Tag Archives: cross country
Eight reasons why riding alone is better than riding in a group – Cycling Weekly
Riding in a group comes with many benefits, namely having a bit of company and having people to keep you out of the wind when it’s not your turn to suffer. But riding alone can also be enjoyable, offering riders … Continue reading
2016 Race Plans
As race schedules are starting to come out, I’ve been figuring out my own race plans for 2016. Here is what I have planned so far. A lot of the same, but some that is different than past years. My “travel” … Continue reading
The Myth of Winter Base Training For Cyclists | TrainingPeaks
Traditional aerobic base training needs to go the way of the dodo. Long, moderate intensity rides are fun and good to incorporate into training, but even if you’re a pro it is a fool’s errand to devote the winter to … Continue reading
4 Stretches for Cyclists to Increase Flexibility
Here is a great article that I came across on the Training Peaks website. Stretching will increase you flexibility and therefore, help in improving your bike skills. Adding a simple stretching routine won’t take much time out of our busy schedules. This … Continue reading
New York State MTB Series: Singlespeed Champ!
2015 New York State Cat 2 Singlespeed Champion! What a way to cap off the 2015 mountain bike season. The 2015 New York State Mountain Bike Series wrapped up Sunday with a 4th place finish at the very wet and … Continue reading
Windham Mountain Resort Opening Lift Served Mountain Bike Park for 2015
WINDHAM MOUNTAIN RESORT, N.Y. (August 8, 2014) – A lift serviced mountain bike park is being developed at Windham Mountain Resort for riders of a wide variety of skills, ages, and interests. Windham is the only US stop of the … Continue reading
Winter Training
Well, we’re certainly in the dead of winter. Days and weeks at a time of single digit or sub zero temperatures. This does make training a bit challenging. Riding the exercise bike indoors isn’t nearly as efficient as an outdoor … Continue reading
2015 Race Schedule (tentative)
Mountain Bike Red Rock Canyon Fat Tire Festival 50k – Las Vegas, NV Singlespeed-a-Palooza – Montgomery, NY Fat Tire Classic – Farmington, CT USA Cycling Marathon National Championships – Appling, GA Wilmington-Whiteface 50K – Lake Placid, NY Blackfly Challenge – … Continue reading
2014 Recap…2015 Planning
With 2014 coming to an end, I look back at what I accomplished. I race some races that I haven’t before. I raced some categories that I haven’t before. And I had some results that I could only imagine before. … Continue reading
Windham Race the World
I’ve probably have put in more laps at Windham Mountain than any other place that I have ever mountain biked. I’ve been riding and racing there since 2008 when they held the old NMBS East Coast National. That race made … Continue reading