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Women Who Cycle – A blog and resource for women who love cycling

Category: Bike skills

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My top five road bikes skills you need to master

February 24, 2024 Nicola Comments Off on My top five road bikes skills you need to master

When I started road cycling 15 years ago, I thought I knew it all. After all, I knew I could ride a bike – how

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5 reasons why you should start road riding again

October 6, 2023 Nicola Comments Off on 5 reasons why you should start road riding again

I completely understand that it’s really easy to lose your cycling mojo and much harder to get it back, but I’m here to plead to

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stepping up to the next level
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A women’s guide to stepping up to the next level

December 2, 2022 Nicola Comments Off on A women’s guide to stepping up to the next level

It’s great to see that more women are riding, and stepping up to the next level through racing, entering challenging events and taking the pursuit

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how you stay upright on a bicycle
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How you stay upright on a bicycle

November 20, 2022 Nicola Comments Off on How you stay upright on a bicycle

I confess that I don’t have much of a ‘science brain’ so the wonderful world of physics has never been a strong point of mine

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braking on a road bike
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What is the correct technique for braking on a road bike?

October 30, 2022 Nicola Comments Off on What is the correct technique for braking on a road bike?

Earlier today my cycling club ran a women’s coaching session to help women become more confident on a road bike and one of the topics

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increase your average speed while road cycling
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How to increase your average speed while road cycling

October 23, 2022 Nicola Comments Off on How to increase your average speed while road cycling

I was asked this week how to increase your average speed while road cycling, and it got me thinking. When I started road cycling 14

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How to ride up steep hills on a road bike

July 18, 2022 Nicola 1

I know I’m not alone when I say that I’m that keen on riding up hills, particularly when I have to ride up steep hills

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tips for riding a gravel bike
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Tips for riding a gravel bike that I learnt last weekend

March 24, 2022 Nicola Comments Off on Tips for riding a gravel bike that I learnt last weekend

Last weekend I went on my first real gravel ride with a couple of my mates, and now feel obliged to share a few tips

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bunch ride calls and signals
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A beginner’s guide to bunch ride calls and signals

February 19, 2022 Nicola Comments Off on A beginner’s guide to bunch ride calls and signals

When I started putting a list of bunch ride calls and signals for this post, I was surprised at how long the list became. The

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Seven rookie mistakes female road cyclists make

January 6, 2022 Nicola Comments Off on Seven rookie mistakes female road cyclists make

This list of rookie mistakes female road cyclists make is simply a list of seven things I did when I first started riding a road

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