Riding the Amgen Tour of California Race Experience with Team CTS this past week has been a blast, but that heat in first few days felt like riding on the surface of the sun. I’m really proud of all the riders and coaches for toughing it out, and even more so for being smart. Fitness …
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach/Co-author “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” The techniques for staying cool on a hot day are pretty straight-forward: stay hydrated, douse yourself with water, put ice sock/packs in your jersey, etc. But we’ve been getting a lot of questions about how athletes adapt to heat and why some athletes struggle to …
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 Amgen Tour of California. There’s not a spot of shade anywhere, the narrow canyons offer …
For the first few months of the year, it’s not too difficult for athletes to make and see significant progress with their fitness. After losing fitness through the fall and winter, simply increasing weekly training hours is enough to re-establish a moderate level of fitness. But now it’s May, and many athletes are reaching what …
CTS Senior Coach Daniel Matheny provided some great advice as a source for Mountain Flyer’s gear feature on hydration mixes. In the same issue of the magazine, CTS Athlete Sonya Looney wrote a feature on her experience at the MTB Ayiti, a stage race in Haiti. Check out the magazine on newstands until July 1, …
(April 30, 2013 – Colorado Springs) – Carmichael Training Systems is happy to announce that renowned endurance coach Craig Griffin is returning to CTS to reconnect with his passion for coaching individual athletes. The former USA Cycling Coach of the Year and US Para-cycling High Performance Director is available for new athletes through CTS Athlete …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CTS Athletes Race Strong Across Pro and Amateur Races At Sea Otter Classic (April 23, 2013 – Colorado Springs, CO) – Athletes coached by Carmichael Training Systems had a strong showing at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterrey, California on April 18-21. CTS-coached athletes competed across the full range of pro to …
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 well. We’re hearing a lot of nervousness from athletes who have big summer events coming …
For Immediate Release CTS Announces Club/Team Coaching Package (April 17, 2013 – Colorado Springs, CO) – In response to the needs and requests of endurance athletes, Carmichael Training Systems today announced a new addition to its service offerings: CTS Club/Team Coaching By taking advantage of video conferencing and online coaching software, CTS has developed a …
Last week I wrote about “The Key to Being Extraordinary”, and I was really happy to see that over the past week it sparked a lot of great conversations between athletes and their coaches, and between readers and me. Those conversations are what coaching is all about. Yes, sure, power file analysis and custom training …