I knew I couldn’t come home until it was done. After a spring with good form, and hundreds of miles in attention getting, but all too often doomed break-a-ways, I needed to accomplish the reason every cyclist races: I needed a big result!

Mancebo, McCarty, and King.

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To plan a training camp altitude or not? To drop the money on an altitude tent or not? To even bother racing at altitude or not? As coaches and physiologists we get these kind of questions more often than not and considering that Durata Training is moving its headquarters to Salida, CO this summer for it’s own camps. We thought it was the right time to post some of the science behind altitude training and what it really has to offer.

There are a lot of variables that need to be considered when weighing the benefits of an altitude tent or training at altitude. Most notably is whether you are a responder to altitude or not, this simply means that an athlete gets a robust response in red blood cells which means they can carry more oxygen and increase their endurance performance. Some research has suggested that only about 1/3 of the population is a robust responder to altitude. This appears to be due to a genetic expression but has not been fully elucidated.

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Celebrate Chinese New Year with a bike fit!

Join Durata Training coaches Derick Williamson and David Wenger at Shama Cycles on January 26 and 27 for a few days of bike fitting, bike riding, and a run. If you have interest in scheduling a bike fit with us during our trip to Houston, please send David a note requesting a time slot or just stop on by Memorial Park or Shama Cycles to bend our ear on training topics. Our schedule will include:

Bike fits starting at 10a on Tuesday and Wednesday.

7:15a run as well as ride leaving from Memorial Park near the Wednesday night criterium loop on Wednesday morning. All activity will be at a conversational pace, so come out and bring your friends. Stay at the park as long as you’d like, but we’ll be there roughly 90min then head back over to Shama Cycles.

Alan Ting winds up the Retul at Bicycle Sport Shop

Durata Training works through SouthWest Cycle Sport and Bicycle Sport Shop for our bike fitting services. If you or your local bike shop would be interested in Durata services traveling to your favorite location, please drop us a note. We are able to travel with our coaches and fitting equipment to about any location to offer top-notch motion capture fitting or consulting services or are happy to visit with you at Shama Cycles, SouthWest Cycle Sport, or Bicycle Sport Shop. Ride fast!

Join Durata coaches this coming Monday morning after the Lonestar Cyclocross races and Super Squadra Cycling Clinics for a relaxed 3.5hr road ride.Look to cover roughly 100k from Jo’s on South Congress departing at at 9:30am. Please send a note to us if you’d like to join or would like more information.Bring your sun screen!

Where: Jo’s on South Congress

When: 9:30a roll out, 1/18/10

What: Steady 3- 3.5hr bike ride east of Austin

Super Squadra Cycling Clinics

DT sponsored team Super Squadra will be holding their 2nd annual skills and tactics camps at Driveway Austin. Click over to their site or Facebook page for more information. In 2009, several of our athletes ran or participated in the Super Squadra tactics and skills clinics with positive mojo. Check it out and enjoy a few Sunday mornings picking up a few new tricks.

Durata Training friends and past as well as future Super Squadra Scouting Campers please come on out to White Rock Lake for an easy 1- 1.5hr spin on Friday 9/18 at 4:30p. The team will be spending the day in Dallas between TX Tough and Cotton Patch Challenge and would like to invite you out to chat, fine tune your handling skills, or share with your favorite taco joints with weary Austin travelers. If you are interested in attended, please just show up to the ride and kindly drop me a note to inform us of your intent to participate. This will be a no drop ride, but ripe for those of you wanting to do openers before the weekend racing. Tentative meeting spot will pay homage to American cycling past by starting out of a 7-11 near the corner of Winstead and Grand. See you in Dallas!

Super Squadra Northern Migration