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Jul. 4, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner: BC Survival Camp
I’m going to start this week’s column with an extended photo caption. On the left is Andreas Hestler, professional mountain bike racer and member of the Rocky Mountain Bicycles team. On Thursday, he and partner Max Paxton grabbed the stage 6 win ...
Jun. 27, 2008Circles: Wasting energy in an energy challenged world
First the disclaimer: this is not a typical training article. This is more of a rant that I have been dying to get out there in the public domain. It does involve training, but it’s more of a statement, so please bear with me. With gas prices ...
Jun. 23, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner: Any way you slice it, surgery sucks
Two words you never want to hear from your doctor: hernia surgery. Alas, that was the crux of a conversation I had with my physician about two months ago. The diagnosis was an inguinal hernia, meaning a small portion of my intestine was bulging ...
Jun. 18, 2008The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Sodium keeps your mind sharp.
With the hot weeks of summer stretching out before them, cyclists are paying closer attention to their sodium replacement strategies during training and racing. Sodium replacement during training can prevent hyponatremia or lowered blood sodium ...
Jun. 12, 2008A report from RAAM - If you don't snooze, you lose
Writing this article presented some interesting challenges. Here I sit in the support van, halfway across the US in the Race Across America (RAAM), somewhere in Kansas, supporting Team Type 1 in their bid to repeat their 2007 victory and hoping ...
Jun. 8, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner - Feeling the (brotherly) love
On the road again. Seems to be a reoccurring theme here in the land of the coached. This week – a day late I must admit – I’m coming to you from the great American city of Philadelphia. And of course I am here to cover the Commerce Bank Triple ...
Jun. 2, 2008Marco Pinotti’s perfect day and the race data to prove it
On Sunday, two-time Italian national time trial champion Marco Pinotti proved yet again that he is one of the world’s best in that specialty, particularly when it comes to the ...
May. 30, 2008Balance training is key for injury free bicycle racing
Balance is a concept that most everyone believes in principle. If you have it, things go along nicely. If you don’t before long things start to unravel. Balance applies to almost everything. As it pertains to cycling, it’s easy to take balance ...
May. 23, 2008VeloNews' exclusive lab rat reports on his progress the night before a big race.
I’m going to go against the norm this week and start with the bad news. Right now I’m sitting in the Steaming Bean coffee shop in rainy Durango, Colorado, one day out from what is supposed to be my first A-priority event of the 2008 season, ...
May. 22, 2008The right food for bike racing and training
Eating before a ride, and the food choices and portions you consume can support your training efforts, especially for harder rides. With a little guidance and know-how for each type of training ride, your pre-ride meal can go towards providing you ...
May. 19, 2008Training: The importance of a mid-season break
Most sports have a distinct off-season. For the super ambitious cyclist, there is a cycling medium for any time of year. Road and mountain bike racing goes all spring and summer, 'cross rages in the fall and winter, and with the sweet indoor ADT ...
May. 9, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner: Using power meters to train for bicycle racing
Greetings. There’s been a lot going on these last two weeks, so I’m going to skip the snappy lead and get to it. Let’s start with some race talk. I managed to get myself to the East Coast at the end of April for the sixth running of the ...