The Cormet De Roselend is for sure a famous climb. It is part of Tour history with an elevation of 1,967m. From Beaufort, it is 20.3km long, making it one of the longest and highest Cols in the Alps. You would think it would be a Tour regular with those stats, but it doesn’t appear … Read more
The Col de Tamie Cycling is one of the climbs that are lesser well-known, the kind you keep in your back pocket for a nice day out, or maybe something else interrupts your plans, like a hell of a storm, so you head for somewhere you know will be enjoyable and not where you’ll feel … Read more
So You Want To Get in Shape After a training ride, I texted our average power (watts) to my friend, who joined me. “Is that good,” he asked. “For me, yes. For you, I don’t know.” I wasn’t trying to impersonate Yoda or be some weird existentialist. My friend didn’t use a power meter or … Read more
Cycling is a low-impact sport, which means, of course, that it’s easier on your joints. I’ve spoken to more than a few cyclists who only took up cycling because running was becoming just too painful on their knees. But what about cycling? Is cycling good or bad for knees? Here’s what you need to know. … Read more
You’ve heard it said before; age is just a number. But is this true for cyclists? What is the average cycling speed by age? Consider this: Professional cyclists often begin their pro careers by getting signed at the early age of 20. Some say they peak physiologically by age 27 and retire by their mid-thirties. … Read more
“How can you sit on the hard little seat?” my friend asked after inspecting my new road bike. “That looks like it would hurt!” Another friend got on his bike after a 10-year hiatus. But after one ride, he was in so much pain he decided not to try it again. He just couldn’t figure … Read more
My first pair of cycling shoes were a pair of inexpensive mountain bike shoes. Unfortunately, I was on a tight budget, so I found a pair of discontinued Pearl Izumi shoes that fit like a sneaker with cleats. And they were OK to get started, but as I progressed in my cycling journey, I knew … Read more
In recent years intermittent fasting and cycling has become profoundly popular as a method to – according to its proponents – lose weight and regain health. The concept of only eating within a short period of time each day is an odd idea to many, and to an endurance cyclist seems almost impossible. But what … Read more
As kids, we ran and biked outside every day we possibly could, without ever giving thought of how much cycling is too much. We went as hard as we felt like and as easy as we wanted. But as adults, we look at exercise, especially cycling, much differently. We think we must do more to … Read more
