Posts tagged technique tuesday

Embracing the winter wonderland and riding in the snow can help improve your bike handling and beat the winter blues with these snow ‘cross ideas.

Do more by doing less. The key to maximizing your cyclocross training and racing is maximizing your rest and sleep. Coach Chris Mayhew tells you how.

Whether winding down or gearing up for Nationals, now is a good time to get ready for a successful end of season. Coach Chris Mayhew is back with advice on finishing the season strong and handling the holidays with grace.

Coach Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching has got your back. Mayhew is quite familiar with back issues that plague cyclocross racers, and stresses prevention for racers not familiar with such pain.

Watching the pros do anything in slow-mo is a great way to study techniques and see what you can work on in the offseason. Watch this video of pros hopping and running barriers.

This is the time of year to focus on new things that will help your racing, such as a mindfulness practice. It takes time, and now’s the time to start.

Whether you are racing 2017 Nationals, have a few races left or already hung up the cyclocross bike, coach Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching helps you close …

This week’s Training Tuesday column from Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses on improving in one area where your final performance has nothing to do …

This week’s column from Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses more on technique, philosophy and etiquette rather than training, especially if you enjoy life in the fast …

Up the power, turn down the volume? No, we’re not talking about car stereos. This week’s Training Tuesday series article by Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses on perfecting …

Mud. It’s what we all think of when we think cyclocross. Many ’crossers look forward to mud the most. But it also requires the most work on your part before, during and after a race. We’ll make sure you’re ready.

Suffer from back pain or leg cramping during training or racing? Are you diligently stretching out before your workout or race? For today’s Cyclocross Magazine’s Training …

This week’s Training Tuesday series article by Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses on how to plan and execute your cyclocross warmups. Cyclocross season is a few weeks away, …

For today’s Training Tuesday piece, we’re focusing on how to prepare for cyclocross racing, by racing cyclocross during the week. See our tips to finding a good practice and creating your own practice through our helpful guide.

This week’s Training Tuesday series article by Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses on how to handle your actual race after the start whistle blows.  First of all, thank …

This week’s Training Tuesday series article by Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses on how to prepare and plan to have the smartest start your cyclocross races this season. We …

“Increased fitness from training is useless if it comes with increased fatigue as its price when you’re close to your goal event. Going into nationals, err on the side of rest to make sure you can put out a maximal effort on race day. Underfit and fresh is always better than fit and fatigued.”

Originally appearing in Cyclocross Magazine Issue 30, this week’s Technique Tuesday provides a detailed view about how to descend like a pro on the cyclocross …

When we took a closer look at cyclocross traditions, between the Elite racers we interviewed it was unanimous that warming up before your race is …

Have you read our Technique Tuesday about how to correctly carry your bike? Looking for a new challenge? Want to impress your friends, spectators and …

Cyclocross season is in full swing, and if you’re anything like us, your race schedule and your off-the-bike responsibilites have you running around at a …

Our last Technique Tuesday featured Adam Myerson giving cyclocross racers the ins and outs of getting off their bikes. His tips on when, how and …

As the week draws to an end, take a look at our recap of content from Cyclocross Magazine that’s worth checking out, or if you’ve …

In our last Technique Tuesday, we examined remounting of the bicycle, and the best ways to eliminate a stutter-step that can cost big placements in …

Last week, Adam Myerson demystified interval training and looked at which blocks were ideal for cyclocross athletes. But if cyclocross was only about the work that’s put into …

Sprints If you think about ’cross in terms of constantly varying power outputs at a steady threshold heart rate, then try to think about what …

  Last Monday, Adam Myerson examined tire and pressure choices for cyclocross conditions. Today, he goes back to the technique side of things, and looks at …

Half-kneeling single arm rotations This is a mobility workout to open up the core muscles on the front of your body, which often get tight …

Cyclocross is a sport based in technique, and while much of technique is based around handling and body position, both of those factors are determined …

Cyclocross is nearly here, and the UCI races begin a month from now. Last week, Adam Myerson laid out the perfect training week for cyclocross. For today’s …