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 Scott McDonnell | Nov 11, 2022 | Aerodynamics, Cycle Racing
Aero savings is a concept that gets used hugely by the bicycle market when enticing cyclists to buy their often very expensive products. These range from aero carbon frames to exotic deep section carbon wheels. The money one could spend to access these aero benefits...
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...
by Andrew Jamieson | Oct 15, 2022 | Cycle Racing, Cycle Training, Tactics
How can track cycling make you a better road cyclist you ask? Well I am going to tell you. While not everyone is built to be a fantastic track cyclist, we can all benefit from the skills, technique and fitness we get from racing on the boards…or asphalt or...
by Andrew Jamieson | Oct 1, 2022 | Cycle Racing, Power in Races and Training, Tactics, Tour de France
The Breakaway Lets take a look at a small 2-4 man breakaway in a pro race on a lumpy (but not mountainous) stage of a race such as the Tour de France, Vuelta or Giro. The breakaway riders’ efforts, would likely be at an average power that is around their LT1...
by Andrew Jamieson | Sep 16, 2022 | Cycle Racing, Tactics, Tour de France
Tactics I’m a fan of clever racing and tactical nous, so I like to watch the pro riders that take a chance and shake up the status quo a little. If nothing else, it makes for good watching. So what tactics may work? Sometimes teams need to look at something...
