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With many of us stuck indoors and secluded to the pain cave for training, stretching can be an often-overlooked but beneficial part of your cycling training regimen. Indoor cycling on the trainer puts different stresses on the body than does riding outdoors. Typically on an indoor trainer you stay put and move much less than... Continue Reading →
Stages just released a selection of new power meters designed for use with Shimano’s gravel specific GRX groupset. The Shimano GRX groupset dropped in 2019 as the first gravel specific component group with features like increased tire and frame clearance and anti-slip levers. The Stages GRX power meter is available in single sided Left or... Continue Reading →
Following a successful career racing in the World Tour for Trek-Livestrong, Team Sky, and Katusha-Alpecin, American pro cyclist Ian Boswell has decided to transition from the road calendar to gravel racing for 2020. Boswell will be racing for Wahoo Fitness on a calendar of his own design that will include gravel and endurance mountain bike... Continue Reading →
The Winter Solstice is upon us, peak indoor trainer season is here and now. Whether you're maintaining your base for the Spring, or chasing a Watopia PR on Zwift, these accessories will help you make the most of winter. Osmo Nutrition Active Hydration | $20 (40 servings) Osmo Active Hydration primes your body for high-intensity... Continue Reading →
As 2019 draws to a close, end-of-year data is beginning to roll out. Turn on your Spotify Wrapped and let's take a quick look at Strava's Year in Sport. With close to 50 million athletes uploading 19 million activities a week, Strava has a lot of data to pull from. That data has a lot... Continue Reading →
Riding on an indoor bike three days per week appears to significantly decrease Parkinson’s symptoms for patients in the early stages of Parkinson's disease, according to a new study published in the Lancet Neurology. Researchers found that high intensity aerobic exercise on a static bike, using interactive apps, provided ‘about the same improvement’ as medication... Continue Reading →
Professional cyclists taking the painkiller tramadol will now face disqualification from races, fines and potentially suspension by the UCI. According to the World Anit-Doping Agency (WADA), tramadol is frequently used by riders. Some use the medication to treat pain, but others use the drug to improve their performance on the bike. A trial titled "Tramadol... Continue Reading →
Zwift is a godsend, combined with a smart-trainer it turned one of the worst things in the world -- indoor cycling -- into something I truly enjoy. Mindlessly spinning circles in front of the TV has become an engaging and much more effective form of training. Gamification works, my late-winter FTP is all the proof... Continue Reading →
Zwift, the online game that makes indoor cycling bearable, just rolled out an expansion to one of its courses on Thursday. Just in time for the threat of snow and cool weather to move my training inside. The new course area, dubbed “Mayan Expansion,” is an add-on to the popular Watopia Island course. It takes... Continue Reading →
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