Tears, Sweat, Love and Miles upon Miles – Achieving your Cycling Goals
Cycling is a sport where you have to put in the time and the miles in order for your goals to be realized.
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Tons of Clothes and Frozen Toes – The Art of Cycling in the Winter
In the cold temperatures you can get windburn, frostbite and even, in extreme cases, hypothermia. So, you really need to keep almost every inch of your body covered and protected from the wind.
Ride of the Moment – Some Hills to Keep you Warm!
Here is a route for those cold days that will help you get a good workout in and also help you to keep warm with a decent amount of climbing.
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – Cycling Style
‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house you could hear the bikes starting to grouse.
Getting Dropped – The Good the Bad and the Lonely Ride Home
Cycling is one of the few sports where you can actually get left behind and left “out of the game” if you are not strong enough.
Speed and Handling Skills – Why they need to go Hand in Hand
Being a cyclist who can handle their bike is just as important as being a fast one, if not more so! Speed and handling skills should go hand in hand, but many times they do not.
Cruxie’s Unexpected Season Debut – The Tale of a Forlorn CX Bike
Poor Cruxie has never been used for the purpose for which she was designed, racing cyclocross.
The Essentials of Nutrition and Hydration when Training and Racing
The plain and simple fact is that you need food and water in your system in order for your body to perform at its best.
Creating my Own Fuel – Tasty Homemade Energy Food
I consume a lot of processed packaged energy food throughout the year while training and during races. As the season progresses I gradually start to get sick of the countless gummies, energy gels and different kinds of bars that I eat. So, I decided to do some experimenting in the kitchen to see if I could make some of my own energy food.
Hop the Log? My First Attempt at Mountain Biking
I pedaled harder and found myself bouncing all over as the rocks pummeled my bike from side to side, but I was still upright. “Woohoo!” I thought, I was making some progress.