Speed linking – September 2008

You can use software from Trainingpeaks to optimize his performance with power meter training. Acute and chronic training load is further discussed in this interview with Dirk Friel.
How to shave your legs. I will not start a discussion on why cyclists should or shouldn’t do this, but if you have decided to shave your legs then Levi has certainly written a well explained guide on this topic.
Tour de l’Avenir 2008. Only 60 riders finished this race due to a very tough course. I wonder if the Tour de France society will implement some of stage finishes from this course, because these finishes made the race a lot more spectacular than the real Tour de France. Read about one of my riders training sessions before Tour de l’Avenir.

Jesper Bondo Medhus

I am a medical doctor with a special interest in cycling training. I work at the Hospital of Vejle using clinical physiology and nuclear medicine to diagnose cancer and heart patients.