Articles of the Week – October 7
Each week we scour the internet to bring you the best articles in cycling, running, triathlon, and endurance sports.
48 unforgettable photos from the 2016 WorldTour
It’s more than eight months since the Santos Tour Down Under, the opening event on the 2016 WorldTour calendar. And with the completion of last Sunday’s Il Lombardia, male road cycling’s highest level of competition is now complete for another season.
UCI frustrations continue as WADA denies request to ban Tramadol
Despite lobbying by the UCI to the World Anti Doping Agency over the legal status of Tramadol in sport, WADA has confirmed that the powerful painkiller will not be banned for 2017.
Ask Ella: How can I make tough tyre changes easier?
Whoever came up with the saying “it’s like riding a bike” as a way to explain something as easy, never changed a flat tyre. You’d think it’d be simple, but there’s so many ways to get it wrong and have to start over.
Too Much Fred for One Head
Sorry I’m late, I was doing the mountain biking:
Suckers.Anyway, further to yesterday’s post about how Clif is selling an energy food remarkably similar to baby food and that Freds might as well just eat actual baby food because it’s cheaper (whew!), not just any pedantic asshole but THEPendantic Asshole weighed in (so to speak) with the following.
5 Tips to Get You Running
Having a hard time ‘making yourself’ run? I have some tips on how to motivate yourself to get out and run today! (Or maybe tomorrow morning, I don’t know your life.) Check out these ideas and let me know if you have a secret to get yourself out the door running!
3 Mistakes You Can Fix With Quadrant Analysis in WKO4
Knowing how you generate your power is as important as knowing how much power you create. Coach Jim Rutberg explains how you can use Quadrant Analysis in WKO4 to fix three common mistakes athletes make when it comes to how they pedal.
10 Group Fitness Classes for Triathletes
From trampolines to treadmill classes, the best ways to shake up a your swim-bike-run routine.
Swim, bike, run…Pound? Believe it or not, group fitness classes like Pound, SoulCycle and Rope Burn are making their way into the rotation of many multisport athletes. In addition to providing a fresh take on fitness in a repetitive training routine, group classes provide a social outlet for athletes who typically log their workouts in solitude. Our picks for the best group fitness classes for triathletes: