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Consistency is the mother of mastery, and if I knew who was responsible for this nugget of wisdom, I’d give due credit. Or maybe it’s simply an observation put forth in its simplest terms. In any case, it’s as germane to the technical aspects of cycling as the non-technical, comparatively straightforward fitness gains we strive…

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When it comes to riding indoors, motivation is absolutely crucial, inarguably more than when pedaling outdoors. Both require dedication, discipline & a healthy dose of ambition, but riding indoors is seldom about anything more than conditioning – be it intervals, butter burning, or the dreaded indoor endurance ride – while riding outdoors has numerous other, almost…

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While the concept of responsive training is by no means new to endurance athletes, it isn’t often practiced to the degree that best benefits us. Whether you’re a Cat 4 criterium racer, an aspiring Ironman triathlete or an accomplished 24-hour MTB competitor, ignoring your body’s subtle and not so subtle cries for relief is common…

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We’ve already had a number of questions with regards to adjusting the new 40km time trial plans to a triathlete’s racing schedule. Both sprint triathletes and international distance triathletes have asked how to tailor the programs to a season that’s already well under way while the Ironman and half-Ironman athletes have asked how also to…

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The 40km time trial is the holy grail for aspiring and certified time trial specialists alike, and it also happens to comprise the bike leg of an international distance triathlon. Accordingly, we felt that putting together a set of training-stress-tiered 40km TT plans would be of interest to many of our subscribers. So, I set…

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