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Index
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Week1
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Week2
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Week3
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Week4
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Week5
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Week6
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Week7
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Week8
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Week9
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Overall
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1996 Low-Key Hillclimbs Links
Racing Organizations
USA Cycling
(includes USCF, NCCA, USPro)
Northern California - Nevada Cycling Association
Riding Technique:
Cycling Science
published an interesting
article on optimal cadence
Former world champion Karen Kurreck of Alto Velo offers her
time trial advice
.
Martin Shakeshaft's lactate study
("slow and steady wins the race" in 10-mile time trials by delaying lactate production)
Training Info:
Jim Martin's Cycling Aerodynamics
with a later
correction
(summary of talk to TriFed meeting).
Exercise Physiology
-- check this one out... it's loaded with great info (like, "Do the Kenyan Runners do Intervals?")
Roger Marquis
has a
page of training tips
, including an excellent set of links to
coaching classics
(check out the excellent articles on overtraining!!!)
VeloNews
has a page of excellent
training tips by Joel Friel
, including an excellent article on the need for
rest
to optimize a training program.
Time Trial Preparation
: a
Low-Key exclusive
with
Joe Friel
!
Gatorade Sports Science Institute
features several
collections of articles
, especially
Sports Science Exchange
, which has articles on various facets of training and performance, including:
Gastric Emptying During Exercise
: issues of effective hydration and carbohydrate replacement
Fluid and Carbohydrate Replacement During Exercise
: More info on hydration
Fat Metabolization during Exercise
: How to save that glycogen for when you really need it.
Cycling Technical:
Bike power-speed equations
(Java applet -- requires Java-compatible browser)
Bike Route info:
Local climbs
(descriptions with some distance/climbing stats)
Rating Climbs
: a somewhat silly attempt to develop an algorithm for that elusive ``climb difficulty'' metric.
Stanford Bike Coalition document
, including the first edition of
Bill Bushnell
's incredible
Bay Area Cycling Route Map
(warning: 1MB of Postscript code).
Santa Clara County BikeWays Map
(TA's officially recommended bike-routes, with an excellent general street map)
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Preserves
(excellent source of info for mountain bikers)
California Highway Conditions
WWW King of the Mountains
page by Leigh Culpepper -- a review of the best climbs in the world.
Sacramento Area
(route descriptions, maps, profiles, and event tie-ins of the roads around the capital -
excellent!
(also has Java applets))
Topo!
: USGC-map Topographical mapping/profiling software (Windows and Mac versions)
Ordre des Cols Durs
(European ``Difficult Climb'' club)
Weather Links
MetaLinks:
cycling.org
Yahoo's Cycling page
Sacramento Area Cycling
(
excellent
info on Sacramento area cycling, roads, and links to local clubs.)
Pete's Bike Index
, like a good golf course (a nice set of links)
djconnel@flash.net