The truth about female physiology


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 approach

Women 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 […]