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How to enhance your cycling game when in quarantine

But aside from honing our form, what else can we do to enhance our cycling game when in quarantine? IMPROVE SLEEP HYGIENE Where long work commutes may have once had us up at the crack of dawn, many of those now working from home have the luxury of an extra hour in bed. And without professional sport on TV at night, there’s a lot less blue light around to disrupt our circadian rhythm. It seems like the perfect time to hone one of the most critical factors in recovery, our sleep hygiene. It’s important because when we sleep better, we also recover faster. There’s no big mystery around how to improve sleep. For many, it comes down to eliminating distractions and exercising the discipline to follow through with a plan, much like a cycling training program. Here are several things you can incorporate into your new daily routines: 1. No caffeine in the afternoon or evening 2. Avoid screens late a night, as the exposure to blue light disturbs your biorhythms 3. Get some morning sun in your eyes 4. Consider natural supplements like magnesium, ashwagandha, or L-theanine to slow you down in the hours before bed BOOST YOUR IMMUNE ...

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Dress up to stay indoors

Smart trainers are now so realistic that you can almost forget you’re riding indoors. They allow us to experience the road feel and even suffer at the hands of a stiff headwind via dynamic resistance changes on smart trainers. Unfortunately that wind is only virtual, and even with a powerful fan it’s still hard to regulate your body temperature indoors. To combat this we developed the Insider Bibshorts and Insider Jersey. INSIDER BIBSHORTS Comfort is everything indoors and we’ve designed the bibshorts we’d want for ourselves. Cool and comfortable with good wicking ability and just enough padding, they ensure optimal comfort on muggy indoor rides. The 80% polyester construction helps wick sweat away while our lighter KISS Air2 seat pad finds the optimal balance between excellent padding with reduced overall coverage. INSIDER JERSEY Our Insider Jersey tailored for the rigors of indoor training and includes a 3D Mesh fabric that ensures maximum airflow to keep you cool when the heat and intensity of indoor workouts build. In addition, the 100% polyester design ensures that excess moisture is quickly wicked away to help keep you cool and dry. With a low collar and short waist, it’s designed for maximum cooling, while ...

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Train with Geraint Thomas and the Pros

The pros have taken to Zwift like never before. While their day jobs may be on hold temporarily, they can ill afford to rest up in quarantine like many of us. With cycling fitness, it’s a question of use it or lose it. And in the current climate, Zwift and other online platforms provide the only means by which many can train effectively. If you’ve been waiting for your opportunity to test your legs against the pros, then you’ve never had a better chance. The cycling season never quite got started, so you may even stand a chance! Many of our favorite pro riders past and present are on Zwift. And with little in the way of racing or outdoor riding available, it’s hard to keep them off the platform. Keep an eye on their twitter accounts for when they’ll be riding. You can also ride with professional road athletes or triathletes every Tuesday at 19:25 (CET) and ‘Ride It Out with Castelli’. The rides are social in nature, on rolling courses, with the aim of getting riders together, supporting each other and having a chat along the way.  Many will find it hard to stick to the pace of the ...

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ZWIFT – Ride it out with Castelli

During this difficult period, many of us are increasing our time spent training inside, either through choice or enforcement. In support of this challenging situation, Castelli is scheduling extra Zwift rides, together with an Instagram campaign, with the intent of showing solidarity whilst we ride it out, ‘together’. Taking place weekly every Tuesday at 19:25 (CET), ‘Ride It Out with Castelli’ rides are social in nature, on rolling courses, with the aim of getting riders together, supporting each other and having a chat along the way. We’re also giving away a little swag during the ride, with the Castelli Insider bib-shorts or jersey up for grabs. Ride pace: 2.6 – 2.8 w/kg on Flat sections 2.8 – 3.0 w/kg on Hills/Climbs Alongside Zwift rides, Castelli is also running a #RideItOut Instagram solidarity campaign, also with a chance of snagging some prizes. Simply post a video or photo story of you riding inside (or your pain-cave!), mention @CastelliCycling plus the #RideItOut hashtag. We’ll reshare a selection of stories on Castelli’s Instagram page and each week one lucky post will win a Castelli Insider jersey or bib short. Together, we can Ride It Out. #RideItOut #StayHome #IoRestoACasa #IoMiAllenoACasa

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