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Stop Buying Hope in a Tub: Evidence-Based Supplements for Real-World Cycling
Evidence-based supplements for cyclists: what works, what’s risky, and how to match creatine, nitrates, bicarb, beta-alanine, glycerol—and ketones—to your event.
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The Fastest Riders Waste the Least Energy
Stop burning matches early. Smoother power, smarter peaks, and disciplined recovery keep you fast when it matters.
Clinical Cycling
The Two-Dimensional FTP: Why Your "Number" Is Meaningless Without TTE
Stop treating FTP as a vanity metric. Learn why Time to Exhaustion (TTE) is the secret to endurance, fatigue resistance, and dropping your friends.
Clinical Cycling
Sleep Is the Only Marginal Gain That Actually Matters
New data reveals that sleep insufficiency is a stronger mortality predictor than inactivity. We analyze why trading sleep for early morning watts is a biological bad bet.
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Pyramids, Not Polarization: What Elite Cycling Data Really Shows
What new research on WorldTour cyclists reveals about real training, carbs, and why consistency beats endurance myths.
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The Fallacy of the Epic Ride: Why You Need an Annual Training Plan
Stop relying on hope as a strategy. Here is how to build an Annual Training Plan (ATP) that balances fitness, freshness, and real-life constraints.
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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...