In this issue: Fusion Fanatic Wins State Championship Launch of Team Fusion Teschner at Noosa Crit Cycling Tips – Criterium Racing |
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Bike Review - Teschner Euro Pro
With the launch of our race Team Fusion Teschner last weekend at the Noosa Criterium, The team bike features a carbon frame, Sram Red groupset, Pro Vibe Thor Edition bar,
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This will be a mega-event! Olympic cyclists competing, Anna Meares commentating, jumping castle for kids, shade, food and drink for all, and awesome prize money. Races start at 7.30am. Enter on the day from 6.30am. Venue is Albert Bishop Park, Hedley Avenue, Nundah. $20 entry. Must have CQ/CA license to compete. Click here for more info.
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Launch of Team Fusion Teschner at Noosa Criterium
The Noosa Criterium held on 2 November was the first race for Team Fusion Teschner. With two crashes and a cracking pace, our team held strong throughout the race with Peter Thompson contesting the final sprint. Robbie McEwan took out the race with Henk Vogels 2nd and Jonathan Cantwell 3rd. Well done team!
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Fusion Fanatic wins State Championship
Peter Thompson, member of Team Fusion Teschner won the Under 23 Queensland Criterium Championships held at Nundah on Sunday 26 October. Well done Peter!
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| Upcoming Events November Every Sunday Sun 16 Nov Sun 23 Nov Sat 29 – Sun 30 Nov Sun 30 Nov Trex Offroad Triathlon Race 2, 500m swim/15km cycle/6km trail run or 350m swim/10km bike/4km trail run, Mt Cotton.
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Cycling Tips- Criterium Racing
Adrian Booth – Fusion Teschner Team Captain and Cycling Coach
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Active Stride Offer to Fusion Customers Active Stride is offering Fusion Cycle customers a free pair of socks with any shoe purchase in November. Just show your Fusion Rewards card when you purchase.
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Nutrition Tips - Sports Drinks What should a sports drink look like? They have pretty colours, fancy ingredients and vary in taste dramatically. But take it all away and what should an effective sports drink contain and what is just marketing hype? Carbohydrate Type Inventive scientists have now started manipulating the type of carbohydrate to increase the amount absorbed and delivered to the working muscle. This has had a flow on effect into the sports drink market with companies advertising their products as having unique formulas for faster delivery of energy to the muscles. This is achieved by adding other carbohydrates such as fructose and/or Maltodextrins to the sports drink in combination with glucose. These carbohydrates effectively have different absorption sites meaning that when the glucose absorption site is full then these other carbohydrates can still be absorbed. This leads to higher amounts of exogenous carbohydrates (carbohydrates from outside the body) being used by the muscle and sparing the bodies stores. Electrolytes Sodium is often implicated in severe "exercise associated muscle cramps" but has been over emphasised in the common problem of cramps (will look at that another time). Sodium is identified as the most important electrolyte for replacement due to sweat containing large amounts of sodium. Sodium intake during exercise also facilitates faster rehydration and carbohydrate absorption. Athletes should aim for sports drinks with sodium concentrations in the range of 50mg/100ml (20mmol) - 120mg/100ml (50mmol). Obviously the salty flavour of sports drinks will increase as sodium concentrations increase but this is not such a bad thing as salty flavour actually increases the desire to drink which improves voluntary hydration. Other electrolytes such as potassium, chloride and magnesium are important electrolytes within the body but research has shown that they are not lost at levels (that are difficult to replace) that adversely effect performance in the average athlete. I know there will be a lot of people out there saying magnesium is essential but there is still no credible evidence that suggests that magnesium losses through sweat is a limiting factor in performance in athletes (again a discussion for another time). Concentration - Hypotonic vs Isotonic Hypotonic sports drinks usually contain less electrolytes and carbohydrates than isotonic sports drinks. By having less sodium and carbohydrate they are going to be less effective at rehydrating and maintaining carbohydrate delivery during high intensity exercise on their own. So when looking for a sports drink that is right for you ask yourself - "What are you trying to get out of it?" Is it carbohydrate, sodium, fluid, or taste and how will that sports drink then affect your other food and fluid intake during training and a race (ie how will it interact with gels or solid foods)? These are all important questions that need to be asked when looking for a sports drink that works for you and improves performance rather than just being a colourful alternative to water. Greg Shaw, Australian Institute of Sport, Sports Dietitian
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