While living at the Olympic Training Center in 2013, I received my first concussion baseline exam. It was a new concept at the time, but one the OTC took seriously for the athletes living there, and it becomes a requirement for all contact sport athletes to receive one. Cycling is often overlooked as a contact […]
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What an incredible feeling…the nerves are starting to show, you’re getting sweaty balms just reading this. Ahhh, yes…the final preparations are beginning. Some of you have probably already started backing your bags, even though you’ll have to wear that kit between now and then, and have to repack seven different times between now and take […]
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You’ve been working hard all winter, and as the race season comes around, you’re ready to let it all fly. You’ve got huge expectations. You expect to be right on top, right from the get-go. But you roll up to your first race of the season, and nothing goes according to “your” plan. Everything you’ve […]
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Coach Miss is a Klean Athlete/Coach now! Which means there’s a discount to be passed along to all of you! Create your Klean Athlete account today to receive a discount on all their NSF Certified for Sport Products. Create an account by clicking here. For questions on their products, ask Coach Missy: missy@bigpicturecycling.com
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Our house in PA was built in 1850. 1850. It is 168 years old. The walls are built of stone, that are two feet thick, through the basement, up to the attic. Generations and generations of families have lived in these walls, It’s stood the test of time, it’s seen life and death, and today, […]
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While the weather said otherwise, we braved the storm, and drove through the night to find our cozy little house in Brampton. BPC Athletes Danielle Shumskas, Homare Yamashita, and Nao Yamashita, with dad Tony Shumskas in tow, arrived safely, ready to take on a new challenge of riding the Mattamy National Cycling Centre. No athlete had […]
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We saw world champions crowned, world records set, lifelong dreams achieved, and stepping stones laid for the future. Thank you for trusting in our process, our techniques, and our knowledge. Now, let’s look back on a few incredible memories from 2017: Every day, we’ve asked you to show up, ready to go. Ready to put […]
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Growing up in Minnesota as a junior, and experiencing collegiate cycling in Colorado gave me quite a bit of experience in the “cold” weather department. Some of my favorite stories to tell are those of cross country skiing in high school, with temperatures well below -30 degrees F, having school cancelled because of cold – not because […]
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“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan When I started track cycling, no one believed I could do it. I was supposed to be an endurance athlete, I was “wasting my talent”, and I “would never be good enough”. But […]
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In 2014, I went into my first non-tapered elite national championships. And I got my butt handed to me in the time trial events, and I was s-l-o-w. I had been named to the Pan Am team, the first 2016 Olympic qualifying event, which was to be held just a few weeks after, and we […]
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