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Is My Altitude Training Adequate?
Question: I live in the foothills above Denver (about 7,000 feet elevation), but my job means I travel to sea level for three or four nights each week. I do one or two shorts rides while traveling and don’t get a chance to do much training at elevation except on weekends. With this schedule, I don’t…
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Craft Siberian Winter Gloves
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Is Retirement Dangerous to My Cycling?
Question: Because of my work schedule, I have ridden sporadically for the last 20 years, logging about 1,500 miles annually and doing one or two centuries just for fun. Last winter I took early retirement and decided to devote full time to cycling. I rode 5,000 miles in 8 months and improved fast. But now I’m…
