Warming up for a Time Trial: Quick Tips.

Inspired by a 31 second improvement in my 40k TT time over the weekend, I wanted to share a few tips on how to get in a good warm-up before a time trial.

The shorter the TT, the longer the warm-up. This is very important.  The high efforts needed in a short TT mean that [...]

Pointy Helmet’s Tour de France commentary: Stage 2.

Evidently yesterday’s stage was called “Stage 1″ and not the “Prologue.” Oops.
Today, Mark Cavendish won the stage virtually uncontested with a perfect leadout from his teammates. And no one was surprised. This guy is ridiculous. He’s got a great support crew to get him to the last 300 meters, and at [...]

Pointy Helmet’s Tour De France Commentary: Prologue.

This morning was the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The Tour de Lance France began. The prologue this year was a 15.5k time trial around Monaco, which is a tiny country that evidently is near France. For triathletes, the time trial stages hold a special place in the cockles of our [...]

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