Cycling and the immune system!

One of the problems I have suffered whilst cycling last winter is catching a cold 1-2 days after an intensive cycle training session some times turning into a chest infection, it has been reported that after any stressful l training session the body immune system lowers. Just like a car engine your body is the engine whist out on you bike and if you are kicking the hell out of it and not toping up with what it needs it stands to reason that it will break down and I suppose breathing frozen air into your lungs on the cold winter mornings does not help either. I have done some research on this on the net but there seem to be varied conclusion as to the level of effect intensive training will cause on ones immune system but all do agree that it will lower the immune system. Never the less I have grabbed some information from Cycling performance tips which may be of some interest.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cyclingchatcouk/~3/HWCoE017xvk/

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Andreas Klöden Wins Stage 3 of Criterium Int?l 2011

Team RadioShack?s Andreas Klöden (GER), continued to show his strong form this spring by winning Sunday?s final 7.8 kilometer individual time trial stage at the Criterium International in France, by 4 seconds over second place finisher Bradley Wiggins (GBR) of Team Sky. Third place went to Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) of Leopard-Trek, 10 seconds [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/andreas-kloden-wins-stage-3-of-criterium-int%e2%80%99l-2011/

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Sébastien Rosseler Wins Three-Day Race of De Panne-Koksijde

Press Release, 31st March 2011: Team RadioShack?s Sébastien Rosseler powered to the victory in the second part of the third stage of the Three-Day Race of De Panne-Koksijde (Belgium), an individual time trial in De Panne over 14.7km/9.2mi. The Belgian rider completed the course in 18:31:83 with an average speed of 47.6 k/h. [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/sebastien-rosseler-wins-three-day-race-of-de-panne-koksijde/

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Amgen Tour, Levi Just Misses TT, Horner Keeps Lead

The winner of the last 3 Tours of California, Team RadioShack?s Levi Leipheimer, who is also the winner of its last 3 time trials in the city of Solvang, just missed his fourth victory in this year?s TT to Garmin-Cervélo?s David Zabriskie by 13 seconds. Levi looked very strong on the first parts of [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/amgen-tour-levi-just-misses-tt-horner-keeps-lead/

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Recap: Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen)

Hills are bad enough, Pave is not a preferred surface for cycling. Put the two together and you have a punishing prospect for a cycle race. And so it is with the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Thrills, spills leg-pain, guts and all out exhaustion are guaranteed in every running of this World Pro Tour race. Falling [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/recap-tour-of-flanders-ronde-van-vlaanderen/

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Kiwi Chronicles: Episode Two - Cycling the Super City

In this episode, Russ Roca and Laura Crawford search for bike culture in Auckland, New Zealand's "super city." They also take part in a historic bike ride across the harbor bridge and meet the super mayor!

Kiwi Chronicles Ep2: Cycling the Super City from Russ Roca on Vimeo.

Read their latest behind-the-scenes dispatch on Bicycle Times' website.

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Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/12/kiwi-chronicles-episode-two-cycling.html

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