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Team Sky assistant Gonzalez dies

Txema Gonzalez, a member of Team Sky's back-up staff at the Vuelta, dies.

Petacchi pips Cav in thriller

Italy's Alessandro Pettachi scores a thrilling victory in stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana ahead of Britian's Mark Cavendish in Orihuela.

Hushovd sprints to Vuelta stage six

Thor Hushovd wins the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana between Caravaca de Cruz and Murcia after a tight sprint finish.

Farrar pips Cav for stage win

American Tyler Farrar claims a sprint victory on stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on the streets of Lorca in southern Spain.

Tainio moves to Ajax

Teemu Tainio signs a one-year deal with Ajax after being released by Sunderland.

 

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How to choose cycling shorts

You should choose road-cycling shorts based on the quality of materials and construction. But also crucial is how well they conform to your unique anatomy. Sometimes a relatively inexpensive pair may work better for you than a high-zoot model.



Shorts, like saddles, are tough to recommend because of differ… Continue

Posted on March 6, 2010 at 9:11am —

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Aerodynamics, what a drag

For successful time trialling, finding an aerodynamic position is absolutely essential. If you train hard to improve your performance and then fail to exploit your aero opportunities, you are throwing away vital minutes. There is a common belief that unless you are riding at 25-30mph, aerodynamics are pointless, but research does not support this theory.

I ride slow, is all this relevant?
Enhancing aerodynamics will save you a ‘specific perce… Continue

Posted on February 8, 2010 at 12:30pm —

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Long-ride nutrition

Have you ever found yourself on a long ride, only to find you’ve run out of fluids or you’re struggling for energy with no snacks left? Here’s 4 top tips to make sure you get your long-ride nutrition right:

1. Calculate how many hours of riding you anticipate doing and make a plan to ensure your fluid needs will be met. It’s recommended that you are able to ingest a minimum 750ml fluid for each hour - and at high temperatures this figure will increase. If you can’t carry enough with you (which… Continue

Posted on January 22, 2010 at 6:00pm —

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At 2:44pm on July 28, 2009, Stuart Ashley said…
Great and thanks,

I am aming to incorporate some above race pace intervals into my schedule from next week. I hope to be able to hold 5k at 40 kph average by the end of August, well that is my goal anyway.

S
At 12:00am on July 27, 2009, Stuart Ashley said…
Cheers, site looks good.....

Hard week of training ahead, looking to go for new pb's following week.

Stuart
 
 
 

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