By Sheri Rosenbaum Missed my articles leading up to Unbound? Read them here:Unbound Gravel – New Year New GoalsPreparing for Unbound Gravel 100: One Month and Counting As the two-week countdown to Unbound Gravel kicks into high gear, I find myself buried in a checklist that’s as long as the race itself. I love making lists. It’s my secret weapon against the … [Read more...] about 2025 Unbound Gravel 100: The Final Chapter
1Training & Health
Don’t Be a Dumbbell. Lift Them Whatever the Weather
By Kevin Kolodziejski The science world calls it mind-wandering. The rest of the world calls it daydreaming. While that distinction may not be important to you as a road biker rider, this fact about whatever you choose to call it should be. The world spends nearly half its waking hours doing it. Well, 46.9 percent. That’s the figure found in a … [Read more...] about Don’t Be a Dumbbell. Lift Them Whatever the Weather
How to Defeat Nausea Problems as a Cyclist
By Coach John Hughes Nausea while riding in the summer is almost as common a complaint as cramps. Like cramping, there are multiple factors that may cause nausea. Often, no one factor causes nausea but the combination of several factors can create a perfect storm when you want to blow chunks over the handlebars. This sick feeling can be a showstopper. A showstopper is … [Read more...] about How to Defeat Nausea Problems as a Cyclist
Can I build speed and endurance on two rides a week?
QUESTION: With two little kids at home, my training time is down to three rides a week — and that’s on a good week. More often, it’s only two rides. I still want to get faster and hang with the local hammerfest, but I’m not sure if that’s realistic anymore. Is it possible to make real gains on a limited schedule, or do I just need to accept maintenance mode for now? —Carl D. … [Read more...] about Can I build speed and endurance on two rides a week?
There’s No Synthetic Dyes Dilemma If You Eat Right
By Kevin Kolodziejski That a cyclist whom I had never seen before absolutely smoked me in the three-up sprint to end a crit didn’t really bother me at the time he did the smoking. Hate to say it, but I expected it. I’ve admitted before that even in my prime I was a poor sprinter. And from my vantage point (or should it be disadvantage point?) as he sat up … [Read more...] about There’s No Synthetic Dyes Dilemma If You Eat Right