By Coach John Hughes Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) won gold in the Olympic men’s road race in 6:10:05. Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark) took silver and Rafal Majka (Poland) took bronze. 140+ riders started the race on the 237.5 km (146-mile) course. Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) won gold in the women’s race (141 km, or 88 miles) in 3:51:07. Emma Johansson … [Read more...] about Eating Like an Olympian, Part 1
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Which Electrolytes Do You Really Need?
By Coach John Hughes It was 95F (35C) and sweat was dripping into my eyes a few years back, so I tied a bandana around my head and put my cowboy hat back on. My wife and I were sitting in the sun listening to Yonder Mountain String Band’s Sunday morning gospel set at RockyGrass, the annual bluegrass festival only a few miles from our house in Boulder, Colorado. Yonder … [Read more...] about Which Electrolytes Do You Really Need?
On Tour, Part 3: Eating and Drinking Like the Pros
By Coach John Hughes Do you eat to ride, or ride to eat? Twelve bowls of cereal with milk. Could you eat that for breakfast? How about seven pancakes with maple syrup? Or 22 eggs? I couldn’t eat that much food, much less eat that much and then ride my bike hard for hours. But that’s what the pros do — they eat about 1,800 calories for breakfast! A … [Read more...] about On Tour, Part 3: Eating and Drinking Like the Pros
On Tour, Part 2: Climbing Like the Pros
By Coach John Hughes Last week I wrote about riding a two-day credit card tour from Winter Park, Colorado (8,573 ft. / 2,613m) to Steamboat Springs (6,732 ft. / 2,052m). I covered 100 miles over two days, which the Tour de France would cover in one day. And I’m obviously much slower than the pros, but the same principles of riding the multi-day Tour apply to my mini-tour … [Read more...] about On Tour, Part 2: Climbing Like the Pros
On Tour, Part 1: Riding Like the Pros
By Coach John Hughes My wife and I were in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, July 8 - 10. Carol paints silk scarves and shawls and was in an arts show this past weekend. I was along to help. Imagine me saying, “I think that turquoise scarf will look great with your blue jersey.” Obviously, I wasn't the sales help! I’m the grunt labor who lugs everything to the … [Read more...] about On Tour, Part 1: Riding Like the Pros