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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By Colin Henrys Staying fit Illness can be the scourge of the most rigorous and well-thought-out training plan, especially if it means time off the bike. Colds and the flu are particularly common at this time of year and it can be difficult to stick to a training programme when you know you […]
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By Jim Vance There is a lot that goes with endurance sports training. From the training itself to proper nutrition, good sleep and other aspects, the list of things to be done seems endless. However, there are also things you may be doing that are detrimental to your success. The […]
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By TrainingPeaks During Stage 3 of Tirreno Adriatico, Team Tinkoff Saxo riders Matteo Tosatto and Christopher Juul-Jensen went to the front of the peloton to bring back the early breakaway of five riders. The stage covered 203km (121 miles) of mostly flat terrain but also had two categorised climbs. Here […]
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Well it’s been two months now and I must admit it’s rather odd being back in the rat race! For a start I’m sitting in a proper chair, sleeping in a proper bed and eating decent food! Saying all that, we do miss the cycling (which we thought we’d never […]
Continue Reading355 days and 25,100kms from London, we finally got into Sydney on a lovely sunny day… When we had set off from London almost a year ago Sydney had seemed so far away – and deep in our hearts we had both wondered if we would ever make it this […]
Continue ReadingIf we had to use one word to describe Australia, it would have to be BIG. Like most Europeans, we hadn’t realised quite how big until we got here – and on our second day of cycling discovered (to our great dismay) that a black dot on a map does […]
Continue ReadingNow on the home stretch for Sydney, the end was finally in sight! We redoubled our cycling efforts to get to Sydney in time before our visas expired. On the Sturt Highway (east-west road stretching from Adelaide to Sydney) we went through miles and miles of boring farmland and great […]
Continue ReadingAs you probably imagine we will write a book about our experiences on this trip…and hope someone will want to publish it, and hope even further that somebody will want to read it! :p As well as this blog we have been keeping a detailed diary throughout the trip, with […]
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