WIth spring time comes some crazy, chaotic weather: cold, wet, snow, sun; all on the same ride. Here are a few tips from the Panache crew:
Head: wear a cap under your helmet – nothing fancy, a winter ski hat works well if you can fit it under your helmet.
Neck: keep it covered, wear a high [...]
One of the big goals for this blog is to compile and offer riding tips. There are many small, seemingly insignificant tips that can help shed light on some of the stuff going on in the peloton – either the pro peloton or your local peloton. So here’s a start – tips heard from the [...]
Dave Ricklefs with his well-honed emergency training program….
more about “MUSCLES NOT MOTORS“, posted with vodpod
To stay warm – and we’re not really recommending this – during cold, wet rides/races: add 1 part whiskey to 4 parts warm tea. This is a tip from the infamous Freddie Maertens – a two time world champion who rode back in Eddy Merckx’s day. I tried it and it did keep me [...]
Let’s talk about cornering. I offer this because 1) I just raced a very technical crit – the North Boulder Criterium, and 2) a good friend of mine, who has recently started racing, just asked me for specific advice for taking high speed corners in the hopes of doing well in his local crit.
What you [...]
My fitness has slowed a little the last two weeks. I had been shooting for a big result in my local crit, the North Boulder Crit, literally one block from our house. It’s my little TdF. However, a trip to visit family on the Maine coast cost me 7 days of training. Not feeling top [...]
