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953 articles across 20 pagesWHAT A MICHELIN-STAR CHEF KNOWS ABOUT CYCLING NUTRITION (THAT MOST RIDERS MISS)
Most cyclists train like pros and eat like students. Alan Murchison, the Michelin-starred chef behind Specialized Factory Racing, has the simplest fix going — and it has nothing to do with another macro target.
JAY VINE: HOW CUTTING TRAINING FROM 24 TO 20 HOURS MADE HIM FASTER
Jay Vine joined UAE Team Emirates and dropped four hours a week off his training. He won Vuelta stages, took the Tour Down Under, and the time-trial national title. The pattern is the part most amateurs miss.
THE MASTERS CYCLING PODCAST PLAYLIST — EPISODES BY TOPIC
A topic-organised playlist for masters cyclists who'd rather pick the right episode for what they're working on than wade through the archive — training, recovery, strength, racing, and the longevity context behind it all.
BEST ROADMAN EPISODES FOR MASTERS CYCLISTS
The episodes that masters cyclists keep coming back to. Faster after 40, smarter recovery, and the unfiltered version of what changes in the body — and what does not.
BEST ROADMAN EPISODES ABOUT NUTRITION
The cycling nutrition episodes that hold up across re-listens. Pro fuelling, the carbs-per-hour conversation, and the blunt version of what most amateurs are getting wrong.
BEST ROADMAN EPISODES FOR TIME-CRUNCHED CYCLISTS
If you have six to ten hours a week and a serious goal, this is the curated list. Pro structure at amateur volume — without the burnout pattern most busy cyclists fall into.
25 COACHES ON THE BIGGEST TRAINING MISTAKES
We asked the World Tour coaches, sports scientists and elite-level coaches in the Roadman archive what amateurs actually get wrong. The list is shorter — and more solvable — than you think.
HEAT TRAINING FOR MASTERS CYCLISTS: AGE, RISK AND SAFER PREPARATION
An evidence-led masters heat guide that separates athletic age-group labels from older-adult research and builds decisions around the individual rider.
WHAT PRO CYCLISTS SAY ABOUT AMATEUR TRAINING
Pros are not coaches. They train, they race, and they have opinions on what amateurs do that they would never do themselves. Here is what they actually say when the microphone is on.
THE SATURDAY SPIN
Get the week's training takeaways in one email.
30,000+ serious cyclists. What worked this week, what the pros did differently, and how to apply it.
WHAT PROF. STEPHEN SEILER SAYS ABOUT POLARISED TRAINING
Polarised training is the most argued-about model in endurance sport. Here is what its inventor actually says — distilled from his Roadman Cycling Podcast appearances.
NOMIO GREEN SHOTS EXPLAINED: WHAT ISOTHIOCYANATES ACTUALLY DO FOR CYCLISTS
The tiny green shots you've seen pros drinking aren't a beetroot copy. The active ingredient is broccoli sprout extract and the mechanism is Nrf2 — a signalling pathway that decides how well your muscle absorbs hard training. The science is real, the dosing is specific, and the position is honest.
JAMES GOLDING: 5% SURVIVAL ODDS, RAAM, AND THE COMEBACK LOGIC
James Golding was told he had a 5% chance of living through cancer. Six months in hospital, eight stone lost, a long walk back to anything resembling normal. He went on to ride across America. The way he broke the impossible into manageable pieces is the point of this piece.
WHAT CYCLING 30 MINUTES A DAY ACTUALLY DOES TO YOUR BODY
Most riders dismiss the daily commute as junk miles. They have it backwards. Thirty minutes each way produces measurable weight loss, meaningful mood and cognitive effects, and rebuilds discipline that carries into the rest of your training. Here's what the numbers say.
BEST CYCLING PODCASTS 2026 — 15 SHOWS WORTH YOUR EARS
The cycling-podcast field changes quickly. Here are 15 active shows worth your time in 2026, ranked across training, racing, nutrition, culture, gravel, and current news.
THE MOST COMMON TRAINING MISTAKES — FROM 1,400 PODCAST EPISODES
After 1,400 conversations with the world's best coaches, these are the mistakes they see amateurs making — over and over.
