Now that the season is over and you’ve most likely taken some time to think about your results from the fall and winter, and evaluated if you met your goals or not, you might be thinking about hiring a coach. We recently asked our National Champions a bevy of questions about their training, and one [...]
by Jacob Fetty One cup of coffee. Two. Kids are up. Work is calling – literally and figuratively. You are already feeling the squeeze of your day and you don’t even have your socks on yet.
Cyclocross Magazine got a rare look at a top-’crosser’s power file: Ryan Trebon’s (LTS-Felt) race winning effort at the 2011 Planet Bike USGP. Power specialist and coach Russell Stevenson analyzes the data and looks at exactly why – and where – Trebon is so good. See for yourself what constitutes a world-class cyclocross talent! by [...]
In the just-released Issue 14, our regular contributors all chipped in with advice for a piece on 25 Things to Do on Raceday (and Robbie Carver threw in his own, more lighthearted, race essentials list, which included such things as pre-vomiting). Now Rhonda Morin, Cat 1 ’crosser, Masters Nationals bronze medalist and coach with Wenzel [...]
June is here in just a week, and September and racing season are not too far behind. If you haven’t started coming up with a plan for the season, now is the time to start. We have a great article here by USAC Level 2 coach Mike Birner about how to start the season strong by building a good base over the summer. Birner believes that, “Base period should be about building the ‘engine,’” and following his advice will get you one high-horsepower motor!
Joachim Parbo kicks off his annual U.S. cyclocross campaign with StarCrossed this weekend, but will expand his presence to the Bay Area later this month and teach folks how to train and race cyclocross the Danish way. Press release details below. TRP Brakes, in conjunction with Leopard Bikes, Cyclocross Magazine and Challenge Tires, is pleased [...]
Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman is getting older, as we all are, but his looming 60th birthday has made him realize the mental aspects of age and youth. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column, The Things I Carry. by Lee Waldman Happy Birthday to Me! [...]
Not sure if you’re training effectively? Have some ambitious goals for the season but feel like your racing has plateaued? Cyclocross Magazine’s Kenton Berg has been stuck in this situation and decided to seek professional help. This is his fifth entry. Read his previous entry here. Back from Injury: One Month In What a difference [...]
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