Benoit Capostagno

This post is an excerpt from our short course: Cycling Science: the essentials of cycling physiology and coaching. Here we cover content from the fifth module, which focuses on our best-of-the-best, go-to training sessions for S2S athletes. Previously we discussed the concept of periodisation, and compared the traditional and block […]

Cross-country mountain biking or XCO (the acronym given to the Olympic discipline) has increased in popularity globally over the past few years. This growth is largely be attributed to its inclusion in the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. When an Olympic medal is on the line, international sporting […]

At Science to Sport we work with a broad and growing range of female athletes. We know and understand that it might feel intimidating to sign up for coaching services, so we chatted to a few of our women athletes who shared with us – what made them sign up for a coach and their advice to other female athletes.

Of course, one marvels at the efforts and technical prowess of the professionals making their way around the course, but there are nearly 600 2-person teams traversing the same 700km across the Cape. Many of these riders are parents, hold demanding jobs – and balance their training into their schedules ride. We spoke to some of these everyday heroes to find out about their training for the Epic.

CONFERENCE INVITATION: You’re invited to join our biomechanics conference, where we’ll present the latest research in bike fitting with practical information for implementation in your bike fits. Date:  26th and 27th March 2022 Venue:  Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Boundary Road, Newlands, Cape Town Price: ErgoFiT providers R450, Non-ErgoFiT […]

We have noticed a marked increase in the number of women following structured training programmes. Recently, many sports scientists and coaches have begun to question whether training interventions which have been shown to be effective in men, should be applied to women without further consideration. In fact, a recent systematic […]

Cycling is a fairly unique sport due to the ability to be able to get a direct measure of workload. Power meters have been around for a few decades already and are able to measure your power output in real time during training and racing. Immediately after the power meters […]

Temperatures are beginning to rise in the southern hemisphere and many South African cyclists are beginning their preparations for some popular races in early 2019. The Attakwas, Tankwa Trek, Cape Town Cycle Tour and the Cape Epic all take place in the Western Cape of South Africa, during the warmest […]

“Winter is coming” A phrase often used to project fear in an episode of Games of Thrones. Luckily in South Africa, it doesn’t hold the same spine-chilling effect and we as cyclists and athletes are still able to go out and train, keep fit and enjoy the sport we have […]

In 2016 and 2017 we partnered up with the Bike Hub and South African Mountain Biking legend, Steve Bowman, to present podcasts where we discussed common training and nutrition questions. Questions were submitted by readers of the Hub and we answered them, as we tried our best not to get […]