By Rick Schultz Analysis of Alex Dowsett 11/03/2021 Hour Record attempt. Alex fell short of Victor Campenaerts’ hour record by 534 meters (1,752 ft). Alex rode 54.555 km (33.8989 miles) in one hour while Victor (setting the world record in April of 2019) rode 55.089 km (34.2307 miles) in one hour. Let’s analyze the rides and determine how important is a bike fit? … [Read more...] about Alex Dowsett Record Attempt
1Training & Health
Mind Training for the Tour
By Martin Sigrist In late 2005, after years of trying and failing, I finally managed to get my weight down to what doctor’s would consider not unhealthy. I’d lost over 40 pounds of fat, around a fifth of my bodyweight, mainly by buying a recliner exercise bike and spending a couple of hours a day on it watching boxed sets (including all seasons of “24” which I found provided … [Read more...] about Mind Training for the Tour
What Ashwagandha Could Do For You
By Kevin Kolodziejski Two Encounters Lead to This Column A friend who doesn’t cycle and suffers from depression visited me unexpectedly. He noticed a bottle of ashwagandha on my kitchen counter and remarked he never knew I battled the disease, too. I told him I didn’t, that my battle was with sarcopenia and since ashwagandha has been shown to increase … [Read more...] about What Ashwagandha Could Do For You
Anti-Aging: Why Practicing Balance Is Important
By Coach John Hughes This may seem like an irrelevant recommendation to cyclists. You have no problem staying on your bike, right? Here’s why that isn’t sufficient: Balancing on a bike is a learned skill. Beginners are very wobbly, but as you become proficient you learn to ride a straight line. The gyroscopic forces are relatively unimportant. [Dr. Hugh Hunt, … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Why Practicing Balance Is Important
Workouts – Stack ‘Em High
By Martin Sigrist Takeaway: It is possible to squeeze a quart into a pint pot, at least when you are doing workouts. This can be done by trying to accomplish many objectives in the limited time available, as opposed to just one or two. This does not detract from workout quality. To the contrary, the objectives complement each other so that the whole becomes greater than the … [Read more...] about Workouts – Stack ‘Em High