Windbreaker

Rather than SPAMMING the guy, or sending him threatening mails. Send him a considered mail that might appeal to the side of him which isn't selfish and looking for publicity. Ask him to consider the potential consequences of his article.

I've tried a few different makes now - Refuel, fast fuel, fit and USN. Of the lot I think that fast fuel is the most pleasant tasting but it is giving me stomach cramps lately. I'm about to try Energy Dynamics. It is also apparently supposed to have some or other "slower release" formula. Whadaya think?

Coincidentally Andrew Mc Clean raised the topic on SuperCycling last night - quoting Carmichael (CTS) and pretty much verified what Bikemax has been saying i.e. that LSD is NO LONGER considered to be a valid part of a training regimen. The statement was that threshold levels must be maintained between goal specific programs. LSD allows the threshold levels to drop hence requiring significant effort to get them back up before goal specific programs can be attempted.

I'm getting out of my depth now but this was the first ride that we all did together so yep the paceline wasn't perfect by any means - there was a lot of variability.

Cyclingpeaks still gives the correct overall duration. Here's one that I never noticed before. The summary below the ranges window displays the ride time but the chart shows the total elapsed time. My ride time was 6:41:58 and the elapsed time was 6:55:22

The Ergomo allows you to do this' date=' but I think it would be a bit mentally taxing to see numbers like 3.51, 3.45, 3.22 flashing on your display.[/quote'] Can you set the w/kg display on the ergomo to a slower "rolling average"?

I'm not sure but if I look at the data by the hour and relate that to what I remember about the terrain it might be to do with the fact that I didn't pedal much on the downhills??? The 2nd and 7th hours have a very high VI. One more reason why I wish the PT had an altitude sensor.

Aah, that's cause I have a power meter and "train with power" so I know pretty much know my limits - even though my heart rate was 6-7 bpm higher than usual. If I'd ridden according to heart rate it would have been a lot slower.

I wonder if Saris or Cycleops - whoever it is that owns the firmware in the computer will add a real time power to weight option.

And now for data from a cyclist in the bottom half ! Still pretty proud of the last hour though! Entire workout (161 bpm): Duration: 6:41:59 Work: 4341 kJ TSS: 408.4 (intensity factor 0.781) Norm Power: 211 VI: 1.17 Distance: 201.648 km Min Max Avg Power: 0 921 180 watts Heart rate: 82 185 161 bpm Cadence: 20 141 82 rpm Speed: 0 77.2 30.1 kph Pace 0:47 0:00 1:59 min/km Hub Torque: 0 44.1 8.9 lb-in Crank Torque: 0 136.8 22.1 N-m 7th hour: Duration: 55:29 Work: 569 kJ TSS: 54.6 (intensity factor 0.768) Norm Power: 207 VI: 1.21 Distance: 36.993 km Min Max Avg Power: 0 734 171 watts Heart rate: 118 185 168 bpm Cadence: 24 136 84 rpm Speed: 17.2 77.2 40.0 kph Pace 0:47 3:29 1:30 min/km Hub Torque: 0 27.5 6.0 lb-in Crank Torque: 0 82.4 19.7 N-m 6th hour: Duration: 53:20 Work: 612 kJ TSS: 53.4 (intensity factor 0.777) Norm Power: 210 VI: 1.09 Distance: 21.377 km Min Max Avg Power: 0 433 192 watts Heart rate: 119 182 168 bpm Cadence: 29 141 75 rpm Speed: 0 64.1 24.2 kph Pace 0:56 0:00 2:29 min/km Hub Torque: 0 33.9 12.8 lb-in Crank Torque: 0 75.5 25.8 N-m 5th hour: Duration: 58:10 Work: 687 kJ TSS: 66 (intensity factor 0.825) Norm Power: 223 VI: 1.13 Distance: 24.261 km Min Max Avg Power: 0 600 197 watts Heart rate: 116 184 169 bpm Cadence: 21 133 82 rpm Speed: 3.8 67 25.0 kph Pace 0:54 15:47 2:24 min/km Hub Torque: 0 35.6 11.5 lb-in Crank Torque: 0 100.9 24.4 N-m 4th hour: Duration: 55:36 Work: 600 kJ TSS: 56.4 (intensity factor 0.781) Norm Power: 211 VI: 1.17 Distance: 27.026 km Min Max Avg Power: 0 921 180 watts Heart rate: 112 180 163 bpm Cadence: 21 141 84 rpm Speed: 5.9 56 29.2 kph Pace 1:04 10:10 2:03 min/km Hub Torque: 0 44.1 8.2 lb-in Crank Torque: 0 136.8 21.6 N-m 3rd hour: Duration: 59:59 Work: 732 kJ TSS: 71.6 (intensity factor 0.846) Norm Power: 228 VI: 1.12 Distance: 26.722 km Min Max Avg Power: 0 539 203 watts Heart rate: 100 183 164 bpm Cadence: 24 136 81 rpm Speed: 9.4 54.8 26.7 kph Pace 1:06 6:23 2:15 min/km Hub Torque: 0 30.8 11.6 lb-in Crank Torque: 0 116.5 25.9 N-m 2nd hour: Duration: 1:00:01 Work: 558 kJ TSS: 54.2 (intensity factor 0.736) Norm Power: 199 VI: 1.28 Distance: 31.895 km Min Max Avg Power: 0 458 155 watts Heart rate: 82 173 145 bpm Cadence: 20 141 85 rpm Speed: 15.9 52.4 31.9 kph Pace 1:09 3:46 1:53 min/km Hub Torque: 0 26.8 6.7 lb-in Crank Torque: 0 118.8 18.5 N-m 1st Hour: Duration: 59:21 Work: 582 kJ TSS: 49.6 (intensity factor 0.709) Norm Power: 191 VI: 1.17 Distance: 33.383 km Min Max Avg Power: 0 503 164 watts Heart rate: 110 178 151 bpm Cadence: 20 141 86 rpm Speed: 5.8 45.6 33.8 kph Pace 1:19 10:21 1:46 min/km Hub Torque: 0 31.5 6.0 lb-in Crank Torque: 0 91.4 18.9 N-m

