Janier Acevedo First in UCI America Tour

Janier Acevedo competing for Jamis-Hagens Berman’s and #fuelledbyprolong, wins UCI America Tour. The Tour is one of five UCI Continental Circuits throughout the world.  The America Tour consists of all the top-level UCI races that take place in North, Central and South America. The competition, which is contested by 33 teams from 24 nations, is based on an overall total of points that an individual rider earns with results in UCI races. Janier earned his points with top stage placings, top GC placings, including a stage win at the  USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

 

Winter training is crucial to your success in cycling!

Improving your base this winter will increase your ability to produce sufficient power in relation to your body weight. i.e. You need a favorable “Power to Body Weight Ratio” to do the big days in the mountains and high intensity speed days. However the majority of this power must come from your Aerobic Engine System and therefore requires a lot of flat riding. Sounds counter-intuitive but it is a Scientific Fact!

Your base training must include a periodized weight training regimen and physiologically specific & slow (low) heart rate climbing. Preparing now for next season with low intensity heart rate training will not only increase your Aerobic Base but will make you a “Better Fat Burner” and allow for sustainable weight loss. Increasing your base this winter will increase your fitness and let you set new and loftier goals for next season.

Presented by Robert Forster PT, Physical Therapist, Author, National Spokesperson and Performance Specialist who has helped athletes win 43 Olympic Medals, NBA and Ironman Championships and Grand Slam Titles. He is an avid cyclist and has completed seven of the toughest multi-day cycling events in the world, including the TransAlp Challenge, La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica and the B.C. Bike Race

More details on the lecture in January

Herbalife Leisure Lakes Bikes.com Team News 2013

Herbalife Leisure Lakes Bikes.com is ready to roll in to 2013 with a great new line-up and fantastic back-up provided by both existing sponsors and new arrivals.
Once again Herbalife as the principal sponsor and will provide Herbalife 24 nutritional products for racing and training which provides a full complement of nutritional requirement for the competitive athlete around the clock. The Herbalife 24 programme provides the athlete with the right ingredients in the correct quantities, to train and recover, without becoming deplete of the essential macro nutrients. The Herbalife 24 products allow for training preparation, refuelling and electrolytic replacement whilst racing, to recovery and muscle repair post exercise. ‘Prolong’ has a revolutionary formula that eliminates the need for energy gels and reduces muscle breakdown during extended periods of exercise.

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Bradley Wiggins – A Year In Yellow

Great documentary on Bradley Wiggins:

Insight into Bradley Wiggins day to day life and preparation for the 2012 tour de france.