The best cycling tips in the world...ever!
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The best cycling tips in the world...ever!
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Post your cycling and training tips here
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Hydration Tip: Prepare your drinks for the race the night before and refrigerate them overnight. Your body absorbs cold liquid faster.
Never ride clipless for the first time, in heavy traffic.
Change your grip position on the handlebars regularly during a long ride. This will help ease the pressure and stimulate blood circulation to your hands.
Try to keep your drinks at body temperature (37c). It takes a lot of energy out of your body to heat it up or cool it down if it's not around that level. Use the energy to push the pedals a bit harder instead.
Stretch your muscles as part of your cool down after each ride.
Drink plenty of water during the last two or three days leading up to your next race. This will ensure that you start the race properly hydrated.
Eat breakfast at least 2 hours before a race.
Take some dry clothes for after the race. Driving home in wet lycra isn't fun!!
I have many, I just can't be bothered typing them all down, lol... Your favourite tips???...
Post your cycling and training tips here
All disciplines are welcome
Keep your post to the point
If you feel you need to go into debate regarding someone elses post, start a new thread and discuss it there. A link to the topic will be added to the post by the Administrator or a Moderator.
All posts not related will be removed.
This thread is ad infinitum
I'll start:
Hydration Tip: Prepare your drinks for the race the night before and refrigerate them overnight. Your body absorbs cold liquid faster.
Never ride clipless for the first time, in heavy traffic.
Change your grip position on the handlebars regularly during a long ride. This will help ease the pressure and stimulate blood circulation to your hands.
Try to keep your drinks at body temperature (37c). It takes a lot of energy out of your body to heat it up or cool it down if it's not around that level. Use the energy to push the pedals a bit harder instead.
Stretch your muscles as part of your cool down after each ride.
Drink plenty of water during the last two or three days leading up to your next race. This will ensure that you start the race properly hydrated.
Eat breakfast at least 2 hours before a race.
Take some dry clothes for after the race. Driving home in wet lycra isn't fun!!
I have many, I just can't be bothered typing them all down, lol... Your favourite tips???...
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Prepare your drinks for the race the night before and refrigerate them overnight. Your body absorbs cold liquid faster.
Try to keep your drinks at body temperature (37c). It takes a lot of energy out of your body to heat it up or cool it down if it's not around that level.
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yeah i agree with bobatin... i dunno where you got that piece of pseudo-science from (i know you didn't originate it.. someone on cyclingforums did), but it does not take energy to heat up water. your body is generating heat from breaking down glucose anyways, so it's not like your body has to go into overdrive to "heat up" the water... it just heats up naturally through convective heating. On a hot day, in fact, one of the best things to conserve energy is by staying cool. now on a cold day, you want to keep your core temperature warm, because it does take energy to keep you warm.
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Originally Posted by deliriou5
yeah i agree with bobatin... i dunno where you got that piece of pseudo-science from (i know you didn't originate it.. someone on cyclingforums did), but it does not take energy to heat up water. your body is generating heat from breaking down glucose anyways, so it's not like your body has to go into overdrive to "heat up" the water... it just heats up naturally through convective heating. On a hot day, in fact, one of the best things to conserve energy is by staying cool. now on a cold day, you want to keep your core temperature warm, because it does take energy to keep you warm.
Well it does take more energy to heat up water. Your ambient temp will drop slightly and your body will have to compensate. This burns so few calories it wouldn't matter. So yes cold water causes you to spend more energy. No it does not make you slower. Yes it helps to drink cooler liquids. Pro's outway cons.
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Don't forget to breathe
Passively in, completely out.
Accelerate through the top of a hill.
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Originally Posted by kewlrunningz
Well it does take more energy to heat up water. Your ambient temp will drop slightly and your body will have to compensate. This burns so few calories it wouldn't matter. So yes cold water causes you to spend more energy. No it does not make you slower. Yes it helps to drink cooler liquids. Pro's outway cons.