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.

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

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

Luke Moir is one of South Africa’s top junior mountain biking prospects. An excellent placing in the 2019 Junior XCO World Champs (5th Overall) boosted

We have recently launched a short course entitled, “Cycling Science: the essentials of cycling physiology and coaching”. For further information about the course, please click

Achieving maximal results with polarised training When searching the internet for training advice or even when reading the most popular cycling training books, you will

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.

Saddle sores or ischial hygromas as they are known in the medical field, are fluid filled cysts which form under the sit bones in the

We have recently launched a short course entitled, “Cycling Science: the essentials of cycling physiology and coaching”. For further information about the course, please click

We have recently launched a short course entitled, “Cycling Science: the essentials of cycling physiology and coaching”. For further information about the course, please click

“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

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

Pre-race meal. Our bodies store carbohydrate in the form of glycogen in two main areas; our liver and our muscles. The liver stores approximately 100

Cross-country mountain biking or XCO (the acronym given to the Olympic discipline) has increased in popularity in South Africa and globally over the past few

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

I’ve seen many athletes make the big mistake of hiring a trainer who in fact has little or no knowledge about the sport they are

Recovery should: Improve the quality of training Prevent overtraining or maladaptive training Decrease the risk of developing an overuse injury Improve performance in competition Sports

The bike rider within each and every one of us would like to become fitter and faster. There is no better way to achieve this