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Toolbox: Surviving Fatigue
Monday, August 17, 2009  10:48:44 PM PT
  Post-Tour, the pros are decompressing from an immense physical and mental pressure cooker. Other pros are starting their late summer peak, while many of us are aiming to eke out a last bit of fitness before the fall begins. So it’s a great time to keep our focus on fatigue. This month, let’s see if there’s any way to protect ourselves from fatigue and performance impairment…
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Toolbox: Time Trial Basics – Part II
Tuesday, August 11, 2009  5:48:11 AM PT
  In Part I of our time trial series we wrote about how time trialing can be beneficial to your overall training. We also looked at some information to get you started and understand what it requires to be successful in the “race of truth.” In this article we will focus more on the time trial itself and offer up some helpful tips to improve your efforts.
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Toolbox: How Bad Do You Need to Be?
Tuesday, August 04, 2009  1:27:44 AM PT
  Being tough. Being aggressive. Getting angry. When is it exactly what you need to do to succeed? Does something prevent you from going there? And when is it over the line? The mentally fit cyclist knows how bad(ass) to be: how – and when – to use the energy from the dark side of the self.
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Toolbox: Self-Hypnosis
Tuesday, July 28, 2009  10:08:24 AM PT
  Endings often turn out to be beginnings. For instance, waking up in the hospital after stage two of the 2004 Redlands Classic with no memory of how I got there seemed to be the end of my racing career. In fact, it ended up being the beginning of my journey into the world of sports psychology.
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Toolbox: Kickin' It Old School
Tuesday, July 21, 2009  12:17:23 PM PT
  Power meters, aero framesets, deep dish wheels, and carbon everything; cycling can be an endless quest to keep up with technology and the “new cool.” It’s easy to get caught up watching every watt and gram. Yet cycling is more than these things. It’s the beauty of finding a new road on a long ride with friends. The thrill of a speedy and serpentine descent. It is discovering the glory of cycling’s history, or learning a new trick from a grizzled veteran.
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Toolbox: Can Thinking Make You Slow?
Tuesday, July 14, 2009  7:13:14 PM PT
  With the second week of the Tour upon us after a fair bit of shadow boxing, the pressure is immense on the leaders and the other pre-Tour favourites a bit further back. From sport psychology we know that pressure can affect us emotionally, but is there also a physiological link between mental stress and exercise capacity?
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Pro Shop: Time Trial Basics
Tuesday, July 07, 2009  5:24:15 AM PT
  For bike racers, doing time trials is one of those things where you either love them or hate them. If you approach two different athletes and ask them what they think about time trialing, their responses will be night and day. As a coach, one thing I have seen is that riders who decide to work on and improve their time trialing, make a noticeable improvement in their overall fitness and other racing results.
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Toolbox: How Good Do You Need to Be?
Tuesday, June 30, 2009  6:12:11 AM PT
  You’re thinking about racing. Upgrading to that next category. Stepping into a bigger role on your team. Joining that testosterone-fueled group ride that you’ve never done. Or doing a century for the first time. But something’s holding you back. If you’re like many athletes, it could be this voice, whether you hear it or not: I’m not good enough. The mentally fit cyclist knows how to silence that voice: to know that you have – and are – enough to discover your true potential.
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Toolbox: Pedaling Asymmetry
Monday, June 22, 2009  12:19:14 PM PT
  Pedaling is such a simple thing that most cyclists never think about it. However, any little improvement in the biomechanics can go a long way to improving overall comfort and efficiency, along with decreasing the risk of injury. We know we each have a strongly preferred throwing arms, but do we have preferred pedaling legs?
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Toolbox: Smile!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009  6:59:28 AM PT
  I was out on a group ride last week (yep, I’m back on the group rides). I asked a rider who I hadn’t seen for a while how his year was going. He replied “I’m just riding for fun these days”. Just for fun? Wait a minute! Is there some other reason we ride a bike?
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Toolbox: Coaching with Power
Tuesday, June 09, 2009  5:52:40 AM PT
  The majority of athletes who train with power recognize the benefits of using a power meter as a guide during workouts. What most cyclists likely do not recognize are the many benefits that training with power has for their coach. In this article, I will give you a glimpse through my eyes as a coach, regarding how your power meter helps me to better coach you.
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Toolbox: The Training Week
Tuesday, June 02, 2009  6:25:30 AM PT
  Nearly all of us have limits on our available training time, yet all of us are looking to improve our cycling abilities and performance. This often creates a paradox where we try to cram as much “stuff” as we can into our rides, but end up with sporadic fitness gains and performance. To this end let’s look at some ways to organize your training to accomplish all of the above and more.
