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February 25, 2009It’s been a while since I last used my Powertap. It had stopped working just before Christmas but the great guys at TFM and Powertap quickly got me back on track. After every ride I’m eager to download my stats,... -
January 16, 2009I 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...
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December 28, 2008I know a few people who have crashed pretty hard in the past couple months and have had to deal with nasty broken collarbones. Unfortunately last Tuesday Jono Lovelock was one of the casualties. Like any top notch motivated athlete...
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December 27, 2008A powermeter may be on the expensive side, but with all the other stuff we justify spending $1500 on (i.e. a set of carbon wheels), you cannot find a better training tool. If you use it to even half it’s...
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December 22, 2008The reason coaches enjoy talking about Lactic Threshold (LT) is because it is so highly trainable. The key to everything in cycling is the balance between the rate of lactate production and lactate absorption. During light and moderate exercise, concentration...
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December 19, 2008I find having a regular training partner(s) with similar goals as myself extremely helpful. It provides everyone with motivation in our downtimes and pushes each other harder when needed. It also forces that accountability to be at your meeting place...
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November 14, 2008Here in Australia we’re lucky enough to be able to cycle all year round. The winter here is road season and the summer is track and crit season. What more could you ask for??? The downside of this is that...
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November 11, 2008Lactic acid often gets a bad rap. We’re always cursing it when we put in too big an effort and are suffering the consequences. You know what? It is actually our friend. Lactic acid is a fuel, not a caustic...
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November 7, 2008A couple years back when a fellow cyclist in Melbourne got hit by a car there was this campaign to have an "ICE" number programmed into your mobile phone. ICE means "In Case Of Emergency". This is the number for...
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November 6, 2008You can train haphazardly and hope to have top form on race day or you can follow an organized training plan building up to your peak event. With a proper training plan your probability of success is far greater. The...
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