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Prepare for a Long Bike Ride With Our 16-Week Plan
This training plan will build your fitness, confidence, and know-how to nail your first multi-day ride.
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Everything You Need to Know About Cycling for Weight Loss
All the ways in which riding can support your weight-loss efforts, plus the best ways to maximize results.
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What Is an E-Bike? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Here’s why everyone loves these popular bikes—and why you probably will, too.
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6-Week Beginner Cycling Plan
In less than two months, this plan will help you build confidence, speed, strength, and endurance—even if you’re brand new to cycling.
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Should You Hop in a Sauna Before or After a Workout?
Here’s what to know about the benefits of this spa-like service for your training and health.
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Your primary concern is safety, of course, so here is how to decide if cycling and pregnancy go together.
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Does Cycling Build Glutes? Experts Explain
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What Are the Benefits of Compression Boots?
Everything you need to know before you buy this recovery tool.
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Here’s Exactly How to Get Faster at Cycling
These three workouts will boost your average speed.
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You Might Be Overestimating How Many Calories You Burn While Biking
Here’s what to know about estimating energy expenditure.
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Find Relief for Tight Leg Muscles With These 4 Strategies
It’s not all about stretching.
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4 Cycling Workouts That Will Keep You Strong in the Off-Season
These workouts will help you improve speed, climbing, and muscle imbalances.
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The 30 Hardest Hill Climbs in the World
Looking for a leg-busting, air-sucking slog with some gorgeous views? This list is for you.
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Will Riding a Bike Give You Big Pro Cyclist Legs?
Spoiler alert: No! But it will make you fit and strong in many ways. Here’s exactly how.
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The 30 Most Gorgeous Roads in America
Roll through stunning miles on some of the most popular rides in the country.
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4 Ways to Burn More Fat Through Cycling
Training to be a better fat burner can make you stronger on your bike and leaner in your kit
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The Muscles You Activate When Climbing Steep Inclines
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Your Complete Guide to Macronutrients and How Much to Eat
You need all three macronutrients: carbohydrates, fat, and protein. Here’s how to make them work for your workouts.
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8 Great Bento Boxes for Big Bike Adventures
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Aerodynamic Cycling: The Ultimate Guide to All Things Aero
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5 Bodyweight Exercises Every Cyclist Should Do
Working out at home? Get strong and stable sans equipment with these bodyweight exercises.
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High-Intensity Exercise or Endurance? For the Most Health Benefits, Do Both
HIIT and SIT workouts can get you fit fast, but for lasting health benefits, you need moderate-intensity exercise, too.
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Do You Sit Too Much? Daily Exercise Is a Great Antidote
Thirty to 40 minutes of exercise a day helps undo the damage of sitting, say new global guidelines.
Are Potatoes Actually Healthy and Can You Use Them to Fuel Your Rides?
The humble potato might just be the perfect performance food.
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What’s Really Happening to the Tour de France Riders’ Legs?
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There are steps you can take to flick the metabolic fat-burning switch in your favor.
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8 Hills You Have to Climb Before You Die
The most vertically challenging roads in the country are often the most beautiful—which is why you absolutely should summit them.
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Postworkout Protein Shakes Might Not Give Your Muscles the Boost You Think
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Is Your Mouthwash Blocking Your Workout Benefits?
A new study finds a surprising link between the rinse and nitric oxide—meaning nitrate supplements like beet juice may be affected, too.
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Master Your Sports Nutrition Game on the Bike to Banish Gut Rot for Good
These expert strategies from sports physiologist Allen Lim, Ph.D., will prevent a dietary debacle from derailing your rides.