by Andrew | Jul 18, 2015 | Cycle Racing, Tactics, Tour de France
Tactics So Froome is looking invincible and the Tour is a foregone conclusion… not so… I’m a fan of clever racing and tactical nous, so I’m itching to see the other riders and teams trying to outsmart Sky and Froome. If nothing else, it makes...
by Andrew | Jul 17, 2015 | Cycle Training, Cycling Sports Science, Sports Testing, Tour de France
What’s required to do well on a long mountain stage of the Tour de France? Firstly we often forget the physiological make up of these riders when we talk about sprinters, time trialists, “big diesels”, domestiques, climbers and roulers. Fundamentally...
by Andrew | Jul 16, 2015 | Cycle Racing, Cycling Nutrition, Cycling Sports Science, Recovery, Tour de France
Dealing with the Heat: how to race in hot climates Given the heat experienced during today’s stage, I thoiught taking a look at strategies to improve performance in hot climates was appropriate. A lot of it is common sense, or at least makes sense, and the trick...
by Andrew | Jul 15, 2015 | Cycle Racing, Cycle Training, Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
Looking at the stage profile today, it didn’t take a tactical genius to figure out the race would be fought on the final climb. With a relatively uneventful ride to the foot of the climb and 15km straight up to the finish. The average percentage was 7.4% but...
by Andrew | Jul 14, 2015 | Cycle Racing, Recovery, Tour de France, Uncategorized
Recovery Day Just before we head into the mountains tomorrow (Bastille Day – France’s big holiday) there is a rest day. While you might think that’s a time to rest up in the hotel room for the riders or sit around doing press conferences, they...
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