This past weekend I competed at the USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships in the 3000 meter Individual Pursuit. For my many non-track-cycling friends this is basically a 2-mile individual time trial on a fixed gear bike in a banked velodrome from a standing start – yet dig down a little bit and there’s a…
Myles Standish Road Race – P123 Field – 7th place It was another perfect Spring day for bike racing. We had about 60 starters and would ride 7 laps of the 5-mile course through the winding and punchy roads of Myles Standish State Park. There were a handful of the usual teams at the line and…
Michael Schott Memorial Marblehead Circuit Race – P123 field – 84 starters – 1st Place! The course was 19 laps of the 2.2 mile Marblehead Neck circuit. The weather turned out great – sunny and breezy conditions but still chilly enough where I covered by arms and legs. I’ve had a solid winter of training…
Are you considering working with a bike fitter who guarantees that they can quantifiably show you an increase in your power from their fitting? It is not uncommon that I hear people say their fitter promised, and then showed them, a quantifiable 20 to 50 watts of power increase. The reality is that bike fitters…
By Dean Phillips, Fit Werx Have you ever noticed that your average bike speed is slower when it’s cold out? Look no further than any local 10-mile weekly time trial and some riders seem to be up to a minute slower on the coldest days compared to their PR times on warm mid summer days….