I just finished my last race of the season and promptly transitioned from obsessing over training, equipment, nutrition, vices, and other scheming to remaining only seven miles per hour over the speed limit, so my mother didn’t get nervous as we drove from Wisconsin to Colorado. For two days of driving, I savored the enormous …
There’s this thing that cyclists do that drives me nuts. They train their asses off. They do all this planning. They pay the race fees and other logistics, burn up their vacation days traveling there and dip into their 401k to ensure they have the latest bike and gear. But then they pretend they don’t …
This year has been rough. Someone asked me what success would look like on the bike in 2021, and I said: “earn one upgrade point” (not that I need one anymore). I got one. Beyond that, I’ve stumbled from one failure to another with breathtaking enthusiasm. Sure, that’s harsh, but you’re not my therapist – …
If You Really Want to Race Bikes Fast, Train Your Heart Read More »
It’s no secret that power meters have fundamentally changed the way cyclists train, and why not? Used correctly, they can be an incredible tool to guide your training, measure improvement, and help you delude yourself when you get dropped. Still, if you’ve been around wattheads long enough in the cycling world, you tend to hear …
The internet just exploded because Tom Dumoulin, a grand tour contender for Lotto Jumbo Visma, said he was stepping away from the sport for an indefinite period to figure things out. Everyone has their hot take, and instead of staying out of other people’s business, I’m jumping right into this one because if you make …
Since No One Asked – Why did Dumoulin retire? He just wants to eat some cheese. Read More »
If you’ve been out on a group ride lately you may have noticed a couple of people with an understated black band around their wrists. It doesn’t have a watch face, and no blinking lights are visible, so what is that thing? Does it ward off demons from the underworld? Is it another wrist band …
I’ve spent years failing badly at bikes so you don’t have to. I have a mortgage, two kids, a wife, a dog that doesn’t listen, a weakness for Miller Lite, and fish frys – but I can still turn a pedal if I have to. Chances are we’ll get along just fine.
C’mon now – let’s get fast together!
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