Getting Started with Adventure Cycling
Adventure cycling lets you travel beyond familiar roads, carrying what you need to explore at your own pace. Whether you are planning an overnight route, a multi-day gravel ride or a remote off-road trip, this guide to adventure cycling covers the bike, gear, preparation and trail awareness needed to get started. Covered in this […]
Reverse Periodisation Training for Cyclists
Reverse periodisation training offers cyclists an alternative to the usual winter base-building approach. By prioritising high-intensity work before shifting towards longer aerobic rides, it can suit riders with limited winter training time or a long-distance target. This guide explains how the approach works, who it may suit and the key considerations before you commit to […]
A Guide to Track Cycling
Track cycling races combine raw speed, power and tactical awareness on the velodrome’s steeply banked curves. From explosive sprint events to endurance-based pursuits and team races, each format tests a different side of your riding. This guide explains how the main events work, what they demand and how to begin training for them. Covered […]
Pyramidal Training: A Balanced Approach to Improving Performance?
Pyramidal training for cyclists offers a practical way to balance endurance, sustained power and high-intensity work within the same training programme. Most training time is completed at low intensity, a smaller amount at moderate intensity, and the least time at high intensity—creating the shape of a pyramid. For many amateur cyclists, this distribution can fit […]
Debunking Common Myths in Endurance Training
Endurance training myths can lead athletes to train harder than necessary, fuel poorly or overlook recovery. From novice runners to seasoned cyclists, it is easy to follow advice that sounds convincing but does not suit your training or goals. Here are six persistent myths in endurance sport, and the practical reality behind them. Endurance […]
The Evolution of Ultra Cycling: Past, Present, and Future
The evolution of ultra cycling is a story of athletes continually pushing the boundaries of endurance, technology and what we believe is possible on a bike. From the earliest long-distance challenges and events such as Paris-Brest-Paris, through the rise of races like RAAM, ultra cycling has grown from a relatively niche pursuit into a global […]
Training Low Cadence Strength for Cycling
Low cadence cycling training is often described as ‘strength training on the bike.’ By riding at a slower cadence in a larger gear, you increase the force required with each pedal stroke—but does that genuinely make you stronger or faster?>> Used correctly, low cadence work can help cyclists prepare for sustained climbs, time trials and […]
Maintaining Motivation in Cycling
Cycling motivation is rarely constant. Even riders who genuinely love training go through periods where getting on the bike feels harder, progress seems slow, or life simply gets in the way. That does not necessarily mean you have lost your passion for cycling. Motivation is influenced by your goals, fatigue, stress, mental health, training variety, […]
Peak Cycling: Choose the Right Coach
Choosing a cycling coach is about more than finding someone to write a training plan. The right support should reflect your goals, experience, mindset and life beyond the bike, whether you are preparing for an endurance challenge, a sportive or a more competitive ambition. These seven considerations will help you identify the qualities that matter […]
The Ultimate Guide to Caffeine and Cycling Performance
For many cyclists, a hot coffee before morning laps or a café stop with the club is part of the ride. But caffeine for cycling performance is about more than a welcome lift: understanding how your body responds can help you use it more deliberately for hard training, long rides and events. This guide unpacks […]