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953 articles across 20 pagesOCEAN TO OCEAN CYCLING CHALLENGE TRAINING GUIDE: 100KM OF PERTH COASTAL RIDING WHERE THE WIND IS THE CLIMB
One hundred kilometres along the Perth coastline. Three hundred metres of climbing. On paper, this looks easy. Then the Fremantle Doctor arrives and turns a flat coastal road into something that feels like riding uphill into a wall you cannot see.
PARIS-ROUBAIX CHALLENGE TRAINING GUIDE: 170KM ON THE COBBLES OF NORTHERN FRANCE
170km across the flatlands of northern France, punctuated by 30 kilometres of some of the most brutal cobblestones in cycling. The Paris-Roubaix Challenge lets you ride the same sectors as the professionals — the Trouee d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pevele, Carrefour de l'Arbre — and finish on the Roubaix Velodrome. It is not a climbing event. It is a survival event.
PEAK DISTRICT 100 TRAINING GUIDE: 100 MILES OF PUNCHY CLIMBS, MOORLAND WIND, AND WHY YOUR FTP MATTERS LESS THAN YOU THINK
One hundred miles through the Peak District. No single climb that earns a name in the cycling magazines — just thirty-plus short, steep efforts that stack on top of each other until your legs stop answering the phone.
RACE DAY CHECKLIST FOR CYCLISTS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED BEFORE THE START LINE
The difference between a good race and a disaster is usually something you forgot at 6am. This is the list that stops that happening.
RAD AM RING TRAINING GUIDE: HOW TO PREPARE FOR CYCLING THE NURBURGRING
The Nurburgring on two wheels. Rad am Ring puts 5,000 cyclists on the Nordschleife and the Eifel hills — and the punchy climbs, massive peloton, and motorsport-smooth tarmac create an event unlike any gran fondo in the calendar.
RBC GRANFONDO WHISTLER TRAINING GUIDE: 122KM ON THE SEA-TO-SKY HIGHWAY AND THE CLIMB THAT NEVER ENDS
One hundred and twenty-two kilometres from Stanley Park to Whistler Village. The Sea-to-Sky Highway. A ride that starts at sea level and essentially climbs for the next five hours without ever giving you a proper downhill to recover on.
SPORTFUL DOLOMITI RACE TRAINING GUIDE: 200KM AND 5,000M THROUGH ITALY'S TOUGHEST GRAN FONDO
200 kilometres, 5,000 metres of climbing, and Passo Manghen — 18 kilometres at 7.5 percent average with ramps to 12 that arrive when your legs have already been working for five hours. The Sportful Dolomiti Race does not pretend to be anything other than what it is: one of the hardest single-day cycling events in Italy.
CINGLES DU MONT VENTOUX TRAINING GUIDE: HOW TO CLIMB VENTOUX THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY
Three ascents of Mont Ventoux in a single day. Bédoin, Malaucène, and Sault — 4,500 metres of climbing through Provence heat, Mistral wind, and the famous moonscape above the treeline. The Cingles is the day that separates the rider who can climb from the rider who can climb tired.
TOUR DE MONT BLANC CYCLOSPORTIVE TRAINING GUIDE: 330KM AROUND THE ROOF OF EUROPE
330km. Three countries. 8,000m of climbing. The Tour de Mont Blanc Cyclosportive circles the highest peak in the Alps in a single day — and it demands a level of preparation that most sportives do not.
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TOUR DE SUISSE GRANFONDO TRAINING GUIDE: HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE SWISS ALPS
160km and 3,500m of climbing through high Swiss passes. Swiss precision on the organisational side, Alpine brutality on the road. Here is how to train for it properly.
TOUR DES STATIONS TRAINING GUIDE: 267KM, 8,000M OF CLIMBING, AND ONE OF THE HARDEST DAYS ON A BIKE
Two hundred and sixty-seven kilometres. Eight thousand metres of climbing. Seventeen hours on the bike. The Tour des Stations is not a sportive — it is an endurance test that asks whether you can climb more vertical metres in a single day than most riders accumulate in a month. The start line is at 4am. The finish, if everything goes right, is before the sun sets.
