The Cycling Brief

Do you know what mobility is? It's more than just stretching, and it's super important to getting maximum strength and power in training. Justin and I take a look at the fundamentals of mobility and stability, how to measure them and the best way for you to start treating problem areas.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Only owning one type of sock and 2 pairs of underwear are a couple of the ways I reduce time spent on mundane and repetitive tasks. This week is all about ideas to give you more riding time.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

I’m planning a trip to the 2013 Tour and Etape and not using a tour company. It’s a logistical nightmare so I asked Tim Marsh of velonomad.com to help me out. We cover stage watching, flying with bikes, campervans, hotels and rides through the Alps, and much more.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

The pre-release of the StageOnePower power metre is a sign that power data is starting to become available to the Semi-Pro for a realistic price. This coincides with my hunt for a complete data solution for my new training regime. Join me as I break down power and offer my recommendations for the ultimate bike data setup for today and the future.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Madison hand-slings are a classic way to get cheap momentum but there are lots more ways. This episode looks at many of the ways to save time and energy when racing.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Introducing the Tuesday of Terror aka Hour of Power aka Hour of Speed. The prescribed intervals in this episode are key to building power and speed in both the off season and competition phases.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

There are many travel challenges such as immunisation, vaccinations, jet lag, diet, and acclimatisation. This podcast deals with how the travelling cyclist can stay on top of their training and performance while in ever changing environments.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Climbing is one of those parts of cycling that can make or break you depending on how you approach it, or how you are feeling on the day. Dylan and I talk about ways to get the best out of yourself to climb at your best and give you an edge in races.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

We all see the PROs using new recovery tools, techniques & gadgets, but do they really work? In this episode we take a look at what the pro’s use, what are the Semi-Pro alternatives and should you use them?

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

All your time off the bike can be considered recovery. I take a look at quantifying and automating 6 overtraining markers for better recovery.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING.