Chances are that if you follow Joe Friel’s system of periodization you are either fully into a transition period or beginning to build your aerobic base as part of the Base 1 phase. 
Don’t skip the transition period!  For some it appears as the lone island in a sea of training and you cannot wait to [...]

Cornering is an acquired skill for sure.  As a bike racer and cycling coach it often occurs to me that if more of my bike racing brothers and sisters could corner faster life would be more difficult!
The goal is to maintain the maximum amount of speed and momentum all the way through.  The best way [...]

By now you are most likely finished with your tempo (AKA cruise interval) work and are into the phase of training that requires you to develop your muscular endurance.  Muscular endurance is gained by working to increase your power at your lactate threshold (AKA functional threshold and anaerobic threshold) as well as the duration of [...]

Spring has sprung! The seemingly endless hours of closely following your TrainingPeaks schedule via either cold or stationary rides are finally going reap some hefty rewards…..or will they?
Your coach has carefully written a schedule that you’ve followed and so you now have some sinister tools at your disposal. Thing is, you have to [...]

By now you are most likely finishing up your base phase of training. It is important to have an effort of at least 2 hours at the high end of zone 2 heart rate while wattage and/or pace remain the same throughout. If your wattage or pace goes down before the 2 hour [...]

There are two ways to make your bicycle go faster; push a larger gear or complete more revolutions per minute of the pedals. By increasing your cadence you can increase wattage and pace while putting less stress on your muscular system than you would by merely pushing a larger gear. The key is [...]