Question: I’ve ridden Colorado’s Triple Bypass several times and churned up and down the Pyrenees and Alps. But last August in the Raid Pyrenees (28 passes in 10 days) I had to stop due to severe exhaustion – a combination of 112F-degree (44C) heat, dehydration, overtraining and apparently a mild bug picked up on the airplane….
Question: I don’t have a problem with energy on my 90-minute weekday rides. But I bonk badly when going 75-100 miles on weekends. What should I eat for longer distances? — Pete T. RBR Replies: It’s amazing how many calories we burn on long rides. A century can incinerate more than 4,000. Riders tend to underestimate…
Question: I am interested in learning more about training for climbing as I am preparing for Haute Route Ventoux. Any information would be welcomed. Thank you. —Jared N.
Question: I’m 48 and in the past rode 12-15 hours per week but was usually overtrained. This season I’m trying to recover better by doing 10-hour weeks including weekend rides of about 100 miles and building up only for major events. I’m planning to ride one of Australia’s toughest “classics,” Grafton-Inverell. It’s 140 miles, starting…
By Coach Fred Matheny I’ve never ridden the fabled cobblestone roads of northern France or Belgium, the ones that shake riders into insensibility in Paris-Roubaix and some of the other Spring Classics. But on my local training roads we have the next best thing for masochistic riding – genuine western Colorado chip-and-seal. Recently, they’ve been…
