![]() ![]() Riding tipsadvice from 11 noted endurance cyclists.Extended touringself-supported and organized tours of a week or more and 400 and 600 km brevets.Weekend touringself-supported and organized two- and three-day tours.Advanced trainingfor several centuries or 200 km rides in a season and for a 300 km brevet and double century.Century training≸- and 15-week training plans for a century and a 200 km brevet.Baseline conditioningto prepare you for training for a century and other events.Mental skillsRelaxation and visualization techniques and dealing with potential hard times during a ride.TechniqueSafety, cycling economy, group riding, pacing during events and dealing with problems like flat tires. ![]() Equipment≻ike selection and fit, clothing, tools and other accessories, and bike maintenance before and during rides.NutritionGood nutrition for cyclists year-round, nourishment before an event, and fuel during the ride and for recovery.Training≺erobic, strength and flexibility workouts for baseline conditioning and specific event training.PlanningSelf-assessment, goal setting, and season planning.Hughes and Kehlenbach are your personal coaches combining hands-on experience and sport science, including the latest research on training and conditioning, to cover the six success factors for endurance cycling: John Hughes, distance cycling great and endurance cycling coach for 20 years, teams up with sport science expert and coach Dan Kehlenbach to cover the sport from every angle. Distance Cycling is the comprehensive guide to planning, training, equipment, nutrition and riding long-distance events. Lon Haldeman: This book is a must for any rider who wants to improve overall long-distance cycling performance. Haldeman has set eight transcontinental records.Ĭentury, brevet, double century, bicycle tour, randonnee, this book covers them all. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.Coach Hughes: Distance Cycling Book: Training, Nutrition, Equipment It stars former pros Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt and features conversations with top athletes, coaches, emerging stars, and other newsmakers from the wide world of cycling. “Bobby & Jens” is a weekly VeloNews podcast brought to you by Zwift. Listen to the latest episode of Bobby & Jens for the full conversation. Juliana’s life story is one you don’t want to miss. Her stories make most people’s most grueling ride ever seem like a quick coffee spin.įor her latest chapter in life, she has turned to race promoting, setting up the 1,100-kilometer-long Two Volcano Sprint in south Italy. She discusses the highs and lows of that trip, and what she learned along the way, as well as from other ultra-endurance events she has done since. She jumped right into an attempt to cycle around the world, setting the Guinness World Record in the process for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe on a bike by a woman. She didn’t ease her way into ultra-endurance riding, though. “That set me on the path towards cycling the world,” she says. But she didn’t start down that path until later in life, at 30 years old, after a man she was in love with died. To cyclists, Juliana is likely best known for her exploits as an ultra-endurance cyclist. Now she works to help children who have grown up in cults or extremist religious sects to adapt to society, from which they often have been raised completely cut off. After leaving the cult, she wrote a best-selling book that helped lead to the end of the Children of God. “It was a frightening and oftentimes difficult childhood,” she recalled.įrom that upbringing would come some good. Born in Greece - though she considers herself British-German - she has lived in 30 different countries in her lifetime, most of those during her time growing up in the Children of God cult. ![]() Her story only gets more interesting from there. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! ![]()
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