July 12, 2018 PDF version for Premium Members is here. Learning from the Pros: Cycling Nutrition By Coach John Hughes What do the pros eat to fuel racing like this? Here are the results of the first stages of the Tour de France: Stage 1: 201 km won by Fernando Gaviria Quick-Step Floors in 4:23:32, 45.86 km/h (28.50 mph) Stage 2: 182.5 km won by Peter Sagan BORA – … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 818
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Learning from the Pros: Cycling Nutrition
By Coach John Hughes What do the pros eat to fuel racing like this? Here are the results of the first four stages of the Tour de France: Stage 1: 201 km won by Fernando Gaviria Quick-Step Floors in 4:23:32, 45.86 km/h (28.50 mph) Stage 2: 182.5 km won by Peter Sagan BORA – Hansgrohe in 4:06:37, 44.51 km/h (27.66 mph) Stage 3: 35.5 km won by BMC Racing Team in 38:46, 54.95 km/h … [Read more...] about Learning from the Pros: Cycling Nutrition
Lack of Vitamin D May Harm Athletes
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. A new study in mice shows that having low levels of vitamin D may harm athletes and exercisers by limiting how long they can exercise (Aging, June 2018). Six-month old mice were put on a low vitamin D diet for one year. A six-month-old mouse is equivalent to a 25 year old human and one mouse-year equals 25 human-years. After two weeks, the mice on the … [Read more...] about Lack of Vitamin D May Harm Athletes
Topeak FastFuel DryBag Top Tube Cycling Bag Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum Hot Waterproof keeps contents dry Stays in place on the top tube, doesn’t shift around Easily fits cell phone and nutrition Narrow enough that doesn’t impede pedal stroke … [Read more...] about Topeak FastFuel DryBag Top Tube Cycling Bag Review
Simple Home Exercise for Knee Pain
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley I’m opening this week with a funny story because I’m in a much better mood recently (tell you why in a minute). It’s a tale about something that happened while my wife Deb and I were biking across country in the winter of 1979. We left New Hampshire in October, just days after the season’s first snowstorm. So my custom Richard Sachs and her … [Read more...] about Simple Home Exercise for Knee Pain