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Feb. 11, 2009The Feed Zone with Monique Ryan: Muscling up for the 2009 season
Despite the lingering cold temperatures in many states you are likely quite focused on your training program for the 2009 season. Strength training is an important early season training component and offers many benefits to cyclists, including ...
Feb. 10, 2009Coach Frank Overton tells what to do with your new power meter
A simple 20-minute field test can determine your power at threshold and is the best starting point for a power-based training plan. Knowing one’s threshold wattage gives you the ability to use wattage-based training zones and to understand power ...
Jan. 23, 2009Rick Crawford: College days
I remember my college days at University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, with the fondest of memories. It was a great time to be a Georgia Bulldog, perhaps the greatest. The football team was the best in the nation, with the phenomenal Herschel ...
Jan. 20, 2009Cycling training logs for the Macintosh - Part 2
Editor's Note: Drew Geer is an endurance mountain bike racer who has been using a computer training log since 1998 and has hand-written training logs going back to 1972. He's been an Apple Mac user since 1984. Geer paid retail for each of ...
Jan. 19, 2009Injured cyclist shares some of his stretches
Editor's Note: Tom LeCarner, VeloNews' copy editor, is an avid cyclist who has been unable to ride and train for most of 2008 because of knee pain. He is being treated at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and using Specialized Body ...
Jan. 16, 2009The Coach(ed) Corner: Tucson training camp
Up until a few weeks ago, my personal “camp” experiences had never gone very well. The one time I went to soccer camp, when I was 10, I cut my knee on a rock, got stitches, and later ended up on a flight for life helicopter when the whole mess ...
Jan. 12, 2009Training with Rick Crawford
One of the most enamoring aspects of cycling is the community that shares the passion centered on the two-wheeled human-powered velocipede. The bike itself has a romantic attraction to it, and once drawn, cyclists become part of a culture rich in ...
Jan. 12, 2009The Feed Zone: Select the proper menu for 2009
So here we are two weeks into 2009 and you did it again, didn’t you? Despite all the good intentions to lightly tap on the brakes this holiday season, you pigged out over the holidays, eating and drinking like there was no tomorrow. Well, tomorrow ...
Jan. 6, 2009Designing your own training plan for 2009
These days, there’s something to be said for designing your own training program. Athletes that are willing to put some thought and dedicate some time into designing a personal training strategy can be quite successful, more so than just riding ...
Dec. 25, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner: A Christmas wish list
With serious training on the back burner for a few weeks (and ski season in full effect) I decided to use today’s column as a letter to Santa of sorts. Not sure if the red-faced, plump one is a VeloNews reader, but hopefully he’ll get ...
Dec. 19, 2008In his effort to get back on his bike, columnist Tom LeCarner has some setbacks.
Editor's Note: Tom LeCarner, VeloNews' copy editor, is an avid cyclist who has been unable to ride and train for most of 2008 because of knee pain. He is being treated at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and using Specialized Body ...
Dec. 18, 2008Do energy drinks have a place in athletes' diets?
Monique: What do you think about the use of energy drinks and sports performance? It’s a pretty broad question as there are a million brands out there claiming all kinds of different benefits. I have noticed a few “new” drinks ...

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