With my #PACE140 challenge underway and the increasing training load as I work towards the Race Across America in 2022, I'm keen to make sure I manage the DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) as best I can. I'll be honest, I'm not the best at always taking time to focus on proper recovery - life is busy and often I'm off the bike straight on to something else.
Commission
Let's talk about commission and making money through 'influencing'. I'm lucky enough to be able to work with some incredible UK brands, as part of my Road to RAAM, and some of those brands pay me a small commission when you use my link or discount code. But what do I do with that money?
vWTTC 24hr on FulGaz
In my pursuit to qualify for the world's toughest bicycle race - the 3,000 mile Race Across America - I took on the 24hr virtual World Time Trial Championships on the 16th & 17th of January. Thanks to Covid, the event normally held on an 18 mile flat course in Borrego Springs, California, was being held virtually on the app FulGaz.
Second half of 2020 – year in review
Before I head in to my first event of 2021, I wanted to complete my review of 2020 - finishing off with a round up of the second half of the year.
Virtual World Time Trial Championships
In my pursuit to qualify for the world's toughest bicycle race - the 3,000 mile Race Across America - I'll be taking on the 24hr virtual World Time Trial Championships on the 16th & 17th of January. Find out more about the event in this new blog.
The Friday Five – Recovery
For this weeks Friday Five I'm talking some of the products and techniques I use as part of my recovery routine.
2021 – The Goals
Normally at this time of year, I set out what I want to achieve in the year ahead. Why? Because I love a plan, I need the discipline and the motivation that goals bring. I really believe that the process of thinking, writing them down and publishing them gives those goals more power . It certainly makes me more accountable. But, none the less, this process is an important first step on the road to achieving my goals.
Five on Friday
In follow up to recent blog about my experience at the first virtual Revolve24 24hr challenge, I thought I'd share five things I've been asked and have talked about this week.
vRevolve24 on FulGaz
Guy took on the first virtual Revolve24, aiming to cycle over 600km in 24hrs in order to qualify for Race Across America. Did he do it? Find out in his new blog.
Quitting Coffee – Is it worth it?
'A ride without a café stop is like a bike without wheels', a statement from Geraint Thomas which I couldn't agree with more. One of the many things I found interesting in his book, The World of Cycling According to G, was how he talked about quitting caffeine 2-3 weeks before a big race. As someone looking for all the marginal gains he can get it got me thinking about why he might do this and how it could help me?
Guy Stapleford Ultra 