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You may be facing the post holiday "blahs" with a bit
of extra weight to boot. This is not a good time to
let your training fall by the way side, but rather
to switch modes.
Find a training group, set your season goals, join a
class, or find a place to train indoors. Your training
must be adaptable to the seasons, your lifestyle, and
your interest levels. Unless you are a paid
professional athlete training should be a source of
enjoyment not a drag.
| Cold Weather Riding |
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...as cyclists, there are certain things that we can
do to help make us warm and comfortable on the bike
and still keep the bulk-to-weight factor at a minimum.
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| Quick Tip- Focus on the Bike |
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Triathlon coaches recommend you spend your
majority of the time developing your cycling because
you spend the most time in a triathlon on the bike;
right?
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| Featured Coach- Martha Handford |
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The Sport Factory welcomes Martha Handford to
their coaching staff of expert coaches. Martha
brings a decade of elite level competitive experience
to the table including two Canadian National Cyclo
Cross Championship medals.
Martha is The Sport Factory's dedicated mountain
bike, cyclo cross, and road century coach. Her skills
extend far beyond the race course, though. Martha
is an extremely organized, knowledgeable, and
technically oriented coach who knows how to make
the best of a busy day.
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| Maximizing Vitamin Intake |
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It is therefore important for athletes to rely on foods
rather than vitamin and mineral supplements for
obtaining needed nutrients...
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| Getting Started With Mountain Biking |
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The feeling of flying, swooping through the trees;
free, fast, a smile on your face. There is a trail for
everyone; flat, predictable and safe or crazy-steep
with fast descents and tight trees.
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| Planning For Winter Training Success |
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Do not despair, here are a few tips that will help you
keep your winter training on-track, so you'll be ready
to go when spring arrives!
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| Gear Review- Giant TCR Composite Time Trial |
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There is only one way to describe this bike; solid. It
feels like it is molded from a single piece of carbon
fiber. The Giant has virtually no metal in or on it.
Even the brake calipers and handles are carbon fiber;
they definitely pulled out all the stops on this one.
The Composite comes with a set of Mavic Cosmic
Carbone SL wheels and the FSA K Force crankset-
their top of the line. You will not find too many
bicycles under 5k with a set of high quality carbon
wheels included. In fact, you will not find too many
bikes under 5k with this level of components.
The Giant was around 18 pounds in a small which
was a bit heavier than my road bike. I noticed it did
not spin up quite as fast or climb like a billy goat, but
as the road leveled out this bike was wicked fast.
The aerobars have very little padding and are
designed for time trialing. A multi-sport athlete may
want to swap these out for distance races. There is
virtually no flex, lateral or otherwise to this cycle.
You feel as if all of your power is going to the
pedals. The pink color would not be my first choice
but I figured if it was good enough for T-Mobile and
Jan I could live with it. Overall I think it is the best
value in a top shelf time trial bike out there.
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