The Zwift Club Ladder League is a Game-changer

Introduced in April of this year, the Zwift Club Ladder League has quickly exploded into one of the most unique, and fun, racing formats on Zwift. It is the most exciting format I have been a part of and is a borderline addiction for me. The captain of my team has us racing 3-4 read more...

Base Training Mixed with Racing – the Secret to Success?

Over the past few years, riders like Tom Pidcock, Mathieu van der Poel, and Wout van Aert have become the center of debate about traditional base training versus a mix of training and racing cyclocross. All three riders have found incredible success on the road, while still being very successful at cyclocross (not to mention read more...

My First Zwift Race in 3 Years

This past week I entered my first Zwift race in nearly three years. To say the platform has changed since then is an understatement. Zwift has sent the benchmark for the latest cycling discipline: E-racing. E-racing is much more than just a watts contest. There is strategy/tactics, an element of gamification, equipment read more...

Physiological Impact of Cyclocross Racing

With the cyclocross season in full swing, I thought it would be fun to dive into the physiological impact of cyclocross racing. Anyone who has raced or watched cyclocross, knows that it consists largely of anaerobic/explosive effort. Races start out at a full sprint, followed by a series of short hard efforts, as riders read more...

Leuven Circuit: 2021 Road Worlds Finish Analysis

With the 2021 Road Cycling World Championships behind us, I thought it would be fun to dig into the numbers of what was one of the most technical races and finishes in recent memory. The final 38km of the race took place on an urban circuit in Leuven, Belgium. It came after nearly 230km of read more...

5 Thoughts on the 2021/22 Cyclocross Season

The 2021/22 cyclocross season is alive and well on both sides of the pond. With the USCX kicking off this weekend and the World Cup starting in a few weeks, I wanted to throw out some of my initial thoughts of the season. One quick caveat - I actually wrote an article like this before read more...

Thoughts on Cycling at the 2020 Olympics

I love the Olympics. For as long as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed both the Summer and Winter Olympics. There’s something about representing your country and crushing it against the world’s best. Naturally, I tuned in for (almost) every second of coverage for the 2020 2021? Tokyo games. Here are some of read more...