In March 2019, I popped over to Melbourne to visit Baum Cycles. Late last year my Grandmother passed away, and I inherited some money from her estate. So, what better way to ensure her memory lives on than getting a custom titanium bike. So, armed with that thought I ended […]
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A “match” is an elusive term used by riders, and coaches within the bike racing world. When you burn a match, you have done a hard effort. It’s an effort that in which you had to dig deep, or you had to really push yourself. Any bike racer knows what it […]
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Competitive sport is all about pushing yourself to find your maximum, both in racing and training. Often, the first step in any new coach-athlete relationship is determining fitness potential. This requires a benchmark, or scale on which to place the athlete. Since the late 1960’s, VO2max has been one of the […]
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Mic-Hell from the ‘unofficial’ Tacx Forum has created this great little RLV for the Tacx Trainer Software (all versions). 8 Kilometres along this iconic road. To download it, pop over to the Ocean Road – NO page
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Training is important, not just to win races, but for endurance and strength. Be it road racing, track racing or long distance touring, so it is important to plan your training to suit your requirements. Importantly, after every training session COOL DOWN – at minimum cool down by cycling for […]
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Setting your heart-rate zones is just as important as establishing your power zones, the two compliment each other. The most basic power paradigm is a simple dose-response one. Power is a measure of dose, whereas heart-rate is a measure of your response. While there are many books and internet articles […]
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Setting your power zones is important if you want to analyse your training. By analysing your results you can identify different levels of performance effort within certain power zones. Working out your power zones is easier on an indoor trainer with a power meter as wind does not play a […]
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By James Spragg Commuting = training Most cyclists have a lot of pressures on their time: work, family and social life all inevitably get in the way of cycling. Therefore, for a lot of riders, the daily commute to and from work will make up a significant time on the […]
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For many athletes, pre-competition hydration routines tend to be oriented around one main goal, avoiding dehydration. This is understandable since dehydration has been proven to negatively affect performance and sweat rates can easily exceed the body’s ability to absorb fluid so starting an event ‘topped up’ makes logical sense. However, […]
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