Saturday, June 1, 2019

Noob’s Guide to MTB Racing #10: The Start

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It may seem odd that “The Start” is coming in at the last of the 10 segments of this guide. But the truth is, the majority of your performa...

Noob’s Guide to MTB Racing #9: Pre-Race

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Train Hard, Rest Harder: You got to take it easy for several days if you’re going to preform your best on race day. If you’re young and in...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Noob’s Guide to MTB Racing #7: Nutrition and Hydration for Endurance Races

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Fueling can absolutely make or break your day. If you run out of fuel and bonk, it can be hard to recover to keep riding for hours more. I...

Noob’s Guide to MTB Racing #6: Nutrition and Hydration for XC Races

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What to Eat Before The Race: I’ll get more into this in Part #9: Pre-Race, to follow. For the moment note that, because of the intensity o...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Noob’s Guide to MTB Racing #5: Cornering

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You probably suck at corning. Sorry to be blunt, but even if you already race, I have to tell you, most Cat 3,4,5 cross racers are pretty t...

Noob’s Guide to MTB Racing #4: Going Fast Uphill and Downhill

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Bike races are won in the climbs. For the most part, your climbing performance will depend on your strength, aerobic fitness and power to w...
Monday, April 29, 2019

Noob’s Guide to MTB Racing #3: To Tool Kit, or Not to Tool Kit

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Individual achievement, self-improvement and self-reliance are foundational values of mountain biking. Following this ideology, mountain bi...