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Pain and Racing Speed The Training Hours

Save the Date – 29 June 2012

It is official, I am allowed to start the National Time Trial Championships in Bulgaria at the end of June! Very nice news, since most of my training in this first part of season was geared towards this one event. You never know how things work out when it comes down to formalities so I […]

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Pain and Racing Speed

The First Rule of Time Trialing or District Championships 2012

In the words of Tyler Durden: The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about fight club. The second rule is: you DO NOT talk about fight club. When it comes to time trialling things are roughly the same. 1. You don’t start too hard. 2. You DO NOT start too hard. […]

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Pain and Racing Speed The Training Hours

Club Championships Practice Time Trial

Last Tuesday, May 15 my club WTC de Amstel organized a time trial of 18.9kilometers. I was apprehensive about doing it because I have been racing the past couple of weeks so I couldn’t put all the training hours I wanted. A major problem I want to overcome in my pacing is my tendency to […]

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Pain and Racing Speed

Waarde TT or Listen to Your Legs NOT Your Head

Last Saturday was my next big time trial – 27.6km along the coast of the Zeeland province. I didn’t have much time for some real quality training since I also raced last weekend , however, I did do the weekly training group ride on Tuesday and my 5x5min FTP+ session on Wednesday. I felt strong […]

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Pain and Racing Speed

ATC Time Trial or When Life Gives You Lemons, You Make Lemonade

This Sunday (May 6, 2012) was the first official time trial of my racing calendar – 23km (2 laps on an 11.5km loop). When I was planning my season this was supposed to be my first C priority race, meaning I would still be in training (fatigued), however, it would be an opportunity to measure […]

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Reviews – Specialized S Works BG Shoes 74 Limited Edition

After my Body Geometry Fit I have been pretty convinced that the people at Specialized know what they are doing. When I bought my first road bike in 2007 I also bought the Specialized shoes, blindly trusting the advice of the people at the shop. For the most part while on the bike I have […]