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Laura Nicolson: Every race this year has ended in ‘I can go faster’. On Saturday, I went faster!

I’ve worked hard since the beginning of winter to get my legs moving faster. I think about cadence a lot. I do turbos. I race. I lose. I race again. I’ve had good days this year, mostly in training, but … Continue reading

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Laura Nicolson: Getting dropped is ok too

The tough reality of last Saturday is fading away and the joy of the time i spent in the bunch is smile inducing! My impression of road racing and time trialling was always that the time trial was the toughy, … Continue reading

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Laura Nicolson…what I learned on my time trial bike this week! (part 5)

I’ve been riding 10s and 25s all year and I’m pretty happy with my progress so far, I’m not setting the world on fire but I’m reaching my own targets, that’s one of the things I really love about time … Continue reading

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Laura Nicolson…what I learned on my time trial bike this week! (part 4)

Numbers numbers numbers numbers! All you testers (read people on the verge of obsession with time trialling) out there will love the numbers you work to each time trial.  I know I do.  I reguarly find myself mid calculation during … Continue reading

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Laura Nicolson…Women’s Road Racing: Giving it a Go!

I got the bug last weekend at the Moray Firth Cycling Club stage race, I had tentatively entered into a women’s road race in East Kilbride a few weeks ago. A moment of madness maybe but at the time there … Continue reading

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Laura Nicolson…what I learned on my time trial bike this week! (part 3)

To bee(troot) or not to bee(troot) that was my question of the weekend! Being the true cycling geek that I am and regular subscriber to cycling weekly and I like to soak up each and every word of wisdom and … Continue reading

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Laura Nicolson…what I learned on my time trial bike this week! (part 2)

June was a beautiful cycling month for me ranging from climbing Alps in France to battling with wind in South Uist! I made a bash at the cold and drizzly Scottish 10 at the end of May and came away … Continue reading

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Laura Nicolson…What I learned on my time trial bike this week! (part 1)

This year I decided I’d get as many time trial events under my belt as possible, I started with a 10 mile and have done a couple of 25 miles too. I might try a 50 mile later in the … Continue reading

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