Cycling musings and stories from a life on two wheels
Get in the zone with your cycle training
A recent study at Stirling University investigated how training intensity can have measurable effects on performance, and the results may not be what you expect. The 29-week trial found that a programme of predominantly low intensity work mixed with around a 20% volume of high intensity sessions led to greater improvements in fitness than a……
Honey Stinger Honey Waffle
Fill the engine on your bicycle with the right fuel for a happy cyclist. Honey Stinger Honey Waffle I find it difficult to find the right food to fuel my body when I am out riding my bike. Many products are too sweet and rather than eat them I just avoid eating (which on a……
The future of cycling is in the balance
A fine art of balancing Watch the video As a cycle coach, one of the most common questions I get asked by parents of young children is, “What is the quickest way to get my child to learn to ride a bike?” My immediate and unwavering response is to get them a balance bike. Both……
Get in the right gear
Getting in the right gear for cycling doesn’t mean donning your best lycra. Using the gears on your bike correctly will make cycling easier and more pleasurable, but unfortunately the subject of gears can add a whole new layer of confusion to cycling to the point that many just avoid the subject completely. However, it……
An interview with Dame Sarah Storey
Scot Tares has a chat with the UK’s most successful Paralympian ever: Dame Sarah Storey. Dame Sarah Storey had an incredible year in 2012, with many wins in road and track cycling, topped off with four gold medals and a world record at the Paralympics which brought her overall tally to eleven gold, eight silver……
