Blog: The Coaching Chronicles

Rider Highlight: Alex Edwards takes home 3rd in the Omnium at Jingle CX

Alex Edwards raced fantastically at Jingle Cross in the Cat 3s, finishing 3rd in the omnium. He shared his experience: Brief event/course description:  Very challenging, technical course, with a solid mix of climbing, running, and sand sections. How’d the race go down for you?  I was able to take advantage of front row start spots…

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Rider Highlight: Jorge Martinez Snags Second at Boneshaker CX Series in the Master's 40+

Name:  Jorge R Martínez Event & Category:  Bone Shaker CX Series Masters 40+ Brief event/course description:  Great start, 3rd off the gun, made hard effort half way on first lap and established my 2nd Place gap to third. I held it all race. How’d the race go down for you?  2nd Place Which coach do…

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Rider Highlight: JP Brocket wins his season cyclocross opener!

Name:   JP Brocket Event & Category: Prologue CX – Masters 40+ Brief event/course description:  Season opening cyclocross race here in Kansas City. Course was at Blue Valley park which offered some nice elevation changes, a few power sections, and plenty of twisty turns to keep you on your game. How’d the race go down for…

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Transitioning roles on a professional team

Hi it’s Whitney Allison again. I recently wrote about my experience racing some of the Spring Classics for the first time with Colavita-Bianchi. The 2017 season ended up being my best year yet and I ended up having some real GC opportunities this year. While I never quite made the podium, I made huge leaps…

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My first Spring Classics

Whitney Allison here. I’ve raced for Colavita-Bianchi Women’s Pro Cycling Team since 2013 and have worked with Source Endurance coach Adam Mills since late 2012. This season, my team was fortunate to have the opportunity to do a big spring block in Europe this year. Here’s a little on my experience and my takeaways from…

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Gas Station Nutrition for Cycling

We’ve all been there before…out on a long bike ride, low on water, out of food, but you’ve still got at least an hour left to ride and on the verge of bonking. A couple miles ahead there’s a gas station that has some options, and just about anything solid sounds good. Whereas many people are…

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Rider Highlight: Dean Parker takes the Kansas State Criterium, Masters 65+

Dean Parker recently took the win at the Kansas State Crit Championships in the Masters 65+, and top 10 including the Master’s 50+! Note: the photo is from the Tour of Kansas City, where he also landed himself a top spot!  Event & Category: Kansas State Crit, Masters 65 Brief event/course description: The course was…

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Cory Williams: Manhattan Beach Victory Recap

As Elevate- KHS Pro Cycling comes off of a great couple of weeks at the Tour of Utah and the Colorado Classic, we wanted to take a few minutes and review the winning performance of Cory Williams at the 2017 SoCal season finale, the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix (MBGP).  Cory was able to take the…

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Rider Highlight: Shadd Smith takes the Kansas State Crit Title

Shadd Smith has been crushing this season, as usual. He recently took the win at the Kansas State Crit Championships in the Cat 1 race!   How’d the race go down for you?  Break away formed early, reduced the breakaway to two riders one being my teammate. We lapped the field. Which coach do you work…

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TrainingPeaks article posted! 2017 Tour of Utah: What it Takes to Compete and Complete

Coach Adam Mills recently wrote a fantastic article for TrainingPeaks focused on analyzing how tough the Tour of Utah really is. He analyzed data from different riders of Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling Team. One element unique to Tour of Utah is the altitude, which has a huge effect on athlete performance and recovery. Where do you…

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