PERFORMANCE

Deep dives into the world of cycling performance; training, aerodynamics, science and technique

Become a more powerful cyclist? It's time for cyclocross...

Become a more powerful cyclist? It's time for cyclocross...

Cyclocross is a wonderous sport that’ll transform your fitness and technical skills. Here, we dig deep into the muddy fields to reveal how, with a...

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Nasal breathing - how much of an impact does it really have on your performance?

Nasal breathing - how much of an impact does it really have on your performance?

The breathing technique is being used by those at the top of their game, so is it something everyone can benefit from too?

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Would I lie to you? I might not have to...

Would I lie to you? I might not have to...

Placebo could provide the performance boost your cycling needs. And it might not even require a spoonful of deception…

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How indoor training changed my life

How indoor training changed my life

Richard Ferguson shares how Zwift has kept him riding safely 

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The miner, the telephonist, and the pickle juice: what is cramp and how to prevent it

The miner, the telephonist, and the pickle juice: what is cramp and how to prevent it

Even the greatest athletes can suffer with cramp. But what is it? How can you ease it? And how do you prevent it in the...

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How Zwift is helping non-European racers

How Zwift is helping non-European racers

The next African superstars are being raised and developed via indoor racing

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How food timing before a ride might be impacting your performance

How food timing before a ride might be impacting your performance

A shaky start to a ride could have a simple answer

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Training periodisation: How an all-female coaching company is using the menstrual cycle to get results

Training periodisation: How an all-female coaching company is using the menstrual cycle to get results

Will Harper founded Synrgy Cycling to redress the balance, open up conversations, and help female riders understand how to train around their cycles

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Supplementing peak performance: What the pros use

Supplementing peak performance: What the pros use

Sports nutrition is rife with snake-oil proclamations, of delivering personal bests based on little more than marketing hyperbole. But not all. We tapped up one...

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The stoicism of peak performance: how the world’s best race strong from January to October

The stoicism of peak performance: how the world’s best race strong from January to October

Durability in cycling is one of the key differences between the goods and the greats. Rouleur investigates and enters the world of polarised training, kilojoules...

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Getting more out of maternity: How Joss Lowden trained through pregnancy

Getting more out of maternity: How Joss Lowden trained through pregnancy

For Joss Lowden, being pregnant meant finding new ways to train, not a reason to slow down

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The physiological benefits of cycling - whatever your ability

The physiological benefits of cycling - whatever your ability

Occasional cyclist or pseudo-professional, our favourite sport and activity will forge a stronger, leaner, happier you. Let’s lift the anatomical bonnet…

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The age-related gender divide

The age-related gender divide

The past few years have seen ‘youngsters’ dominate the men’s Grand Tours. It’s a different story in women’s racing where the biggest races are the...

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Sun, sweat, and sodium: How the pros manage hydration

Sun, sweat, and sodium: How the pros manage hydration

The more you sweat, the more salt you lose, so how do professional riders manage their hydration during the summer heat

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Pros vs amateurs: exploring the difference in physical performance

Pros vs amateurs: exploring the difference in physical performance

In order to ride a Grand Tour riders have to be at their peak physical performance, but how big is the gap between a Tour...

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Science of peak performance: how Tadej Pogačar can win the Tour de France

Science of peak performance: how Tadej Pogačar can win the Tour de France

Tadej Pogačar has an elite physiology that few can match. And, as his head of performance reveals, it’s at a far deeper and nuanced level...

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Heading high to peak at the Tour de France: The theory vs reality

Heading high to peak at the Tour de France: The theory vs reality

Altitude training and the pre-Tour de France camp are synonymous in modern-day racing, but how closely does the physiological ideal match rider experience? Rouleur catches...

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Time trial vs mountain stage: How the pros optimally fuel for both

Time trial vs mountain stage: How the pros optimally fuel for both

We asked Soudal - Quick-Step's nutritionist, Maaike Polspoel, how riders will fuel for a time trial compared to a mountain stage at this year's Giro

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Navigating the rollercoaster: How riders manage the ups and downs of Grand Tour racing

Navigating the rollercoaster: How riders manage the ups and downs of Grand Tour racing

With three long weeks of racing, Rouleur speaks to Trek-Segafredo's team psychiatrist about how the riders control their emotions

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Sitting or standing? The appliance of climbing science

Sitting or standing? The appliance of climbing science

A rider’s climbing technique, weight and muscle-fibre type will all impact who’ll be wearing the pink jersey in Rome on Sunday May, 28 2023…

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Chasing the pink jersey: What it takes to challenge at the Giro d'Italia

Chasing the pink jersey: What it takes to challenge at the Giro d'Italia

Looking to discover the training strategies behind hitting top-five at the Giro d’Italia. Well, you’ve come to the right place…

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Training by power: Everything you need to know

Training by power: Everything you need to know

They’re omnipresent in the professional peloton and increasingly so at an amateur level. Here’s how to maximise your power meter for faster, stronger, Pog-like riding…

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Coming back stronger: How to bulletproof your body like an athlete after injury

Coming back stronger: How to bulletproof your body like an athlete after injury

How the track cyclists from the Great Britain Cycling Team make an effective return from injury

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Lower back pain in cyclists: causes, cures, and preventatives

Lower back pain in cyclists: causes, cures, and preventatives

It’s arguably the most common injury in road cycling. But thanks to one of the world’s leading physiotherapists and bike-fitters, this could be the year...

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Get ready to suffer: Over-unders with a twist

Get ready to suffer: Over-unders with a twist

Coach Deena Blacking talks us through one of the Zwift workouts from the Ineos Grenadiers Virtual Training Camp

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How pro cyclists test their fitness, with UAE Team Emirates

How pro cyclists test their fitness, with UAE Team Emirates

We asked Jeroen Swart, UAE Team Emirates' performance coordinator, how they test riders each week — and it's a test that we can try too

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How to improve time trialling on Zwift

How to improve time trialling on Zwift

Follow the advice and a race of truth will become that little bit more manageable

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Older, faster, stronger: how to adapt your training as you get older

Older, faster, stronger: how to adapt your training as you get older

Over 40 and distressed that your best cycling days are behind you? Don’t be. There are numerous proven training and fuelling techniques to ensure there...

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What now? Overcoming post-event blues

What now? Overcoming post-event blues

You've done the training and achieved your goal but are left feeling demotivated and flat. We speak to two cyclists who know just how you...

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How to set up your Zwift pain cave

How to set up your Zwift pain cave

Pain caves are as much a part of a modern cyclist’s identity as are their bikes and achievements

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