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The 6-Hour Ceiling: How to Build Fitness Without the Volume
Traditional base training demands 20 hours a week, but most of us have jobs. Here is a strategy for the time-crunched cyclist: precision, strength work, and ignoring the "hacks."
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Volume vs. Sanity: Navigating the Indoor Training Season
Stop following cookie-cutter winter training plans. Learn how to balance strength, intensity, and recovery based on your personal "fatigue debt" and goals.
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6,500 Watts to Fly: Red Bull–BORA–Hansgrohe Tows a Glider
Red Bull–BORA–Hansgrohe riders generated 6,500 watts to tow a glider into flight in Mallorca. Discover the engineering behind this world-first cycling stunt.
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The FTP Trap: Why Your Numbers Stop Moving (And Why That’s Okay)
Frustrated by a stagnant FTP? Here is the physiological timeline of threshold adaptation, from lactate buffering to the inevitable plateau, and how to train smarter.
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The 30% Drop: How Delayed Eating Kills Performance (Even If You Hit Your Macros)
A new study reveals a paradox: athletes with full muscle glycogen stores still suffered a 30% performance drop. Here is why nutrient timing matters more than we thought.
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Gear & Grit Daily: December 04, 2025
Today's cycling news: Phone driver who was unaware he killed cyclist jailed for nine years – after previously avoiding driving ban for phone use due to “risk...
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Gear & Grit Daily: December 03, 2025
Today's cycling news: The Giro d’Italia Just Served Vingegaard and Evenepoel a Dilemma, Ineos head carer who quit Tour de France over suspected doping links.
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Nutrition is a Time Management Problem, Not a Willpower Problem
We treat training like a science but nutrition like an improv act. Here is why effective fueling is actually a time management problem, not a test of willpower.
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Gear & Grit Daily: November 27, 2025
Today's cycling news: Campagnolo faces major layoffs as financial pressures deepen, “There is no alternative”: Campagnolo lays off 40% of its staff after suf...
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Gear & Grit Weekly: Tour de France's Epic 2026 Routes, The Science of Strength, and Zwift's Biggest Expansion
This week: A deep dive into the brutal 2026 Tour de France routes, new research on how lifting makes you faster, Shimano's profit slump, Life Time's huge gravel payout, and more.
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Stop Treating Your Trainer Like a 'Junk Mile': An Indoor Fueling Deep Dive
I used to fuel my short indoor rides with just water. I was wrong. A personal deep dive into why heat, intensity, and new science demand a real fueling strategy for the trainer.
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Cyclist Rucking in the Off-season? The Heavy Truth About Weighted Vests
Are weighted vests the ultimate fitness hack or just marketing hype? A data-driven look at the claims about bone density, VO2 max, and strength.