by Andrew Jamieson | May 4, 2024 | Aerodynamics, Cycle Racing, Cycle Training, Tactics
While some people have a natural gift of speed and some can’t seem to sprint at all, both groups can benefit from executing their sprint well both tactically and technically. It can often come down to good sprinting tactics and technique. A poor sprinter can beat...
by Andrew Jamieson | Apr 5, 2024 | Cycle Racing, Cycling Sports Science, Recovery
While a seemingly simple part of getting ready to compete, the cycle race warm up can often be overlooked or not done effectively to prepare for the race ahead. Historic Cycle Race Warm Ups Many times, riding to the race, having a quick ride around the...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jan 25, 2024 | Cycle Racing, Cycle Training, Cycling Nutrition, Cycling Sports Science, Recovery, Uncategorized
While recovery does not sound as glamorous as a demanding interval session, it is of equal importance to ensure optimal improvement before, during and after races or training. Recovery Before Training or Racing What we do before an event or session will enable us to...
by Andrew Jamieson | Mar 23, 2023 | Cycle Racing, Cycle Training, Power in Races and Training, Uncategorized
So you may have noticed just about every rider in the pro peloton uses a power meter. in the Lemond era, thirty plus years ago there may have been one or two pros racing with them and a few more pros using just in training. The Armstrong era saw many more using them...
by Andrew Jamieson | Mar 7, 2023 | Cycle Racing, Power in Races and Training, Tour de France
A Comparison of Power Files of the World Champ On Two Very Different Days Thanks to Strava and Michal Kwiatkowski we can take a peak at the power profiles of one rider from two similar days with two different strategies during the 2015 Tour de France. The two stages...
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...
