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Beginner's Guide to Road Cycling 101

Road Biking 101: A Beginner’s Guide

Cycling Clothes for Every Temperature

What to Wear in Various Weather

What to Wear Cycling in Varying Weather, a Conversation with Coach Ertl This article began one 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 in […]

Complete list of cycling slang

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 […]

Anti-Aging:  Record Setting Heat

May 23, 2022

By Coach John Hughes By the end of the past weekend, more than half of all Americans will have suffered from temperatures of 90 degrees or higher. Blazing heat and humidity toasted states from Texas to Massachusetts. Records fell or were tied: New York City 90F, Washington, DC, 92F; Austin, TX 99F, Richmond, VA, 95F, […]

Fatty Liver Disease Can Often Be Cured With Lifestyle Changes, Not With Drugs

May 23, 2022

by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. More than 80 million North Americans suffer from Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), and many do not know that they have it because most people with a fatty liver have normal liver function blood tests in the early stages of the disease. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, supported by the […]

The White Bird of Happiness

May 23, 2022

By Stan Purdum Riding during the recent hot days reminded me of a time when experience taught me how to climb steep grades while pedaling a loaded touring bike on high-temperature days. Here’s an excerpt from my book about my cross-country ride, Roll Around Heaven All Day: “You’re going to ride White Bird, you say? […]

Use the 1% Marginal Gains Rule, Improve Your Diet, Your Riding — and Maybe Win the TdF, Too?

May 19, 2022

By Kevin Kolodziejski Between 2012 and 2018, Team Sky won six of the seven Tours de France. Prior to that, similar dominant TdF runs had always featured a single superstar — Jaques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain — but Team Sky achieved theirs with three different winners: Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, and Geraint […]

Gravel Riding part 1:  Fun for Everyone

May 17, 2022

By Coach John Hughes “To be unbound is to be untethered and unrestrained.” (UnboundGravel.com) Riding gravel gives you many more options than pavement! You don’t need to do an organized event. Gravel roads go where fewer people go. Because there’s less traffic, gravel roads are safer and may be a better way to get from […]

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