How to take that much-needed off season break
Every season has a beginning, middle and an end. What happens when it ends is often a source of confusion for athletes. “Transition phase” is a term that is frequently misunderstood and often not known about. This is traditionally a phase of active rest and recuperation and commonly prescribed after the season has finished. Some […]
Tour de France: The pace of riders in the modern era
With the last week of racing in the 2017 Tour de France underway, John Wakefield digs into the numbers we have seen so far and looks at reasons why the peloton has gotten faster over time. Why might the tour be faster in this modern era? I said I would touch on this in my […]
Tour de France: The battles to watch in the final week
We are now into the final week of the 2017 Tour de France, with some nail-biting action under the belt. John Wakefield takes a closer look at the racing within the jersey categories, and points out who to watch in the race to the Champs-Élysées. The yellow jersey battle Well here we are deep into […]
Tour de France 2017: Rest day round up
The first week is over and it has been one of the most dramatic and controversial opening weeks of the Tour since I can remember. I’m not sure this will be topped, when you consider Valverde unfortunately crashing out in the Prologue, Sky’s skin suit, that small matter of throwing Peter Sagan out of the […]
2017 Tour de France: Key stages to watch
Essentially every stage is a key stage during a Grand Tour: even the rest days. But for the general classification riders the mountains and time trials are of special importance. The 2017 Tour de France looks different to previous editions in terms of mountain stages. There are five mountain stages and only three summit finishes […]
2017 Tour de France: Who to watch
The 2017 Tour de France kicks off on 1 July with some exciting racing expected. We asked John Wakefield to select the riders he thinks have a chance of taking the yellow jersey on the Champs-Élysées. The Tour de France is now fast approaching and with Dauphine complete, we had the chance to see many […]
Winter training: The science of indoor trainers and cross training
“Winter is coming” A phrase often used to project fear in an episode of Games of Thrones. Luckily in South Africa, it doesn’t hold the same spine-chilling effect and we as cyclists and athletes are still able to go out and train, keep fit and enjoy the sport we have all grown to love thanks […]
Podcast: Q&A with the Coaches – Episode 2
In our new podcast series Q&A with the Coaches, you can ask the experts from Science2Sport your cycling training and racing related questions. The team at Science2Sport, which includes leading sports scientists, Dr Jeroen Swart, Dr Mike Posthumus, John Wakefield, and Benoit Capostagno, will be addressing the answers to your cycling related queries, along with […]
Podcast: Q&A with the Coaches – Episode 1
In our new podcast series Q&A with the Coaches, you can ask the experts from Science2Sport your cycling training and racing related questions. The team at Science2Sport, which includes leading sports scientists, Dr Jeroen Swart, Dr Mike Posthumus, John Wakefield, and Benoit Capostagno, will be addressing the answers to your cycling related queries, along with […]
Podcast: Ask the experts at Science2Sport
Bike Hub and the sports scientists from Science2Sport will be doing a series of podcasts to address common cycling training related questions, and we want your input to fuel the discussion. The team at Science2Sport which includes leading sports scientists, Dr Jeroen Swart, Dr Mike Posthumus, John Wakefield, and Benoit Capostagno, will be addressing the […]
Who needs a coach anyway?
The cycling industry as a whole has seen a tremendous boom during the last decade. Cycling has been coined the “new golf” and the industry has seen over 100% growth in both participation and sales during the last 10 years. But our new golfers are not satisfied with only participating, they want to be competitive. […]
Ensuring training progression with power
Last month we discussed the ins and outs of training with a powermeter and briefly touched on the analysis of training data. This month we will discuss how a powermeter can ensure that your training is actually paying dividends. Training is defined as the act of performing a given athletic task with the goal of […]