road cycling 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

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

7 December

Central Districts Junior Tour – South Australia

Central Districts Junior Tour – South Australia is the best junior tour in the country! Hi my name is Jasmyn Quick I would just like to share a few of my experience on the CDJT trip in April 2017. I remember this trip as if it was yesterday. It was such a brilliant experience […]

Dec 07, 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

26 November

Enjoy the ride – exercise is good for you

Enjoy the ride – exercise is good for you. Physically and mentally. A single training session can change your mood. The more you do it, the more you enjoy it. But do we always enjoy exercise? Before we exercise sometimes we underestimate how much we are likely to enjoy it because we focus too much […]

Nov 26, 2017

13 November

Midland Cycling

Midland Cycling? If you’re looking for a cycling club in Midland, X-Speed Australia Cycle Club operates within the Midland region in Western Australia. Cycling, both track and road, has a long and well established history in Western Australia and the City of Swan in particular. From our base at the newly refurbished Midvale SpeedDome, X-Speed […]

Nov 13, 2017