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

Category: Bike skills

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The many benefits of interval training

June 25, 2014 Nicola 2

About ten years ago, long before I had thought about taking up cycling, I used to go on a morning walk. It was a brisk

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Women learning bike/body skills in regional Queensland

June 17, 2014 Nicola Comments Off on Women learning bike/body skills in regional Queensland

I recently met the dynamic Donnamaree Cosgrove who together with her husband Kerry owns and runs bike retail store Bikeline in Toowoomba Queensland. Donnamaree mentioned

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A women’s guide to better cornering on a road bike

March 24, 2014 Nicola 2

Cornering is one of those fundamental skills you really need to perfect if you’re going to be a good bike rider. I wouldn’t claim to

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How to improve your hill climbing with hill repeats and circuits

January 28, 2014 Nicola Comments Off on How to improve your hill climbing with hill repeats and circuits

Hill climbing is definitely one of my weaknesses as a rider and I continue to work on them and slowly improve. I’ve previously written about

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Tips and etiquette for riding in a group

January 21, 2014 Nicola Comments Off on Tips and etiquette for riding in a group

When I first started riding about five years ago, I was terrified at the idea of riding in a group of people. Every time someone

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Motivate yourself with a few women’s cycling videos

January 6, 2014 Nicola Comments Off on Motivate yourself with a few women’s cycling videos

This week I’m sharing a few videos I’ve found on You Tube that I thought other female cyclists might find motivational, eduational and entertaining. Tiffany’s Top

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Meet Tina McCarthy – encouraging women to ride just for fun

September 23, 2013 Nicola Comments Off on Meet Tina McCarthy – encouraging women to ride just for fun

Tina McCarthy is changing women’s lives by getting as many of them riding bikes confidently. She has a Melbourne-based business called Wheel Women and focuses

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The importance of braking on a road bike

September 17, 2013 Nicola 1

When I started riding a road bike nearly five years ago I didn’t have any idea that there was actually a technique involved in braking.

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How to stay safe riding on the road

June 17, 2013 Nicola Comments Off on How to stay safe riding on the road

Too often  I read about cyclists being killed or injured on our roads and each time I read with great sadness. But recently when I

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Cycling during pregnancy – an individual choice

May 27, 2013 Nicola Comments Off on Cycling during pregnancy – an individual choice

A couple of my cycling buddies have recently told me of their pregnancies so I thought it would be a good topic to cover on

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