Question: My max heart rate is usually right at 160 bpm. I did some heavy training for eight weeks (sprint intervals, hill intervals, long rides), then took six days off. No riding or other exercise. Now when I do sprint intervals, my max HR is about 10 beats higher than before my break. Is this…
On Tuesday’s Tour de France rest day, Team Sky finally relented to the mounting pressure and released race leader Chris Froome’s performance data from his Stage 10 victory, on which he crushed his closest rivals on the first major climb of the Tour to take a commanding lead. Since that day, he’s been in the…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Back in early January, I asked readers to share some of their 2015 riding goals. Among the submissions was this, from Robert Minner: “I am 65 and was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in December 2012. There is no cure but I am in partial remission thanks to a transplant…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Bike technology is ever-changing, though often it’s incremental (literally) – say, moving from a 9-speed drivetrain to 10-speed, or from 10 to 11, and so on. At other times, it’s more of a“systemic” shift, like disc brakes as an alternative to rim brakes, a real difference in…
Today’s QT comes to us from a Virginia Premium Member who wishes to remain anonymous. His story speaks for itself; regardless of how “fit” you may seem to be, unless you get your heart health checked out, you really cannot know. Here’s what he writes: I would like to add a dimension to the comments…
