By Reid Beloni, CTS Expert Coach Riding outdoors in the winter comes with a number of challenges, but they all have relatively easy solutions. With a bit of planning and maybe a few purchases, you can make riding outdoors in winter safer, more comfortable, and more enjoyable. And if you can do that, you will …
Shortly after the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Richmond, Virginia, I had lunch with Shawn Hunter, CEO of the USA Pro Challenge stage race in Colorado. Only a few weeks earlier the USA Pro Challenge had announced that the Schaden family was stepping down as the backers of the USA Pro Challenge and …
We answer a lot of questions for athletes (you can ask yours here) and share some of the more notable ones on the Train Right Blog to provide the answers to more athletes. Recently we received the question below about the relationship between heart rate and power output. Question: So I have been in a debate …
Supplemental information for Verde Brand Communication’s “What Women Want” online program for bike shops and retailers. The bike shop environment plays a huge role in making cycling an approachable and accessible sport for men and women, and while the industry has made progress in how equipment is made and marketed for women, it is …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS Last weekend I rode the 78-mile Copper Triangle event with my 11-year-old son, Connor. It was his longest ride ever, in mileage, elevation gain, and time on the bike. He did great and I loved sharing the experience and the day with him. As we both …
Try to imagine this: You’re flying along in a peloton that’s traveling well over 30mph and you hear a distinct hiss coming from your back wheel, followed by that squishy feeling of a tire quickly going flat. Within seconds the peloton is gone, cars and motorbikes are whizzing by, and you’re feet are on …
By CTS Pro Coach Jim Rutberg Athletes who have traveled between sea level and moderate altitude (5,000-10,000 feet above sea level) know the impact less oxygen per breath can have on performance. Power at lactate threshold decreases, you breathe faster, your heart rate increases, and you get out of breath faster. All these things make …
Magazines are filled with dozens of pages describing and featuring slippery bikes, sleek helmets, and all manner of wheels and apparel. All of that stuff is great and shows the intense level of innovation that cycling and triathlon benefits from. But those things won’t make you faster if you’re still sitting upright like a …
CTS Premier Coach Jason Koop is one of the top coaches in the sport of ultrarunning and whether your goal is to run 10kms or 100 miles, you should watch this Ginger Runner Podcast with Ethan Newberry. Jason provides great training information about structuring workouts, planning a competitive season, getting through your first ultra, and …
When we heard about the terrible earthquake in Nepal, our thoughts went first to the affected cities and towns, and also to the climbers who on various mountains – including Mount Everest. Among the thousands of foreigners in Nepal during the earthquake was CTS Athlete Marty Coleman, who is coached by Geoff Hanson. Just weeks …