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Training Camps: Who is it for? What do I gain? Where do I go? When to go?
TRAINING CAMPS: WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? Why a Week at a Training Camp Can Achieve What Months of Regular Riding Cannot. It’s currently February here in Girona, Spain - the home of Phases Cycling, and the city and the surrounding roads of the Costa Brava are alight...
Athlete Development: Progression for Cycling Longevity
ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT: PROGRESSION FOR CYCLING LONGEVITYFeatured Rider: Jorge Zapata As the 2025 season draws to a close and we plan for 2026, it is always great to look back on highlights and achievements. In this blog we feature one of our riders - Jorge Zapata....
Resting Heart Rate: What does it tell us?
Resting Heart Rate: What does it tell us?During rest, our heart pumps the lowest amount of blood to supply oxygen to the rest of the body. Officially, a normal resting heart rate can range from 60 - 100 beats per minute (bpm). For healthy adults the range is between...
Functional Threshold Power: Useful? Or simply too variable?
Functional Threshold Power: Useful? Or simply too variable?Dr Andy Coggan and Hunter Allen established the term Functional Threshold Power (FTP) from the idea of combining the concept of Lactate Threshold (without blood extraction) and power data to create a more...
Pedal Stroke: Theories, Technique and Training
Pedal Stroke: Theories, Technique and TrainingCycling any bike, whether a 500 euro entry level road bike or a 12,000 euro super bike relies on technique. There are of course many elements of technique that can be applied to riding a bike eg. climbing, descending,...
The Role of a Cycling Coach
The Role of a Cycling CoachI always find it interesting when I get questioned and asked for my opinions on the role and relevance of having a cycling coach, especially in the last couple of years when the virtual cycling world has become a fashionable ‘go-to’ for many...
The Importance of Setting Goals
The Importance of Setting GoalsWhat is your reason for getting up each day and feeling driven, inspired, and motivated to set about completing your training for that day? Without a doubt, I think it’s fair to say that we can all have days where we end up battling the...
Leg Length Discrepancy: Diagnosis and Implications to Performance.
Leg Length Discrepancy: Diagnosis and Implications to Performance.It was announced that rider Egan Bernal from Team Inneos Grenadier had finally been diagnosed with a leg length discrepancy in October 2020. It was during the Tour de France that Egan Bernal appeared to...
Turbo Training Tips
Turbo Training TipsAs the colder and more unsettled weather of winter closes in for many, then turbo trainers can become the go-to training equipment for keeping up some fitness. I often hear many cyclists express their complete hate for the turbo. The predominant...
Heart Rate and Power: A Dual Relationship
Heart Rate and Power: A Dual RelationshipOver the last 10 years as power meters have become more readily available and more affordable, more people than ever can have access to this great training tool.But does having a power meter mean that the trusted heart rate...
Foam Rolling: Friend or Foe?
Foam Rolling: Friend or Foe?For many people, a foam roller can be a mixture of friend and foe when it comes to using it as a great tool to assist with recovery, muscle tension, breaking down adhesions, and myofascial release when perhaps regular access to a sports...