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Hanna Banana and her Dream Ride

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week I told you that my wife Deb and I are travelling across America in an RV. Our two dogs Huey and Nugget are along and three bicycles, a road and mountain bike for me and an e-MTB for Deb. If you follow me on Strava you’ve seen my rides in different locations almost every day, which is the wonderful thing about this kind of road … [Read more...] about Hanna Banana and her Dream Ride

Newsletter Issue No. 972

July 8, 2021 Ask the Coach: How Massage Helps By Coach John Hughes In the Tour de France on Saturday the riders raced through the Alps in the rain. Phil Liggett pointed out that late into the night the soigneurs would be massaging the riders and the mechanics would be working late into the night to get everything ready for Sunday’s mountainous stage. Read more. … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 972

Ask the Coach: How Massage Helps

By Coach John Hughes In the Tour de France on Saturday the riders raced through the Alps in the rain. Phil Liggett pointed out that late into the night the soigneurs would be massaging the riders and the mechanics would be working late into the night to get everything ready for Sunday’s mountainous stage. An RBR reader asked about using a roller on his muscles, a form of … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: How Massage Helps

Mind Games and Marginal Gains

By Martin Sigrist Takeaway: Adopting a “continuous improvement” mindset to build mental strengths and skills can lead to significant “marginal gains” which in turn can result in significant performance gains with little additional time, effort or cost. My last article discussed the importance of mindset, using Greg LeMond as an example. … [Read more...] about Mind Games and Marginal Gains