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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 […]

Follow Doc’s Advice, Foil Offseason Weight Gain

September 25, 2023

By Kevin Kolodziejski  In one of his lesser works, Mark Twain wrote that there will be no humor in heaven. While you can’t be asked to confirm or deny his claim until sometime in what we both hope will be the far-off future, I can ask if there will be no humor in your bathroom […]

10 Common Cycling Nutrition Mistakes

September 19, 2023

By Coach John Hughes My recent column My 1979 1200 km Paris-Brest-Paris described 7 of my mistakes including nutrition mistakes.  Here’s a follow up on other nutrition mistakes, many from my own experience.

My 1979 Paris-Brest-Paris: 1200 km in 73hr 25min.

September 12, 2023

By Coach John Hughes I was lying on the lawn at the finish of the 1979 Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP). Other riders asked my wife in French. “Why isn’t he having a free beer?” “He’s exhausted and his butt is very sore.” She responded in French. “He should have put le bifteck in his shorts.”  i.e., stuck […]

The Power of Mindset Versus the Pain of the Crash

September 11, 2023

By Kevin Kolodziejski I was the victim of a hit-and-run — one about as odd as they come — about a month ago. There’s a point in the large Sunday ride I often do where you can cut the course by making a left.  Doing so allows you to relieve yourself and rejoin the group […]

How Can I Learn to Ride My Bike More Consistently?

September 6, 2023

Question: How do you keep motivated to ride? When I have a goal, like a century, I do fine. But after the ride, I lose the motivation to continue. I let a day or two slide by, and soon it has stretched into weeks and months. What’s the secret to consistent riding? — Jim R. […]

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