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2021 ARTICLES

Article	Description	Source
How to use your brakes properly (video)	Look at the safest and most effective way to use your road bike brakes, whether you&re riding alone or as part of a group	bicycling.com
How to resume your training after a break	Restarting after a break can be daunting, but there are ways to ease the pain	cyclingweekly.com
4 Training Myths for Cyclists 50 and Older	By Chris Carmichael	trainright.com
What is FTP in cycling and how do I test and improve it?	Here's everything you need to know	cyclingweekly.com
The Best Stretches for Cyclists to Ease Soreness and Prevent Injury	Undo the strain of cycling with a few key moves that keep your muscles loose and strong on and off the bike	bicycling.com

2020 ARTICLES

Article	Description	Source
Top 5 Exercises To Do Without An Indoor Trainer	What if you don' own a turbo trainer or just fancy something a bit different from cycling to keep you fit whilst stuck inside? (video)	rei.com
Build Endurance With These Ankle Weight Exercises	Strengthen your slow-twitch muscles, important for riding longer and stronger	bicycling.com
Cycling training Zones: power and heart rate zones explained	Thresholds, recovery rides, training zones…what does it all mean?	cyclingweekly.com
How To Make Your Pedaling Technique Smoother Than Ever (video)	Watching pros pedal is almost like observing a piece of fine cycling art… how do they get their cadence so silky?	Global Cycling Network
How to Start Riding Clipless Pedals Without Falling Over	Even the pros have the occasional slow-motion spill when using clipless pedals. Here\'s how to get it right from the start.	www.bicycling.com
Common Causes of Knee Pain From Cycling	Causes and fixes for knee pain	blog.mapmyrun.com
How To: Treat Saddle Sores - Total Women's Cycling	They're such a pain in the bum...	totalwomenscycling.com
Nutrition For Cycling	What you need and where to get it	cyclingweekly.com
10 Essential Strength-Training Exercises for Cyclists	10 strength training exercises for cyclists demonstrated by a personal trainer, Kenny Santucci.	bicycling.com
5 Great Tips for Mountain Biking Safety at Any Level	Like all extreme sports, mountain biking has specific safety guidelines to help you focus on the fun and avoid the falling.	metalbladecycles.com
14 Tips for Bicycling Safely on City Streets	Sound gear and safe habits are key, experts say.	health.usnews.com
Mountain Bike Training-fitness, strength, endurance	How to Build and Maintain MTB Fitness, Strength, and Endurance	singletracks.com
6 Climbing Mistakes To Avoid When Cycling	Riding uphill is hard enough as it is, don't make it tougher than it needs to be. Matt is here with 6 mistakes to avoid. (video)	GCN Pro Tips
How to Corner on a Bike	Practice these skills, and you’ll be riding through bends quickly and easily	bicycling.com
5 Cycling Descending Mistakes to Avoid	Matt Stephens gives you 5 mistakes to avoid when riding downhill. (video)	GCN Pro Tips
5 Steps to Improve Your Cycling Threshold	Functional Threshold Power (FTP) is a steady power output that you can maintain for an extended period of time.	blog.mapmyrun.com
Tune Up Your Posture With This 6-Move Series	If you're always craning your neck to look at your phone, this workout is for you	bicycling.com
Cycling training plans: for beginners, intermediates and racers	Get into cycling, get fitter, or ride faster with our cycling training plans	cyclingweekly.com
Fat burning and cycling: separating the myths from the truth	Burn more fat and you’ll spare carbohydrate, lose weight and ultimately ride faster — that’s the theory. But does it work in practice, or is it all a bunch of big fat lies?	cyclingweekly.com
This One Small Change to Your Bike Setup Could Save Your Life	If you are riding, now or any time, your biggest risk is still being hit by a car.	gearpatrol.com
Training Plans For 30-, 60- and 100-Mile Rides	Regardless of your current ability level, your challenge is not only the goal event distance but choosing your training focus and getting that training done each week so you can be at your best on race day.	blog.mapmyrun.com
How to Ride Safely Amid Coronavirus Concerns	Answers to your most frequently asked questions as the virus continues to spread	bicycling.com
Isolated Leg Training: Single Leg Pedaling Drills	What if I told you there was a simple method of bicycle training that would improve almost all aspects of fitness?	roadbikerider.com
The 13 Best Indoor Cycling Trainers	Ass-kicking bike trainers that will actually make you want to ride inside	bicycling.com
A Cyclist's Pre-Season Training Guide	Building Your Base	mapmyrun.com
Hill climbing: The secrets of how anyone can go faster uphill	Jim Cotton speaks to champion climbers to find out how we can all go faster uphill	Cyclingweekly.com
What Cyclists Should Do in the Off-Season	With a summer of hard training rides and races behind you, the question is what to do now?	blog.mapmyrun.com
How to Calculate Your Training Heart Rate Zones	Heart-rate training benefits everyone	Active.com
How to lose weight cycling	Cycling tips for weight loss	Bikeradar.com

