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by David Kirkpatrick, NCVC

Having just begun my “official” yearly training plan, I suppose it’s time to think about that first race.  Nothing keeps you going through alternately (even simultaneously) boring and painful winter training quite like looking forward to racing.

There are four critical aspects to racing: long term preparation, registration, short term preparation and execution.  Long term preparation covers your training plan, which we’ve already covered, so we’ll focus on the last three.  read more »

Reprinted from http://www.gamjams.net Watch for weekly installemnts of this interesting and informative series.
by Jen Cheng, Team CycleLife

When I first got into bike racing, I had a lot of fears and worries. If you’re anything like me, it might take a lot of convincing before even trying the sport.

“Will my legs get super huge from racing bikes?” (This was personally my biggest turn off because I am vain, and rest assured ladies, cycling doesn’t make your legs bigger – stronger and more defined perhaps, but not necessarily bigger.)  read more »