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17/09/2026

The off-season is the part of the plan most riders skip, and it’s the part that decides how the next one goes.

A season of racing and events accumulates more than fatigue. Training load, travel, illness, race stresses, the niggles you rode through. Recovery between sessions clears none of that, and the mental side builds quietly alongside it. Burnout isn’t just being tired, it’s exhaustion paired with losing interest in the sport altogether, and the warning sign is subtle: an overtrained rider is still motivated, a burned out rider stops caring.

Yes, a complete break costs you something. In highly trained athletes, under four weeks of full training cessation can reduce VO2max by 4 to 14%. That’s exactly why the off-season isn’t a month off the bike. It’s one to two weeks with the structure removed, not the movement, riding when and if you want to, no targets and no data.

What you get in return is the thing that actually builds next season: the capacity to train consistently through winter, with intent, rather than dragging a winter block through on fumes because you never stopped.

Train the whole athlete.

14/09/2026

Racing round up 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

gracie had some brilliant showings over in France in a UCI.1 and .PRO race finishing comfortably in the front group with WorldTour hitters 💪

Not racing, but Richard Sanderson continued his Audax epic rides with a 400km slog up in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Over the in the West Mids it was the Halesowen Academy and West Mids Road Racing Nick Clayton RR. A lot of coached riders were racing there and animating the race with some solid finishes. We want to take a moment to appreciate how well supported the West Midlands RR scene is and for everyone who helps with organising them and making them happen!

10/09/2026

Race season’s nearly over. Winter training’s about to start. 🚴‍♂️❄️

Talk of FTP numbers is everywhere, group chats, café stops, Zwift races, straight into your training zones. But is FTP actually telling you the full story?

Most FTP tests are based on a single 20-minute effort at 95%, extrapolated out to a full hour. The problem is barely anyone outside the pro peloton can hold that for 60 minutes.

That’s why we test Critical Power (CP) and Work Prime (W′) instead. CP uses several efforts of different durations, usually 3, 5 and 12 minutes, to build a proper power curve rather than relying on one number from one test.

CP gives you your true sustainable threshold. W′ is your anaerobic battery, the work (in joules) you can do above CP before you fade, and it refills again once you drop back below it.

Two numbers, built from real data, instead of one estimate from one test.

Before you start structured winter training, get this right. We’ve built a free CP & W′ calculator, link in bio, so you can test now and set your zones properly before week one.

Ever tested your Critical Power before? Let us know 👇

Train the whole athlete.

07/09/2026

Racing roundup 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

gracie was a very strong 4th U23 and 8th overall at Hulste Kermesse

Kaleb herbert got his best National level race result with 5th at the Chas Messenger Trophy U23 National Series race with Isaak also a brilliant 7th

Dan was a very strong 3rd at the Beeston Road Race, just missing out on the win after a very gutsy long solo effort

PatrickWA was a solid 6th over at Ilton taking the bunch sprint win behind the break

Simon Howe had a solid ride at the Cyclopark crit on Saturday with a strong 8th place

ella was racing the Rás na mBan over in Ireland and topped it off with a fantastic 7th place on the final stage after setting some strong power PBs across the final 3 stages!

Richard Sanderson took the win at the 2-up TT over the weekend adding to his haul of wins this season and taking the tally for coached rider wins above the 2025 tally of 55!

Coach Andy Turner returned to Glorious Gravel Graean gravel and nabbed 3rd place in the 19-34 AG event

📸 - Mark James and

03/09/2026

Performance isn’t luck - it’s science, structure, and a real coach who knows you.

At ATP Performance, you’re coached by ex-professional riders and qualified sports scientists. Coaches who have raced at the sharp end themselves, and who understand you – not just your data.

With an ATP Performance coach, you get bespoke coaching no algorithm can match. Individualised training plans built around the moments that matter in events, and feedback from a coach who understands you.

We build your coaching around the individual: your goals, your experiences, your needs.

Our riders have delivered hundreds of wins & podiums, countless PBs, and breakthrough performances across Road, Gravel, Track, Time Trial and Grand Fondo events.

Train smarter. Race faster. Win more.

• Real, qualified, experienced coaches
• Consistent feedback and accountability
• Proven results at every level across multiple disciplines
• Truly individualised training, nutrition, S&C and recovery strategies

Ready to see what you’re capable of?

