I have been a part of the Cycling 360 podcast team now for the past five months and each episode we record becomes more interesting and polished than the last. I get to spend a lot of time recording these shows with two incredibly talented and knowledgeable guys (Victor and Rob), talking about different...
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Tags: Cycling 360 Podcast, Cycling Tips, Podcasts
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I don’t mean to strap you down and force our Loving the Bike Family home movies on you….but I just couldn’t resist on this one. My 16 month old Baby Boy, River is obsessed with bikes. Yeah, being a cycling Dad….this is a nice problem to have. He’s constantly all over one of my...
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Tags: Baby loves the Tour de France, TdF
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ED – Just as this post was about to go live I received word from the lovely people at ITV who host the Tour here in the UK that the predictions I made on behalf of LovingTheBike.com have just been published. I may be last in the list but it’s a damn fine list...
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Tags: Cycling Related Blogs, france, green, mountain, noirmoutier, points, polka dot, Pro Cycling, tour, Tour de France, white, yellow
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While in Belize, my belief in the extreme value and necessity of drinking water was activated to a higher level. I’ve always been a promoter of getting enough water into your body each day (especially if you’re a cyclist) and all the goodness that this natural beauty brings. But I feel even stronger about...
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Tags: Katie Spotz, Levi's Cycling, Ride4Water, Sam Williams
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I still look back on the month of April 2011 with freaky fond memories. It was a such a great month of teamwork, fun times, and bikey goodness. Being involved in the #30daysofbiking challenge is enough of a good thing in and of itself, but banding together with Team #LovingtheBike and doing this thing...
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Tags: #30daysofbiking, Team #LovingtheBike
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After last week’s Alternative Guide to the runners and riders of this year’s Tour I got lots of requests to continue the advice across a range of other Tour related areas. I will attempt to make the next two editions of the #bikeschool blog a little more factual than the last, however I cannot...
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Tags: cycling.tv, fantasy cycling, france, glossary, july, lequipe, nbc, Pro Cycling, procyclinglive, racing, road.cc, tour, Twitter
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As we head into Father’s Day weekend, I wanted to shout out with an open letter to all my Cycling Dad counterparts out there. This is our weekend, and I want you to get out there and celebrate your victories on the bike and those that you have at home with your family. Being...
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Tags: Cycling Dads
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Well, you should know that I am probably the most un-political person you can possibly know. Really. I definitely don’t know my Right Wing from my Left. To be honest, I have no clue if Obama is a republican or democrat, and I don’t even know who the current Prime Minister of Canada is….and...
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Tags: conversations with a conservative cyclist, Learning to ride a bike, politics and cycling, un-political cyclist
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By my calculations it is exactly 18 days until the start of this years pinnacle event in the season’s calender, Le Tour de France. This year’s event is set to be a real spectacle with 4 mountain-top finishes and the re-installment of the team time trial as well as enough flat stages for the...
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Tags: cadel, contador, Cycling Related Blogs, evans, france, horner, le tour, Pro, ProCycling, schleck, Tour de France, vino, wiggins, wiggo
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For this week’s Make it Happen Monday post, I’m here to let you know how you can Make things Happen with the LIVESTRONG Foundation. I’m pretty sure that any blogger out there would be stoked to get their article published over at www.livestrong.org. If you’re a cycling blogger, it’s likely even more exciting....
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Tags: get published, How to get published on livestrong, Livestrong
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As you’re likely already aware, this whole week we’ve been focusing on Two Wheels, Fast Feet. To wrap up this series, I wanted to focus on some of the great organizations out there that are helping kids through cycling. I know there are a whole lot of them around the world, so please...
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With our 2011 edition of the Crank Honors going on for the past couple weeks, it has made for a very exciting May. If you haven’t guessed, I’m a fan of so many great cycling blogs out there and it’s been nice to see all the love going out to some well deserving websites....
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Tags: Crank Listed, Top Cycling Blogs
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Sugar Alternatives for Energy and Hydration
Question: I am using the homebrew sugar formulations (sometimes added to green tea). I am also trying to wean myself off 1/2 dose adrenalean “lip tonic delivery system” (biorhythm brand- caffeine, hoodia g, synephrine, yohimbe) capsule for energy.
My question is other than juice, can you suggest modifications in lieu of table sugar for energy and hydration.
Answer:
Both raw/organic honey or agave can work great in the homebrew (substitute in the same quantities for the sugar, or to taste), but you do have to shake well in order to make sure they don’t settle out. Have you tried either of these? Also, make sure to use at least the minimum amount of salt recommended in the homebrew as the temps rise, you need the sodium replacement if you’re sweating.
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