Hill Climbing
Make hills your friend and improve your Cycling fitness dramatically
Written by Barney Barnett
I'm a big fan of monitoring the amount of vertical meters climbed for the week. It's a number that's important if you are a recreational rider that's riding hilly events... Especially if you are riding some of these epic events in Europe this year. It's also a very important number if you are now transitioning into road racing. While climbing...
12Dec2010
Get low to climb hills faster
Written by David Heatley
11Dec2010
Are you climbing low and strong? How to improve your cycling hill climbing by improving your cycling core strength.
Quick Tip: Slide on Climbs
Written by David Heatley
11Dec2010
Labels: Training Tips, Hill Climbing
I received this quick hill climbing tip in a e-mail from the RBR Publishing Company. It's a great tip for riding longer climbs. Slide on Climbs. On long, gradual climbs you can emphasize some muscles and relieve others by changing where you sit on the saddle. Move to the rear to accentuate the strong gluteus muscles in your butt, pushing the...
Slow down to speed up your hill climbing - cycle up hills fast
Written by David Heatley
Hill climbing. Of all the elements of bike racing, this is perhaps the one feared by most. While you may think that much of your ability to climb is down to genetics alone, there is a lot you can do to increase the speed at which you climb. This means that you can use climbs to your advantage rather than having them dictate to you. This...
11Dec2010
To climb faster you need to build strength before speed
Written by David Heatley
In the quest for hill climbing speed there is something that is really important: your strength foundation must come first if you want to climb fast!
10Dec2010
All too often, cyclists head out for the hills, hoping to simply climb and get stronger. Unfortunately, this rarely happens.
Why? Simple, if the underlying strength foundation is not there...




