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If you want to improve on your riding, be it on the road or the mountain, you need to do more than just ride your bike. Many cyclists enlist the assistance of a cycling coach, who designs the athlete’s riding schedule specifically for the races or type of cycling they […]
Words: Hendrik Lemmer Dertig jaar is ’n baie lang tyd in fietsry, vandat ons in 1989, 1990 rond begin cross countries jaag met oversize rame, undersize wiele waarvan die bande te hard gepomp was, geen voor of agter suspensie. Tot nou, die laaste week van Augustus 2019, waar wat 30 […]
Monitoring your training load is a great way to keep track of what you have been doing and identify what has worked for you and what hasn’t. Previously, weekly distance (kilometres covered in training) and hours spent training have been used to quantify training. However, both of these training load […]
Words & Images: Jacques Marais The coastal stretch west of “the world’s perfect wave” in Jeffreys Bay rates as one of SA’s undiscovered mountain biking gems. There’s no huge trail network, but you’ll get to super-charge your soul along a range of sumptuous coastal rides. There’s a little piece of […]
There are some key physiological differences between males and females that can influence what we should be recommending in terms of nutritional approaches. ADRIAN PENZHORN unpacks …. Unfortunately most research into sports nutrition uses male participants and we cannot necessarily extrapolate these results to females. Most research into female athletes […]
Words by: Hendrik Lemmer Die mense wat my persoonlik ken, dis die wat mooi van my praat, en die wat my net ken van social media (hulle hou minder van my) sal weet dat ek baie, baie, en nog meer baie, teen doping en dopers in sport is. Ons het […]
As if training wasn’t difficult enough to manage, cyclical changes in female athletes create an added consideration when looking at efficient recovery, writes BENOIT CAPOSTAGNO. The physiological responses to a training session are largely influenced by the hormonal profile of the athlete at the time of the session and […]
Words & Images by: Jacques Marais The annual PwC Great Zuurberg Trek may well be a relatively recent addition to the SA MTB menu, but boy, it has done wonders in converting riders to exploring epic trails in this rugged part of the Eastern Cape Province, as JACQUES MARAIS discovered. […]
The relationship between a customer and the bike shop is either a fleeting affair or a long-term relationship, says STIRLING SENIOR. Between these two is a relationship of convenience. Then there is also the perfect storm. LET’S FIRST GET THE FLEETING AFFAIR OUT THE WAY: This is where the so-called […]
The last few months have been a roller coaster for STEF GARLICKI, to say the least … After a devastating injury in 2018 I was hoping that 2019 would be a year of redemption for me. I was hoping for a year to rebuild and get back to where I […]
