What to Wear Cycling in Varying Weather, a Conversation with Coach Ertl This column began in early December when I started trading emails with Coach David Ertl. Coach Ertl lives and rides in Iowa. I grew up in neighboring Missouri and can attest to the terrible weather (and the 100-degree-plus extremes — in normal years!) possible […]
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What to Wear in Various Weather
Dictionary of Cycling Lingo
A List of Common Terminology to Decipher the Sometimes Arcane Patois of Road Cycling Ever wonder what cyclists are talking about when they start throwing around weird slang? We’ve created a bicycling dictionary for you, with definitions of the most common phrases and words related to cycling. Did we miss a word? Leave a comment […]
How Much Should You Train to Improve Cycling Performance, part 2
By Coach John Hughes Last week’s column was How Much Should You Train to Get Faster? After I posted it to Facebook, readers made a number of good responses.
Keep Your Cool on Smart Trainer Rides
Keep cool on your next indoor trainer ride. Remember how important it is to stay cool on sweltering July rides? If you don’t keep your core temperature down, you risk dehydration and exhaustion. Serious heat stroke is next. Keeping your cool is just as important in January on your smart trainer. When you’re riding indoors […]
Exercise-Induced Asthma (EIA)
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is wheezing and shortness of breath that occur during exercise. It can occur in people who never wheeze at any other time, those who wheeze only when they have an infection or allergy, and those who have asthma at other times. People with EIA can start to wheeze […]
Quick Tip: Finish the Hill
“Finish the hill” is a term coaches use to remind riders that a climb doesn’t end till gravity starts pulling you down the other side. Many riders, however, start easing up when the top comes into view. It’s understandable. You’ve been working hard. Your legs are burning, your lungs are heaving — but now you […]
Guide to Training with a Power Meter
by Fred Matheny This concept in a nutshell: The development of reliable and lower-priced power meters over the last decade allows us to measure and use training intensity in a whole new way. For most of cycling’s history, riders determined their intensity by feel. They went “easy” or “ hard” or simply noted their gearing. […]