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Toolbox: Moving Forward by Letting Go, Part 2
Tuesday, May 26, 2009  7:15:53 AM PT
  Mental skills: We’re usually using them so we can go faster, suffer longer, and achieve more. How about using our mental fitness to let go of goals that no longer serve us? Former pro cyclists Laura Charameda, Frankie Andreu, and Dylan Casey help us understand what we can learn about letting go from their experiences leaving the pro peloton.
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Toolbox: Rotor Ringing
Monday, May 18, 2009  10:34:02 PM PT
  After a few years of gaining a gradual foothold in the pro peloton, non-round chainrings have gone big-time, first as unbranded chainrings for Carlos Sastre’s 2008 Tour win, and now as a major sponsor for the Cervelo TestTeam. True to its Spanish roots, a new study from a Spanish research group investigates their efficacy.
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Toolbox: Think!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009  10:27:19 AM PT
  I’ve started and stopped this article several times and I’ve even come up with a number of titles: Run Red Lights and 15 other great ways to induce homicidal road rage, Don’t Be an Idiot (quoting my favorite TV doctor), and Riding Etiquette (as if it was a follow up to my Style Etiquette articles).
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Toolbox: Pre-riding the Race Course
Tuesday, May 05, 2009  6:42:20 AM PT
  It’s a well-known fact that pre-riding a road race course is one the primary to-do’s of race preparation. Knowing the intricacies of the course is one of those things that coaches request their riders do before any race. For this article, let’s go into more depth about how you can take advantage of your pre-race ride experience in order to translate that into a better race day result.
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Toolbox: Physiological Demands of Stage Racing
Tuesday, April 28, 2009  5:45:14 AM PT
  You are three days into a five day stage race. Your legs are tired from chasing back a break before the final climb, you can’t shake the intermittent leg cramps, and tomorrow is another 80 miles of climbing and wind; and you can hardly wait! The Tour de France may own July, but to a cyclist it’s always a good time for a stage race!
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Toolbox: Moving Forward by Letting Go
Monday, April 20, 2009  10:17:01 PM PT
  So often we increase our performance and enjoyment on the bike by taking action: training a limiter, improving a skill, taming the mind. But sometimes, it’s better to give in than to dig in. The mentally fit cyclist knows when letting go – rather than pushing harder, doing more, or hanging on – is the best way forward.
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Toolbox: Recovering From Roubaix
Tuesday, April 14, 2009  3:30:32 AM PT
  Tornado Tommeke left a real path of destruction through Northern France this past Sunday. Whether first or last to the velodrome, the pounding of the cobbles are simply relentless. What are some ideas in how to recover from such a beating, and is cold water immersion effective in aiding muscle recovery?
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Toolbox: Bike Race Anatomy 2
Monday, April 06, 2009  2:14:56 PM PT
  Last month in Toolbox, Josh began a detailed analysis of the typical dynamics and anatomy of a road race, paring it down to the essential acts and scenes. Tactics and strategy can sometimes become crystal clear when you see the big picture, so let’s complete the anatomy lesson and see what else we can learn…
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ProShop: Overtraining Prevention - Rest!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009  5:44:59 AM PT
  I realize it may seem early in the race season to write an overtraining and recovery article. Well, that is exactly why I wanted to approach this important subject. It’s the end of March, a lot of the country is just getting ready to race (except here in California of course) and spirits and motivation are high. This is the optimal time to discuss this all-important topic, so you can prevent it from happening this year and have a long, successful season.
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Toolbox: Putting Failure in its Place
Tuesday, March 24, 2009  5:22:10 AM PT
  Failure: Are you defining and managing it effectively, or is it defining you? Wrestling successfully with the interpretation, role, and consequences of failure are common challenges for the mentally fit athlete. Consciously working with your experience of failure – rather than defaulting to one that is too habitual and narrow – can dramatically enrich your riding and your results.
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Toolbox: Individual Race Tactics
Tuesday, March 17, 2009  5:54:11 AM PT
  There have been some great racing articles in Toolbox recently with Bruce Hendler setting up a race routine and Josh Horowitz taking you inside the overall dynamics of a race. While we wait to read the second installment from Josh, let’s take a few minutes to talk about your racing. Specifically how you develop and execute race tactics.
