Your Guide to Criterium Racing

Take on criteriums with confidence and get the results you strive for with these tips.
Rule the Road: Tips for Your First Crit

You don't have to be a local hero to start racing. Here's how to attack your first criterium with speed and confidence.

3 Tips for Manuevering Within a Peloton

The benefits of riding near the front of a peloton are numerous. However, the act of getting to the front and staying at the front of the pack, isn...

Cornering Tips for Cyclists

Many cyclists overlook the importance of cornering correctly. But not only can boosting your ability to corner the right way make your faster cycli...

Criterium Blues? Take a Chance and Lead it Out

If you're a bike racer and are mired in the late-summer midpack doldrums, take a chance in your next criterium sprint finish and do what most say n...

6 Cycling Drills to Improve Sprinting Speed

Developing your high-end speed is important to success in cycling competition. Even the most "slow-twitch" cyclists can improve their sprinting spe...

How Great Bike Sprinters Are Made

Want to improve your performance at criteriums and other short events? Here are four specific training methods that cycling sprinters should emphas...

5 Tips to Faster Race Finishes

Looking to sprint your way to a top finish? Here are five tweaks you can make to finish your bike race strong.

Criterium King Davis Phinney Shares Wet-Weather Secrets

If anyone knows how to negotiate hairpin corners in rainy weather, it's Davis Phinney. The former Olympic Cyclist shares some trade secrets to keep...