If you want to start a debate in the café post-ride ask a group of bike riders this simple question, “If Chris Hoy and Mark Cavendish were in the same race, who would win the sprint?”…
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We’ve previously spoken about the importance of rest and recovery on the blog from a physical point of view. Your muscles become stronger after a period of stress and a period of recovery. So,…
Written by Mark FennerEstablishing an off season used to be quite easy when I lived in the UK as the natural seasons of the year could be used to determine the all-important time off and the subsequent…
The time trial is considered the ‘race of truth’ as there is nowhere to hide, it’s just you and your bike against the clock. It’s a pure test of your ability to ride a bike, fast. British…
Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel and Andre Greipel, they all have it - what seems like a natural ability to break away from the peloton and sprint to victory. You may think that some lucky cyclists are born…
Let’s face it, no amount of cycling indoors can entirely replicate the bitter sweet physiological, and emotional effort (and glory) of climbing a hill on your bike. But in can certainly ease the…
As we’ve discussed in a previous blog, rest and recovery can make your training more effective, reduce the risk of illness and help you get ready for your next tough session. There are, however,…
How many times have you jumped on your bike and sprinted to your morning ride meeting point? Or plowed straight into a #smashfest session on the Wattbike without second thought of warming up?When it comes…
If you’re looking to improve your performance, Wattbike is the ultimate training tool, it gives you all the data you could ever need. But, when you’re new to the Wattbike, how do you decipher…
Winter is the perfect time to develop a solid aerobic base which increases your endurance and acts as a solid foundation for more intense training towards the spring. If you are looking to build your base…
Almost every cyclist, whether they know it or not, wants to improve their performance. Whether you want to improve your endurance for a sportive or enhance your speed for a time trial, it all boils down…
Why is power to weight a useful metric to measure when cycling? In simple terms, your power to weight ratio is simply the amount of power you can output per kilogram of weight. Once you’ve worked…