The images of the cycling World Championships in Yorkshire are still indelible in the eyes of fans. The impervious climatic conditions, almost impossible, have in fact made the professional test of last Sunday an elimination race. The most striking example was the surrender of the Dutch...
Running is good. It's not a secret! Some studies have even shown that it prolongs life. Sometimes, however, the simple runner activity is not enough to achieve the goals we have set ourselves. Many factors can affect our performance, causing us to lose confidence in...
Vuelta a España, the final grand tour of the season, is held between August and September, marking the end of the holidays and the end of summer. In terms of notoriety, it lies in third place behind the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. The...
Faced with a more or less important tragedy, each of us has his personal reaction. There are those who fall into the deepest distress and those who, like me, had another kind of reaction. That morning I was doing what I loved the most. It seemed like...
In cycling, and more generally during sports, we are prone to accumulate toxins and muscle stiffness. Depending on the activity performed, we subject our muscles to different functional demands, more or less violent and lasting efforts, but all inevitably translate into problems for the body. Our...
Which is the role of music in sport? How much a performance can be affected? Music intensifies energies, motivates concentration on the intended goal, and at the same time relaxes; in its own way it ensures that the tension does not take over. A simple pair...
After a period of testing during the Giro Rosa and the recent Italian Road Championships, an agreement was formalized between Bend36 and Valcar Cylance, one of the most promising Italian UCI Women World Tour teams. Bend36, born from the happy intuition of Alessandro Rombelli and...
Fuelling the track powerhouse to ensure adequate nutrition to prevent injury? Check. Managing a dramatic weight reduction to allow the most efficient deployment of that same power on the vertiginous slopes of the Alps and Pyrenees? Check. We have met Trek-Segafredo Nutritionist Stephanie Scheirlynck to discover more...
We had time to sit down with the Trek-Segafredo Elite Chef Kim Rokkjaer and ask him about daily meal prep, rider preferences, and of course, FOOD! How many years have you supporting the team? I’ve been working with the team as the only chef since 2011. Tell us...
Surely if you practice sports at any time of the day, in any weather condition, you may have heard yourself asking this question. It's 7 am, the alarm has just sounded. I turn in the bed, a ray of sunlight filters through the window and peeks...