A guide to what, resting? Are you serious? Yes, very. Knowing when and how to rest is the single most important consideration if you want to become a faster, stronger cyclist. More important than how to train properly, more important than nutrition or aerodynamics or losing weight. More important than the bike you ride. Whaaaa? I […]
Read More The art of resting – A cyclist’s guideThe suffering is over. Many hard miles logged, metres climbed. You’re so tired you’re unsure of your own name. After a hard ride there’s only one thing on your mind. It’s not stretching. Or active recovery, or even your ‘nutrition strategy’ otherwise known as eating. No. Get me off this bike, you think. Now. Minute […]
Read More The aftermath – How cyclists actually recover post-rideKa-boom! Crash, bang, wallop. The soft screech of paintwork and skin scraping over tarmac is the only sound a cyclist fears more than the low hiss of an inner tube. It’s just any other cycle ride until, SLAP, you’re down, absorbing the full blow of gravity’s revenge. It doesn’t take much to reduce the dear cyclist […]
Read More The crash – a personal history of bicycle accidents
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