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Toolbox: Bright Lights Big City
Tuesday, March 10, 2009  5:20:15 AM PT
  Daylight savings has just kicked in here throughout most of North America, and with it comes longer daylight hours, the shedding of some bulky winter layers, and generally a happier mood all around. However, does more or stronger lighting levels have a direct physiological effect on improving cycling performance?
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Toolbox: Bike Race Anatomy
Tuesday, March 03, 2009  6:05:09 AM PT
  Tactics and strategy in bike racing comes down to predicting how a particular race event might play out, and then deploying the best plan to achieve your team’s objectives. Some riders will go through years of racing without ever truly understanding the anatomy of a bike race, so let’s use our magic divining rod and read some tea leaves to understand the black art of deciphering bike races.
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PEZ Report: The BMC Camp!
Wednesday, February 03, 2010  1:43:25 AM PT
  I’m just digging out from a few days at the BMC training camp, and while I won’t be reporting on doing Jaeger-bombs and Redbulls with Cadel & George, ...
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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: What’s In a Name?
Wednesday, February 03, 2010  1:42:26 AM PT
  When the now defunct Belgian newspaper Het Volk first organized Omloop Het Volk in 1945 to capitalize on the growing popularity of bicycling racing ...
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Best Of PEZ '09: The Chris King Gourmet Century
Friday, January 29, 2010  11:32:43 AM PT
  When you get an invite from the nation’s premier component maker to join a metric century in wine country that is fully catered, you grab the clean ...
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PEZ Previews: The Berlin Six Day
Thursday, January 28, 2010  5:20:47 PM PT
  Six Day racing comes to Berlin for the 99th time on Thursday, 28th January, 2010 with the great tradition of winter track racing in Germany in a ...
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TDU'10 St.6: Sutton The Day, Greipel The Tour
Friday, January 22, 2010  12:10:11 PM PT
  One more day, one more sprint! Sky had the goods to finish the week Down Under the same way they started: 1-2. The rest of the favorites were hot on ...
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PEZ-Tech: American Classic's Aero 420 3
  American Classic spent the last couple of years reworking their line up and the 420 Aeros are the latest to leave the bench. Take a look at the new ...
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Best Of PEZ '09: Serotta’s Meivici Custom Carbon
  A couple years in the making, Pez head up to see arguably the top custom builder on the planet. We hit Serotta's NY shop, take a peek at their ...
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PEZ Holiday Wish List #4
  You’ve still got today and all of tomorrow to ‘git ‘er done! Your holiday shopping that is… and armed with the complete set of 4 gift guides ...
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PEZ Holiday Wish List #3
  If the stocking's not full - somebody's not doing their job. Good thing we're here to help with a big ol' bag full of the kind of stuff we'd love to ...
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PEZ-Tech: Kurt Kinetic Power Computer
  Winter riding is almost upon us - except for you lucky Aussies - and that means less riding outdoors. But with an indoor trainer and a Netflix ...
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Toolbox: Crank Down the Pain
  Many ergogenic aids, both legal and illegal, have been touted as the magic bullet that will improve cycling performance. What about something that ...
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ErgVideo: Spring Training in Mallorca, Pt.II
  In our last article on filming the “Spring Training In ...
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Toolbox: Announce Your Destiny!
  Having goals is one of the important first steps in achieving your dreams. They can be small goals or they can be big goals, but without them you’ll ...
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Toolbox: Higher Power?
  Is cycling your religion, or at least one of them? If so, you’re not alone. Many people define themselves as “spiritual,” even if they don’t practice ...
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Giro Di PEZ: The Race Of The Lasts
Sunday, June 07, 2009  7:50:39 AM PT
  Post-Giro Roadside: This year I chased just three stages. I chose the three stages closest to home for me, in the centre of Italy, on the ...
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Giro Di PEZ: Ed And Dave Look Back
Friday, June 05, 2009  5:05:48 AM PT
  Post-Giro Roadside: I love Scotland; but there’s no Gazzetta in the morning, most of the coffee tastes like John Wayne brewed it beside the ...
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2009 Tour de France
Tour de France Through The Decades: The 70's!
Sunday, November 22, 2009  9:45:05 AM PT
  Sunday July 20th 1969; that’s 40 years ago now but I remember it clearly as the day that I first became aware of professional bicycle racing – I was ...
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Tour de Pez: Looking Back At A Tour Gone By
Friday, July 31, 2009  5:32:12 AM PT
  Roadside Recap: As we make our merry way through the rounds of the PEZ Looks Back, Ed is up for his retrospective on the Tour that was. As the ...
