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The Most Valuable Ride of Your Week Is…..

Bob — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:44:24 +0000

The 3 key rides to get in each and every week include:

Shorter, intense intervals (VO2 Max level or higher) Longer, threshold level intervals. At least ONE long aerobic ride.

We cyclists rarely have trouble putting in the hard intervals. However, the long endurance level ride continues to be the most important ride, week in and week out. Cycling is [...]

Le Tour plus 2 Important Updates

Bob — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:50:26 +0000

Contador looked unstoppable today. Nobody can match his acceleration and speed on the climbs. So based purely on climbing ability, the Tour is Contador’s to lose. And add the fact that his time trial ability has improved immensely, he’s going to be tough to beat.

But you just never know about Lance……..he may very well have something [...]

Cycling Seminar — “Training With Power!”

Bob — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:54:51 +0000

You’ve heard of power meters and training with power and you’ve seen the pro riders in the Tour with power meters and discussions of their wattage. I’ve discussed training with power on several occasions.

Here’s your chance to learn more, [...]

Workout Wednesday! Tempo Training for Cyclists

Bob — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:59:47 +0000

Many of the workouts I’ve offered so far have been “hard” workouts. Threshold rides, VO2 Max level rides, interval rides, etc. These are all great cycling workouts and this high end fitness is critical to success.

Cycling is primarily an aerobic sport, so building a solid foundation is the #1 key to long term improvement. And [...]

Help Me Write Your Cycling Blog

Bob — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:44:06 +0000

This cycling blog is all about you. The goal is to make this the first cycling blog you look at, filled with the information you want. About once a month I ask YOU for YOUR INPUT for this blog. It’s that time again.

Help me identify the topics YOU want covered. Tell me if you want [...]