Gravel Racing Training for Masters Cyclists: How to Train Smarter, Not Harder

Ready to take your gravel racing to the next level for the upcoming fall races?  As a master’s cyclist, you know that training smarter, not harder, is the key to success.  Gone are the days of endless punishing workouts and pushing yourself to the brink of exhaustion.  Instead, it’s time to fine-tune your approach and […]

Mastering Long Distance Gravel Races: Dialing in the Essential 4 Factors

Are you a gravel rider who craves adventure and loves to push your limits?  By incorporating scientific principles into your training, nutrition, mental toughness, and equipment choices, you can optimize your performance and leave the competition in the dust – pun fully intended. We’ve been talking the past couple of weeks about how to train […]

Improve Your Threshold Power to Improve Your Gravel cycling Speed and Comfort

Gravel racing on bicycles requires building as big an FTP, or functional threshold power, as possible in order to maintain your power during long races.  Most of the time, gravel races are between 30 and several hundred miles.  As an older guy, I stick with the 50 to 70-mile races at a maximum and let […]