By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader Paul writes, “Any way of getting ride of some of those aches and pains associated with aging? I’m only 50 and it’s really starting to get to me. There’s no real pattern to the aches/pains. Sometimes more when I first awake, sometimes starts later in the day. Sometimes muscles,…
By John Yoder On Wednesday evening May 16, I was part of a group of about 50 cyclists who rode slowly and quietly for an hour through the residential streets of my hometown, Goshen, Ind. As bicycle parades go, this was a very modest one: there were no banners, no police escort and no coordinated…
By Lars Hundley Next year I’ll turn 50. Over the past several years, my cycling training has changed significantly — for multiple reasons. Just six years ago, I rode more than 10,000 miles in a year training for Leadville. And five years ago at this time of year I was in peak condition, fully…
Ever wondered about the very best interval to improve your cycling fitness? Unfortunately there’s not a single interval method that does it all. It depends on which aspect of your fitness you are attempting to improve. Instead of getting hung up on trying to determine whether a particular interval is “the very best one” to…
If you’ve ever watched a bike race or even seen a group of riders go by, you’ve seen drafting on a bike. But what are the real benefits of drafting? Drafting on a bike is a relatively straightforward bike riding skill that any cyclist can learn. It will make cycling with other riders dramatically more…
