The end of one season is also the beginning of another.  Your training and racing this past season has taught you a great deal about your strengths and weaknesses, about your mind and body.  While the lessons are still fresh in your mind, use them to...

Question: Why do we ride? Answer:  For days like today! Yes, we ride to train, to race, to get fit and fast and to gain all the other health benefits cycling provides.  But there are other reasons why we ride, and while these may be intangible,...

The success you enjoy in the summer is in great part dependant on the work you did in the winter.  Off season training should build a strong foundation for success. Over the next couple weeks I’ll help you create your own personal success blueprint,...

The Upper Midwest received its first real prelude to winter over the past few days.  Here in the Twin Cities we’ve gotten about 4 inches of snow so far, and I know that South Dakota and Nebraska have gotten snowed on as well. While we know that...

Lance is a lightning rod.  People either love him or hate him.  With Lance, there’s no middle ground.  One thing you CAN say about Lance though, is that he has re-ignited interest for cycling, for the Tour and the other races he does, namely the...