Tricia Fleischer was out of high level competition for about a year and a half due to a shoulder injury. After surgery, and some focused training and racing, she is now the Women’s 40-44 2019 US National Cyclocross Champion. She discusses the role mountain biking plays in her cyclocross skillset, and road tripping to the midwest to earn sanctioned points.
Ever wondered how far you could pedal in 12 or 24 hours? Here's a new opportunity to amuse your muscular mitochondria with 12 non-stop hours of pedaling. Or, if that's not enough, add sleep deprivation and see how far you can go in 24 hours.
Kristi Berg is a USAC cycling coach and ACE Personal trainer with Seattle's Cycle University. In addition to her coaching gig, Kristi also races road bikes, mountain bikes, and cyclocross.
To provide a bit of context for upcoming race reports, and from the perspective of a recreational cyclist who periodically races (if it can be called that...) a brief primer on the workings of amateur road races:
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