Cycle and Style

Why Hydrate? We all know we need to stay hydrated while we are exercising, but staying hydrated all day is the key. Here are 10 reasons (if you need them) to stay hydrated! Make it easy to stay hydrated on and off the bike during your day by taking along a water bottle that you can [...]

Life on the Road Memoirs of a cycling tour There is something truly powerful about a bike, a map, two strong legs and a destination… Bicycle touring is the gift of travel presented on two wheels instead of four wheels, or two wings. And what a gift it is. I did my first bike tour [...]

It’s almost bathing suit season. Are you starting to panic because you’ll soon be shedding layers of winter clothing and exposing your body? Eeek!!! When you have more flab than you want, fretting about excess body fat easily leads to plans to go on a diet, of which there are plenty of choices: Atkins, Paleo, [...]

Those who have followed professional cycling for years will be familiar with George Hincapie, who has not only helped Lance Armstrong win 7 Tour de France races in a row, but also broke a record as the first American to compete in cycling in five Olympic games. George’s father, Ricardo Hincapie, an avid cyclist moved to the [...]

Water is a wonderful performance enhancer. When a star U Conn basketball player took the advice of his sports nutritionist Nancy Rodriguez RD and started drinking enough to consistently void a light-colored urine, he was amazed at how much better he felt all day. Unfortunately, too many athletes overlook the power of this essential nutrient.  Perhaps [...]

“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.” Suffragette Susan [...]