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Don’t Run for the Train
I left the house, and realised, to my shock, I had only two minutes to get the train. In the good old days, when I was a lad of youthful enthusiasm and flexibility, I could easily have sprinted to get...
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A Broken Pedal and A Happy New Year
A friend has recently got back into cycle cross after several years absence. He says he’s loving it, but the dire wet weather has contributed to a perennial sequence of mechanical failures. Rear...
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Upper Body Workout for Time Triallists
When you’re bike is out of action, there’s not too much you can do to improve your cycle fitness. But if, like me, you’ve started the new year stranded in a strange country without a working bike, you...
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The Post Cycle Ride Slump
The perennial problem of trying to do something productive after a long bike ride. The short explanation in this image from my friend at Tumblr. The long version. Back in November, I thought it...
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What a Roller Lot of Fun
The past two weeks have been ideal for either taking two weeks off the bike, or spending two weeks doing some threshold training on your rollers. It was tempting to look at the snow and put the feet...
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Back in the Saddle
Between two weeks of ice and snow, and the forthcoming two weeks of wind and rain, there was a brief lull at the weekend – with rather a nice day for cycling. A touch cold at the start of the day, but...
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Imbalance between right leg and left leg
Often in the early part of the season, I got some mild knee pain. It’s been a recurring feature for many years. In the past, I woul just kind of grin and bear it. Hoping a combination of rest, riding...
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Core strength for cycling
Over the years I’ve gleaned a few bits from Cycling Weekly’s training advice One thing they always seem to go on about is ‘core strength’ i.e making the lower and middle body stronger to hold a good...
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Inverted pyramid intervals – G. Wright
‘The interval method from hell‘ – that is how Stuart Dangerfield described a particular set of pyramid interval training sessions, designed by Gordon Wright. However, although very intense, it helped...
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Cycling from Settle-Carlisle to Yorkshire Dales
With a weekend off racing, I decided to do something a little different. I cycled five miles to Bingley and got a train on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line to Dent station. The line is a feat of epic...
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Grassington, Kidstone pass, Hawes – Tour de France stage 2014
It was a case of the sublime and the ridiculous today. Firstly, the weather was sublime. 25 degrees, sunny, little wind. When you get this weather in the Yorkshire Dales, it’s hard to beat it. With the...
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The slowest recovery ride
They say one of the hardest rides to do is a proper recovery ride. A recovery ride where you really take it easy. One hour of gentle spinning, nothing over 60% of max heart rate. The problem is that,...
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First thoughts on a power meter
My Quark power meter arrived yesterday. I haven’t quite become Chris Froome, just yet (see tumblr: Chris Froome looking at stems) Here are few initial observations on power meters. I remember seeing a...
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Puncture repair kits and cyclists by the side of the road
I was out training around Stokenchurch and Marlow; and after several hill intervals, I was looking for a reason to take a breather. On a quiet country lane near Frieth, I saw a cyclist walking along...
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Tips for beginner road cyclists
For those just starting to get into road cycling, these are a few tips from my own experience of riding a bike for past 20 years. Buying a bike The first place to start is with buying a road bike. You...
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Training – Don’t forget to enjoy it
At the race on Sunday, a young hill climber asked for some advice on training for hill climbs. I just about managed to blurt out ‘you could try some intervals’ I was probably more concerned with...
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Training power meter file
I’m sure I’ll get bored of my new power meter toy soon. But, until I do, here is a training file from a recent ride. I uploaded to Golden Cheeter and got a headache looking at all the graphs and...
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The Obree Way – Review
I reviewed the Obree Way last year, but it cost £30 (which was a bit pricey even for a good book.) But I see it’s available in paperback for £11.99 now. The Obree Way at Amazon.co.uk BTW: I follow...
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