Every now and again we put together a short list of interesting stories from other cycling news sources that we think you might like to read. There's some really good pieces here.
‘You would never know their names if they had never taken drugs’
American former professional rider (he has just retired at 35) Matt Cooke came on the radar screens at crankpunk HQ when he commented on an article i wrote about dopers having those wonderful gran fraudos, as they do. we then chatted a little about doing an interview but never got round to it. Read the full piece by clicking here
Cycling vigilantes are doing more harm than good
People who load their bikes with cameras and submit countless traffic violations to the police aren't helping society or themselves, says Andrew Critchlow. Read the full piece by clicking here.
Under pressure: What great expectations mean to young stars
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Talent is a gift, a lovely box with a pretty ribbon. Expectation is a leaden cloak upon thin shoulders. There is a pressure to perform in sport, just as there is in life, but it’s magnified in such a complex arena like cycling. Small mistakes are extrapolated into patterns of failure, a tome of publicly perceived underachievement. Read the full piece by clicking here
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Athlete who spent a year training for gruelling 140-mile triathlon missed it on the day because he overslept
Jody George raised hundreds of pounds for charity in lead up to the race. He regularly updated friends and family on how his training was going. But he put his alarm clock on snooze on the day of the race and overslept. Read the full piece by clicking here
21 Year Study Of Danish Olympic Rower Shows Remarkable Two Decade Maintenance Of Peak Physical Performance
Aging is associated with physical decline. Previous studies have pointed out in average people, the maximum heart rate, the amount of oxygen carried by each beat of the heart, and maximum blood oxygen saturation all drop over the course of years. But what if the decline is not inevitable? Read the full piece by clicking here
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