Fitness
All the advice and insight you need to improve your riding, enhance your performance or simply get into better shape with cycling.
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What do pro riders really do at Christmas? We asked the pros to share their festive season secrets
Should you relax and indulge over Christmas or use the time off to train like a pro?
By Chris Marshall-Bell • Published
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Winter fueling: how to match your cycling nutrition to the demands of cold weather riding
Getting the most out of your winter training means making sure you are optimally fuelled for every ride - here's what you need to know about the specific demands of cold season nutrition
By Joe Laverick • Published
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Ask a cycling coach: ‘Is there a difference between the number of calories you’d burn indoors versus outdoors for a comparable effort?’
We break down the numbers on cycling and calorie expenditure – but, sadly, there is no such thing as a free lunch in biomechanics
By James Spragg • Published
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Does gym work really benefit your cycling fitness? Here’s how to mix up your training and reap the gains
No time for long winter miles outdoors but can’t face yet another turbo session either? Despair not! Coach Landry Bobo has an alternative winter plan to answer your prayers
By Landry Bobo • Published
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What can we learn from the mindsets of the pros? Tom Pidcock, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and others share their outlooks for success
Could your cycling benefit from an illuminating shift in thinking? Sports psychologist Dr Josephine Perry outlines 10 proven lightbulb moments – switches waiting to be flicked
By Josephine Perry • Published
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'I knew I could go faster': Hill-climb champion Illi Gardner on how she mounted her assault on the title
The Everesting record-holder talks us through a busy week of training, recon and racing ahead of the national champs
By David Bradford • Published
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Nutrition for long bike rides: what to eat before, during and after to avoid ‘bonking’ and maximise your cycling fitness gains
What you eat and drink before, during and after a big ride is the key to success
By Andy Turner • Published
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Nine ways to make yourself and your bike more aero for free
Here are our top tips for free speed: all you need are a few simple adjustments
By Zach Nehr • Published
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Ask a cycling coach: ‘Should I be doing my Zwift sessions in ERG mode?’
Is ERG mode a shortcut to watt-perfect workouts? Or are you losing out on gain by relinquishing control?
By James Spragg • Published