How to Ride Through Mud in Cyclo-Cross
If you haven't already realised cyclo-cross is a mud sport. It means riding through the winter months until around January time. This means bad weather, and bad weather means mud. We give you some top tips to prepare yourself for racing this season.
Running Technique for Cyclo-Cross
Running is part of cyclo-cross and cannot be avoided in most races. Generally you have to run because of the terrain or to get your bike over an obstacle that you can't ride over, or get through muddy sections that would otherwise clog up your chain. Here are a few tips to get your technique perfect.
Get Started in Cyclo-Cross: 5 Essential Tips
Fancy giving cyclo-cross a go? Read our top tips on how to get started in cyclo-cross for you to practice and become master of mud! And if you need some cross-specific kit, you can find all that you need here at ProBikeKit.
What is Cyclo-cross?
With action-packed events, and a unique skill to get through the cross race, riders need to be skillful, powerful and very fit to endure the conditions. Learn about cyclo-cross - perhaps the muddiest cycling discipline! Read more here.
How To: Warm Down After Cycling
Warming down after cycling is very important for recovery, especially if you're planning to get back on the bike soon after. It helps keep your muscles moving and prevents lactic acid from forming, and also avoids injury!
Sportive: How to Maintain Energy
Speaking from experience, our PBK team rider Aaron gives some detailed advice on how to fuel for a sportive or long distance challenge.
Sportive: A Rider's View
Our very own PBK cyclist Aaron Hemsley is back on the blog with some handy advice on how to prepare for a sportive! Read his advice written from experience of riding in sportives!
How To: Climb
Climbing is like Marmite, it's one of those things you either love or you hate, or are really good at or perhaps not so good. But something we all have to do. In this article we are here to help you become a great climber.
How To: Fuel on the Bike
Fuelling is one of the hardest things to get right and is extremely important in making sure you get the best performance out of yourself. There are many occasions where either yourself, a team mate or a fellow riding partner have suffered from ‘bonking’. Let’s face it, we have all been there at least once and never want to be there again!
How To: Corner
If there are a lot of corners on the circuit, like a crit for instance, then a lot of time and vital energy can be lost in cornering if you keep getting it wrong. The aim is to use the corner to your advantage, stay smooth and predominantly upright! Read our top tips on how to corner in a race.