coaching Archives - XSpeedAustralia

18 March

Navigating junior gearing and roll outs

Navigating junior gearing and roll outs can be a confusing and time consuming process for parents new to junior cycling. In this blog we hope to help you when navigating junior gearing and roll outs for Under 11’s to Under 19’s. A bikes’s rollout is the distance the bike travels over one complete pedal revolution […]

Mar 18, 2018

3 January

X-Speed Training and Racing Hong Kong

X-Speed Training and Racing Hong Kong – fast paced, eclectic and a culinary delight. Hong Kong is a tourist mecca situated on the southeast coast of China. It’s the home of cycle clothing manufacturer Champion System, world champion Sarah Lee Wai-sze and boasts a magnificent velodrome built in 2013 which has played host to a […]

Jan 03, 2018

15 December

Can Cycling Cause Skin Cancer

Can cycling cause skin cancer? 2017 saw former professional cyclist Luis Herrera claim his skin cancer was caused by sun exposure during his cycling career. The former climber believes his basal cell carcinoma and lesions to his arms and face arose from poor precautions in applying sunscreen during his time cycling in extreme conditions. […]

Dec 15, 2017

30 November

What does your coach think of you?

What does your coach think of you? Judging performance: the black and white and full colour spectrum. Ric Charlesworth coached the Australian female hockey team, the Hockeyroos, to Olympic gold medals in 1996, 2000, World Cup winners 1994, 1998, Champion’s Trophy winners 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1998. He coached the Australian male hockey […]

Nov 30, 2017