Better bunch riding – Holding your position near the front I often see talented riders wasting their energy through poor positioning in a bunch during a road race. Sitting in the wrong position in a race can affect your chances…
Attacking: Making Dummy Attacks
Total Cycle Coach’s Guide to Race Tactics Attacking: Making Dummy Attacks A dummy attack is one that involves performing and attack, but at only 80% of your maximum. Your aim when making a dummy attack should be to test the…
Using racing as training
You’ll sometimes hear a rider say they are using a race for training. But can you use races for training? And if you do, can you get a true training benefit from a race? The important thing to remember is…
Contact in the bunch
Putting the elbow in (A beginner’s guide) I recently asked a rider about how comfortable they felt in a bunch when riders started leaning on each other and how he reacted when he got an elbow in the ribs. The…