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Q&A with Dig Deep Coaching on Our New Training Plans

Last week, together with our partners at Dig Deep Coaching, we launched our new series of 10 week training plans. They bring together the best of indoor and outdoor riding to create a faster, more powerful you. We just sat down with Stephen Gallagher, Director at Dig Deep Coaching and former professional cyclist, to answer a few questions about the plans. The ‘fest: Who are you and what is Dig Deep Coaching? Stephen: I started racing bikes when I was seven years old, and turned from in 2003 with Team Endura Sport. Over the years, I raced professionally for Flanders-Afin.com,

Darkside Towns

There are Darksiders everywhere. Here is the full list of towns where Darksiders reside. If you see your town here, there are two things you have to know. First: be afraid. Second: know that we can’t sell the Darkside in this town as it’s already taken. You can go back to the Darkside page here. Andover, KS, USA Antibes, France Arcola, USA Atlantic Beach, USA Ashburn, VA, USA Ashton On Mersey, Sale, Cheshire, UK Auckland, NZ Augusta, GA, USA Austin, TX, USA Ballarat, Australia Barrie, ON, Canada Bassendean, WA, Australia Beaconsfield, Canada Beith, UK Bend, OR, USA Berkshire, UK Bethel,

Buy Blender by March 11th – stand to win PowerBar nutrition!

Around the world, our newest video, Blender, is being widely hailed (and cursed) as our best ever video. A killer workout, brilliant footage of world class racing, an incredible soundtrack and an all-new design that blows the doors off anything we’ve done before means this visit to Sufferlandria won’t be easily forgotten. Recognising the supreme demands that Blender puts on the subjects of Sufferlandria, our friends at PowerBar want to help you get through it. So, we’re giving away five 12-packs of their all-new Performance Energy Blends gels. Each pack include 6 of the Banana-Blueberry and 6 of the Apple-Mango-Strawberry.

2nd Annual Sufferlandrian National Day of Suffering – March 30th

You have Suffered for months. Often alone. You push yourself to dark places. You fly with Angels. You feel the fury. You are not alone. And so it’s that time of year again. A celebration of all things Sufferlandrian. Chamois Dancing. Pain Shakes. Suits of Armour. Jokes about Grunter von Agony. Shredded Chamois Throwing. And, of course, Suffering. There are Sufferlandrians everywhere….more of them discovering their new Nationality every day. There are probably – shudder – some of them in your town. It’s time to meet them at the 2nd Annual Sufferlandrian National Day: The Day of Suffering – a

New Design!

Our newest video, Blender, will take the improved design you find in The Wretched and There is No Try and take it even further. Here’s a sneak preview:

Which cycling DVD is the best? 10/10 for The Wretched

The folks over at Cycling Active Magazine (UK) recently tested 7 cycling training videos to see which one was the best. The test included vids from Spinervals, 3LC, Real Rides, Carmichael Training Systems and others. Not only did our video, The Wretched, win the test outright, but scored a perfect 10 out of 10 on the way to doing so! We’re going to go flog a few minions to celebrate. You can buy The Wretched here.

Tour of Sufferlandria Prize Winners!

We’ll be doing a proper wrap- up on the greatest Indoor Grand Tour in the Whole World soon, but we wanted to get the winners of our prizes out ASAP. These winners were chosen at random from the 522 Sufferlandrians who, competing for the Sufferlandrian National Team, completed the entire Tour on TrainerRoad.com. You guys are awesome! If you see your TrainerRoad name below, you should have (or will soon) get an email from us about your prize! Congratulations!!!!! Thanks, also to our fantastic prize sponsors – without them, we couldn’t have offered such a great prize list for you

Tour of Sufferlandria Race Number

The Official Tour of Sufferlandria Race Numbers are ready for your collection. You can download the PPT file from here, change the number and name and then print it out, cut it and nail it to your jersey. [slideshare id=16169504&doc=tourofsufferlandriaracenumber-130125011412-phpapp02] Thanks to Joe at TurboCrank.com for the inspiration!

Preview: Tour of Sufferlanrdia – Day 9: Local Hero

Preview – The Tour of Sufferlandria – Day 9 – Local Hero – 85:00 minutes Eight days. You’ve climbed mountains, you’ve broken away, you’ve time trialled yourself into another time zone. All the big names came after you: Evans, Wiggins, Cancellara, Sagen, Boonen, Chavanel, Voeckler, Voigt, Froome, Pooley and Vos. Even Neils Albert went after you! You dispatched them all so far. Your courage has been inspirational. The Minions – the Minions! – they’re screaming your name. The entire Nation of Sufferlandria is behind you now – so close to victory. And what do we have on the table for

Advice from the Pros: Getting through the Tour of Sufferlandria

The riders are starting to arrive in Sufferlandria in preparation for the Tour of Sufferlandria. All the big hitters are here: Evans, Cancellara, Sanchez, Sagen, Boonen, Wiggins, Froome, Voeckler, Voigt – hell, who isn’t here? Of course, more important than all that is that you, as part of the Sufferlandrian National Team, are here. And, as part of the National Team, you’ve got exclusive access to our guest coach, Stephen Gallager. Stephen dedicated his life to racing which included time as a pro rider from 2003 with Team Endura Sport. He then went on in subsequent years to ride for

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