A few months back, Ben from myWindsock was out supporting (and providing valuable data) to Mark Beaumont on his successful attempt to break the North Coast 500 record. We managed to get hold of Mark to ask a few questions about the big day (and a bit). For those of you that don’t know, Mark … Continue reading “A chat with Mark Beaumont”
Why bother with a premium account?
myWindsock has a free version that many of you reading this will have used or be users of. Our free version is pretty feature rich, so much so that you might wonder why you should bother with myWindsock premium. Many of you won’t need premium, with something like myWindsock (one of Cycling Weekly’s top 10 … Continue reading “Why bother with a premium account?”
Critical Power
myWindsock uses W’ Balance to help you pace race efforts correctly. W’ Balance allows you to maximise the work done above critical power (CP), but what exactly is CP? What is CP? Critical power is the idea that the power duration curve can be fit to an equation which is approximately true for all athletes. … Continue reading “Critical Power”
Why are winter time trials so much slower?
It’s January which means one thing only – TT season is round the corner (ok maybe it also means other things). Races are popping up from mid February which means some early season form testing is on the cards. You might find that, as a result of a really consistent winter, your power numbers are … Continue reading “Why are winter time trials so much slower?”
Pidcock’s Sa Calobra KOM Analysis
Last month we did a bit of Sa Calobra analysis for the GCN Tech Show. So when we saw the KOM time tumble, we had to do some analysis! Surprisingly, it wasn’t a gift day. In fact it was around 1 second slower than Ed Laverack’s KOM day! We’ll call that one even. Air Speed … Continue reading “Pidcock’s Sa Calobra KOM Analysis”
Taking a World Tour KOM with the weather forecast
Back in September, I had a crack at taking a KOM off a world tour pro on quite a long climb. The pro in question was a Frenchman by the name of Thibaut Pinot. I wrote the whole story of the attempt in Cycling Weekly and you can read about it here but I didn’t … Continue reading “Taking a World Tour KOM with the weather forecast”
Adding a forecast to your planner
Often, we have a series of routes that we ride regularly. Each rider and club has their own version of these but the pleasure of the loop can depend quite heavily on the weather. One way to pick the best loop for a given day is by adding a forecast to your planner. From the … Continue reading “Adding a forecast to your planner”
New feature: Live forecast stats on your Strava Routes menu
Picking the best route has just become a little easier. New to the Activities & Routes menu, time estimates, headwind percentages, and Weather Impacts™ for each Strava Route and Segment. Setting departure time If you are not leaving for your bike ride immediately, you can set the departure time as desired. How to view Strava … Continue reading “New feature: Live forecast stats on your Strava Routes menu”
Using the weather to plan your food
How much food do I need on my ride? Best check the weather. Ok, I know what you’re thinking, this is another MWS blog that is trying to make any topic about the weather but hear me out. Imagine for a second you’re doing the Ironman World Championships in Kona (or elsewhere…) where year on … Continue reading “Using the weather to plan your food”
How to get the Sa Calobra KOM…
Sa Calobra is a climb on the Island of Mallorca. It’s a well known testing ground for world tour pros and amateurs alike and recently, the GCN tech show have been talking about it! The steps to getting the record on this climb are as follows… Step 1 – Have World Tour power to weight … Continue reading “How to get the Sa Calobra KOM…”