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Riding with Purpose
Riding with Purpose
By Michael Barry Filling or killing time we scroll, read, or flick through details and photos or others’ feats and triumphs, or even weekend rides. For many, the sense of... Read more...
How Cyclists are Transforming their Performances Using High Carb Fuel
How Cyclists are Transforming their Performances Using High Carb Fuel
The professional peloton has been consistently breaking speed records over the past two seasons in nearly every World Tour event. There's no doubt that we have seen equipment and training... Read more...
In The News
In The News
Physical activity improves cognitive and mental health in all sorts of ways. Here’s why, and how to reap the benefits. How Exercise Strengthens your Brain>> Ashlin Barry had a strong... Read more...
Athlete Care with Skratch Labs
Athlete Care with Skratch Labs
Skratch Labs Co-founder, Dr. Allen Lim has been a champion of Athlete Care since the 1990s. As a former bike racer and an exercise physiologist, Allen understands the nutritional, physical... Read more...
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Optimizing Altitude Training with Dr. Trent Stellingwerff
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Optimizing Altitude Training with Dr. Trent Stellingwerff
Dr. Trent Stellingwerff reviews the research and gives practical tips on how to optimize altitude training in preparation for events both at altitude or at sea level. Topics: Altitude Training... Read more...
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Ketone Supplementation and Performance Optimization with Dr. Peter Hespel
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Ketone Supplementation and Performance Optimization with Dr. Peter Hespel
World-renowned sports scientist Dr. Peter Hespel explains the potential benefits of ketone supplementation for athletes. Topics: Nutritional Supplements   In this week’s episode, we talk with world-renowned sports scientist, Dr.... Read more...
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: An Athlete’s Guide to Gut Health with Dr. Allen Lim
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: An Athlete’s Guide to Gut Health with Dr. Allen Lim
Sports scientist Dr. Allen Lim details the direct correlation between gut health and athletic performance. In this week’s episode, we talk with Dr. Allen Lim, sports scientist and founder of... Read more...
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Understanding Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)—with Dr. Emily Kraus
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Understanding Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)—with Dr. Emily Kraus
In the latest episode of Fast Talk Femmes, we learn more about RED-S, its effects on female endurance athletes, and ways to prevent it. Fast Talk Femmes Episode 105 //... Read more...
Switch Off To Switch On: Mindfulness and Focus on the Bike
Switch Off To Switch On: Mindfulness and Focus on the Bike
Minutes from leaving the house, everything starts to flow. My headlight opens the roads as the neighbourhood sleeps. One car passes me before stopping at a house to throw a... Read more...
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Fueling For Performance with Dr. Dana Lis
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Fueling For Performance with Dr. Dana Lis
We chat with high-performance sports dietitian and researcher Dr. Dana Lis about how female athletes can get the most from their nutrition. Fast Talk Femmes Episode 103. Jan 24th 2023... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. A new study of 1,200 Denver residents found those who spent more time in... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Dutch teens cycle an astonishing 2,000km per year. They also rank among the healthiest... Read more...
In The News
In The News
Must listen: A great podcast with Exercise Physiologist and Skratch Labs founder, Allen Lim discusses Sports Nutrition and Marginal Gains in cycling.The podcast, Marginal Gains is worth taking a dive... Read more...
Shifting Gears: Life and Work in the Bike Lane
Shifting Gears: Life and Work in the Bike Lane
By Daniel Sandler Photography by Jody Wilson Last year, my annual physical revealed that I’m in the best shape of my life (since high school, anyway). Not bad, I thought,... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. There is a hot new fitness trend among Olympians in Tokyo: Blood flow restriction... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Green space helps people feel less depressed and fatigued, and science is still exploring... Read more...
How To Become A Better Cyclist
How To Become A Better Cyclist
We visit with Julie Young, a former professional and US National cycling team member who is currently based in Sacramento, California, where she works as a Sports Scientist and coaches... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Princeton CarbonWorks makes wheels that feature a sinusoidal rim pattern. What does that mean,... Read more...
The Compounding Benefits Of Micro-Commutes
The Compounding Benefits Of Micro-Commutes
As the ​Dutch riders dominated all of the Cyclo Cross World Championships categories​ last weekend, I kept imagining them riding around on their big Dutch city bikes as kids in... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Jason Gay from the Wall Street Journal suggests that that Mathieu Vanderpoel and Wout... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevent. It seems that, finally, we can expect the return of the women’s Tour de... Read more...
Cycling: it doesn’t get any easier, you just go … slower.
Cycling: it doesn’t get any easier, you just go … slower.
By Evan Siddall, Ottawa, September 2020 Cycling: It doesn't get any easier, you just go....slower. That’s not Greg LeMond’s famous quote — about going faster, but it might be even... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Canadian Cycling community mourns the passing of the manager of Milton Velodrome and former... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. The World Health Organization says cycling is encourages for both travel and exercise during... Read more...
Time for reflection and the reengineering of Professional Cycling?
Time for reflection and the reengineering of Professional Cycling?
As the professional cycling peloton rolls indoors on its home trainers due to the Covid19 lockdown, the continuation of the 2020 racing season looks increasingly unlikely. Sean Kelly, the retired... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. If you are missing the Spring Classics, here are links where you can get... Read more...
In The News
In The News
Antonio Colombo, head of Columbus and Cinelli, is putting the final touches on a gallery exhibit of bicycles and art to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Columbus tubing. Colombo... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. If you are cycling indoors and looking for entertainment that inspires, here's a compilation... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Coronavirus in New York City has resulted in a surge in bicycling. Forward Thinking... Read more...
In The News. March 11, 2020
In The News. March 11, 2020
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. To be competitive, athletes must improve their skills, learn to play under pressure, persist... Read more...
Cycling to school
Cycling to school
By Michael Barry Each morning we are out the door, on our bikes taking the kids to school and going to work. For the kids, like us, it is a... Read more...
Winter Rides: Foul Weather Gear and Tips
Winter Rides: Foul Weather Gear and Tips
Winter riding can be a great adventure, a lot of fun and a whole lot better than riding the trainer if you are well prepared, but it can be miserable... Read more...
Green Space For Growth
Green Space For Growth
Within a few blocks we leave our sleeping neighbourhood streets and enter the lush green of the park. The spring air is thick with humidity. The houses are still dark,... Read more...
Comeback Kid: An Interview With Sjaan Gerth
Comeback Kid: An Interview With Sjaan Gerth
Although Sjaan Gerth is relatively new to competitive cycling, he rides like a well-seasoned cyclist. We met Sjaan in January, 2016 when he visited the Mariposa workshop. He was interested... Read more...
INSIDE PARIS-ROUBAIX
INSIDE PARIS-ROUBAIX
By Michael Barry Photography by Kristof Ramon and Scott Mitchell Paris Roubaix is a race of unknowns. What the riders can’t control, what looms in their futures, haunts them until... Read more...
Michael Barry: Tips For Riding Through the Winter
Michael Barry: Tips For Riding Through the Winter
When pairing proper clothing with a bike fitted with mudguards or fenders, there are few weather conditions that can make a ride unpleasant. Their protection keeps water from soaking the... Read more...