The Clouds Factory

I've attended a seminar run by Daniel Lloyd (formerly of Garmin, now IG Sigma Sport) and Dr Robert Child (worked with Cervelo, Geox and Brajkovic). There was a lot to take in and a lot of it. The part about power meters' parameters was a bit lost on me as were some of the nutritionist terms. These are just some points I've picked up that I wanted to remind myself. Any mistakes are solely mine. - Change in the way I eat: huge breakfast, medium lunch, small dinner. - Because I commute on the bike I have to split breakfast in two, starting with kipper or eggs and coffee, riding, then porridge and some fruit, possibly some toast with jam too. - Lunch: Meat/fish, veg, rice - Dinner: Meat/fish, salad - Good for protein: Milk and eggs (antioxidants); Fish and meat (creatine, carnosine, carnitine) - Not good: Most dairy, white bread, soy - Omega: Fish and Olive oil (omega 3 can be taken with 3x1000mg tablets, it reduces HR, improves mood and ventilation)

A small event that eventually becomes a hurricane. Surely not. But it does. Actually, several smaller events (Andreu, Landis, Hamilton) eventually conflagrated in Hurricane Lance. Myths crumbled, feats were re-dimensioned, dopers fell and still falling. The use/abuse of charity in the form of Livestrong, the lies, the deceits, the threats. The systemic use of dope. The ugliness of a sport supported for its grit and heroic exploits. Some riders claim it was all in the past and cycling has changed. No, it hasn't. What it has though is subsided. There are dopers even now. It's not behind us.