They may have scuppered our racing and holiday plans but lockdowns have proved to be an unprecedented boon for our fitness – as Ian Green finds outOne year ago, as it became clear that the arrival of Covid-19 meant an imminent national lockdown, most of us were more concerned about our health than our fitness. Being cyclists, though, we intuited that our pedalling habit would help keep us well – and thankfully the government agreed, making provision for daily exercise. Nonetheless, it […]
Marcel Kittel during the 2016 Tour de France (Picture: Corbis via Getty Images/ Tim De Waele)Marcel Kittel retired from professional cycling as not only one of the best sprinters of his generation, but one of the most successful in the history of the Tour de France.
For too long, female cyclists have been urged to follow the same training principles as their male counterparts. Here, Dr Stacy Sims explains to Deena Blacking why female physiology demands a different approachWomen are not small men. This is the watchword of Dr Stacy Sims, a world-leading physiologist who specialises in female nutrition, training and wellbeing. A former bike racer for UCI Team Tibco and a proud applied scientist, Sims has been in high-performance environments for decades. Her work has been tried and tested by the world’s […]
(Daniel Gould)Just starting out the sport of cycling? Or want to reach an achievable milestone? This training plan will help you get there. In partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK
