Bicycling
Sprinters and climbers know that strength training is essential for increasing their max power, but Norwegian researchers have found adding weights to your training can also boost your cruising speed.
The study in question, conducted at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Oslo, followed 14 cyclists through a four-day-per-week strength program. (09/05)
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With so many bicycles on display, it's easy to overlook the framed, black-and-white photograph hanging on the back wall.
Taken in 1954, the photo shows ...
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I often hear from cyclists who would like to race but “just don't have enough time to train.” Even if you never plan to race, you can still see significant ...
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Organisers of a Pietermaritzburg cycling contest expressed dismay on Wednesday after a cyclist was attacked by three youths while training. "What creep, ...
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Just before she was due to ride the Swedish nationals as the TT favorite, our newest pro diarist Veronica Andréasson was hit by a car while training ...
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Dave Griffin, 43, severed his spine demonstrating a trampoline bounce to pupils at Llanishen High School in Cardiff in 2005. But just six weeks after the ...
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Falling off a pair of spinning wheels happens too fast for your life to flash through your mind, but you usually can get a curse word out and -- surprisingly ...
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It's not that unusual for a teenage boy to have a paper round to get a little extra cash. What is out of the ordinary, however, is for that job to be ...
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Two decades ago, Polar popularized the use of heart-rate monitors as training tools for athletes, both professional and amateur. More recently, dedicated ...
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The squad that includes Erik Zabel and Alessandro Petacchi has signed a deal with Garmin. Team members will get Edge 305's to monitor speed, location, ...
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The scene in Bridget Jones' Diary where Renee Zellweger famously collapses from her exercise bike is more plausible than you think: a session of group ...
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Their romance has embraced the scope of the world as much as it has defied its artificial boundaries. Joe Papp, a Bethel Park native with a boyish grin, ...
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LeMond Bikes used the Tour of California's opening road stage finish in Santa Rosa to introduce its new all carbon Tete de Course Triomphe Ultimate. Fittingly ...
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A HEREFORD man who cycles to work in Wolverhampton is taking part in the world's toughest bike ride next week.
Mat Wilson, from Credenhill, will be ...
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It looks like a wheelbarrow attached to a bike - but transport experts believe it could be the solution to school-run traffic.
Families in Richmond ...
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Some 80 schools are taking part in the first ever national Bike It virtual bike race - a 7,500-mile journey from Cairo to Cape Town, based on the route ...
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n a cramped basement in Watertown, collector Michael Kaplan squeezes another box of parts next to his $10,000 1934 Schwinn Streamline Aerocycle. At a bike ...
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A new cycling proficiency award aimed at preparing children for the present traffic and road conditions has been launched. Bikeability will be awarded ...
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Dave Griffin, 43, severed his spine demonstrating a trampoline bounce to pupils at Llanishen High School in Cardiff in 2005. But just six weeks after the ...
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When a new report from Harvard Medical School suggests that riding a bike for long periods can cause temporary erectile difficulties, nothing is said about ...
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Their first date was on bicycles. They took their two children to school on bicycles. They toured the world on bicycles. Bicycles were a major part of ...
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In his first three years at secondary school, Kevin Kane's mum was spending more than £5 a week from her tight family budget so he could get the ...
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A paparazzi pic of Lord Linley talking his daughter to school by bike is today featured in The Mirror, The Daily Mail and The Express. These latter two ...
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Jole Rider repairs any type of bike and gives them to children in Gambia whose walk to their secondary schools can be more than 10 miles each way. The ...
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