Today is the rest day of the Tour de France which has left us all sitting around and scratching our heads wondering what to do with ourselves. While I’m sure ITV and Eurosport are producing a glossy magazine show talking about some inspiring backstory surrounding Thibaut Pinot’s goats and Cycling Weekly are writing articles speculating … Continue reading “Tour de France Time Trial Preview”

Probably not, but we thought people might google this. That said, we decided to have a proper look into it… Echelons are exciting in professional cycling. Generally speaking, riders either love them or hate them. Crosswinds are a weird phenomenon as they can turn an innocuous piece of road into a very tricky section as … Continue reading “Will there be echelons at the Tour de France today?”

I know you all thought that myWindsock was just for time trialists – well, you’re wrong. As you might be aware, there’s the small matter of a couple of races which will decide the British National Championships this coming weekend and we thought it would be interesting to have a look at the criterium course … Continue reading “National Criterium Championships 2023”

Box Hill, an esteemed name cherished by cyclists, resonates with profound significance. It transcends being a mere hill, evolving into a symphony of emotions, an exhilarating ballet embodying the fusion of man and machine, an awe-inspiring testament to the unyielding human spirit. Memories immediately turn to the London 2012 Olympics as the GB team train … Continue reading “How to take the Box Hill KOM”

When you’re setting up a forecast in order to analyse a course on myWindsock, there are a couple of things you can do in order to make it a touch more accurate as well as model the difference that equipment choices might make and calculate a pacing plan. Rolling resistance, drivetrain efficiency and a number … Continue reading “myWindsock’s advanced settings”

On the 11th of June 2023, CTT’s national circuit championships are going to take place on the S3/25S(A) course in Devon. This is a rolling, technically challenging circuit where pacing and the weather will likely play a large role. The course has around 240 m of elevation per lap and there are two laps. The … Continue reading “National Circuit Championships Course Analysis”

Yesterday, British hopes were dashed as Geraint Thomas blew up in the last 2k of the Giro d’Italia. This led to a lesson for all of us – leave something in the tank for a TT with a hill at the end. What happened in the race? In a thrilling penultimate stage mountain time trial … Continue reading “How the Giro was lost: A lesson in how not to pace a time trial”

The UCI rules dictate a number of measurements cyclists must follow when setting up their time trial bikes. The nice thing about the UK is that we are not beholden to these rules very often as we follow CTT or British Triathlon, depending on whether or not we are doing a triathlon or a time … Continue reading “How aero can you go?”

The Giro d’Italia 2023 route reveal made the time trialists very happy and as a result, many have turned up. According to Pro Cycling Stats’ time trialist ranking system, 4 of the top 10 time trialists in the world have turned up including Ganna and Remco Evenepoel. Top GC time trialists like Tour de France … Continue reading “The Giro – Stage 9 Analysis”