Most people who ride bikes treat cycling like an event. Something that needs planning, good weather, a clear calendar, clean kit, charged devices, and the vague sense that it must be “worth it”.
God, it feels good to have wind and sun on your face again. Especially after a few months in what can only be described as a glorified lab: four walls, a screen, and a stationary bike doing its best impression of the real world. Well,…
For performance-driven cyclists, the quest to surpass last season’s results often leads to a search for marginal gains and obscure tricks. Yet, the most significant improvements rarely come from the latest gadgets or niche techniques. Instead, they’re found in mastering the fundamentals. This year, focus…
You’re training. You’re sleeping (sort of). You’re taking your vitamin D like a responsible adult. And yet every ride feels like you’re pedalling through porridge.
Last year was bad. Not missed-a-few-intervals bad, but proper life-got-in-the-way bad. Riding happened when it could, not when it should. I squeezed in a few races, stole the occasional weekend, maybe five in total, and consoled myself that there are such summers.
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…
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.
If you feel slow on the bike in winter, you are not alone, and you are not suddenly out of shape. The cold changes how your body, your bike and even the road behave. Let’s take a closer look at why winter riding feels so…
You’ve emerged from the end-of-year glow with a belly full of roast potatoes and a head full of dreams. This is it. You’re going to ride consistently. Maybe even train. Maybe even stretch after rides instead of just collapsing onto the carpet like a haunted…
