In this new eArticle and new 5-article bundle, Coach John Hughes provides a range of targeted advice to make you a better cyclist. From the six success factors to cycling improvement (in How to Become a Better Cyclist) to getting the most out of your training, to maximizing your use of intensity for performance improvement, to optimizing your recovery, to nutritional insights … [Read more...] about New eArticle, Bundle from Coach John Hughes
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6 Key Factors to Success for Beginner Cyclists
By Coach John Hughes You want to become a better cyclist? Don't we all? I continually strive for improvement, and I've been riding more than 40 years. But what does becoming “a better cyclist” mean for you? Do you want to ride more miles than last year? Improve your health and fitness? Have more endurance? Become a better climber? Ride with a faster group on the weekends? … [Read more...] about 6 Key Factors to Success for Beginner Cyclists
How Should I Best Train for a 300K Brevet?
By Coach John Hughes Question for Coach John Hughes: Following up on your answer to the 60-year-old rider who wants to work up to a 300K. I am a 53-year-old who has been riding for about 5-7 years. I've completed more centuries than I can count and over the last 2 years about 1/2 dozen 200-km brevets. My longest ride to date was 150 miles, about 2 years ago. I want to do … [Read more...] about How Should I Best Train for a 300K Brevet?
Paris-Roubaix: The Six Success Factors
By Coach John Hughes Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) won Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, soundly defeating Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) and Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe). Boonen had won Paris-Roubaix four times, equaling Roger De Vlaeminck in wins. This was his last race — he retired at the end of the day — and he intended to go out with a win. At the very beginning of the … [Read more...] about Paris-Roubaix: The Six Success Factors
High-Carb or High-Fat Diet for Cyclists? Which is Better?
By Coach John Hughes On an endurance ride a roadie is cruising along at a conversational pace, burning fat for fuel. Climbing a fairly steep hill, the roadie also starts burning glucose for fuel. The harder the roadie is going, the greater proportion of the rider’s energy comes from glucose. You can store 1,500 to 2,000 calories of glycogen in your body, which your body … [Read more...] about High-Carb or High-Fat Diet for Cyclists? Which is Better?