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We have had a busy fall of racing! NRG athletes have been racing all over the world, Bahrain, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Western Australia, Mexico, across the US and even a few in Canada. We have had athletes taking part in all types of races from running races to gravel bike events, sprint distance tri’s to […]

Thanks to everyone who came out and joined us at our Open House on Sat night! Great to see everyone and nice to too see no lycra, speedo’s or aero helmets:) You can see all of the pictures here +10 43 people reached

By NRG Coach Sylvie Dansereau Now that I have covered crank size, we should discuss crank arm length since this can significantly impact your position by improving your comfort on the bike when riding in the aeroposition and therefore can positively impact your performance.   Comfort will play a big part in determining your ability

144km, 5+hours ride time, forecast = 8C and sunny, reality = -2C and freezing fog, don’t know what freezing fog is? just look at the trees in the first picture:)!! Another stupid week of hard riding in December, and there where 20 athletes crazy enough to show up! Cary, Joe, Brandon, Bob, Ed, Duncan, Johnathan,

Is a compact crank right for you? By NRG Coach Sylvie Dansereau Now that we have discussed the advantage of riding at higher cadences (~85-95 rpms) as well as developing your ability to ride economically at a wide range of  cadences through your training, I should touch on the equipment aspects of this. A compact

A Wed morning in Dec, great day for a ride. The City Loop. 94km, 4hours and lots of awesome trails and paths through the ravines of Toronto! 3 rides down and the big one to go. Weather has been great so far and the forecast for Sunday is the best of the week at 8C

  Durham Roubaix: a great little ride from Oshawa with a fun mix of urban trails and paths and some hard sand roads and bumpy grass sections up north. Great conditions again today Pictures 58 people reached

Hell Week 2016! 4 great Cyclocross rides to keep you motivated in the fall. Ride 1: The Pancake Ride (named after the post ride breakfast!), 67km, a mix of gravel road, rail trail, single track and a little paved road. AP =252 watts, NP = 271watts and average speed was only 28kph and this was

A great little hill down by Bluffers Park, tops out at probably close to 25%, and its all dirt. You can see the watts it took to get up it and that was in a 34×32 smallest gear! Keeping fit and keeping it fun in the off season!  

By NRG Coach Sylvie Dansereau What about cadence? In order to ride efficiently, athletes need to use a wide variety of cadences when riding variable terrain and therefore must become adept at being efficient at a wide range of cadences.  In general terms it has been well reported that pedaling at higher cadences is more