With the RTTC National Hill Climb championships finishing the season and cyclocross getting underway in earnest, it’s that time of year when we start seeing cyclists go out for a run. For the past decade, myWindsock has been quantifying the headwind excuse for cyclists – but how much does difference does the wind make when … Continue reading “How much does the wind impact running speed?”

Storm Austen has already made landfall in the UK. Some damage has already been caused according to Cerys, a Barista in a Newquay coffee house speaking to the BBC, “We’ve got a very bent mop, but other than that we’re all good”. The big question is, will this impact the RTTC National Hill Climb Championships … Continue reading “RTTC National Hill Climb Championships Forecast”

It is somehow already October which means only one thing, it is National Hill Climb Championships. At the time of writing, the race is 11 days away which is a bit far for an accurate forecast but close enough for a detailed course review. This year the champs course is on Porlock Toll Road in … Continue reading “RTTC National Hill Climb Championships – Course Preview”

It’s Ironman World Championships week again and this year the men and women are back in the same place, racing on the same day – just like the good old days. Last year was the final rendition of the split competition, with the men’s race in Nice and the women in Kona but this year … Continue reading “Kona will be won in record time this year”

Some of you may have noticed that myWindsock has had a bit of a new look in the past couple of months. Along with our renovation comes a number of new graphs and charts to help you analyse your rides, routes and races. Today, we’re going to go through our top 5 graphs and charts … Continue reading “Top 5 Graphs on myWindsock Surface”

In the past week, Remco Evenepoel won his fourth consecutive World Championship in the time trial. He rode the 39km course at an average speed of 52km/hour – an entire kph faster than his closest competitor. It’s looking really hard to see how someone could actually beat him in the medium term. This got us … Continue reading “How hard is it to beat Remco?”

Those of you reading this in the UK will, undoubtedly, have had multiple occasions in your life where you’ve wished it was possible for you to change the weather. Well, we have good news for you. For the low price of your annual myWindsock subscription you will now be granted this power. Here’s how… Open … Continue reading “Finally, the power to change the weather”

Every grand tour used to contain a long flat time trial but these days they’re becoming more and more rare. Truthfully, we miss them and the organisers of the Vuelta must have been reading our minds because they’ve bought it back, though we’d prefer for it to be 50km like the good old days. The … Continue reading “Vuelta Stage 18 – Course Preview”

myWindsock’s new version, surface, allows you to customise the information panel on the right hand side of the user interface. While, of course, your account comes pre-installed with a large array of pre built panels focussing on many aspects of cycling including weather, aerodynamics, terrain and more – each rider is different and this blog … Continue reading “How to make the perfect panel for your race”

The interval sessions that appear in your training plan are sometimes in significant disagreement with the terrain around you. This can make route planning extremely difficult. The demands of races dictate your training sessions, but the demands of your training sessions can dictate your route. This blog will take you through how a training session … Continue reading “Using myWindsock to plan your intervals”