Cyclocross training: the race, the week and the sessions
What a cyclocross race asks, a training week in the build and in season, the key sessions and skills drills, and how to read your race file lap by lap.
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intervals.icu vs TrainingPeaks: an honest comparison
How intervals.icu and TrainingPeaks compare on analysis, planning, coaching, devices and how each is paid for, checked in October 2026, and who each one suits.
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Turbo trainer workouts: eight sessions with exact targets
Eight turbo trainer workouts with exact targets, from endurance to VO2max and sprints, with watts for an FTP of 250 W, 45-minute versions and the mode for each.
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Zwift Academy winners: the riders who turned pro
Every Zwift Academy winner from 2016 to 2024 with the team that signed them, who went furthest, and what an indoor talent search can and cannot show.
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Critical power vs FTP: what differs and which to use
Critical power and FTP both mark the top of steady effort. How each is defined and tested, how far apart they land in studies, and when each one helps.
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Gravel training plan: 12 weeks to a 100 or 200 km race
A 12-week plan for a 100 km or 200 km gravel event: long rides with surges, over-unders, low-cadence climbs, handling skills and fuelling practice.
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Data-driven training: what five documented cases show
A Grand Tour rider's six seasons, pro women's best years, a Zwift Academy winner and two triathletes: what each measured, and what you can copy.
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Cycling training data: what to record and why it matters
What research says about tracking your training, which numbers to record first, what each one tells you, and how much cycling data is enough.
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Aerobic decoupling: heart-rate drift as an endurance test
How aerobic decoupling is worked out from power and heart rate, where the 5% guideline comes from, a test you can repeat, and what spoils the result.
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The self-coached cyclist: how to plan, test and review
How to coach yourself on the bike: plan back from one goal, repeat a simple week, test FTP, read your form, back off in time and fuel long rides.
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Marginal gains: what Team Sky taught cycling about data
Heated trousers and travelling pillows made the headlines. The lasting lesson of marginal gains was to measure every change, and any club can copy it.
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Fitness, fatigue and form: how to read your training load
Fitness, fatigue and form explained with worked numbers: what the lines mean, how fast to build, how to taper for a race, and what the model cannot see.
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