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PEZ-Clusive: Saul Raisin, Still Raisin Hope
  Coming on four years ago, Saul Raisin was one of THE big things in US pro cycling. Top 40 in a hard Tour de Suisse and mountain king at the Tour de ...
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PEZ Talk: Garmin-Transitions' Steven Cozza
  The last time we spoke to Garmin's Steve Cozza was after the 2008 Paris - Tours; where he produced another solid performance from a consistent and ...
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PEZ Talk: Cervelo's Dan Lloyd, Ready For 2010
  Just about to start his second season with Cervélo - thanks to strong Classic rides and his first Grand Tour finish, in the Giro - Englishman, Dan ...
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PEZ Talk: Kenda Pro Cycling's Frankie Andreu
  In October, nine-time Tour de France rider Frankie Andreu announced that he would be Director Sportif of the Ohio-based KENDA Pro Cycling p/b ...
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Looking Ahead 2010: Cyclevox Prognosticates
  With so many (too many?) others looking back to best-of-2009 or decade highlights, why not look ahead? A new decade beckons, after all, so who better ...
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Cycling Tours
Travel: Meet Lostende Tours
Wednesday, January 20, 2010  9:12:43 AM PT
  We first talked with Lostende Bike Tours owner and avid cyclist Allan Reeves about his Pyrenees Cycling Challenge, from the Atlantic to the ...
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Top Rides: The Tour Das Hugel
Friday, December 04, 2009  12:24:15 PM PT
  So, riding in Texas is mostly flat, with only tumbleweeds and armadillos to avoid right? Well, not exactly. You see, Austin is situated in what’s ...
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PEZ Report: The BMC Camp!
Wednesday, February 03, 2010  1:43:25 AM PT
  I’m just digging out from a few days at the BMC training camp, and while I won’t be reporting on doing Jaeger-bombs and Redbulls with Cadel & George, ...
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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: What’s In a Name?
Wednesday, February 03, 2010  1:42:26 AM PT
  When the now defunct Belgian newspaper Het Volk first organized Omloop Het Volk in 1945 to capitalize on the growing popularity of bicycling racing ...
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Best Of PEZ '09: The Chris King Gourmet Century
Friday, January 29, 2010  11:32:43 AM PT
  When you get an invite from the nation’s premier component maker to join a metric century in wine country that is fully catered, you grab the clean ...
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2009 Tour de France
Vuelta’09 St.21: Greipel’s Day, Valverde’s Vuelta!
Sunday, September 20, 2009  10:58:34 AM PT
  Race report: Alejandro Valverde stayed upright to seal his Vuelta victory – the first Grand Tour win of his career. On such a short stage, ...
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Vuelta’09 St.20: Millar Puts Them To The Sword!
Saturday, September 19, 2009  10:56:52 AM PT
  Race Report: Today David Millar won his 5th stage in all his Vuelta’s, he was given one of the swords that Toledo is famous for along with the ...
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EuroTrash Monday!
Monday, February 08, 2010  1:35:14 PM PT
  Updated! Hallelujah, they're racing in Qatar, and I just got back from celebrating with every other New Orleanian on Bourbon Street. There's ...
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Rest In Peace: Franco Ballerini
Monday, February 08, 2010  2:07:33 AM PT
  It was a dark Sunday morning in Italy when the news services announced that Franco Ballerini, ex-professional, former dual Paris-Roubaix winner and ...
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Copenhagen Six: The View From Inside
Sunday, February 07, 2010  9:53:42 AM PT
  The maracas shake, 'Cara mia, mine !' blasts from the PA. Bang! The little cannon fires and the hall fills with smoke. Yes, this is the right place, ...
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Best Of PEZ '09: Take Me Home, Country Roads
Sunday, February 07, 2010  9:49:51 AM PT
  When the K-Mart Classic of West Virginia stormed through the state in the mid-90s, it opened awareness as to just how great the bike riding is in ...
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Best Of PEZ '09: Hello Stranger!
Friday, February 05, 2010  11:30:32 AM PT
  Roadside St. 14 When you start each new Giro you understand you’re a year older. You feel a stranger to the village approach and for a moment ...
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Berlin Six Wrap: Danes Time It To Perfection
Friday, February 05, 2010  10:43:21 AM PT
  As the final Madison got underway the arena was packed to the rafters, all the talk of Six Days in crisis forgotten for now. The finale was ...
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PEZ Review: CycleFilm's Come Ride With Me
Friday, February 05, 2010  9:57:41 AM PT
  Professional cycling has, over the years, attracted only a few documentary film makers. A few, such as Jorgen Leth’s “A Sunday in Hell,” have even ...
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