TOUR OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE TRAINING GUIDE: HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE UK'S UCI GRAN FONDO QUALIFIER
128 kilometres of closed Fenland roads with 300 metres of climbing and 30 kilometres of crosswind. The Tour of Cambridgeshire looks flat on paper and rides like a time trial in a hurricane. This is the event where echelon skills matter more than FTP.
TRANSALP TRAINING GUIDE: HOW TO PREPARE FOR SEVEN DAYS RACING ACROSS THE ALPS
Seven days. Three countries. 700 kilometres and 17,000 metres of climbing from Bavaria to Lake Garda in teams of two. The TransAlp is the event that tests your legs and your partnership in equal measure — the strongest rider means nothing if the team cannot finish together.
VELOTHON WALES TRAINING GUIDE: HOW TO PREPARE FOR 140KM THROUGH THE BRECON BEACONS
140km of closed-road riding through the Brecon Beacons, the South Wales Valleys, and a sting in the tail on Caerphilly Mountain. Velothon Wales rewards the rider who plans for the weather as much as the hills.
NEW FOREST 100 TRAINING GUIDE: YOUR FIRST CENTURY THROUGH ENGLAND'S MOST BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL PARK
100 miles through ancient woodland, open heathland, and the quiet lanes of the New Forest. No mountain passes. No 15 percent ramps. Just the honest question that every cyclist eventually wants to answer: can you ride a hundred miles in one day?
RACING ON ZWIFT: THE TACTICS NOBODY TEACHES YOU
Most riders treat Zwift races like time trials with other people on screen. They pin it from the gun, blow up at the first climb, and wonder why their category ranking never moves. Racing on Zwift is a tactical sport — and the tactics are nothing like what works outdoors.
AMSTEL GOLD RACE SPORTIVE TRAINING GUIDE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Amstel Gold Race sportive is not about long climbs. It is 250km of relentless gradient changes across 35+ short steep hills in South Limburg, where the ability to accelerate, recover, and go again determines everything.
THE BEST SPORTIVES IN BELGIUM: COBBLES, CROSSWINDS, AND CAFÉ STOPS
Belgium is not where you go for sunshine and smooth tarmac. It is where you go to ride the hardest one-day courses in professional cycling, on the same roads, in the same weather, surrounded by fans who treat cycling like a religion. These are the sportives worth travelling for.
THE BEST SPORTIVES IN FRANCE: WHERE THE CYCLOSPORTIVE WAS BORN
France invented the cyclosportive. The word is French. The tradition of riding the same cols as the Tour de France peloton, on closed roads, against a clock that only you care about — that started here. These are the events worth building a season around.
THE BEST SPORTIVES IN ITALY: A RIDER'S GUIDE TO THE GREATEST GRAN FONDOS
Italy invented the gran fondo. The culture, the roads, the passes, the pasta the night before and the espresso at the feed stations — no other country puts on a sportive like this. Four world-class events broken down by distance, climbing, character, and who they suit, plus registration tips, travel logistics, and the fuelling advantage that only Italy offers.
THE BEST SPORTIVES IN SPAIN: HEAT, MOUNTAINS, AND THE RISE OF SPANISH CYCLING
Spain's sportive scene has caught up with its training camp reputation. Pyrenean crossings, a 312km lap of Mallorca, abandoned mountain villages, and conditions that demand heat management as much as fitness. These are the events worth flying for.
THE BEST SPORTIVES IN THE UK: A RIDER'S GUIDE TO BRITAIN'S TOUGHEST AND MOST REWARDING EVENTS
Britain runs more sportives per square mile than any other country in Europe. The range is extraordinary — from RideLondon's closed-road festival to Fred Whitton's Lake District brutality, from Dragon Ride's Brecon Beacons marathon to the Tour of Wessex's three-day stage format. Four flagship events broken down by distance, climbing, character, and who they suit, plus the supporting cast of events worth building a season around.
BETA-ALANINE FOR CYCLISTS: WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS AND WHO ACTUALLY BENEFITS
It is one of the most studied supplements in sport science. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Here is what beta-alanine actually does — and what it does not.
