really try it out - it’s a hoot….if you’re not the one doing the testing that is. Typically in lab conditions a MAP test (maximum aerobic power) is performed by riding...
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March 6, 2009It sure is nice cruising down your favorite road at 50km/hr with the wind at your back and barely breaking a sweat. This is what I did a few days ago with a gusty northerly. After an easy hour of...
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March 4, 2009Motorpacing is a fantastic way to increase your leg speed and simulate race intensity. Motorpacing for cyclists is one of those things that I shouldn’t be recommending to anyone as it can be dangerous and someone may sue me for...
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