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CrankPunk Coaching Systems: more good stuff!
it’s been a very good few months since CrankPunk Coaching Systems got off the ground, with some victories, plenty of improving and many personal goals achieved. i’d like to say it’s all down to my...
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CrankPunk Coaching Systems: spaces available for 1-2-1 coaching
yes, it’s that time of year, you should really be off the cakes and the Belgian beers by now and out cranking it nice and steady and building that solid base for the 2014 season! and you should be...
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training: Philippe Gilbert & the Luddite Way
by crankpunk. this is a re-post. Lud·dite (ldt) n. 1. Any of a group of British workers who between 1811 and 1816 rioted and destroyed labor saving textile machinery in the belief that such machinery...
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a quick word or 50 on descending
by crankpunk this may seem a bit patronising to many but judging by how many riders i see wobbling through corners, braking on the apex, changing their lines on the way in and not pedaling when at the...
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Crank Punk Coaching Systems Testimonial: Steven Wong
As well as writing and racing myself I am also a cycling coach, founder of Crank Punk Coaching Systems (CPCS). Here below is a testimonial from Steven Wong, one of my clients. Steven and I have been...
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another Crank Punk Coaching Systems victory!
yowzers, another win for a CPCS client – well, three wins! Rafael Leyson Amorganda, 28, from Bais City in the Philippines took 4th place in the opening TT at the Aboitiz Power Tour of Subic, then won...
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crankpunk on the Mongolia Bike Challenge website: Over 40 & Fit as F**k!
As the official coach of the 2014 GENCO Mongolia Bike Challenge I write articles for their site from time to time, and here’s one I re-edited and have currently up there on the MBC site. It’s about how...
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Crank Punk Coaching Systems World Domination Tour continues apace
well maybe not quite ‘world’ domination, but we’re getting there. Crank Punk Coaching Systems client Taylor Price, originally of the US but now living and working in China, forced a two man break at...
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CrankPunk Training: Get mental and get off the OK Plateau
People get stuck. It happens to us all at some point. You get into something, work hard, see the improvements quickly, then suddenly you’ve reached the flatlands. No matter what you do you just don’t...
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Crank Punk Coaching Systems: Taylor Price on top of the podium
the results are coming thick and fast, especially from Taylor Price, who got a second last week in the Shanghai Skoda Series after forcing the 2 man break. this Sunday just gone Taylor competed in the...
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BLKTEC Cycles – the hottest new wheels and components
BLKTEC components and wheelsets really do rock, and you don’t just have to take my (sponsored) word for it. here is a report on the BLKTEC offerings that were on display at EuroBike on Bike.Rumor.com –...
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Crank Punk Coaching Systems Testimonial: Chris Hodgson
I started working with Chris Hodgson, 47, from the UK after he contacted me with regards to getting ready for the 2014 Mongolia Bike Challenge, of which I had just been announced as the official coach....
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Crank Punk Coaching Systems: “It’s the greatest thing since energy gel...
Well he didn’t really say that but he should have. James Cole, 37, originally from Oz but now living in Singapore, joined CPCS some months back in preparation for the 2014 Haute Route Alps. Here is his...
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Crank Punk Coaching Systems & ANZA Cycling club join forces!
(CAPITALS here are, I think, appropriate…!) I am very proud to announce that the ANZA Cycling club have chosen to accept Crank Punk Coaching Systems as their official coaching provider! ANZA is the...
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how to prepare the week before that big race
a version of this article originally appeared on the Round the Island website, which is connected to the ANZA Cycling group. _________________________________ The Big Race is coming. A week and a...
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crankpunker spotted in Denver, Colorado: punkhunt ensues
Michael Sagermann, a.k.a Bobby Snowballs Smith, was last spotted pedaling about in an area just north of Denver, taking scalps and Strava KOMs willy nilly. armed with deep carbon rims and some serious...
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Tejay van Garderen reminds us all that the thing these guys do is not the...
i read about LA motorpacing Tejay and i realised that, although nothing should surprise me anymore when it comes to this kind of thing, these guys were born not only with very good ‘rider DNA’ but also...
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Another win for CPCS client Tom Little in Dubai!
I’ve lost track of the podiums and wins that came in for Crank Punk Coaching Systems in 2014, but there were quite a few! You may remember crankpunker Tom Little taking first place in the Turn &...
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Iron Deficiencies: training with weights to get stronger & faster
crankpunk was a gymrat for a good 7 years or so, serious for a couple, getting up to a ridiculous 96kg. From there I got down to 74kg at my lightest when riding for Fuji-Asia, but I do believe that the...
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Pre-Season Training Plans: $6.99 per week on Crank Punk Coaching Systems
How do you go from the splurge that is a good Christmas break into some smart, sensible training that will lay a solid foundation for the new year of riding and racing? How do you get back into the...
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