BIKE POSITION AND AERODYNAMICS: THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FREE SPEED
Most of the speed you're leaving on the road costs nothing. Position changes, clothing swaps, and a smarter helmet choice can save 15-25 watts before you spend a penny on equipment. This is the practical guide to claiming those watts.
BLOOD TESTS FOR CYCLISTS: WHICH TESTS ACTUALLY MATTER?
A blood test can answer a clinical question, reveal a treatable problem or monitor an established condition. It cannot turn every low-normal result into a performance diagnosis or replace the history behind the number.
CADENCE TRAINING FOR CYCLISTS: DRILLS, NEUROMUSCULAR EFFICIENCY, AND WHEN TO SPIN VS GRIND
Most cyclists have a cadence. Few have trained it. The difference between self-selecting 82 rpm out of habit and choosing 92 rpm because your neuromuscular system can handle it efficiently is the difference between fighting the pedals and flowing with them.
CYCLING CALORIE BURN — THE ACCURATE GUIDE TO WHAT YOU ACTUALLY SPEND
The number on your screen after a ride is almost certainly wrong. And even when it is right, using it the way most riders do leads to worse decisions, not better ones.
CHARLY GAUL CYCLOSPORTIVE TRAINING GUIDE: LUXEMBOURG'S 4,000M CLIMBING CHALLENGE
The Charly Gaul cyclosportive packs 4,000 metres of climbing into 160 kilometres of relentless Ardennes rollers -- no single climb exceeds three kilometres, but dozens of them hit 10-18% gradient. This is not an Alpine grind. It is a full day of punching up short, vicious walls and recovering just enough to do it again. This guide covers the 12-week preparation framework that gets you through it.
CLIMB TIME PREDICTION AND CLIMBING STRATEGY: PHYSICS, PACING, AND SETTING REALISTIC TARGETS
The difference between knowing your climbing time and guessing it is the difference between riding the climb and the climb riding you. Here is how the physics works, how to pace any ascent over 20 minutes, and what the Alpe d'Huez and Ventoux benchmarks actually mean for your W/kg.
COMING BACK FROM A CYCLING CRASH: REBUILDING FITNESS AND CONFIDENCE
Crashes happen. The physical recovery is one thing — the psychological recovery is another. How to manage both: graduated return to training, rewiring the fear response, and rebuilding confidence in groups and descents.
ROAD BIKE CORNERING TECHNIQUE: A PROGRESSIVE CONFIDENCE GUIDE
A progressive road-bike cornering guide built around sight distance, early braking, predictable lines and low-risk practice—not speed targets or grip-limit tests.
CORNERING ON A ROAD BIKE: THE COMPLETE TECHNIQUE GUIDE FOR AMATEUR CYCLISTS
Most amateur cyclists brake too late, lean too little, and look at the wrong spot through every corner. These are fixable problems — and the fix starts before you reach the bend.
CRITERIUM RACING FOR AMATEUR CYCLISTS: CORNERING, POSITIONING, AND RACE-DAY TACTICS
Criteriums are the most violent hour in amateur cycling. Short circuits, tight corners, constant surges — and the strongest rider rarely wins. This is how to race one without crashing, burning all your matches in the first ten minutes, or finishing mid-pack wondering what happened.
CYCLASSICS HAMBURG TRAINING GUIDE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Cyclassics Hamburg is not about climbing. It is 160km of flat-to-rolling roads through northern Germany's wind corridor, where aerobic efficiency, group riding, and wind management separate the riders who fly from those who grind.
CYCLING AFTER ILLNESS: HOW TO REBUILD FITNESS WITHOUT GOING BACKWARDS
You were riding well. Then you got sick. Now you feel better — sort of — and the bike is sitting there calling you back. The mistake almost every cyclist makes at this point is the same one: too much, too soon, too proud to admit the body needs another few days. This is the guide to getting it right.
HOW CYCLING PERFORMANCE CHANGES WITH AGE: THE DATA, THE DECLINE, AND WHAT YOU STILL CONTROL
The performance decline with age is real, measurable, and smaller than most cyclists fear. Here is what the published research actually says — the rates, the benchmarks at every decade, and the specific things masters riders still control.
BIKE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE: WHAT TO CHECK AND WHEN SO NOTHING FAILS MID-RIDE
Most mechanical failures on the road trace back to something you could have caught in the garage five minutes before you rolled out.
