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So we’ve had 7 time trials at Cleves and the state championship already this season. Oddly enough I rode my best time at Cleves so far this year on the second week when I snuck into the 21’s at 21:58. My two slowest have been the last two weeks at 22:38. The second week was […]

So does all of your winter training, all of those tempo efforts, steady states, and power intervals hammered in the basement while watching “Shawshank Redemption” for the tenth time, come down to your results in the first race of the season? Thankfully, no. Its a long season and the first event should be used as

I like to update my training every year not only to keep it interesting but also to take my time trial performance to new levels, hopefully. Here are a few things I’m doing for 2010: 1. Visit a Sports Psychologist: Dr. Barbara Walker at the Center for Human Performance is one of our QCW team

This article was in Hyde Park Living, January and February and also on BikeWorldNews.

The VeloNews 2010 Buyers Guide had a great article on where your money is best spent when it comes to gaining speed in time trials. Here’s a breakdonw in the seconds saved for a 40k time trail:road jersey and bibs to a skinsuit 134 secondsupright on regular bars to normal aero bar position 122 secondsroad

Here are some numbers from the last three years at Cleves:2007 average speed for all rides, 26.92; best three rides, 27.27 mph2008 average speed for all rides, 27.04; best three rides, 27.54 mph2009 average speed for all rides, 27.66 mph; best three rides, 28.24 mph The average speed included no fewer than 18 rides. My

Along with my brother Tom and friend Dan Waite, I recently spent 5 days riding the Blue Ridge Parkway from its northern start in Waynesboro, VA to it terminus in Cherokee, NC. Starting on Monday, September 21 and ending on Friday September 25, we spent 30 hours and 39 minutes completing the 470 miles and

I’ve been teaching an indoor cycling class for two years at the Cincinnati Sports Club as of mid-October. In that time, I’ve made 80+ different cd’s ranging form 45 to 80 minutes using over 1400 different songs. Here are some of my favorite. keep in mind that these are good songs to ride to but

I get many comments, especially from those training for and riding the individual time trial, concerning their frustration with their lack of progress in gaining power and ultimately speed over their given courses. My first question is whether they are using a structured training plan and if so for how long. If they are not

Just when you’re starting to ride a string of fast times and a set new PR, you get one night that pushes you back. So why would I ride over 30 seconds slower last night than the week before? First, there was a pretty decent head wind on the first half that didn’t really seem