Mountain bikers visit the emergency room twice as often, but road cyclists suffer the more severe injuries, the worse head trauma, and nearly all the fatalities. A 2025 trauma study...
Denis Voitenko
Denis is a competitive cyclist and triathlete, competing in disciplines from crits to Ironman-distance triathlon and marathon mountain bike racing. He’s an avid outdoor enthusiast who calls the mountains his happy place. As an active member of the cycling community, he intimately understands the needs and realities of living life on two wheels and does not miss an opportunity to promote the cycling lifestyle and recruit new members.
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How to Become a Better Climber: What the Science Actually Says
Good climbers are made, not born. The research points to a handful of trainable levers: power-to-weight ratio, VO2max intervals, threshold work, heavy strength training, cadence, and pacing. Here is what...

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Weight Training for Cyclists: Why Lifting Makes You Faster
The old warning that lifting makes cyclists slow and bulky has not survived the research. Two heavy gym sessions a week improve pedaling economy, sprint power, and fatigue resistance, and...

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What Every Cyclist Needs to Know About Chain Lubricants
Chain lube is the cheapest performance and durability product in cycling, and most riders use the wrong one. Here is how wet lube, dry lube, drip wax, and hot melt...

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How to Build a Pain Cave on Any Budget
A pain cave is a corner of your home where the bike is always ready and the only variable left is whether you show up. Here is what it costs...

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What Cyclists Need to Know About Gearing
A gear ratio is chainring teeth divided by cog teeth, and that one division explains almost everything about how a bike climbs, cruises, and sprints. Here is how to read...

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Why Cycling Is Replacing Golf
Golf participation is at an eight-year high, yet in tech, finance, and health-minded leadership the deal has moved off the fairway and onto the bike. A two-hour group ride replaces...

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Does Auto Insurance Cover Bicycle Accidents?
Auto insurance covers bicycle accidents more often than most riders realize, but only in certain scenarios. Which policy pays, how much, and whether you recover at all depends on the...

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The Blood Panel Every Cyclist Should Actually Ask For
Iron gets all the attention, but it is one of a dozen numbers that decide whether your legs show up. Here is the complete blood panel worth asking your doctor...

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Air Quality and Training: When to Ride and When to Stay Inside
Wildfire smoke and summer ozone are now part of every cyclist's training calendar. Here is what the Air Quality Index actually measures, how hard exercise multiplies your dose of pollution,...
