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Caleb Ewan’s sprint position is the best. So why isn’t everyone using it?
It's pretty obvious: if you can get down low in a sprint, you're going to be more aerodynamic than if you'd stayed upright. You don't nee...
Do try this at home: Excalibur sprints to increase speed and power
After his initial post on becoming a better sprinter (like his fiancé Dani King!), coach Matt Rowe was keen to share another speed drill ...
How to become a faster sprinter
British track and road cyclists Danielle "Dani" King (Wiggle High5) is showing good form on the road this season. She kicked off her road...
Getting low: Caleb Ewan explains his super-aero sprinting position
It's still too early to tell whether Caleb Ewan will join the likes of Robbie McEwen and Mark Cavendish on the list of greatest-ever spri...
Road World Cup Round 7: Sparkassen Giro preview
The UCI Women Road World Cup heads to Bochum, Germany on Sunday. The former mining town plays host to the seventh round of the 10-race se...
How the Race Was Won: 2014 Koppenbergcross
The latest stop on cyclocross's BPost Bank Trofee series includes a portion of the famous Koppenberg from Tour of Flanders, so what bette...
Inside the bunch sprint
If you need to be convinced that bike-mounted cameras will make pro cycling more entertaining than it already is, check out this video. I...
How To Sprint
Read more about training your sprint strength, technique, and tactics in these articles: Fine tuning your sprint Common sprinting mistake...
Fine-tuning your sprint with Ben Kersten
If you're like me, you don't do much training for your sprint. I always seem to think that I'll manage to fluke a good sprint if I find m...
Cav's New Leadout Train
Now that the HTC-Highroad leadout dynasty has been broken up, I'm increadibly excited to watch SKY vs Lotto-Belisol vs Garmin to duke it ...
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...
Ricketts Point Challenge
I love a challenge. Especially when a woman challenges me on a bike. So when Olympic gold medalists Anna Meares sent out this challenge t...
The Final Corner
Aussie Ben Kirstin comes first at the US Crit Championships. Photo courtesy of Velonews - Casey B. Gibson I've said it before and I'll s...
Cav's Perfect Sprint Technique
We all know that sprinting is just as much about tactics and timing as it is about the physical ability to turn over the pedals quickly. ...
Theo Bos To Switch Sports?
You may not have seen this yet. This is the crash that everybody's been talking about in the final stage of the Presidential Tour of Tur...
Common Sprinting Mistakes
People who know me will think that this is some kind of a joke that I'm giving tips on sprinting. Hincapie has a better chance at winnin...
Old Sprinter's Trick - Drop The Wheel
The beauty of bike racing is that it's chess on wheels. The strongest person doesn't always win because there are so many subtle tactics...