We're human like everbody else, so when we get a sneak peek at an Olympic Champion's data from a Wattbike session, we tend to get a little bit excited. Our Sport Scientist, Eddie Fletcher, has seen training data from World and Olympic Champions, across all of the cycling disciplines and from every corner of the world. It's this… Read full post
Simon Richardson has been kind enough to take some time to pen a new blog for us. You'll remember that Simon is currently undergoing rehab after being hit by a vehicle in August of last year. Simon is still finding it very tough and it really does put into perspective what hard work and determination it is taking to continue on his road… Read full post
We've been sent this fantastic poster which features US track cyclist Sarah Hammer. We liked it so much we thought we'd share it with you. It makes us really proud to be part of Sarah's 'team' throughout the last 12 moinths and through to the Olympics. We've met Sarah a few times now at her Mallorca training… Read full post
Yesterday we headed up to the Velodrome in Manchester for the press day for Team GB Paralympic Cycling squad - it was a real privilege to see the unreported hard work that goes into getting these athletes to a level of competing on the world stage. We'd specifically gone up to the velodrome to speak to Jon-Allan Butterworth who joined the… Read full post
Word comes in that US Track Cycling sprinter has hit a new personal best on his peak power on a Wattbike with a mind-blowing 2372W! That is some power! Jimmy will top the Wattbike Rankings in the Men's Peak Power category. We can see from the image of the Wattbike Performance Computer that Jimmy hit a maximum cadence of 222rpm during… Read full post
You don't have to be a World or Olympic Champion to ride inside the Manchester Velodrome. You don't even have to be able to ride on the track (although we highly recommend one of the taster sessions!) to ride inside the Manchester Velodrome. As you can see from this cool video below, the velodrome hosts Wattbike sessions five days per… Read full post
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
It's always a pleasure to meet up with elite track cycling coach Andy Sparks when out in Mallorca so this time I once again pointed a camera at him and got a great insight into what the feelings are like for a coach during an Olympic year. We've heard from lot of athletes so it was pretty good to see it all from a coaches point of view.… Read full post
While I was in Mallorca at the HotChillee Rendezvous I decided to take a trip up to Alaro to see US Track Cyclist Sarah Hammer. I arrived just as Sarah had returned from a long ride on the sunny Majorcan roads but, ever the professional, she was happy to sit straight down and give us a quick update on her thoughts about the Olympic Veldorome in London,… Read full post
Back in the office today after an incredibly busy London Bike Show, apologies to anybody who missed out on having their pedal technique analysed due to the queues. Your next chance is at the Triathlon Show 2012, from March 2-4. It's clear to see that in the past few years that knowledge of how to train smarter is increasing amongst cyclists… Read full post