Start your coaching journey today at atpperformance.uk

01/09/2026

Sports nutrition can cost a lot. 💰

With fuelling guidelines sitting at 60-120g of carbs per hour, and most gels and drinks running £1.50-£2 each, hitting your targets 2-3 times an hour adds up fast, especially across a heavy training block.

So we put together some budget sports nutrition hacks that won’t break the bank:

🍬 Plain white sugar (around £1/kg, roughly 1:1 glucose to fructose)
🍬 Supermarket brand sweets, we rate the Aldi Fruit Pastels
🍞 Soreen, Jamaican ginger cake, fig rolls
🥣 Homemade flapjacks or puffed rice cakes (easy to batch make)
🥛 Chocolate milk post-ride for the carb and protein combo

To be clear, dedicated sports nutrition still has its place, especially on race day and in event scenarios where getting the maximum out of the ride really matters. Which is why we offer discounts for coached riders on Amacx Sports Nutrition and Luchos to make things a bit easier. But for general training sessions, these swaps will fuel you well without the price tag.

What’s your go-to budget sports nutrition hack? Let us know below 👇

Train the whole athlete.

31/08/2026

Racing roundup 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

Dan took the win in the road hole category at the K22/17 2-up TT with Nick Huins and they were only half a minute off the overall fastest TT time!

PatrickWA was third over at Llandow in the E/1/2 race while gracie took the win in the women’s category 🏆

Bryn Davies was also back winning at the midweek TT series. He was then 5th at the North Shropshire Wheelers 25mile TT

Sam Abbott took a strong third place at the Challenge Sud Oceane winning the sprint behind his teammate up the road to also take the series lead. Then on Sunday he made it round the GP Plouay pro race with plenty of World Tour competition

At Darley Moor Isaak was a great 5th in the Nat B E/1/2 race with Pat finishing a solid 9th in the bunch

George Laguillo had a fantastic ride in the 2026 Wrecker Ultra event tackling the 740km route and finishing 4th fastest

had a great race riding aggressively and helping the team to take the win at the Zegama Basque Cup

27/08/2026

We’ve been busy working on something exciting for the last few months!

With our experience coaching a vast myriad of riders, a key part of ensuring that performance, recovery, and adaptations are optimal, is getting the nutrition dialled in. However, many of the apps available have just not been fit for purpose across the broad range of riders we coach. They work okay for some, but not for everyone.

Many apps prescribe generic carb amounts based on intensity, while neglecting physiological or biological differences. 60g/hr for easy, 90g/hr for hard, and 120g/hr for very hard or long sessions. But this doesn’t take into account individual variances.

For example, two riders can have vastly different gut tolerance levels for carbs, while women tend to use a lower ratio of carbohydrates at given relative exercise intensities. Equally larger more powerful riders produce a lot more power and use a lot more energy than smaller riders with lower power output. Each requires different fuelling for the same relative effort level.

This led us to the idea behind StemNotes creating a system where individual physiology, carb tolerances, and periodised session intensity was all considered when prescribing nutrition recommendations. It’s just intra-session fuelling currently, but if that is optimised then it often has the knock-on effect of reduced cravings post-session, greater session performance, and improved recovery and training adaptations.

We’re still working on developing this further, and to make sure it’s the best system possible for all users, we’re looking for beta testers to help us fine-tune and optimise this so it’s perfect for every user.

If you’d like to sign-up, drop us a message and we’ll send you the link. We will also feature it in our story regularly while developing this app

https://stemnotes.io

24/08/2026

Racing roundup 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

Bryn Davies took the win in the midweek TT series

ella backed up her win the week before last with 3rd at Vurste last Sunday

Richard Sanderson had an epic of a week, racking up 1355km on an adventure from Florence to Rome and back!

19/08/2026

Somewhat belated Racing roundup due to being on holiday 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

Max Bufton was a brilliant 15th on stage 2 of the Vuelta Castilla La Mancha. He was unfortunate to get caught up in crashes on a few of the later stages but finished the race nonetheless

Dan took the win on Tuesday’s K32/10 with the fastest road bike time and a new 20 and 10min power PB! He was then also 6th at Friz Hill RR

ella took the win at Knesselare over in Belgium 🏆

Bryn Davies was 10th overall and 3rd County rider at the West Chester SCCA 25mile TT

And special mention to Richard Sanderson for completing an epic Florence to Rome epic in one go 🇮🇹

Also some great power test results from riders over the last 2 weeks. Always nice to see some solid progress gains 💪

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