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As a coach, I get asked this question a lot. The relationship between dehydration and performance is well-documented. Studies show that loss of fluid of 2% or more of body weight is enough to cause a detectable decrease in performance (that’s only a 1.4 kg loss in a 70 kg athlete). Dehydration of greater than 2% loss of body weight increases the risk of nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and other gastro-intestinal problems during exercise. Unfortunate …

I’ve been fortunate enough to have the last few years model of this bike, hence I will touch on some of the new features and how I like to set it up. This year we have a rather stealth black colour way which looks super pro!The Pro Advanced 1 model comes with the Shimano R8050 Ultegra Di2 groupset. This model has the single button shifters and comes in fully synchronised mode (which means automatic front derailleur). The battery is fitted in the …

[gallery ids="18718,18719" type="rectangular"]With the cooler temperatures already starting to appear comes the inevitable dig around the drawers for arm warmers.I like to take the “layer up” strategy, lots of different items that I can mix to find the right combo for the weather.As such, arm warmers are an essential part of my winter kit. They are the first step as the weather gets cooler and the last step as it starts to warm up.Pearl Izumi has …

What is a Frankenstein bike you ask? Well, it is a combination of wheel sizes, most commonly with the bigger wheel at the front and the smaller wheel at the back just like motocross bikes. It isn’t exactly a new thing and has been done by many riders over the history of cycling, but right now it is on the world stage with the UCI lifting the ban and allowing riders at World Cup events to do it.We just had the first World Cup at Maribor and the wi …