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Why the UCI needs to make more money
Cor, the Tour of Beijing has ruffled feathers among the noisy few. For all the cries of despair, you’d think the world of cycling was coming to an end. I’m going to cut straight in: the value to the sport of accessing markets where cycling is a ingrained activity is vital for its survival. A solvent, well-financed UCI is equally important to cycling’s future. And if you’re looking for a financial…
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Category Archives: Fitness
Etape du Tour survival: Preparing your head
Nothing to do with your choice of mandatory helmet (Giro Prolight is my current choice) but with the art of mentally preparing yourself for the event. It’s as important as your physical fitness to get your positive, winning attitude right … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Etape du Tour, Fitness
Tagged Col de Marie-Blanque, Col du Tourmalet, mental, phase, preparation, Team Sky
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A return to fitness starts with pain
After bemoaning that I was getting nowhere with getting back in shape I managed to get in about 5-7 hours riding in the last week or so. As liversedge pointed out on twitter: “They say to form a habit you … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged "Trixter Xdream", fitness, London Dynamo, Richmond Park, training
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A good time to be ill
If ever there’s a good weekend to come down with a heavy case of the manflu, aka the common cold, this weekend past was it. Temperatures below freezing added to sleeting snow and rain should and would have had me … Continue reading
Posted in Cyclocross, Fitness, Professional, Winter kit
Tagged "Olbas Oil", "Steve Peters", "Super Prestige", belgium, cyclocross, Mark Cavendish, Nicole Cooke, winter essentials
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Plastered at the back
The Beyond MTB Spring Crits at Hillingdon are the sort of races I have to do – a test of attrition with the 2nd Cat boys hauling along as foolhardy 4th Cats like me try to cling on to the … Continue reading
An erratic schedule
Looking at my training, the last time I had a decent long ride was 25 February, almost two weeks ago. This is probably not an ideal training plan if I’m going to improve this season. It’s starting to nag a … Continue reading
Starting too far back
That is the observation from Ian Paine as to where I went wrong on Sunday. He’s absolutely right. The mistake I made was to allow myself to drift down the field in the final laps. It’s frustrating but I know … Continue reading
Wrecks and Mechs
A busy weekend with two days of racing, none of which went quite as well as it could. First a quick hello to Paul, a reader who races and who I met on Saturday at Hillingdon. It’s good to know … Continue reading
Posted in Cyclocross, Fitness, Road Racing
Tagged beginners race, Chertsey, cyclocross, Hillingdon, London Dynamo
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No rushing back
By this point in January I was meant to have a hatful of points and be looking at racing as a 3rd Cat. Instead I have a nasty lingering cold and haven’t raced since before Christmas. Unhappy with things doesn’t … Continue reading
Seasonal adjustment
It’s that time of year when I feel like I’m getting fat and worry about how hard I’ll be battling come January to shed the pounds, or rather the kilograms I’ve put on. With no race last weekend and work … Continue reading
Yet another cycling injury!
Yet another cycling injury!, originally uploaded by leguape. This is from last Saturday, I should have posted it earlier. It’s gradually healing up but is still a bit sore around the edges. It’s at the scabbed over, not quite healed … Continue reading
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