Cyclists’ bikes and kit are not the only things that have changed over the past couple of decades in the sport.
These days technology and more information about coaching and nutrition have all revolutionised how we prepare, the kind of efforts we put in when riding and even how we approach racing.
In this GCN video former Irish road race champion and Vuelta finisher Conor Dunne laments some of the lost arts of cycling, including, among others:
Route planning
While we have GPS-based mapping devices to take us
anywhere now, Conor laments the days of paper maps and only learning great
local cycling routes after joining and winning over your local club.
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Racing to power
The former Irish international says when he started cycling he paced his race effort on feel. He reflects on having to make the time limit in a Vuelta TT in 2017 based on feel when his power meter ran out of, well, power.
Storing your bike
Wrapping bikes in newspaper – in a skillful manner - and
putting them in the attic at the end of the season; really?
Nutrition
Conor remembers the days when riders tried to “get used to” not eating and drinking so much; doing 100 miles on an apple because “you thought it was good for you”.
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