Category Archives: Training
FAQs About Adapting to Training and Competing in Hot Weather
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach/Co-author “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” The extreme temperatures have been a major story at the 2013 Amgen Tour of California, especially because many of the pros in the race came to the race from areas that … Continue reading
4 Keys to Effective Training in Hot Weather
By Chris Carmichael In 40-plus years of cycling, I’ve never experienced heat like I did climbing through the Pyrenees mountains when I rode with team 7-Eleven in the 1986 Tour de France… or the first three stages of the 2013 … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Four Tips for Acing Your Next Performance Test
If progress is important to you, then measuring and monitoring your performance is critical. We know, for instance, that in the first six months an athlete works with a CTS Coach, they can often see a 10% increase in CTS … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Knowing When Enough is Enough
Last week's blog about saving your season from a lingering winter definitely struck a chord, but this blog reaches athletes across a lot of latitudes, so for some athletes Spring has been in full swing for some time. As we … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Save Your Season from a Lingering Winter
In some parts of the US – including Colorado – winter just doesn't seem to want to let go. This week it snowed twice in Colorado Springs, and it's been cold and nasty in other parts of the country as … Continue reading
