Nick Morgan

Recent articles by Nick Morgan

How to avoid bonking on a bike ride

Essential tips to prevent that sudden, catastrophic loss of energy
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How the science of breathing can improve your cycling

Get some air, improve your performance
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Should you sit or stand when climbing?

When you hit a hill, what's the best position to take?
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Why your cycling performance is better in the afternoon

The effects of internal body temperature examined
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How reducing your training before a big race can boost your performance

Tapering explained
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Training: Do you need that kind of pressure?

The skinny on compression gear
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Technique: A new spin on pedalling slow

Is a fast cadence really the secret to better pedalling?
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Health: Bedroom performance

Get the best from your rest
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Health: No guts, no glory

Train your stomach to optimise your fuel load
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How low-level glycogen training can improve your endurance

The benefits of training when glycogen stores are low
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Technique: Can aero bar performance?

What the scientists say about adopting the tuck
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Health: Forever Young

Can cycling life begin at 40? Nick Morgan puts the case
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Nutrition: Time at the bar

Can you get away with a post-race pint?
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Nutrition: Think "Drink!"

What, when and how much do you need to drink?
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Q&A - Could pollution affect blood cells?

Q: I'm a regular commuter in London and have been for over a year. I do 50-to-60 miles a week, plus the occasional longer ride at weekends. My commute is mostly along busy roads.
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Training - Heart rate training

The great Kenyan distance runner John Ngugi had his own unique training theory. He said that when he felt like going fast, he did; and when he didn't feel like it, he didn't.
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