BODY RECOMPOSITION FOR CYCLISTS: LOSE FAT, KEEP POWER
You don't have to choose between losing weight and getting faster. Body recomposition is slower but preserves everything you've built.
SHOULD CYCLISTS DEADLIFT? A ROADMAN PERSPECTIVE
The deadlift is the most debated exercise in cycling S&C. Here's the honest read — and the cycling-specific posterior-chain work we recommend instead.
CYCLING MOBILITY ROUTINE: 15 MINUTES FOR HIPS, BACK AND ANKLES
Seven low-equipment movements for cyclists who want to explore hip, mid-back, hamstring and ankle range—without claiming that every rider is tight, that mobility guarantees injury prevention or that it creates watts.
PROTEIN TIMING FOR CYCLISTS: WHEN AND HOW MUCH
Most cyclists under-eat protein. Here's how much you need, when to eat it, and why timing matters more than total for endurance athletes.
FTP BENCHMARKS BY EXPERIENCE LEVEL — RECREATIONAL TO ELITE
Age tells you what to expect from your body. Experience tells you what to expect from your training. Here are the FTP benchmarks ranked by training maturity — recreational, club, competitive, elite — at any age.
THE MASTERS CYCLING TRAINING REPORT 2026
The 2026 guide to training as a masters cyclist. What changes after 40, what doesn't, the training that holds up, and a 12-week block you can run on Monday. 18 sections, 40+ citations, 5 named case studies.
RYAN COLLINS: 46.6 KM/H FOR SIX HOURS, AND THE THREE TWEAKS BEHIND IT
Ryan Collins broke eight world records in a single year. Six-hour indoor velodrome at 46.6 km/h. Doctors had told him he'd never ride again after a 2017 collision shattered six bones. The three tweaks behind the records don't require a wind-tunnel budget.
WHAT TIME-CRUNCHED CYCLISTS CAN REALISTICALLY ACHIEVE
If you train 6-10 hours a week, here's what's realistically achievable — and what isn't. Based on coaching data and the research.
WHAT 25 TOP CYCLING COACHES AGREE ON ABOUT IMPROVING FTP
After 1,400+ podcast conversations with the world's best cycling coaches, these are the principles every single one of them agrees on.
WHAT SPORTS SCIENTISTS SAY ABOUT CYCLING NUTRITION
We compiled the nutrition advice from every sports scientist and nutritionist who's been on the podcast. Here's what they all agree on.
WHAT COACHES SAY ABOUT GETTING FASTER AFTER 40
The over-40 cycling question comes up in every coaching conversation. Here's the consensus from the experts who've studied and coached masters riders.
WHAT S&C COACHES SAY ABOUT STRENGTH TRAINING FOR CYCLISTS
The strength training debate in cycling is over. Here's what every S&C expert who's been on the podcast actually recommends.
WHAT 5 WORLD TOUR COACHES SAY ABOUT ZONE 2 TRAINING
We asked five of the world's best cycling coaches the same question about Zone 2. Here's what they all agreed on — and where they differ.
HOW CYCLISTS CAN GET LEAN AND STAY LEAN — ALEX LARSON
Alex Larson is a registered dietitian who works with endurance athletes. Her approach to body composition is the opposite of what the cycling internet tells you.
5 ENDURANCE LESSONS FROM ALISTAIR BROWNLEE THAT APPLY TO EVERY CYCLIST
Alistair Brownlee won two Olympic golds by mastering endurance. These 5 lessons from our conversation apply to every cyclist — whether you race or not.
HOW A PRO FUELLED 800KM ACROSS BADLANDS — THE COMPLETE STRATEGY
800km across the Spanish desert on a gravel bike. Here's exactly what the fuelling plan looked like — hour by hour, checkpoint by checkpoint.
BEN HOFFMAN'S THREE UNCOMMON HABITS THAT MAKE BETTER TRIATHLETES
Ben Hoffman has 20 years on the start line. He'll tell you that the habits separating the consistent performers from the ones who plateau are not what most amateurs assume. The volume isn't the issue. The recovery, the social structure, and the mental work are.
