Monthly Archives: January 2009
Tour Down Under TIP – Every Second Counts
A relatively short stage race like the Tour Down Under provides very little opportunity for the contending riders to gain enough precious seconds to win the race. The climbs are simply not long enough to break up the peloton and …
Wear Your Sunscreen
I don’t need to be giving any TIPS on this, but as a reminder for all of us cyclists who spend hours out on the open road in the sun, PLEASE USE SUNSCREEN! As a wake up call, here’s an …
Race Radios
I was just reading this article on cyclingnews about Lance launching his first attack at the TdU in the past 3 years. Armstrong admitted he and Astana team director Johan Bruyneel hadn’t planned on the attack. In fact Armstrong said …
Creaking Bike?
A Cycling TIP submission from a mystery man named "The Hand" . I have a good feeling about this guy – I think we’ll see more great TIPS from him in the future. "The Hand" does not want to be …
The Biggest Loser Week 2
Week 1 has now passed by with some impressive results. The OPEN Strategy competitors have kicked ass this past week with a total loss of an astounding 13KGs! We’re smashing the field! The RIDEWISER Strategy team is taking it slow …
TIPS Too Advanced?
I’ve had a lot of comments lately concerning my TIPS being a little too advanced for the beginner riders and possibly endangering the more experienced riders by the newbies trying their new-found techniques out on a bunch ride. A few …
Front Wheel Mayhem!
There’s a simple way to survive that daunting situation when you overlap wheels with the rider in front of you and his rear wheel is bumped: Turn into the direction of contact. This means that if your front wheel bumps …
Yep, consider that next time you hear the rubbish from the likes of Adrian Ander...
Actually it doesn't apply to just the top tier pros. I co-manage a U23 amate...