By Coach John Hughes Thanksgiving is next week, and Hanukkah and Christmas are not far away. This time of year many riders take an off-season break of a month or more and don’t even start thinking about riding plans for 2016 until after the New Year. After the last big event of the season,…
QUESTION: I can stick with the weekend group ride most of the time. But the route includes five short hills, and when we hit them the pack goes berserk. The mellow pace is replaced by mad sprints to the top. I’m usually 30 meters off the back and have trouble catching up before the next…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Just a couple of notes and housekeeping as we head toward the holiday season this year. First off, Thanksgiving in the U.S. is two Thursdays from today, on the 26th. As always, we will not be publishing an issue that week. I’ll be making my annual pilgrimage…
By Coach Fred Matheny In the past, I’ve coached at Carpenter-Phinney Bike Camps, run by Olympic road race champion Connie Carpenter and her husband, Davis Phinney, the 2-time Tour de France stage winner. Their U.S. camps were based in Frisco, west of Denver, nestled in a high mountain valley. All rides started at 9,000 feet…
By Coach John Hughes I’ve lived in Colorado for over 20 years, and I hate riding the trainer. So I’ve learned how to ride a bicycle in cold, often windy and/or wet, weather. In those conditions my metabolism revs up just to keep me warm! At any pace I’m burning more calories than I would…