BODY COMPOSITION AND CYCLING PERFORMANCE: WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS, WHAT DOESN'T, AND HOW TO CHANGE IT
Two riders at 78kg can have completely different climbing speeds depending on how much of that weight is muscle and how much is fat. Here is how to measure body composition, what the numbers mean for performance, and how to change yours without wrecking your training or your health.
CYCLING AFTER A BREAK: THE COMPLETE COMEBACK GUIDE
You used to ride. Then life happened. Now the bike is calling again and the first ride just told you everything you feared — the legs, the lungs, the watts are all somewhere else. This is the complete guide to getting them back without wrecking yourself in the process.
THE COMPLETE CYCLING EVENT PACKING LIST: WHAT TO CARRY FOR SPORTIVES, GRAN FONDOS, AND MULTI-DAY RIDES
The riders who finish strong at sportives are rarely the ones with the most watts. They are the ones who packed the right spares, carried enough food, and thought about the rain before it arrived.
HEART RATE MONITOR FOR CYCLING: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRAINING WITH HR
A heart rate monitor is the oldest piece of training technology in cycling and still one of the most useful. This is the complete guide to using HR properly — when it tells you more than power, when it lies, and how to combine both.
CYCLING LACTATE: WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES (AND WHY EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN TOLD IS WRONG)
You've spent years blaming lactic acid for your burning legs. Here's the thing nobody tells you: lactic acid doesn't even exist in your body. And the molecule that does exist — lactate — is one of your most important fuels.
PACING AND FUELLING FOR LONG RIDES: HOW TO RIDE 100+ MILES WITHOUT FALLING APART
Every cyclist who has blown up at mile 70 made the same mistake. Not at mile 70 — at mile 10. The pacing and fuelling decisions that determine whether you finish a long ride strong or crawl home empty are made in the first hour, not the last one. This is the strategy for rides where the distance itself becomes the opponent.
ROADSIDE REPAIR SKILLS EVERY CYCLIST SHOULD HAVE BEFORE THEIR NEXT RIDE
The best bike in the world is just expensive furniture when you're standing over it with a flat tyre and no idea what to do. These are the mechanical skills that separate riders who fix it and ride on from riders who call for a lift home.
MENTAL FATIGUE AND BRAIN ENDURANCE TRAINING: THE PERFORMANCE LIMITER NOBODY TALKS ABOUT
You are three hours into a five-hour sportive. Your legs are fine. Your fuelling is on point. Your power numbers say you have plenty left. And yet the effort feels enormous — every pedal stroke requires a decision to keep going. That is not physical fatigue. That is your brain quitting before your body needs to.
NIGHT RIDING: HOW TO SEE, BE SEEN, AND STAY SAFE AFTER DARK
The days are getting shorter. Your training window is shrinking. Here is how to keep riding safely when the sun clocks off before you do.
PEDAL STROKE EFFICIENCY: WHAT THE RESEARCH ACTUALLY SHOWS ABOUT HOW YOU PEDAL
You have been told to scrape mud off your shoe, pull up on the pedals, and make perfect circles. The research from the last two decades says most of that advice is wrong — and the things that actually matter about your pedal stroke are not the ones most cyclists focus on.
RACE-DAY NERVES: THE SCIENCE OF PRE-RACE ANXIETY AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU
Your heart rate is 20 beats above normal and you have not even clipped in yet. Your hands are clammy, your stomach is doing things it should not be doing, and the voice in your head is running through every possible disaster. Here is the part nobody tells you: that response is not a problem. It is fuel. The difference between nerves that destroy a race and nerves that drive one is entirely in how you interpret them.
RACE WEIGHT: THE SCIENCE OF FINDING YOURS
Race weight is the lightest you can get while holding or improving power — not the lightest you can get, full stop. Getting the distinction wrong costs watts, wrecks hormones, and ruins seasons. Here is how to find your number, hit it safely, and time it to the races that matter.
CYCLING SADDLE COMFORT: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ENDING THE PAIN
Most cyclists have been on the wrong saddle at some point. Some are still on it. This is everything you need to fix that.