February 2, 2023 5 Ways to Improve Your Riding This Winter By Coach John Hughes The top contenders in the pro peloton are all very fit and winning races requires more than fitness. Team Sky used a strategy called “the aggregation of marginal gains.” The coaches identify different ways riders can improve slightly, which when…
January 26, 2023 16 Tips for Increasing Your Annual Mileage By Coach John Hughes I just got an e-mail from Ed. Ed lives in California and has a goal of riding 4,000 miles this year by riding 11 miles a day. With the torrential rains he hasn’t been on the road in two weeks, is…
January 19, 2023 7 Columns on Winter Riding Outdoors By Coach John Hughes There’re no such thing as bad conditions, just bad gear! Here’s a good selection of articles about getting through winter and continuing to ride outdoors. Read more. New Product Promises to Stop Speed Wobble Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Back in…
January 12, 2023 7 Tools for Pacing on Longer Rides By Coach John Hughes What’s a long ride? A ride longer than you’re used to. If your normal weekend ride is 30 miles then 50 miles is a long ride. If you’ve ridden 200K (125-mile) brevets then a 300K (187-mile) brevet is a long ride….
January 5, 2023 Anti-Aging: More on Winter Blues, Motivation and Goals By Coach John Hughes Last week I responded to the first part of 54-year-old Ed’s e-mail: Anti-Aging: 4 Tips for Winter Blues and Lost Mojo. One of the ways to get out of a funk and get motivated is to set small, easily achievable…
