News // Archive: July 2001

  • Matt Hart
    (24/07/2001)

    The National Championships in Ludlow last weekend proved to be a slippery and testing challenge for all the riders that participated. Lots of off-camber, sticky muddy sections, coupled with some tight switchbacks that lead into the main arena. I haven’t spoken to one of my riders yet that didn’t fall off at some point, but they all made a point of saying what a fantastic course it was. Funny, I always hated falling off!

    My congratulations go out to Jordan Aveyard (Dirt Devils) who won the National Junior title on Sunday. He’s had a fantastic Cyclo-Cross and Mountain Bike season and has trained incredibly hard over the winter. A well deserved win and one that promises an exciting future for Jordan I’m sure (approaches from potential sponsors will be welcome I’m sure). I asked Jordan if he could write a brief account of his conquest for madformountainbiking.com, so he sent me these words:

    Race Report
  • Matt Hart
    (23/07/2001)

    One of the most annoying side effects of using an energy drink properly is that, despite the benefits, it can hit you hard where it hurts, in the pocket! A common mistake made by riders is that they save their energy fuel for special occasions like races and big rides. But if you want to get the most out of your training, you should use energy drink regularly before, during and after every training session and often even on rest days. If you buy one of the commercially available brands at between £5 and £8 per kilo, this can cost you a fortune.

    TORQ glucose polymer is a natural tasting complex carbohydrate powder that can be mixed with water to make a drink, or added to food to ‘pep it up a bit’. There’s nothing flash about it, no electrolytes or flavours, just pure energy and it costs only £38 for 10 kilos (£3-80 per kilo) delivered to your door. If you make a large order, it will only set you back £3 per kilo.