Women’s 100 Training Ride: The Peaks

投稿 Gem Atkinson • 17th May 2013 • Women Posted in

Last Sunday saw a Rapha Women's 100 training ride in the UK in the hilly Peak District for a tough 65km in preparation for the forthcoming ride in July. Nonnas Italian restaurant in Chesterfield acted as a perfectly-Giro inspired rider HQ, with splashes of Rosa and tricolore welcoming the ladies who enjoyed traditional Italian coffees and pastries before rolling out with the Jaguar support car containing both soigneur and mechanic.

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Women's Prestige: Chain of Events

投稿 Jeremy Dunn • 9th May 2013 • Women Posted in

_{Photos by - Jason Perry}  

In the days leading up to a big ride such as the Rapha Women's Prestige you try to make sure that everything has been accounted for: the bicycle has been properly tuned; new tires have been installed (maybe a little wider than normal to take into account those notorious gravel sections); the derailleurs have been fine tuned; and the bike is nice and clean. Then there is your body: requisite training time in the saddle logged; stretching program followed; and the diet has been focused. It all culminates now, the starting time that sends you and your team into the wilds together. To stay together, to finish together, everything has to be just right.

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Women's 100 プロレーサーからのアドバイス

投稿 Guest Author • 26th March 2013 • Rides Posted in

_{Words by Julie Krasniak | Photos by J. Dunn | Translation by Yoko Aoki}

ジュリー・クラスニアクはフランス北東のメス市出身、12歳で自転車を始め、14歳ですでにMTBレースを始めていた。曽祖父、祖父、父、兄、ジュリーという自転車レーサーの家系で、一族ですでに1000以上の勝利を収めている。現在は米国のオレゴン州ポートランドに住み、ラファ－フォーカスチームに所属している。今回、 Women's 100  のためにジュリーからプロとしてのアドバイスを寄せてもらった。

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