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Cyclist Immunity: What Matters More for Illness Risk, Intensity or Volume?
February is the month when cyclists face a cruel paradox. The more you train, the more you risk getting sick. After the holiday excesses and winter colds, many riders return to structured training, only to find themselves catching a cough, sore throat, or worse. The…
The Best Mobility Exercises for Cyclists This Off-Season
Winter is when cyclists either quietly fix their bodies, or carry the same limitations straight into spring and blame their position, their coach, or their genetics. With volume down and intensity controlled, the off-season is the rare window where mobility work actually sticks.
Van der Poel Breaks World Championship Record in Cautiously Dominant Style
What’s as sure as taxes and death? Mathieu van der Poel winning a cyclocross race, of course. The Dutch Alpecin–Premier Tech leader solidified his reputation as the greatest ‘cross rider of all time by winning his record eighth world championship on Sunday in Hulst in…
Lucinda Brand Overcomes Crash and Alvarado to Win Second Cyclocross World Title
Lucinda Brand confirmed her status as the best current women’s cyclocross rider by winning Saturday’s dramatic UCI Elite Women’s World Championship on a slippery course in Hulst. It was her 19th victory in 24 starts this season, during which she also won the UCI World…
Are Indoor Races Harming Our Real-Life Performance?
Indoor cycling has its place. Mostly when the weather outside looks like something you’ve read in the Book of Revelation. Ice, sideways rain, wind strong enough to rearrange your furniture. That’s where any sane person draws the line. At that point, riding indoors stops being…
Van der Poel Huge Favourite to Break Worlds Win Record
If I had a farm to bet, I would bet it, and all the livestock on it, on Mathieu van der Poel winning Sunday’s Elite Men’s Cyclo-cross World Championship and breaking the men’s wins record he now shares with Erik De Vlaeminck. If he wins…
Bike and E-Bike Leasing: Germany Shows the Way to Boost the Cycling Industry
Would you lease a new bike or e-bike if your employer helped you get one? In Germany, more than two million people have opted for this benefit. Advocates of the German leasing model believe that the ability to deduct the costs of a new bike…
The Foods That Actually Help Relieve Constipation, According to New Science
Struggling with chronic constipation can feel like an endless cycle of trial and error. Now, groundbreaking research from King’s College London has identified the foods and supplements that genuinely help, and some that don’t. These new, evidence-based guidelines offer real hope for those seeking relief.…
Why January Is the Worst Month to Buy Cycling Gear
January feels less like a month and more like seven months. Riding outside, especially this year, feels closer to a Mr. Beast challenge than anything you’d describe as fun. At least the weather is consistent. Consistently awful. Wind, cold, wet, repeat. The daylight is still…
Why Rest Might Be the Most Important Training Block You Skip
Cyclists love training blocks. Base, build, peak. All neatly labelled, colour-coded, and uploaded to a calendar. What rarely makes the plan, though, is rest as a deliberate phase. Not an easy week. Not a reduced TSS target. Actual rest. And because it isn’t measurable in…
Winter Riding: Why It’s a Different Sport Altogether
Winter changes everything about riding. The same bike and the same forest suddenly feel unfamiliar. Your speed drops, your rhythm changes and the bike handles differently. Once you accept it for what it is, you start to notice how winter riding becomes its own sport…
The Seven Stages of Signing Up for a Spring Race
Ah, spring races. A chance to prove your winter training paid off. Or at least, that your bibs still fit. But the emotional journey from clicking “register” to standing at the start line is… dramatic. Some might say operatic. We say: textbook self-sabotage with cleats.