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nutrition

Race Day Nutrition for Cyclists: What to Eat Before, During, and After

Your race day nutrition starts 48 hours before the start line. Get it wrong, and no amount of fitness will save you. Here's the complete timeline for fuelling a cycling race.

coaching

How to Taper for a Cycling Event: The Science of Arriving Fresh

The two weeks before your target event are where most cyclists panic and overtrain. Here's how to taper properly so you arrive at the start line fresh and fast.

recovery

The 15% Taper Gain Most Cyclists Skip — And Why Backing Off Feels Wrong

Backing off feels like falling behind. That feeling is the trap. The 15% performance gain hiding in a proper taper is the one most cyclists never earn, because the discipline of doing less is harder than the discipline of doing more.

nutrition

Cycling Carbs Per Hour: How to Fuel Like a Pro (Without the GI Disaster)

Pros fuel at 120g of carbs per hour. Most amateurs don't need to — and trying to fuel like a pro without gut training is how you end up mid-ride in a gel-induced GI disaster. Here's the ladder that actually works.

nutrition

Cycling Nutrition Plan for a 100-Mile Sportive

100 miles is the distance where amateurs blow up. Not from fitness. From fuel. Here is the hour-by-hour nutrition plan that survives contact with the back half of a sportive.

coaching

Heat Training for Cyclists: How to Acclimatise and Race in the Heat

Heat kills performance faster than almost anything else. But with the right acclimatisation protocol, you can actually turn hot conditions into a competitive advantage. Here's how.

coaching

Altitude Training for Cyclists: Does Live High Train Low Actually Work?

Pro teams spend thousands on altitude camps. But does altitude training actually work for amateur cyclists? The answer is nuanced — and depends entirely on how you do it.

coaching

How to Prepare for Your First Sportive or Gran Fondo

Your first sportive is a milestone. With the right preparation, it can be the best day you've ever had on a bike. Without it, you'll be crawling home wondering what went wrong.

community

Racing Tactics for Amateur Cyclists: Breakaways, Positioning, and Strategy

Bike racing is chess at 40kph. The strongest rider doesn't always win — the smartest often does. Here are the tactical fundamentals that most amateur racers never learn.

recovery

Beating Travel Fatigue: The Cyclist's Pre-Event Protocol

You spent twelve weeks training for an event and then sat in 3% humidity for seven hours, eating airline food and drinking nothing. The performance cost shows up two days later. Here is the pre-flight protocol that stops it.

recovery

Why Cyclists Get Cramps and How to Prevent Them

Cramping in the final hour of a long ride is the most demoralising experience in cycling. The causes are more complex than 'drink more electrolytes' — here's what the science actually says.

coaching

5 Fixable Reasons You're Slow on Climbs (And How to Stop Getting Dropped)

You've done the hard work. And yet on the climb, you're watching wheels just drift away. Here are five fixable reasons — and they're all more straightforward than you think.