This is your chance to share your percent grade cycling stories and comments with us. This is a bonus, “Let’s Talk“, post but I’m posting this now because I really wanted to find out more about your hill climbing and the percent grade of the hills around the areas you cycle. Have a look...
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Tags: Climb, Cycling Related Blogs, Percent Grade
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We all love cycling, right? But how much do we really need to know about our sport and industry? As part of our regular “Let’s Talk” feature, we’re asking you to provide feedback on how much you feel a cyclist really needs to know including your thoughts on pro cycling, technology, and anything else...
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Tags: Cycling Related Blogs, Information, Knowledge
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If you’ve read my ramblings for any length of time you’ll know I like a damn good flogging on the turbo trainer from time to time and 2013 is set to be no different. This month we see the creation of the newest early season tour – the Tour of Sufferlandria Straight from...
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Tags: armstrong, Australia, bike, Cycling Related Blogs, doping, durbridge, greenedge, Livestrong, luke, oprah, qatar, rollers, sufferfest, sufferlandria, team sky, tour down under, tour of, tour of qatar, Training, turbo
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It happens to cyclists, runners, mountain bikers, and climbers alike. Sometimes, while you’re out there, your stomach just isn’t right. You feel nauseous and you’re not sure why. Same pre-training fuel, same during the ride fuel. Maybe it happens every time without fail, or just on long rides, or just in high heat. While...
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Tags: Anti-nausea, Cycling Related Blogs, Honey Candied Ginger, Recipe
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Have you ever stopped to think of all the great things you’d include if you had the power to design your own city? Well, if you’re a passionate cyclist you’d definitely want that city to cater to your love for the bike, and I know you’d make it as bicycle friendly as possible. I...
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Tags: #bikeschool, City, Cycling Related Blogs
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2013 is here and with it brings the awesome new Fantasy Cycling league brought to you by road.cc. This year we have a new and improved fantasy game to bring you, the new bit is from me (I’ve given the league a new name) and the road.cc chaps are supplying the excellent, improved game...
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Tags: challenge, competition, Cycling Related Blogs, Fantasy, picks, premium, road.cc, team, transfers
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If you don’t already know about the absolute biggest and greatest online meeting place for cyclists, then you most definitely need to check out #bikeschool in 2013. If you don’t know the whole #bikeschool story and what it’s all about, have a quick read through our description of this weekly cycling Twitter chat. #bikeschool...
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Tags: #bikeschool, Cycling Related Blogs, Twitter
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Last night saw Bradley Wiggins crowned ‘BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012’ despite an extended field of competitors. Great Britain has experienced a stellar year of sport which included the London 2012 Olympic Games and of course, a historic win by Wiggins and Team Sky at Le Tour de France. The annual event...
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Tags: 2012, awards, bbc, bradley, British, cate middleton, cavendish, chris hoy, Cycling Related Blogs, duchess of cambridge, Froome, giro, great britain, Hero, italia, italy, jessica ennis, kate middleton, london, mo farah, olympics, personality, rory mcilroy, royal family, sports, Team GB, team sky, Tour de France, uk, united kingdom, united states, us, victoria pendleton, wiggins
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I’m a huge supporter of all the great cycling advocacy organizations out there pushing for safer roads and improved cycling infrastructure, but I’m going a little controversial on you today and saying that the roads just might be safer than we think. I’ve been living and cycling here in Grenada for over a month...
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Tags: Cycling Related Blogs, Roads, Safety
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On Monday 3rd December, a very competent and competitive local cyclist , Christian Hill from Adalta Cycling Club, was hit by a taxi whilst cycling. He has suffered horrifying injuries due to the incident and is currently laying in a hospital bed looking at a long recovery period. Christian is a very keen cyclist...
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Tags: ad alta, adalta, bike, British, crash, Cycling Related Blogs, duathlon, kent, margate, northdown road, race, recovery, road, run
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If you could have a homemade hearty soup on the table in less than 30 minutes, would you ditch the canned high-sodium low-nutrition watery option? It’s easier than you might think to make a flavorful soup with real, fresh vegetables, herbs, and meat. What’s more, when you make it at home, you can give...
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Tags: Cycling Related Blogs, Nutrition, Recipe, Soup
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I think it’s safe to say that inspiration and motivation are basically synonymous words that work together to help each and every one of us make it happen. If this is so, what are the ingredients that go into the whole inspiration/motivation melting pot? Hold on a minute, don’t answer that quite yet. Each...
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Tags: Cycling Related Blogs, Inspiration, Motivation
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