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How to Improve Your Speed & Get Faster at Cycling: 3 Strategies to Improve Your Average Speed
Every cyclist wants to get faster. By becoming more aerodynamic, more efficient, and more powerful with structured training, you can improve your cycling speed at any age.
Athletes and Insulin, Carbohydrate Timing and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 327
High carb intake and endurance sports go hand-in-hand, but is this damaging to your health? Join us and Orange Seal Off-Road’s Hannah Finchamp as we dig into the relationships of glucose, insulin, and workout intensity to know how you can prioritize health and performance, and much more!
5 Training Tips from the Pros
Professional cyclists are among the toughest athletes in the world. But you don’t have to train like a pro to learn from them. In fact, training like a professional might not be the best fit for you. These five training tips from pros can be used by anyone that wants to get faster.
Threshold Training for Cyclists: Intervals, Workouts, and Tips for Success
No matter what your goals are—you should be doing threshold intervals. Spending time close to your functional threshold power (FTP) offers extraordinary benefits to your aerobic capacity, muscular endurance, mental stamina, and sustained power capabilities. Not to mention, doing threshold intervals will help to increase your FTP!
Cycling Sprint Workouts: How to Improve Your Maximum Sprint Power
Peak sprint power is a combination of fitness and technique. Just because you wouldn’t label yourself as a sprinter, doesn’t mean you can’t have a powerful snap. With the right combination of cycling sprint workouts and drills, you can increase your peak sprint power.
Gran Fondo Training Guide
Part bike race, part rolling adventure, Gran Fondos offer something for every cyclist and are among the most welcoming cycling events. What are the defining characteristics of these rides, and how can you train for success at your next Gran Fondo?
The Silver Rush 50 MTB: How to Prepare for Fifty Miles at Leadville
While preparing for the Silver Rush 50, athlete Kate McLaughlin sustained an injury that would keep her off her mountain bike for months. Eager to keep her Leadville goals on track, Kate found a new approach to training, that resulted in an all-time personal fitness and the fastest women’s time at the 2021 Silver Rush 50. Here’s how Kate trained for her first long-distance mountain bike race and her tips for success at the Silver Rush 50.
Strength Training for Cyclists: 10 Exercises for Cycling Weight Training
Discover the 10 best strength training exercises for cyclists to boost power, reduce injury risk, and ride faster. Learn how to integrate cycling-specific strength work into your training plan.
How to Approach Technical Mountain Bike Terrain
When a technical feature forces you off your bike, don’t skip it! Challenging sections of trail provide you an opportunity to progress your bike handling skills, build confidence in your abilities and identify potential areas for improvement. You can safely and confidently approach challenging terrain with these six steps.