BEST CYCLING COACH FOR MASTERS RIDERS OVER 40
After 40, the training that worked at 30 stops working. Here's what to look for in a coach who understands masters physiology — and what most coaches get wrong.
YOUR LEGS AREN'T THE PROBLEM — IT'S YOUR BREATHING
Inspiratory muscle training has produced 2–5% time-trial improvements in trained cyclists. Your breathing might be your cheapest performance gain.
THE SURPRISING DOWNSIDE OF WRONG CYCLING SHOES — COURTNEY CONLEY
Your cycling shoes might be causing your knee pain, your hot feet, and your power loss. Podiatrist Courtney Conley explains what most fitters miss.
7-DAY FREE COACHING TRIAL: WHAT YOU GET AND HOW IT WORKS
Full access for 7 days. Personalised plan, coaching call, community access. No commitment, no card upfront. Here's exactly what happens when you start.
CYCLING COACHING RESULTS: BEFORE AND AFTER FROM REAL RIDERS
Real results from real riders. FTP gains of 90w, Cat 3 to Cat 1 upgrades, 16kg weight loss. Here's what changed — and what the numbers looked like before and after.
CYCLING COACHING TESTIMONIALS: WHAT OUR MEMBERS SAY
Every result on this page is from a named rider with a real number. No anonymous quotes. No stock photos. Here's what coaching actually produced.
DAN BIGHAM ON AERODYNAMICS: WHAT AMATEURS ACTUALLY NEED TO KNOW
Dan Bigham held the UCI Hour Record. He's also head of engineering at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. Here's what he says actually matters for amateur aerodynamics.
DAN LORANG'S TRAINING FRAMEWORK FOR AMATEUR CYCLISTS
What Dan Lorang actually said about amateur training—and how to turn those principles into a repeatable plan without inventing a universal schedule.
BEST EXERCISES FOR CYCLISTS: WHAT DEREK TEEL ACTUALLY SAID
What Derek Teel actually said, what current cyclist research supports and how to choose useful strength exercises without inventing a universal ranking.
HOW TO RIDE FASTER THAN 98% OF CYCLISTS — JOHN ARCHIBALD
John Archibald isn't the most talented rider on the start line. He's just the most disciplined. Here's what that actually looks like in practice.
7 TRAINING HACKS PRO RIDERS USE THAT MOST AMATEURS DON'T
Matt Bottrill is a multiple-time British national time trial champion who has built a reputation as one of the UK's leading TT and triathlon coaches. These 7 hacks are what his riders do differently.
NOT DONE YET COACHING REVIEW: WHAT MEMBERS ACTUALLY THINK
Not Done Yet is Roadman Cycling's coaching programme. Here's the unfiltered review — what works, what could be better, who it's for, and whether $195/month is worth it.
PROF. SEILER ON CYCLING FAST AT A LOW HEART RATE
Prof. Seiler coined polarised training. Here's his explanation of why pros ride at a pace that would embarrass most amateurs — and why that's the point.
CAVENDISH'S COACH ON WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN — VASILIS ANASTOPOULOS
Vasilis Anastopoulos coached Mark Cavendish to his record-breaking Tour stage wins. Here's what his training actually looked like.
WHAT DAN LORANG SAYS ABOUT ENDURANCE TRAINING
A claim-by-claim reference to Dan Lorang's Roadman interviews, separating his recorded positions from generic coaching advice attributed to him online.
AERO VS WEIGHT: WHICH MATTERS MORE FOR YOUR CYCLING?
Aero beats weight on most courses — but not all of them, and not at all speeds. Here's the real breakdown of when each actually matters.
FASTED VS FUELLED CYCLING: THE HONEST 2026 COMPARISON
Fasted riding has a real physiological basis, but it's also the single most common self-inflicted wound in amateur training. When it works and when it doesn't.
INDOOR TRAINER VS ROLLERS: WHICH SHOULD YOU BUY IN 2026?
A smart trainer and rollers solve different indoor-cycling problems. This evidence-checked comparison shows which tool fits your sessions, room and app.