5 Ways to Build Your Bike Racing IQ

Bike racing is different than most sports in that training is merely a prerequisite for getting results. We always start our race school and clinics with t

How to Bounce Back From a Bad Bike Race

It started last year, or the year before. Youve spent months preparing mentally, endless hours physically, all building towards THIS EVENT, this focus. Or

7 Tips for Hanging With the Peloton

Watching major cycling races on television, such as the Tour de France, is inspiring. Seeing the peloton working together for periods of time, then watchin

Breaking Down the Olympic Cycling Events

The Summer Olympics seem to have something for everyone, featuring 26 sports and 39 disciplines overall. Cycling is well-represented, with four different

Bike Camping 101

You love camping. You love riding your bike. Youre dying to go on a little adventure. Youre jealous of your friend whose recent vacation consisted of bikin

The Basics of Lactate Threshold Interval Training

Lactate threshold (LT) is the primary area of developmental focus for competitive cyclists. It is the best predictor of race performance for many cycling e

How to Overcome Your Fear of Crashing

The fear of crashing is a basic, normal—but often hidden—fear for cyclists. The mentally fit cyclist has a variety of healthy ways to cope with

Battling Breast Cancer on Two Wheels

The word cancer is scary to hear. Questions like, How am I going to tell my family? Whats going to happen to me? What are my options? scatter the brain. Si

Can Beet Juice Instantly Improve Your Endurance?

Beet juice and nitrates have been gaining more and more attention for their ability to improve athletic performance and reduce blood pressure. Its been wel

How To Break Out Of Your Training Rut

No matter where you are on the fitness spectrum, youre bound to hit a plateau eventually. How will you know? Youll be putting in your usual training and re

6 Tour de France Bikes That Will Make You Faster

Want a 2012 Tour-proven bike that will let you claim your own personal yellow jersey, regardless of cost? Each of these six models is light on climbs, mane

4 Simple Exercises for Stronger Legs

Admit it: You want legs that can power you to the town-line-sprint podium. But it wouldnt hurt if they were also the envy of your entire Sunday-morning clu

How to Succeed at Your First Road Race

A road race is rarely a contest of who can pedal the hardest. Its more of a pulse-pounding game of psychology, skill, and luck. While you shouldnt expect t

The Omnium: Track Cyclings Newest Olympic Event

Cycling has roots back to the first modern Olympic Games in Athens back in 1896. Since then, track cycling and road cycling have continued to evolve, being

30 Questions Bike Racers Must Ask

The beauty of bike racing is that no single race is the same in terms of how it plays out. One thing is for certain; you can never predict what is going to

How Long is a Century Ride?

Century rides are considered a recreational cyclists ultimate endurance test. But with all the differences between the metric system and the American syste

4 Cycling Drills to Increase Your Power per Stroke

Simply put: the more force you can apply to your pedals, the faster you will go. So, it stands to reason that by improving your pedaling efficiency (appl

An Introduction to Randonneuring

Steve Phillips certainly doesnt ease into things—at least not on his bike. He started road cycling in 2007 and immediately strived to see how many c

The Truth About Alcohol and Cycling

Im carb loading is a joke I often hear (and use!) when reaching for that frosty glass of beer. However deep down we all know this isnt the truth and while

2 Tips for Cycling in the Heat

Its that time of the year again. Its hot outside, which makes training and racing very difficult. In fact, the first key point for you to understand is t