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Tiny Changes Could Mean Huge Results In Your Cycling


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Many times cyclist get stick in a plateau or want to know how to improve their cycling. It is the tiny changes you make that can lead to huge breakthroughs and results in your cycling.

I stumbled upon an Anthony Robbins video that applies to all aspects of life and can be applied to cycling and training.

Watch the video below on how “Tiny Changes Could Mean Huge Results” in your cycling.

 

What small changes could you make that could lead to huge results in your life and cycling? Below is a list of 10 small changes that can lead to huge results:

  1. Better eating habits and nutrition.
  2. Off season weight control.
  3. Proper sleep.
  4. Rest and Recovery.
  5. Getting a coach.
  6. Better equipment like a set of new wheels.
  7. Proper bike fit and positioning.
  8. Training with a Power Tap Power Meter
  9. Proper base training in the office season
  10. Getting in the weight room to build strength.

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Posted on: December 6th, 2008 By: Ride-Strong Admin In: Training, Uncategorized / Random Post

Training in Tucson, Arizona during the winter months. The place to be for cyclists and triathletes!

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Looking for an ideal place to train during the winter months? If so, you need to take a serious look at Tucson, Arizona.

Tucson, Arizona is the place to train during the winter months. Many top cyclist and triathletes come to Tucson, Arizona to train during their winter training preparation. An average winter day in Tucson is sunny and 65 to 75 degrees. The mornings can be a little chilly but nothing to stop you from getting out on the road.


Lance Armstrong used Tucson as his base training camp. He rented a cabin on the top of Mt. Lemon. He would spend his day riding the back roads of Tucson and then finish his ride off with a 30 mile climb to the top of Mt. Lemon which gains a total of about 5,000 feet in 26 to 28 miles.

Tucson has one of the best group rides in the country called the ‘Shoot Out’ according to Bicycling Magazine. The 60 mile loop cuts south from Tucson into desolate, mountainous desert toward Green Valley, Arizona almost to the Mexico boarder. During January, February and March the Shoot Out is loaded with professional cyclist from all over the world. The pack ranges from 100 to 175 fit riders. You can often see local pro riders like Phil Zajicek, Gord Fraser and Curtis Gunn gracing the peloton along with pro triathlete Jimmy Riccitello.

For a map and description of the Shoot Out click the link below: www.roadbikerides.com/ride/view/shootout_/77

The other notable ride and a must do is riding to the top of Mt Lemom.

For a map and description of the ride up Mt. Lemmon click the link below: www.roadbikerides.com/ride/view/mt_lemmon_/117

For the triathletes out there, Tucson has one of the best masters swimming programs in the country.  The program is called Tucson Ford Aquatics which is at the University of Arizona pool.

There are 3 daily workout times to choose from: 6 AM, 12 PM, and 6:30 PM. You can often see many top professional triathletes at the pool. The noon workout is the favorite time among the triathletes.

Triathletes like Peter Reid, Jimmy Riccitello, Hillary Biscay, Heather Gollnick, just to name a few, have utilized the Ford Aquatics program for their swim workouts.

For more information visit: http://homepage.mac.com/jimstites/FordAquatics/index.html

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Posted on: October 23rd, 2008 By: Tyler Ford In: Road Bike Rides, Training

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