Last time we heard from Olympic Rowing Champion Sophie Hosking she gave us an insight into how training on a Wattbike helps her when it comes to performing on the water; but now Sophie is using her Wattbike to train for a cycling adventure as she swaps a pair of oars for a pair of wheels at the Trois Etapes in July. First up, we wanted to find out what… Read full post
This past week has been a busy one for us with people at the Taipei International Cycle Show and at IHRSA, a show bringing together the best of the health, fitness and sports world. Although there wasn't an opportunity to see the next generation of cycling technology, I think getting to go to IHRSA might still have been regarded as the better… Read full post
Day 2 If Day One was about the heat, day two was definitely about the hills. Although not as long as the Alpine climbs or as steep as those in Pyrenees, the Western Cape provided over 2400m of climbing on a 146km stage. The temperature had dropped a full 10 degrees to a still sweaty 30C! Group 3 (my group) set off at 07:30 and immediately we were on… Read full post
We’ve joined up with Everyone Active at their fantastic centre in Fareham, Hampshire to offer you the chance to join Madison-Genesis pro cyclist and Wattbike Ambassador Dean Downing in an introductory Wattbike session on Monday 11th March 2013. The session will allow you to analyse your pedal technique in real-time using Wattbike’s unique… Read full post
Prologue Well, what a start! It's not every day you are having a little warm-up before the start of a race and not one but two former World Champions roll up for a chat. As Rich and I were getting ready for the Prologue, a short TT of just under 8km, we were joined by triple crown winner Stephen Roche and former World Champion Maurizio… Read full post
As you can imagine we have lots of magazines drop through the letterbox of Wattbike HQ every month but one has really stood out for an exceptional interview with one of the most inspiring people around. If you've not got a copy yet, pick up April's issue of Cycling Active which features an extended interview with James Golding.… Read full post
Over the last few days at Wattbike HQ there's been plenty of discussion about getting stuck into our training plans for the coming year. We've got diverse targets across the team in 2013 so are following different programmes, but one thing we all have in common is the need to establish some benchmark figures for our fitness. And… Read full post
We were excited to be working alonsgide British Cycling at the very first ParalympicsGB Sports Fest which was held in December at Surrey Sports Park to help identify talent with an eye on Rio in 2016. We'll have more on the blog soon from the British Cycling Coaches but you may have spotted a couple of the guys from Channel 4's 'The… Read full post
Check out the November/December issue of ultra-FIT magazine which features an article on how to train like an Olympian. Caroline Sandry visited the Powerade Sports Academy this summer and received advice on training, nutrition and recovery. Caroline also received expert advice on training and pedal technique from pro cyclist and Wattbike Ambassador… Read full post
A couple of months ago we headed to the Wattbike-sponsored Cyclosportive Industry Ride and Lunch - a time to reflect on all the good things that have happened in the sportive and wider cycling world over the last 12 months. Cyclosport have produced this great booklet on where some of the people playing a part in the industry see things moving… Read full post