How Should I Train to Ride Haute Route Ventoux?
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.
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Do Training Rides Need to Be As Long as Events?
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…
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Blood Pressure During and After Exercise
Editor’s Note: Dr. Mirkin’s article today began as a response to one of our Premium Members. Greg C. wrote us: “I ride about 4,500-5,500 miles a year. This is the first year I’ve been monitoring my blood pressure after riding and noticed the systolic drops significantly after my rides. I typically run 110-120 over 70-80,…
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How Exercise Helps Prevent Heart Attacks
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Two recent breakthrough studies give the best explanation yet of how exercise helps to prevent heart attacks. Competitive older endurance athletes may have more plaques in their arteries than non-exercisers, but they have the type of plaques that are far less likely to break off and cause heart attacks (Circulation, April…
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Use Hair Conditioner Instead of Shaving Cream
Today’s QT comes to us from Premium Member John Tonetti, who offers a suggestion for an alternative to shaving cream or gel for those riders who shave your legs. Here’s what John wrote: Hair conditioner makes a great shaving cream for cyclists who shave their legs. Not only does it prevent razor burn, but when you…
