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The 4 Winter Habits Behind Demi Vollering's Comeback, According to How She Actually Trained

After the ugliest team split in women's cycling, Vollering rebuilt at FDJ-Suez and won stages nobody expected. Four choices, all made between November and February, did the heavy lifting.

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Cyclists Who Cut Their Long Ride to 2 Hours Got Faster Than Those Who Rode 5. Here Is Why.

A growing body of interval research is quietly demolishing the Sunday long ride. The riders getting fastest right now are the ones swapping four-hour endurance for 20 minutes of pain.

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The "Zone 2 Obsession" Is Costing Masters Riders Real Speed, According to Peer-Reviewed Data

Zone 2 built a cult in cycling. On riders over 45, published training-distribution research says too much of it is why FTP stops moving. Here is the corrected plan.

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Six Weeks After Fracturing Her Spine, Kopecky Won Everything. Her 2026 Comeback Plan Rewrites the Classics Playbook.

The Belgian world champion won every event at the Belgian track championships by a 100-point margin, six weeks after a spinal fracture. Her decision to skip Grand Tours in 2026 reveals a Classics-first training model most coaches are afraid to try.

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Kristin Armstrong And Jeannie Rice : The Recovery Playbook Keeping Athletes Elite Longer

One is a three-time Olympic time trial champion. The other holds every distance running world record from 1500m to marathon in the 75 to 79 age group. Their weeks look nothing alike. Their recovery weeks look almost identical.

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The 5-Hour Rule: What the Research Actually Says About How Much Cycling Is Enough Per Week

A 6-week polarized training pilot on 15 moderately-trained athletes showed that a properly-structured plan of just 5 to 6 hours per week can produce meaningful FTP gains, provided one specific type of session is protected.

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Strength Training For Cyclists: What The 2026 Meta-Analysis Actually Found

A January 2026 meta-analysis of 17 studies on 262 cyclists found heavy strength training improves cycling performance and efficiency but not VO2 max.

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A 2026 Frontiers Meta-Analysis Just Ended The Cyclist-Vs-Runner Cross-Training Debate.

Seven controlled trials, four weeks minimum intervention, and one clear answer. Here is what the Menges review found about swapping runs for rides.

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The Only 3 Rides Cyclists Actually Need

A 2024 systematic review of 14 studies found the same thing across cyclists, runners, and triathletes. Three ride types, arranged deliberately, out-performs six random sessions every time.

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Masters Cyclists Recover 30 to 40 Percent Slower Than Under-30s: The Two-Hard-Session Rule That Actually Preserves FTP After 45

A 2024 PubMed Central review of training intensity distribution across 14 studies confirms what the Norwegian sport scientist has been saying for a decade. Masters cyclists who train like they are still 30 lose FTP twice as fast as those who don't.