QUESTION: In summer I needed to drink at least four bottles to ride my favorite hilly 65-mile bike loop. Now that it’s 40 degrees cooler, I do the whole ride with one bottle. Is that OK? — Sam S. RBR REPLIES: Probably not. You sweat nearly as much in the winter as when it’s hot…
By Coach John Hughes Brent Bookwalter, a pro who raced for BMC, advised that if you have a choice between an extra 20 minutes of riding or spending that time recovering, choose recovery. Think of the holidays as time for quality recovery, a time to gain freshness. Freshness means that you are fully recovered from…
Question: Would a power meter help me maintain steady energy expenditure throughout time trials and triathlons? Could I just watch the monitor, ride at a pre-determined wattage and thus be sure that I performed at optimum intensity? What about in road races? — Barry M. Coach Fred Matheny Replies: Power meters are often touted as…
