You might remember a couple of months ago we were at the launch of Adidas' new cycling kit where Sir Dave Brailsford, Laura Trott and Jason Kenny were in attendance to discuss their latest apparel and what happens when you win Olympic Gold at your home Olympics. All of this and much more has been captured beautifully by Spin Cycle Magazine in their latest issue. It also includes a fantastic image… Read full post
Three days on the road and 520km of wonderful memories - that'll be this year's London-Paris which rolls out of west London in just a few days time. If previous HotChillee events are anything to go by, there'll be plenty of encouragement between fellow riders and lasting friendships will no doubt be formed. We wanted to capture some of these memories by encouraging you to tweet your favourite… Read full post
We've featured Tim Ramsden of BlackCat Cycle Coaching before on the Wattbike blog, he's not afraid to tell us how much the loves the Wattbike and he is seeing fantastic results from the riders under his guidance. Ken Jones has been making fantastic progress with his time-trialling goals and today we hear about a young rider who is seeing big improvements from his testing sessions with Tim on… Read full post
As the Official Training Partner of The London-Paris we are always keen to help riders make the most out of their experience on this great event. So, we have the Official London-Paris Training Plan, a special offer just for participants and we're available on Twitter and Facebook to answer training queries (using #L2P2013). A few weeks back we met up with Rob Hicks who writes… Read full post
Our colleagues in Russia were recently invited to spend some time demonstrating the Wattbike at a special event in Red Square, Moscow as part of the celebrations for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. We've seen Wattbikes in some pretty special place, not least up in the London Eye and aboard a Royal Navy submarine, but we think Red Square is right up there as one of our favourites.… Read full post
It didn't come as much of surprise to see Garmin-Sharp's Australian rider Rohan Dennis turn in a fantastic time-trial at yesterday's Critérium du Dauphiné and also pull on the yellow jersey as leader of the race. Dennis was brought up through the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Cycling program which focuses on road and track cycling. The AIS are huge advocates of the Wattbike… Read full post
Following a tweet from the guys at Performance Pro we thought we'd jump on board with their 500 metre Time Trial Challenge and get the rest of the Wattbike community involved. Who will win the @wattbike challenge for June - 500M Time Trial #performanceprocycling — Performance Pro UK (@UK_Performance) June 3, 2013 All you need to do is complete 500m on your Wattbike as quickly as possible… Read full post
Just a simple congratulations to Wattbike Ambassador Non Stanford on the blog today and a chance for you to watch her stunning victory at the World Triathlon Series in Madrid this past weekend. We were cheering Non on from the moment the field hit the water, through the bike section and then as she blitzed her rivals on the run. We are seeing some fantastic improvements on both the bike and run elements… Read full post
For the past year we've been following the highs and lows (but mainly highs!) of Claire and Duncan Shea-Simonds as they attempt to qualify for Kona. It's been a brilliant series of blogs and we'd highly recommend you take some time out to read them all from the beginning, particularly if you are setting yourself a big goal such as qualifying for Kona. Let's get straight into the blog… Read full post
The Australian Institue of Sport in Canberra is currently undertaking research to look at the benefits of calcium in helping elite athletes to prolong their careers. Specifically the AIS are investigating which calcium-rich foods are best for athletes to help them maintain a strong body, with a focus on pre-race nutrition. Much of the research is undertaken using Wattbikes at the world-class… Read full post
We're delighted to announce that Wattbike will be sponsoring 17-year-old South African Nicholas Dlamini's entry at this year's London-Paris. We can't wait to welcome Nicholas over to the UK in what will be his first overseas trip. Nicholas rode as part of Team Wattbike on The Cape Rouleur earlier this year alongside compatriot Reyatile Mthakathi and it's fair to say that… Read full post
The words of Wigan Warriors Club Captain Sean O'Loughlin when we asked him what he really thought about training on a Wattbike. It was a tongue in cheek remark but gives us an insight into how tough the players at Warriors find training on a Wattbike. We visited the Super League club a few weeks ago and spoke to both Sean and Director of Performance, Mark Bitcon, who generously gave up their time… Read full post
We had Madison-Genesis pro rider Dean Downing at Wattbike HQ a couple of weeks ago for a photoshoot (keep an eye out in your favourite cycling magazines for the ads) and we couldn't help but notice how excited he was for the upcoming Tour Series. These twice-a-week city centre crit races are the bread and butter of Dean's season. With that in mind we wanted to know how he was feeling after… Read full post
The Sport Science Team at British Sailing are using the Wattbike to track key performance data for their Podium Squad in the run up to the regatta season. To the casual observer it may come as a surprise to learn that sailing is a physically demanding sport and that this differs from one discipline to the next. Paul Mullan, Head of Sport Science at British Sailing, and his team put the squad through… Read full post
Today marks the first round of the 2013 Tour Series in Kirkcaldy and we wanted to wish our very own Ambassador Dean Downing the best of luck over the next month with his new Madison-Genesis team. Eleven criterium races across the UK provides lots of thrills and we hope not too many spills. Expect the racing to be hard, fast and frenetic, the kind of action that is right up Deano's street. If you're… Read full post