Recent content by Toobab

That's true, but I think he's from Nairobi, which is at a much lower altitude than Eldoret. It would be classed as intermediate rather than high altitude, although there should still be some training effect because of the oxygen mix. The advantages of altitude training for competition at sea...

I think they said that the list was intended to facilitate targetting of individuals who had produced odd results in the past. In theory this should mean that the highest scorers should have been tested thoroughly and therefore we can be confident of their continued cleanliness. I suppose from...

I had fractured ribs one time, and was told 6 weeks, and there was no way I could ride for about 3 of those anyway. After about 4 weeks, I could ride to work taking it easy and I was ok. It was at least 6 weeks before I could ride without feeling it. Easily the most painful fracture I've had out...

I think it's more that running is not the ideal training for cycling rather than it's no good at all, it doesn't train the exact muscles in the exact way you need, and you can't (sanely) run for long enough to help with the equivalent endurance for road racing. Running will help, but not as much...

Like they said.. I used to be a bike racer and now I'm an even more ineffective but much happier veteran club runner. A very good example of how different the two activities are is when you get on and off the bike in a duathlon and try to run. It's like a witch has cast a spell and changed...

In short, I think if Cancellara could get away, he would win easily, but I don't think it would be possible for him to get away.

The prices are per session, the different rates are for location in the seating plan. Your £20 seats will be in the top rows at the back straight and banking, behind pillars and large belgian men with big hats, and they will get more expensive for seats where you can see the track :). I'd like...

Worlds' are unpredictable. It would be foolish to sit and let it be a sprint, and also foolish to work and force selection after selection until Gilbert et al are ready to make their move in the last few miles. I think there will be 150k of boredom, with an insignificant break or two 3 minutes...

Hi, I think if you are able to ride the correct position on the tt bike and get enough aero benefit without losing power, the tt bike should win. On a truly flat course, the benefits of aerodynamics and efficient power transmission should outweigh the benefit of comfortable riding position and...

I used to take the tyre off, clean and carefully superglue the tread together to close a glass cut. I never tried to repair a cut or damaged casing on a race tyre because it seemed to me that the remote risk of the casing tearing open, or the tube escaping into the cut and causing a crash...