Cyclists are great for nicknames. The pro’s have Fabian ‘Spartacus’ Cancellara, Tony ‘The Panzerwagon’ Martin, Bradley ‘Wiggo’ Wiggins and Mark ‘The Manx Missile’ Cavendish. Even our local training group has Smiler, Iggy Bock, Nana, Gizmo and of course The King. In the shop we are often an unofficial Tourist information office regularly giving people directions to the …
In 1976 Freddy Maertens was in great form early in the season winning races like the Amstel Gold and Gent Wevelgem . He was going well and was looking towards a good Tour de France when his form began to fade . Just weeks before the tour was due to begin he was having trouble …
Nowadays almost everyone is obsessed with stats and figures . For many there is no such thing anymore as going out training on the bike . There has to be a programme and corresponding figures . Heart rate used to be the main determination of training intensity and performance but now it has been overtaken …