The Wet Sculptor

For Cafe du Cycliste

Trying to escape from water in Ireland is like trying to block sunlight in Provence. You can try all you like, but it’s not going to go away any time soon.

http://www.cafeducycliste.com/blog/the-wet-sculptor/

PART 2: GETTING FASTER WITHOUT TRAINING

For Vulpine.cc

So let’s say you ride to work or a country pub at the weekends, you’d rather not ‘train’, but you’d like to do it a bit faster – because if you can get from A to B a bit faster it means more time at home before leaving for work, or more time in the pub. How can you tweak things without hiring a wind tunnel or sports scientist?

http://www.vulpine.cc/blog/2015/01/19/part-2-getting-faster-without-training/

PART 1: LIFE FITNESS – FOR THE RIDE & DESTINATION

For Vulpine.cc

Just as doctors get asked about lumps and bumps at dinner parties – I often get asked about my own training when I’m in a group of cyclists. Over the years I’ve coached Olympic medallists, Tour de France yellow jersey holders and chaps who sit in F1 cars. Incorporating plenty of stats, science and boffins...

http://www.vulpine.cc/blog/2015/01/14/part-1-life-fitness-for-the-ride-destination/

Routes Of All Evil – Why you should try a bit of deviation If you want to be a better rider

For road.cc

I bet you only have around 6 training routes that you use regularly.

Most of us do, and the other likelihood is that you always ride them in the same direction.

http://road.cc/content/feature/138702-routes-all-evil-%E2%80%93-why-you-should-try-bit-deviation-if-you-want-be-better

Win(d/e)

For Cafe du Cycliste

Send me your headwinds - the strong, the weak, the angled, the brick wall headwinds, the summer mistral, the winter arctic – I’ll have them all...

http://www.cafeducycliste.com/blog/winde/