By Chris Carmichael The end of Daylight Savings Time always throws my training schedule for a loop. My late afternoon rides are over on account of darkness, and while it’s not yet winter, the extra hour of morning daylight still means heading outside in sub-freezing temps. This change is when my coaches and I …
This weekend I’m in Greenville, South Carolina, to ride with my old friend George Hincapie and several of the CTS Coaches from our Brevard training center in the Hincapie Gran Fondo. I’ve been looking forward to this ride for long time, and I left Colorado just as the first big cold front of the season …
By Lindsay Hyman Last weekend was the Kona Ironman, the big kahuna for thousands of triathletes around the world. On Monday, I asked several of the coaches who had triathletes competing in Hawaii what they learned from the pros and their athletes to see if there was any wisdom we could impart to those of …
Last weekend I made the statement in this blog that losing 10 pounds is the most effective thing most athletes can do to improve performance in the near future. Coincidentally, CTS Athlete Services guru Cameron Chambers was racing 24Hr National Championships last weekend, and he proved my point. Many of you have talked to Cameron …
I had been excited about 24 hour Nationals for months. Ever since I made the commitment to race back in the late Spring all of my riding had been with the aim to go as fast as I could around and round the 13 mile lap in Palmer Park. Of course I was motivated to …
I’m just back from a whirlwind trip to Las Vegas for Interbike, including a few question-and-answer sessions with athletes and cycling industry folks. There’s a lot of nervousness out there, although it’s not about the state of the industry. People are nervous about Fall and Winter, more so than I remember hearing in recent years. …
I finally did it! Even as my weight came down and my fitness improved, I’ve struggled to ride Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado Springs in under 20 minutes. I used to live at the top of the canyon, so the 3.1-mile long, 1200-vertical feet high ascent was my climb home. Way back when, in the years …
I had so much fun during the USA Pro Cycling Challenge Race Experience that I’m still smiling nearly a week after it ended in Denver. What an amazing race! What an incredible experience to ride every stage, get cheered on by all the fans, and to be treated like the race’s 17th team by the …
By Chris Carmichael With the countdown to the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, I’m sure many of you half-IMers out there are wondering if you have what it takes to complete a full Ironman or qualify for Kona. The answer is yes, and the truth is that competing in half-Ironman events gets you into …
I spent last Saturday in an aid station. For the previous six years, I’d been on the other side of our Leadville 100 aid stations, coming in off the race course to get new bottles and reload on food. This year I decided not to race the Leadville 100, partly because I’m doing the USA …