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Kasia Niewiadoma On Finding Motivation After Failure

June 10, 2022 at 7:00 am7 min reading

From social media and news coverage, we are used to seeing athletes at the top of their game. It is easy to smile when you’re winning but what about all the other race days that don’t go your way? Being able to find motivation after…

Cycling Through Uncertain Times: Tips for Keeping Motivation High

February 26, 2021 at 2:45 pm6 min reading

Socialising and Culture

After a winter unlike any other, there is undoubtedly much anticipation as spring starts to emerge. With the status of many summer cycling events still undetermined, though, a real edge of uncertainty remains. If 2020 taught us anything, it is that we can’t always count…

5 Tips to Kickstart Your Cycling Performance in 2021

January 4, 2021 at 2:28 pm5 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

The holidays are gone and the crazy year 2020 with them, thankfully! It’s time to look ahead and plan for the next season. Here are a few tips to help you kickstart your lifestyle and training habits so that you reach your racing form as…

How to Maintain Cycling Weight – Deep Motivation

October 27, 2020 at 11:16 am5 min reading

Health & Training

Motivation when losing weight is easy. The goal is clear, you can see your progress. This makes your life simple and motivation strong. It’s much harder to retain the same level of motivation for weight maintenance. Let’s search for the deep motivation that will carry…

Cycling Inspiration: “I’ve Lost 95 lbs and Pedalled Around the World Once!”

May 15, 2020 at 9:36 am7 min reading

Socialising and Culture

When Susen Freemyers got her first bike in 2013, she was 350 lbs and cooking was her main hobby, “it was my happy place,” as she describes it. Living a pleasant life with her husband and working as a commercial artist, little did she know…

The Final Days of Winter: Finding the Motivation to Ride (When You Really Don’t Want To)

March 6, 2020 at 11:00 am8 min reading

Road cycling

Depending on where you live, March can either mean spring is officially in the air or that another gruelling month of winter is underway – or that you’re dealing with a confusing combination of the two. Regardless, it can be a struggle to find motivation…

Don’t Let the Bad Days Get You Down: Tips for Staying Positive

September 13, 2019 at 12:06 pm7 min reading

Road cycling

Everyone has bad days on the bike, days when you can’t make it up a hill you’ve climbed dozens of times before or get dropped from the group unexpectedly. Maybe you feel completely flattened by a ride you thought you’d manage easily and are nervous…