by Steve Bale | May 15, 2019 | Cycle Training, Recovery
Autumn is often a time when you have finished your high priority summer events, and are thinking about what events and goals you might have for the coming few months. It’s also a time when you might feel like you need a break from structured training, and so inserting...
by Steve Bale | Mar 7, 2019 | Cycle Training
Most athletes with a structured training plan are familiar with the idea of ‘tapering’ for an event. Tapering is where you reduce training stress prior to an event, timed right so that you maintain all of your fitness, but arrive at your event as fresh as possible,...
by Scott McDonnell | Feb 14, 2019 | Cycle Racing, Cycle Training, Indoor Cycling, Zwift
Once you have started using Zwift, participating in some Zwift racing may become of interest. Through a bit of trial and error, I have 5 tips that may help you get the best result with your current fitness levels. 1. Get a “Power Up” First Before you start...
by Scott McDonnell | Feb 14, 2019 | Cycle Training, Indoor Cycling, Zwift
According to Cycling Weekly, Zwift is a indoor trainer game that enables you to link you indoor trainer up your computer, iPad, iPhone or Apple TV, letting you ride with other cyclists in a virtual world environment. With Zwift, you can compete against others...
by Scott McDonnell | Feb 14, 2019 | Cycle Training, Masters Cycling
Currently, more and more people are competing in sporting events in their later years and many high performing athletes are still at the top of their game into their late 30s and even early 40s. Alejandro Valverde for example, finally won the World Professional Road...
by Steve Bale | Jan 16, 2019 | Cycle Training, Cycling Sports Science, Indoor Cycling, Uncategorized
Anyone who has used an indoor trainer and compared power numbers to what they make outdoors, will notice a weird difference. Almost everyone notices that the power levels they can achieve on the road, are better than the indoor trainer. Mysteriously, there never seems...
