How To - Ace the Race

Here are Bicycling's 58 top tips on how to power your way to a perfect lap of the Peninsula, Boyes Drive and all.

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The Fuel - Eat Right for a Faster Cycle Tour

"It is well established that exercise performance can be affected by diet and, in order to maintain optimal training, the body must be properly refuelled with appropriate nutrients. The pre-event meal is an integral part of the complete training

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The Fix - The lowdown on servicing your bike

If you are doing the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, now is the time to get your bike serviced. Don't leave it too late, as the bike shops get really busy, the closer it gets to D-Day.

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Fit Chick - Trail running

Most cyclists I know run only if their backside is on fire. It's always the same excuses: 'Running sucks' and 'Running hurts riding.' Untrue and untrue, especially if you take your running off-road.

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Maiden Voyager - Words to ride by

Remember the email and then the song about 'Always wear sunscreen'? It was a speech supposedly made by Kurt Vonnegut, the American satirist and science writer, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Styleman - Imported kit or no?

My riding group all seems to have gone crazy over imported cycle clothing and Assos, Castelli and Vermarc logos way outnumber those on my locally made kit.

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