Ultra Cycling: Preparing for a Bicycle Double Century or Brevet
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Preparation for a Double Century
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Start of the Great Alaska Double Century
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Whether you are riding your first double century or a veteran double century rider, these articles will help you with training, equipment and nutrition for double century and brevet rides!




Training for a Double Century and Brevet
  Doing the Double: five training mistakes to avoid
  Endurance: training basics for double century & brevet riders
  Training for a brevet or double century
  Training for a fast double century or brevet
  Intensity training for endurance riders
   
Bicycle Equipment for Brevets and Long Rides
  Choosing a bicycle for a brevet or double century
  Choosing a frame for a double century & brevet
  Selecting wheels for a double century or brevet
  Bicycle fit for endurance riders
   
Nutrition
  Prinicples of nutrition for a double century & brevet
  Eating for a double century
  Daily nutrition for century, brevet and double riders
  Meeting caloric requirements for a double century
  Electrolyte requirementsw on a double century.
  Fueling for a double century
  Recovery after a long-distance ride
   
Double century rides
  Calendar of double century, brevet and selected century rides
  Mileage Challenge of the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association
  California Triple Crown of double centuries
   



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