Training: Health & Recovery
Avoiding stomach problems on the bike
Whether you’re on a long training ride, taking part in your main target event for the year or enjoying some winter sun on a training camp, digestive or GI (gastrointestinal) distress can rapidly turn pleasure into misery, end your event or consign you to your hotel room. Your digestive system is how you convert food into useable fuel for your cycling engine so, if it isn’t functioning optimally, your performance will suffer. Follow this advice from Healthspan Elite, the Official Sports Nutrition Partner and Official Vitamin and Supplement Partner to the Great Britain Cycling Team and British Cycling, to prevent your gut letting you down.
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Published on: 16/03/2021
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Time to take a break?
It may not be the end of your season, but with the winter looming taking some time off can be restorative for mind and body, help to prevent burn-out and result in a more consistent and productive winter.
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Published on: 08/10/2020
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Staying motivated to cycle through the winter
Top tips for maintaining your motivation to ride this winter.
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Published on: 02/02/2020
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Avoiding saddle soreness
Beat the backside blues with our top tips.
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Published on: 11/06/2019
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Foot pain on the bike
The possible causes of foot pain on the bike and what you can do to prevent them.
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Published on: 11/06/2019
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Lessons from the cycling professionals
Whether you’re watching the Spring Classics or a Grand Tour, the skill and fitness of professional riders is something the majority of us can only dream of. However, as Greg Lemond said, “It doesn’t get any easier, you just go faster” so, although their average speed may be beyond our comprehension, they still have to overcome many of the same obstacles to success as us cycling mortals. By looking at how they do this, you can improve your own riding
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Published on: 11/06/2019
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Why do cyclists shave their legs?
With temperatures rising and cyclists’ legs emerging, we tackle the whys and hows of leg shaving.
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Published on: 09/06/2015
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Overtraining and overreaching
Do you factor in enough recovery into your training or do you believe in just piling on the miles? Are you overtraining or overreaching?
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Published on: 08/10/2014
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