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“Endurance athletes are used to taking the long route, and with the accelerating COVID19 crisis we are all facing the most important endurance challenge of our lives. Like all endurance events, this one will have highs and lows, unforeseen challenges, opportunities to work together, and there will be a finish line. How long it takes …
I grew up in south Florida, lived in Belgium, and raced in the Netherlands. I learned a thing or two about cycling in wind, so it pains me to see cyclists make mistakes because they don’t understand the dynamics of cycling on a windy day. Sometimes it’s just because they haven’t mastered cycling skills or …
February 19, 2020 Innovative Power Meter and GPS Computer Brand Teams Up With Legendary Endurance Coaching Company Boulder, CO — Stages® Cycling today announced a two-year partnership with Carmichael Training Systems. Celebrating 20 years in business in 2020, CTS coaches will exclusively rely on Stages Dash GPS computers and Stages Power meters, and Stages will provide …
By Nina Laughlin, CTS Expert Coach, 2019 Land Run 100 Champion & 5th place SBT GRVL There are 2 types of cyclists in the world: those who become giddy at the sight of a “Pavement Ends” sign, and those who curse and turn around. Whichever you camp you fall into now, I believe gravel riding …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS Most people who read my blog posts are year-round athletes, meaning the New Year probably is less of a cold start and more of a recommitment to training after a few months of intermittent exercise, indulgent eating, and a bit too much wine (or whiskey). To …
By Pro CTS Coach Kirk Nordgren Later summer and early fall are the times that many endurance athletes start thinking about cross-country skiing as a winter alternative to their current summer sports. Maybe you’re burnt out on cycling or running, or maybe you just can’t wait to hit the trails with your skis this winter. …
By Chris Carmichael Founder and Head Coach of CTS There will come a day, in the not-so-distant future, when the cars that pass you as you ride down the road will be driving themselves. With the known dangers posed by woefully imperfect humans behind the wheel, it’s tempting to view autonomous vehicles as the savior …
Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning In last week’s blog, I alluded to a upcoming article on running power meters. In the course of writing that article, I felt athletes would be better served with a bit of a setup and primer on how to track training so that a specific article on running …
By Chris Carmichael, CEO and Head Coach of CTS What a wild Tour de France! We’re one day from the end and the yellow jersey is still up for grabs. Julian Aliphilippe held on to the leaders jersey right up until the summit of the Col d’Iseran, and then a HAIL STORM led to the stage being …