by Andrew Jamieson | Mar 7, 2023 | Cycle Racing, Cycling Sports Science, Power in Races and Training
Aerobic vs Anaerobic Climbing power is a combination of Anaerobic Work Capacity (AEC) and the upper limits of sustained aerobic power such as Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation (OBLA), Lactate Threshold (LT) or Functional Threshold Power (FTP). Basically being able...
by Andrew Jamieson | Feb 14, 2023 | Cycling Nutrition
The ability to repeatedly deliver short, hard (anaerobic) efforts in a race is bread and butter for any competitive cyclist. So if someone told you that you could increase how many of these efforts you can do, by simply taking creatine, you’d jump at the chance...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jan 5, 2023 | Cycle Racing, Power in Races and Training, Tactics, TT
Pacing a Time Trial (TT) can be a difficult task and there are many questions to ask to enable us to get it right. How fast do I go at the start? Should I start slow or fast? Do I save some for the final? How do I pace over hills or with the wind? In this post we will...
by Andrew Jamieson | Nov 26, 2022 | Cycle Racing, Cycling Sports Science, Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
In this post we are going to take a look at what is required for shorter efforts in races such as a one minute climb or a solo a quick 30 second effort to bridge to a breakaway. Going Anaerobic When we think of Tour de France pros, we generally think endurance,...
by Andrew Jamieson | Nov 4, 2022 | Aerodynamics, Cycle Racing
Recovering while racing You may hear some stages during grand tours being referred to as transition days, recovery days or a sprinters stage. These are usually flat with relatively straight forward courses (read that no cobbles or hills). A lot of the riders...