Data & metricsHow to Read Your Cycling Training Data — a Beginner's Guide
After your first ride with a power meter you see a screen full of numbers: WAP, RI, TSS, cardiac drift, zone breakdown. Here's a guide so you don't have to Google it after every ride.
Data & metricsWhat Is Cardiac Drift (Aerobic Decoupling) — What It Says About Your Aerobic Fitness
Same power, but your heart rate is higher after an hour than at the start? That's cardiac drift. It's normal — but its size says a lot about your aerobic base.
Data & metricsBody Weight and Cycling Performance — How Much Does It Really Give You?
Body weight has a real effect on cycling performance, especially uphill. When does losing weight help, and when does it start to hurt?
Data & metricsHow to Improve Your Pedalling Technique — Cadence, the Pedal Stroke and Drills
Efficient pedalling is more than pushing hard. Cadence, an even pedal stroke and drills on the trainer — here is how to improve your technique.
Data & metricsHow Cadence Affects Heart Rate and Fatigue — Better to Produce Watts With Speed or Force?
The same watts at 70 rpm and 100 rpm cost your body differently. How cadence shifts load between your cardiovascular system and your muscles, and what that means for training.
Data & metricsHow to Export a GPX or TCX File from Strava and Garmin Connect
Step by step: export a ride to GPX from Strava and to TCX from Garmin Connect, how GPX, TCX and FIT differ, and what to do with files from Wahoo or Zwift.
Data & metricsRamp Test vs 20-Minute FTP Test — Which One Should You Choose?
The two most popular FTP tests compared: protocol, pacing, repeatability and common mistakes. Find out which test fits your rider profile.