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The EVO Journal

Training science, race prep and what we're learning from our athletes. Written by exercise scientists.

Athlete pushing hard on a Wattbike in the lab, with a water bottle in the cage

Latest / Testing / 5 min

LT1 and LT2: the two numbers that set every training zone

Your thresholds decide what easy, steady and hard really mean for you. Here's what they are and how we use them.

Rider in EVO kit leading a bunch through a corner in a road race

Training / 5 min

VO2max work: how to raise your aerobic ceiling

EVO cyclist cooling off with water beside a rocky mountain-pass road

Racing / 4 min

Heat acclimation: preparing your body for a hot race

Cyclist with a mountain bike at the Nuwerust gate beneath the Cederberg mountains

Recovery / 4 min

Deload periods: why backing off makes you faster

Mountain biker in EVO kit riding along a dry bushveld trail

Fuelling / 5 min

Carb tolerance: training your gut for race day

Rider in EVO kit loading a mountain bike onto a car rack

Fuelling / 3 min

The pre-race meal: what to eat before you start

Athlete riding a Wattbike during a lab performance test

Testing / 4 min

Lab testing vs field testing: what do you actually need?

Cyclist riding an open country road at sunrise

Training / 5 min

Periodisation: intensity, volume and load, explained