Lance Believe it or not, after all the water under the bridge, I still listen to what Lance Armstrong has to say in and around professional cycling. Stay with me 🙂 He has some great insights, which demonstrate other factors he leveraged to win the biggest bike races. I’m not condoning what he did and I […]
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*This is the 1st of a series of 3 pieces. They’re chronologically linked, but can be read as standalone articles if chosen. Here’s Part 2 and Part 3 The internal self-talk was pretty bad. “This is so shit.” “It doesn’t make sense. I prepared so well.” “I know it’s normal to be challenged, but this fucked”.
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“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much!” she said with genuine gratitude, humility and joy. But should she have? Italian Elisa Balsamo had just crossed the line first in the Ghent-Wevelgem road race. It’s one of pro cycling‘s most prestigious races in the Belgian spring classics part of the season. In a total hot
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If I said to you it’s possible to combine fun, laughter, competitiveness, skill, courage, deep learning, improvement, creativity in a very natural and efficient way, AND get hard-edged, measurable change in capacity and resultant beliefs, would you be curious? Bloody oath you would! This could be a game changer. One the most influential factors in
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“TTs are about power to pedal, but mental strength is what can affect and impact on power application, in particular the ability to push into the red and hold it there. Gaining a mental ‘edge’ is a skill to learn and takes practise, practise and more practise.” – Felicity Wardlaw. CONTEXT From any viewpoint, the
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I love it And I always want to enjoy it I want to enjoy it, especially in relation to the climbing that has usually preceded it My intention is safety as a foundational given, and performance as the goal – I practice viewing and achieving these priorities, as one Performance for me is indicated
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I’ve got a mate and professional colleague, David Darbyshire, who lives in Hawaii, and works with mostly golfers on the US mainland and triathletes in Hawaii. His approach, like mine, is to work with the athlete’s body so it can move and produce the required forces of the chosen activity more efficiently. The Approach
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