Bicycling Gear - Seven of My Favorites My days of running for pleasure and exercise ended when I moved to the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Stay in Shape - Cycling Workouts For the Winter Months It's that time of year. Cycling Your Way To Fitness - Stationary Exercise Bikes - Still A Top Choice For Overall Fitness Stationary Exercise Bikes - Still A Top Choice For Overall FitnessIn all the craze over new fangled fitness equipment, the exercise bike often gets overlooked. Integrated Training for Improved Cycling Performance - Part 1 As we all know cycling is a great way to improve your overall cardiovascular fitness. Integrated Training for Improved Cycling Performance - Part 2 The previous article looked at postural issues and possible muscles imbalances involved with cycling. Tour of Diet – Cycling for Your Health The last seven years, or so, at the Tour de France has shown a success story that is very uncommon. Cycling in a triathlon? You need the right gear! Cycling Success depends on finding the right bicycle for youDepending on the type of Triathlon you’re interested in competing in, the amount of time spent on your bike will differ. Bicycling Down The River My river-rafting adventure started on a bicycle. Tour of Diet - Cycling for Your Health The last seven years, or so, at the Tour de France has shown a success story that is very uncommon. Bike Riding for Weight Loss: Tips for Beginning A Bicycling Plan If you are one of those people who leisurely pedal around the block or over a flat stretch of scenic road, you’ve probably been riding for sheer pleasure. Martina and Jennifer's Mother-Daughter Bonding Trip - Cycling 1400 Km Martina and I play tennis in the same league and funny enough she even looks a little like the other Martina (Navratilova), just prettier. Tour De France Facts Tour de France is to bike racing as Masters is to golf and Wimbledon to tennis. Tour de France Viewing in Person - What to Expect (Part 1) What does an HC (hors categorie, or “out of category”) or even a Category 1 or Category 2 climb feel like? Can I do it, or would I need to get off and walk? How much of the Tour de France will I get to see if I go there on an organized tour? These are just several of the many questions cyclists ask while they are contemplating a trip to France to see the Tour. How Lance Armstrong Increased the Popularity of Bikes and Cycling Today It’s been more than 15 years since Lance Armstrong first received his first two trophies and he’s come a long way since then. Mountain Bikes - Exercise and Fun all in One If you want to get into a fun sport that will allow you to get plenty of exercise, get into shape, and offer you challenges that you won’t find elsewhere – all while enjoying an abundance of nature - you might want to start thinking about mountain bikes. Road Bikes World Races: The Tour de France The Tour de France is the BIG one; it’s the World cup and the Olympics all in one. The Giro d'Italia is the Italy's Road Bike Race Answer to the Tour de France The Giro d’Italia has a fine history behind it, like the Tour de France it was started to publicise a newspaper, just like the Tour de France the organisers made the leaders jersey the same colour as the paper, yellow in France from the L’Auto newspaper and pink in Italy from the La Gazzetta dello Sport. Bonking: Don't Run Out of Blood Sugar If you watch a major bicycle race on TV, you have to be impressed by how the riders can eat enough to sustain them through races that require more than five hours of near maximum effort. Dam, Pass, and Peak - Traffic Changes Initially I was blind sided by Alpine daisies and Digitalis (foxglove) passing themselves off as wildflowers, much less the other fabulous scenery on the North Cascades Highway, and then they showed up again. Cycling In the Cold Weather Well the cold weather is upon us again (for those of us in North) and it is time to get layered. Close Encounters of the Natural Kind - Cycling To Work It was a cool autumn morning and there had been a light frost during the night. Bad Sleep, Bad Ride? “Well it’s a frosty one this morning folks -5ºC (23ºF) you’re going to need that scraper today!” said the radio announcer. Does Cycling Cause Impotence? A report from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study shows that cycling more than three hours a week increases a man's risk for becoming impotent, while cycling less than that decreases risk. The Perfect Ride The perfect ride, I'm not talking about winning, the perfect ride is something else, something more. The Calm, Clear One It's a crystal clear, calm spring morning. Grueling Intervals You know what I'm talking about - the feeling of utter exhaustion, the legs are heavy, tired and full of lactic acid. Read This Article if You Admire Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong is a modern day sports hero, some say he ranks up with Jesse Owens and even surpasses that legend. Bicycle Shipping - Easy and Affordable My friend Ann takes her bike wherever she goes, even if the trip isn't about biking - like her Christmas trip to Arizona to visit her parents. A Gentleman's Sport Does hard, honest work pay off in the world of professional sport? Does cycling reward its faithful servants? I think we all wish the answer to these questions was a resounding "YES!", we all want so bad to believe in the rewards of hard, honest efforts. Endurance Cyclists Should Strengthen Their Legs An Australian research team has shown why training for strength is important for cyclists.

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