When you're cycling for hours, having a solid nutrition plan is just as important as your pacing. Proper mid-ride fueling can make the difference between finishing strong or “bonking” half-way. This guide covers cycling nutrition for long rides – essentially, what to eat during a long bike ride to
Crossing the finish line of a road race is an exhilarating moment, but your work isn’t done when the race ends. For amateur road cyclists, analyzing your performance after a race is one of the most effective ways to keep improving. Post-race analysis turns your ride data and experiences
Riding in a fast-moving peloton – whether during a friendly group ride or a competitive road race – is an exhilarating experience. However, cycling in a group also requires skill, awareness, and a focus on safety to ensure everyone goes home in one piece. For novice cyclists getting into group rides and
If you’re new to road cycling races, you’ll quickly hear about “categories” and “upgrade points.” These are the backbone of USA Cycling’s system for grouping racers by experience and skill level. The goal is to ensure fair and safe competition by having beginners race against other beginners,
Cycling is one of the best exercises to lose weight and get fit. It’s low-impact, fun, and highly effective at burning calories. Whether you’re an amateur biking to lose weight for better health or a competitive cyclist aiming to improve your power-to-weight ratio, the key is to shed
Entering your first cycling road race is an exciting milestone. Even as a moderately experienced cyclist, the leap from casual group rides or training to a competitive road race can be daunting. What can you expect on race day, and how should you prepare? This comprehensive guide will walk you
Cyclists today are blessed with advanced cycling training metrics that make sense of every ride. One key metric is Normalized Power (NP). If you’ve trained with a power meter, you’ve likely seen NP alongside your average watts. But what exactly is NP, and why is it so important?
Cyclists love to swap stories about conquering steep hills, often throwing around numbers like “8%” or “12%” to describe a climb. These numbers refer to percent grade, a key concept in cycling that measures how steep a road or trail is. Understanding percent grade can help you gauge a climb’
Ever changed gears on your bike and wondered exactly how far one pedal stroke propels you down the road? That’s where the term “development meters” comes into play. In cycling, development meters (also called metres of development or rollout distance) measure how many meters your bicycle travels with each
Gear inches is a common term in cycling used to describe a bike’s gearing in intuitive terms. Essentially, it translates a given gear ratio into the diameter of an old-fashioned wheel that would travel the same distance per pedal revolution. This makes it easier to understand and compare different