HIGH-TECH THRILLS

power is an incredible tool for analysis. I use Stages Power meters on every bike. But power is not a physiological marker that gives any information about what is going on inside your body. Based on experience and testing, power can be used incredibly effectively to drive intensity, especially for shorter intervals, but you should be always ready to adjust based on your body’s response. In longer, 10–20 minute workouts, I look more to heart rate and respiratory rate as an input to drive intensity, and look at power as an output for performance Kgeoff kabushf and analysis afterwards.

technology-wise, i have been using a power meter on all my bikes since early 2014, on my road bike, my mountain bike and my fat bike. Take advantage of technology to manage training and make sure when you go easy, you’re really going easy. I’ve used Training Peaks for the past three years. It’s just profesfriendly.{ raphaël gagnén sional enough and user-

something that i have found very useful is a site like Strava and a good bike computer with gps. These have made the biggest impact for me in the past few years. I am in new cities a lot. Being able to map out good training routes fast – and then head out the door after an easy upload – makes my life much easier. (ryan andersonf