anyone know the best podcast or videos for cornering tips. Also, any drills that you think will help me out I did my 1st road race this weekend and the corners killed me. Thanks in advance

Race more! Get your braking done before you enter the turn. Start pedaling before the gap (i.e. anticipate) opens up coming out of the turn. Keep the rubber side down! You can actually make up spots and/or save a lot of energy when going thru turns properly. Also, the further back you are in th…

I would also suggest to watch some mtb cornering videos, they cover basics very well, where to apply pressure, body positioning, line taking, etc. Same principles apply to road, but perhaps, in more subtle way. Cornering in the peloton is more than just bike handling, a lot of it is surrounding awa…

I really don’t see much crossover in terms of technique. Hands on motorbike experience may give you a good feel for what the bike is doing and how to position yourself accordingly but the body position of a moto gp rider isn’t anything like that of a cyclist.

Brake before the corner, not during Put your outside foot to 6 o’clock and push down HARD Get your body low - the lower the centre of gravity, the better Pull down on the bars with your inside hand Look where you want to go, not where you’re currently pointed - keep your eyes on the va…

What is it about the corners that you struggle with? Is it confidence or technique or both? Practice is the obvious answer but there are plenty of little tips that may help, depending on what you’re struggling with. Look round to the apex and then exit of the corner. Don’t stare at that patch of…

Here you go [image] Proper cornering technique and myth busting Racing I recently watched a brief interview with road descending sensation Matej Mohorovic (as in he’s awesome at descending) and he gave a few insights: – Press on the outside pedal and pull on the inside pe…

What’s the difference then? Of course you don’t hang off the bike as much as on a motorbike going 170 km/h through a corner, neither does your road bike weigh 180 kg, and your tyres aren’t as wide and grippy. The fundamentals are the same - bicycles allow much greater mistakes and the marginals are…

MTB technique is often different since they go at lower speeds and have less traction. It’s like comparing Formula 1 and rally, or MotoGP and enduro/motocross. When on asphalt, you don’t lean the bike and keep the body upright to slide sideways through corners - you do exactly the opposite, keep the…

Well you’ve listed the main differences for me so I won’t repeat for you. The fact is that the difference in speed, contact patch and weight makes riding a bike and motorbike quite different I’m not sure what you mean by “look at the fastest cyclists…likely moto gp technique”. What does that mean? …

Racing downhill - the best and easiest advice for beginners is: LOOK AHEAD. Do not stare at your front wheel.

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