Picked up on a good article about Irish track cyclist Martyn Irvine on the excellent SBS Cycling Central website, which details the struggles of a guy who is far from the glitz and glamour of the big track cycling nations such as GB, Australia, France and Germany off the track, but is definitely up there when it comes to being on the track. What really… Read full post
Under-23 cyclist Ian Richards sent us an update last week following what sounds like a very tough Omloop van de Glazen Stad. Ian told us: "My 5th classic this year, the 173km Omloop van de Glazen stad; a city of glass greenhouses wrapped itself around the tight twisting course. The first 100km of the race didn’t drop below 47km/h. With constant… Read full post
An eagle-eyed snapper from PezCyclingNews spotted Team Sky's warm-up protocol stuck to the side of the team bus for the opening 9.4km Individual Time Trial at this year's Paris-Nice. It's always interesting to see what the pros are doing and as we have often talked about on the blog, a specific and relevant warm-up is crucial,… Read full post
Today on the blog we hear from Non Stanford, an elite triathlete who recently finished 10th at the 2012 Cape Town ITU Sprint Triathlon African Cup. She's been training on a Wattbike during the cold UK winter and sent us this rather amusing but honest report - a great read:- ---------------- So I’m sitting here, on my sofa,… Read full post
Many of you involved in sport will recognise the name of Peter Keen as Director of Performance at UK Sport, the body which ensures that investment in sport in the UK is targeted at the right areas to deliver winners at the highest level; essentially we're talking about creating and supporting World and Olympic champions. He is also credited as the… Read full post
It was a pleasure to have John Brame and Marsha El Hage of RG Active coaching up to the Wattbike Science Lab recently, they'd made the trip up from London to understand how they could deliver an even better training experience for their clients, through using the Wattbike. With a very impressive background in competition and coaching, the… Read full post
You might think that the benefits of training on a Wattbike are limited to sports such as cycling and triathlon. You'd be wrong, in fact you'd be very wrong. If you're a regular follower of the blog then you'll have already read about elite athlete Jenny Meadows, Wigan Warriors Rugby League club and windsurfer Sam Sills who are… Read full post
Interviewing one of the nicest riders in cycling makes for an enjoyable day out, and so it was that we ventured to see Rapha Condor Sharp pro Dean Downing at his home in South Yorkshire. Dean recently broke his collarbone and has been using a Wattbike to help with his recovery, it's been beneficial in a couple of ways as a)Dean couldn't… Read full post
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Before Xmas I went to see Jenny Meadows, GB elite 800m athlete at Wigan Warriors Rugby league training base. We talked about a range of things from looking back at a disappointing World Championships, taking a break from training and of course, her thoughts as we enter an Olympic year. Jenny's husband and coach, Trevor Painter, also spoke… Read full post
We're always on the lookout for where Wattbike is popping up on the web and we came across this great insight into an Australian Institue of Sport selection camp. It's written by Lisa Jacobs, who competes on the road in Europe. It's clear from Lisa's great blog post that the athletes are pushed, pushed again and then pushed… Read full post