Yep ... motorists with *** attitudes who cycle too are usually also cyclists with *** attitude. Cyclists with *** attitudes are usually also motorists with *** attitudes. The problem with having a motorist with a bad attitude is that it can have immensely more serious consequences than a cyclist with a bad attitude. Mmm ... unless he is in a group of 6! Having said this I still think that the majority of non-cycling motorists don't understand how VULNERABLE cyclists are. That is the line that we need to get out there! Put Oupa on a bike on that road for a week.

Now, now .... You will start something ...

Hacker breaches anti-doping lab 14/11/2006 15:31 - (SA) Paris - A hacker attempted to steal data from computers at the French anti-doping lab whose test procedures are being challenged by American cyclist Floyd Landis, police said on Tuesday. The Chatenay-Malabry laboratory, which is accredited by the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency, analysed the samples which indicated that Landis had elevated levels of testosterone in his system when he won the Tour de France in July. Police are investigating a complaint that computers at the lab were breached by a hacker. The complaint was lodged by French Anti-Doping Agency president Pierre Bordry on November 7. The prosecutor's office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre has opened a preliminary inquiry into "intrusion into an information system" and "theft of data." The inquiry has been turned over to police specialists. According to sports daily L'Equipe, a hacker accessed data and sent out letters to the IOC and Wada with the aim of discrediting the lab by calling into question its reliability. L'Equipe said the hacker was posing as an employee of the French lab, and in his letters said the lab was unreliable - with the aim of suggesting mistakes are frequent by piecing together apparent proof of botched tests. However, according to L'Equipe, the letters had not been approved by the head of the lab - Jacques de Ceaurriz - and were written in French on non-letter-headed paper by a non-native speaker, and contained basic grammatical errors. In the letters, the lab was spelled "Chatanay-Malabry," rather than "Chatenay-Malabry," L'Equipe said. On Sunday, Landis said in a French television interview that the same lab made crucial errors in his tests. "Even the best people make mistakes," Landis said. "I can't say that the lab is always a bad lab, but I can say that in this case it made some mistakes... I did not take testosterone." Tour de France organisers no longer consider Landis the Tour champion. Landis will contest the test results in hearings before the US Anti-Doping Agency. If found guilty of doping, he would be formally stripped of the title and face a two-year ban. Seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong, a former teammate of Landis, has also claimed the French lab is unreliable. The lab helped develop testing for the performance enhancer EPO. In August 2005, L'Equipe published evidence allegedly showing that six of Armstrong's frozen urine samples from the 1999 Tour came back positive for EPO. Armstrong denied ever using banned drugs, and said he was the victim of a "witch hunt."

Homer, as die wheelsuckertjie kon bybly by die Met-Train tot aan die voet van Helshoogte, en toe vir my en Riaan drop soos niks, dan belowe ek jou hy steek lelik lyf weg. Hy is op pad na 'n "C" of beter seeding teen die spoed van wit lig, dis net sad om te sien hy sal niks self doen voor die groot bult nie... Considering sy tactic voor Helshoogte en sy finish time, is ek seker hy het na Helshoogte weer gesit en f#$&all doen. Maar dis net my opinie en jy weet wat Clint van opinies s? Sounds to me like he rode a very good tactical ride - spotted a train of riders riding as a "team" in a group below their seeding, sat back & sussed it out and then "put foot" where it counted. He probably had no idea how you were going to go up Hels and was very cautious. If he had worked and expended himself before Hels your "team" would have dropped him without a second thought.

TooHot - you aren't relying on racing for a living so it's about enjoyment. If you aren't enjoying it you won't do well because you won't find the motivation to train and it becomes a spiral. Think about what it is that made you want to race in the first place. If that driver isn't there anymore then its not a matter of being a woos, it's just that it is not that important to you any more. BUT don't make a decision that you'll regret later. If you still have even a sparkle of competitive spirit then go and think about what you have been missing and fix it. There's only one more league event and then a good break - why not give the KJ a good go and then relax for a bit.

I too will vouch for the Bikemax online system. Ra ra ra! But you really should try to get "sponsored" a PT too.

Those of you who attended the PPA AGM will have guessed that this was coming. Apparently CSA have been taken to task quite vociferously by government due to the general lack of transformation within cycling at all levels. But it always hurts when quota's are implemented - complaints from elligible CDI's who are left out and questions of self-worth by competent HDI's who are included and will never know if they really deserved it or not. The more development that is undertaken by CSA, PPA GPPA and clubs the better for everyone. At least then ALL young riders coming through will feel that the belong and normal selection will be representative. I'm sure you've all heard that before. By the way CDI = Currently Disadvantaged Individual as opposed to PDI

Yes' date=' and the eyewitness went down to the station to give a statement. They never did a thing. [/quote'] Mmm... I had a similar thing a while back (not cycling - burglary). Spent R300 on a lawyers letter to the station commander and it got investigated pronto. Not saying that it would work in every case but you should try something. Good luck!