QUESTION: I’ve been riding longer road and gravel events, and I notice that I often cramp up toward the end. For example, like during the last hour of a century. Is there a way to prevent this from happening? It’s frustrating to be riding strong only to be sidelined by cramping when I need my legs the most! —Josh R. … [Read more...] about How can I prevent cramping on long rides?
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Interview with Kate Veronneau, Director of Women’s Strategy at Zwift – 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
By Sheri Rosenbaum SHERI: There’s been an exciting increase in spectators, viewership, and sponsorship for women’s sports. Can you share any specific data or key metrics? Is there one country that leads viewership of the TdFFaZ over any other? KATE: We don’t have the broadcast stats in yet, but I heard early reports that over 50% of televisions in the Netherlands were … [Read more...] about Interview with Kate Veronneau, Director of Women’s Strategy at Zwift – 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
Bio-Individuality: The Sometimes Explanation for Contradictory Nutritional Data
By Kevin Kolodziejski Read it and you can feel as if you’ve traded places with Oliver Hardy way back when. Way back when he was half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy team, in the middle of shooting a movie, and his partner Stan Laurel screwed up again. So now it’s time to say the catchphrase that’s become part of our culture. “Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve … [Read more...] about Bio-Individuality: The Sometimes Explanation for Contradictory Nutritional Data
To Create Motivation, Fall in Love With ‘The Questions’
By Kevin Kolodziejski It doesn’t seem like so long ago when I would race on the roads more than 30 times in a season, and being called to the podium after races was extremely important to me. So important that I led a life that more than a few of my cycling buddies saw as too extreme. Some of those extremes I now see as unhealthy. But that’s not the story … [Read more...] about To Create Motivation, Fall in Love With ‘The Questions’
Can lifting the right leg repeatedly over the bike cause hip pain?
QUESTION: I’m wondering about the effects on the body of lifting the right leg over the frame of the bike to mount the bike, over the course of decades. I’ve literally gotten on my bike putting my right leg over the bike thousands of times, and the left leg probably less than 50. Can this ever wear anything down, or overuse anything? I know Floyd Landis had a hip … [Read more...] about Can lifting the right leg repeatedly over the bike cause hip pain?