It was due to be an interesting race this year after coming back from the World Championships, having won the bronze medal, I have been a little flat and not really punching out the sorts of numbers/watts that I had been for most of the season. I had a week
Well here it is the all new 2009 S-Works Epic. It really is the best bike I have ever ridden. I loved the old Epic and I raced one since 2003/4 season they rocked, but, this new rig is simply better all round. To start with at 9.8kg’s it is
Well what an awesome weekend all round, The Tour finished with a thrilling mountain top on the 2nd to last stage, the 24 Hour World Champs were won by Jason English, with a Bronze to Andrew Fellows and numerous other medals and placings by the Aussie contingent. On this side of
National and World Masters Games 2009 When the World Masters Games were scheduled for Aus in October this year it was the perfect time to put in a little focus for the ITT in both the Nats which was the week before and the Worlds. Now as age related races
Well what a great weekend of racing I just had, coming off of a peak for the World and National Masters games I am always a little unsure as how long I will be able to hold my form once the real training stops and the maintenance starts. With a
Quick of the phone with FTP Training rider Josh (Weasley) Carlson and he has gone and bagged the Bronze Medal in the National XC Champs in Adelaide. This is an outstanding result for a guy who only started riding 2 years ago!!! Josh has put in so much work in his
The ups and downs of racing! I think I have written something along these lines before, but, hey I suppose just like life “that is bike racing” Going into the Worlds this year I was feeling in great physical shape and the Masters Nationals confirmed this with a win in
The condition is coming and slowly day by day I am finding the legs again. It has been just over 3 months now since I was able to get back onto the bike and start the journey back to fitness and prepare for the Absa Cape Epic and to date things are going better than I had hoped.
Fitness and strength are just part of the equation. The head game of motivation and goal setting is just as important if you’re going to succeed.
Cycling Strength Training – do you really need it? It goes without saying that time on the bike is needed and it will improve your leg strength and aerobic capacity, but that is only one part of the story.