2019 ARTICLES

Article	Description	Source
5 Mistakes Cyclists Need to Avoid on an Indoor Trainer	What do you do when it is snowy, rainy or windy?	mapmyrun.com
What to Wear in Various Weather	A Conversation with Coach Ertl	roadbikerider.com
Why Proper Cycling Posture Is Critical to Performance	Good bike posture also enables you to recruit more muscle groups for increased power and improved balance, making it easier to steer and control your bike.	mapmyrun.com
10 Tips to Avoid Looking Like a Cycling Rookie	Don't read this if you want to look like a rookie,	roadbikereview.com
Back Pain	Lower back pain causes and prevention for cyclists.	Cyclingweekly.com
Prevent Freezing Feet On Every Winter Ride	These layering mistakes (and misconceptions) are the common culprits when it comes to cold feet. Here′ s how to avoid them.	Bicycling.com
3 Indoor Fat-Busting Cycling Intervals	Intervals can benefit anyone, and they′re certainly worthwhile for the novice cyclist looking to shed a few pounds.	mapmyrun.com
101 Cycling Tips to Completely Transform Your Bike Life	Here is a generous helping of wisdom from the most skilled and knowledgeable coaches, physiologists, and cyclists in the world.	Bicycling.com
Nutrition Basics You Need to Know	Nutrition: 10 tips to get your food and drink dialled.	Cyclingweekly.com
Mountain Bide Basics: Tips for Shifting	These basic tips help you develop a comfortable pedaling rhythm and make your shifts as efficient as possible so you can maintain your forward momentum.	mapmyrun.com
Cycling Drinks	Best energy drinks for cycling.	Bikeradar.com
The 14 Best Indoor Cycling Trainers	Ass-kicking bike trainers that will actually make you want to ride inside.	Bicycling.com
Build Them Quads	7 Exercises For Cyclists to Build Even Stronger Quads.	mapmyrun.com
Beef It Up - Exercises	Strengthen your core, back, and hips to promote better posture.	Bicycling.com
Get fitter, faster and go farther	Cycling Training Plans: get fitter, ride faster and go further.	Cyclingweekly.com
Basic Bike-Handling #1: How to Corner	Fine-tune your technique and increase your confidence no matter what the road throws your way with these cornering techniques.	mapmyride.com
A Strength Workout for Cyclists Who Hate Strength Work	If you are an athlete who skips strength training, frequently says you ‘should stretch’ or deals with lots of injuries, this post-ride core routine is the secret weapon you′re looking for.	mapmyrun.com
Basic Bike-Handling #2: How to Descend	Descending correctly requires you to maintain a body position that can be held for an extended period of time while also being ready to quickly adjust to hazards on the road.	mapmyrun
8 Pilates Exercises - Keep Your Form Dialed on the Bike	Pilates is a low-impact exercise method centered around core strength and control that can help improve your postural alignment and flexibility.	Bicycling.com
Basic Bike-Handling #3: How to Ride on Rough Surfaces	Here, tips for developing good habits while cycling on rougher surfaces ‐ along with a few pointers for common road hazards.	mapmyrun.com
10 Ways to Survive Winter Training	Unless you are one of those lucky people who lives in a place where the temperature is pleasant and mild all year round, chances are you have had to endure the misery of winter.	Active.com
Basic Bike-Handling #4: How to Ride Out of the Saddle	Use this guide to learn when out-of-the-saddle cycling is recommended, and what you can do to improve your pedaling technique to be as efficient as possible.	mapmyrun.com
How to Manage Saddle Sores	There's not many published articles on saddle sores but here is a good one.	Internet article - source unknown
Basic Bike-Handling #5: How to Ride in a Paceline	To ride in a group safely, you&APOS;ll need to be confident in your bike‐handling and create an organized environment for all the riders in your group.	mapmyride.com
Boost Your Leg and Lung Power: 8 Kegglebell Exercises	Strengthen your lower body and improve your endurance at the same time.	Bicycling.com
Perfect Your Riding Position	Riding comfortably for any distance is not required but highly desirable. So, how do you adjust your bike and yourself for that comfort? You might want to read this.	Internet article - source unknown
Warm-up, ME?	Don't think you need to warm-up before a ride? Read this article and then decide.	Internet article - source unknown.
Advice to get you off to the best start	10 great tips and lots of links for everyone.	Cyclingweekly.com
The Right Way to Warm Up for Every Ride	Warming up before a ride helps you kick things into gear and ward off injury.	Bicyling.com
Top 5 Ways To Be A Better Cyclist	The title speaks for itself.	mapmyrun.com
Beginner′s guide to indoor cycling	Five ways you can get your pedal fix inside.	Cyclingweekly.com