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Cycling is fast becoming one of the world’s most popular pastimes. Its benefits range from improving fitness and strengthening core muscle groups to being an environmentally friendly way to travel to work. Unfortunately, like in any sport, injuries can and do happen. Whether you cycle to prepare for a race or simply to get to…
Have you ever heard of cycling bingo? It’s a great way to keep you and friends occupied when watching a long cycling tour, such as Tour de France or the Grand Depart. It basically involves you creating your own bingo card with common phrases that you might hear the commentator say, phrases such as ‘dancing…
As we are told on a daily basis, we need to exercise to stay healthy. A very popular way to maintain an active lifestyle is by biking. Biking is a relatively low cost activity that can be performed to varying degrees in any country and geography. Getting On a Bike Sometimes it is not necessary…
One of the key ingredients for a biker is confidence. Cycling downhill can be quite scary because of the forces of nature and the momentum due to gravity and speed. The biker needs to be sure and confident in their bike as well as themselves. The secret to cycling downhill is to move at a…
Cornering when cycling can be quite tricky because the biker only has two wheels and they depend on that forward motion to maintain their balance. It is also the point where many riders lose a lot of precious time. The best way to make a turn on a corner is by making sure that you…
It is one thing to tackle a mountain and an uphill climb, but quite a different thing to cycle downhill. If you are good and manage to cycle to the top, then you will, of course, have to turn around and cycle back downhill, unless the crest is your final destination. Going downhill requires some…