Each year, the season becomes even more intense. There are always new races added to the calendar, and compared to men’s teams with around 30 riders, we usually have 15–16. With injuries or illness, that number can shrink even more, which means other riders have…
This has been a truly exciting year in cycling, particularly for the Tour de France, and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (TdFFaZ). These were exciting, suspenseful, dramatic sporting events that raised the bar for future Grand Tours. And they were fast, very fast.…
We’ve all been so focused on the thrilling “Battle of the Superstars” between Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogačar in the past few weeks that we forgot that there was a third superstar recuperating from a bad crash who might have played a big…
Winning the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Strade Bianche, Tour of Catalonia, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in one season, Tadej Pogačar is on fire in 2024! It’s no surprise that people are starting to talk about him in the context of the cycling Goat, greatest of all…
What I have learned over the past, especially over the past two years, is the importance of altitude camps and altitude simulations as part of training preparation. Until recently, riders would go to the mountains only before big stage races, like Tour de France or…
The Orbea Factory Team have emerged on the cross-country and MTB scenes quite recently and since then, they’ve been valiantly fighting for their place in the spotlight with a team of young hopefuls. Just a couple of days ago, they released a captivating documentary entitled…
In the modern, super-dynamic world of pro cycling where success hinges on a delicate balance of endurance, power and, increasingly, strategy, the preparation for a new season is a truly meticulous process. Different teams will have their own systems in place but fundamentally, they will…
Sunday’s Cyclo-cross Elite Men’s World Championship will be notable not only for crowning a new world champion but it will also be the last race of cyclo-cross and road racing legend Zdeněk Štybar. The 38-year-old Czech will retire from cycling after having won three Elite…
We are already a few weeks into a brand new year, and I’m excited to share the exciting start to my training camp experience in Alicante, Spain — as our team gears up for the 2024 season. While half of our team is tearing up…
