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Newsletter Issue No. 840
December 13, 2018 PDF version for Premium Members is here. 5 Ways to Improve Your Riding This Winter By Coach John Hughes The top contenders in the pro peloton are all very fit and winning races requires more than fitness. Team Sky uses a strategy called “the aggregation of marginal gains.” The coaches identify different…
Newsletter Issue No. 954
February 25, 2021 Anti-Aging: Can You Exercise Too Much? By Coach John Hughes I’m a retired ultracyclist and I specialize in coaching endurance riders. I’m starting to coach a Brit whose goal is to cycle 20,210 km (12,557 mi.) over the course of this year. Last year he rode 15,000 km (9,320 mi.). Another client…
Newsletter Issue No. 1217
March 26, 2026 Quick Review: Cat Eye’s BM-45 Bar End Mirror Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Recently, some aggressive drivers have inspired me to use a rear view mirror again. I didn’t want a helmet-mount model, the type that I used when riding across the country in 1979. It worked fine on that trip,…
Newsletter Issue No. 996
December 23, 2021 9 Top Tips for Winter Cycling Training By Coach John Hughes I live in Colorado and I Nordic skied on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then my buddy and I enjoyed ourweekly ride on Thursday. As I write this, a fire in my wood stove is keeping me warm. This is the time…
Newsletter Issue No. 1015
May 5, 2022 Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 1 By Coach John Hughes We just returned from a three-week trip to Bengaluru, India to celebrate a close friend’s wedding. An Indian wedding is a colorful multi-day celebration! While I was in India I turned 73. From reading the literature, coaching older riders and…
Newsletter Issue No. 908
April 02, 2020 PDF version for Premium Members is here. Cycling Training Zones for RPE, HR and Power May Differ on the Trainer By Coach John Hughes The key to training effectively is riding at different intensities depending on the purpose of the workout. Your intensity shouldn’t be the same if you are training for…