February 2010 Entries
Marilyn, I’m looking forward to another season of racing. Any suggestions of how to deal with race jitters before I get to the start line?
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The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis wrapped up its official kick-off to the 2010 campaign Sunday following a week of training and team building in Tucson, Arizona, and a weekend gathering with sponsors, VIPs and special guests in Fountain Hills, outside of Phoenix. “We had a great week of training up in Tucson,” said team director Mike Tamayo. “Everyone meshed together really well, and we have a lot of strong guys who we expect to work very well together.” Read More...
Marilyn, Are you suggesting for masters athletes that the period after the 12 week aerobic base that more intensity be added in or that the intensity be sprinkled into the 12 week build up or during all of the off season? I'm having trouble understanding when you are saying aerobic base is less important - i.e. only for those with less than 5 years of training?
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The United Healthcare presented by Maxxis team is confident it will receive an invitation to the most prestigious stage race in the U.S. The 5th annual Tour of California is set to take begin on May 16 in Nevada City and conclude on May 23 in Agoura Hills just outside of Los Angeles.
"We have a solid roster and it's one of the top domestic teams in the country," said General Manager Mike Tamayo. "We have always done our best at all the events in California, Georgia or Missouri." Read More...
Pescadero, California – With its new status as a UCI-registered women’s cycling team, Team TIBCO/To the Top has added several top-performing international riders as well as a number of younger, up-and-coming riders, to an experienced returning core that includes 2009 U.S. National Road Champion Meredith Miller and 2008 Road and Criterium National Champion Brooke Miller. The team will look to build on its 2009 NRC Championship season, making its first foray into Europe in the spring. Read More...
Endurance or aerobic fitness is a big part of winter training and when early spring comes, ride distances increase until they are as long as the longest race or event. There is no physiological reason for any master athlete who has been riding for at least 5 years* and whose longest race is 40 km/25 miles (about 1:0) to be out for 40-50 miles (3-4 hours). More times than not, the limiter is not endurance but rather muscular endurance and anaerobic fitness.
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Jan. 17, 2010 - A cool, but welcoming morning was upon us at our UCI-famed Hansen Dam Park in Los Angeles this final day of the season filled with lots of fun racing with our core cross crowd -- new SoCal High School MTB League and snappy BMX 10-14 and younger nationally ranked kids coming all the way from San Diego to celebrate the finale of the season. Read More...
I'm seeing a ton of articles and advertisements about compression pants and tops.I was wondering how effective are they? The science behind the theory seems pretty solid but does it really work? Seems Lance uses compression clothing after races...is what's good enough for Lance good enough for everybody? Any cons to using compression clothing? WHEN IS VELOWEAR.COM GOING TO HAVE A COMPRESSION OUTFIT!?!?!?! Thank you for your response in advance!!!
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