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For once a perfect rest week!
Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
Apart from the training being rather uneventful, the reasons I didn’t get to write last week were lots of overtime at work and the tax return deadline at the end of October! I left it really late. October came around way too quickly this year. Every other year I had it […]
When things don’t go as expected …
Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
I’m gobsmacked. Absolutely stunned. Scratching my head in bewilderment and wonder.
Saturday everything was perfectly fine. 3000km of power data nicely and neatly saved in date order in the PowerAgent program.
Yesterday everything was gone. 3000km of power data files wiped out. User ‘Groover’ disappeared. Empty program.
I checked the hard drive, checked the […]
Training Plans from 6th Oct onwards
Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
I’m on a secret training mission from now on. The program has been supplied by a “friend” (I call him different names while doing his intervals and climbing repeats) who explicitely asked for the program not to be published on my blog. So, sorry - you know the routine. I’d have […]
Just can’t get enough
Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
I answered Petrina’s roll-call for a Mt Nebo ride this morning. Lucky me, since Mt Nebo was on my training schedule anyway. After last Saturday’s horrible sight of mangled up vehicle parts and smashed metal on bitumen and the sight of the physical and emotional pain a crash causes, I […]
Three down, one to go … thoughts
Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
I happened to look at my Mt Coot-tha climbing interval stats of the past two weeks this morning and something woke my curiosity. It seems that my second interval is commonly slower than the third. This correlates with a higher power output in interval three compared with interval two. As expected, […]
Three down, one to go
Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
The back of Mt Coot-tha with the city visible in the distance
What I really enjoy about the climbing repeats on the back of Mt Coot-tha is the sense of being in control and actually getting better at climbing. Believe it or not, it seems already much easier and the first […]
Jacaranda Blue
Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
I always thought Jacaranda trees were native Australians, especially after reading the novel of the same name by very Australian Joy Dettman. I was quite surprised to learn that this tree is actually from South and Central America. However, this discovery will not stop me from associating Jacaranda trees with spring […]
Don’t push pass the limits
Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
I had two very gut wrenching encounters in only two days.
Competitive people push the limits all the time in order to get faster, stronger, better. In this case pushing the limit to see how far you can lean the bike in the corner on a fast descent. Sometimes we overestimate the […]
Cheats are Destroying the Sport of Cycling
You won’t learn until it’s too late.
I’m talking to you Mr. Professional Cyclist. I’m not certain that the professional cyclist really understands that Olympic Cycling is the springboard which may allow the top cyclists to be paid like a mainstream athlete. Unfortunately, the industry’s top dogs are not getting it and they need to and […]
Where Have all The Women Gone?
How often do you see a group of cyclists pedaling at 20-30 MPH on the side of the road and the group is usually 100% male. Am I saying that women aren’t good at cycling? No but I am saying that most women don’t like the activity of cycling and results of a study out […]
Alberto Contador Makes History, Serious Competition to Lance Armstrong
Written by Michael Vass
Over the weekend there was a bit of history that occurred. Alberto Contador became the 5th cyclist to win the Tour De France, Giro d’Italia, and Spanish Vuelta. Not only has he won all 3 he did so in the least amount of time, 14 months. Contador finished the 21-stage Vuelta in […]
BMX Pro-Am Dirt Jumping Video from Brawlin’ at the Belmar
Written by Michael Vass
Yes I finally got it done. Long over due but finished at last. What might that be?
Back in August I reviewed my time at the Brawlin’ at the Belmar BMX Pro-Am dirt jumping tournament.
I mentioned in that post
“Now it’s taking me a bit of time to get the video of the event […]
Brawlin’at the Belmar - my first BMX Pro-Am dirt jumping tournament
Written by Michael Vass
**This can also be found at Men’s World Blog**
Over the weekend I had the chance to watch America rise to the challenge. I wasn’t watching the Olympics, or the news on Iraq and/or Afghanistan. I wasn’t at a movie. I was watching a BMX competition – Brawlin’ at the Belmar.
I’ll say it […]
Drugs and Cycling - A Relationship that Needs to be Broken
Written by Michael Vass
World class cycling is quickly becoming akin to Major League Baseball. I’m not speaking of television ratings, which would be a boon to the sport, but the use of enhancement drugs.
There is no doubt that every American was aware that Lance Armstrong was nearly stripped of his record making 7 in a […]
Cycling, the Other Gasoline Alternative
Written by Michael Vass
Let’s assume that the price of gasoline has been rising every year for the past 6 years. Let’s say that you live in a major metropolitan city. Let’s say that the number of obese people in your nation has grown almost as much as the waistlines. What do you do?
In America you […]
Sponsors Coming Back to Cycling
Good news for the business side of world class cycling teams. Amid doping scandals that go back to the 1990’s and most skeptics believe well into the 1980’s, teams are now landing endorsement deals. This week, Columbia Sportswear Company announced that they will sponsor Team High Road for the remainder of 2008.
The team will now […]
1800blogger WordPress Themes
We have been receiving many emails about some of the wordpress themes that 1800blgger uses. Most of them have been designed by our staff and you are free to download them and make changes to fit your needs. The WordPress Themes are available to download individually or you can download most of them in one […]
Cycling Over Swimming in Cross Training
I was just reading an interesting article which weighs cycling as compared to swimming for runners on non-running days. It’s an interesting concept and it’s something that all triathlon athletes face each day. If you are a runner, this also should interest you. There are 2 differing opinions in the article but the bottom line […]
Ride to Conserve Gasoline
As gas prices surge above $4 per gallon nationwide, expect to see more cyclists on the road. In fact, cycling helps energy prices and lends will to energy conservation.
On Sunday, I hopped on my bike for the 2 mile ride for the morning paper. Not only did I feel good about myself, my wallet really […]
