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TDF Power Analysis: Pogacar's Peyresourde attacks and new climbing record
“Tomorrow we fight again! Tour is not finished, vamos” - Tadej Pogacar Tadej Pogacar was one of the several riders to lose to time on sta...

15 mistakes you don't want to make while racing on Zwift
With many cyclists on lockdown around the world thanks to COVID-19, Zwift racing is bigger than its ever been. But as many people are dis...

Inside line: Tiff Cromwell's nationals road race
The 2014 Australian national road race championships came down to a sprint finish between a select group of nine riders in a hard fought ...

Breakaway Strategies
Okay, so after a flurry of attacks you've finally managed to get in the breakaway move that sticks. Now what? The common school of though...

Anatomy of the Leadout With Mark Renshaw
Mario Cipollini was the first to master the leadout train to win an enormous amount of sprint finishes. Giovanni Lombardi is often credit...

Turning Around Negative Racing
One complaint I often hear about Masters racing is that it's negative. In my limited experience with racing against the old codgers, I co...

What Was I Thinking?
Photo by James Broadway A reader who left a comment yesterday gave me a good idea for a post. He wanted to know what I'm thinking during...

The Art Of The Counter Attack
I learned the art of the counter-attack from my teammate Duncan Smith. He's the master of reading the race and hitting the bunch at the r...

Philip Island TIPS
photo Veeral Patel This past Saturday was the Degani Philip Island Grand Prix. It's my first race back in over a month and it felt good ...

Climbing strategies
To be a good climber you need to build a foundation of strength. Strength is the component of fitness that allows you to climb faster. Yo...

Attack On The Lull
image from www.cyclingweekly.co.uk Have you ever noticed the times in a bike race when someone attacks and everyone hesitates expecting e...