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Phil is a passionate Australian Masters bike rider, who holds a particular love for endurance racing. A podium finisher at the World and Australian 24hr Championships, he's travelled and raced at some of the world's biggest stage races. A former semi-professional rugby league player in England, France and Australia he holds an honours degree in Physical Education and Sports Science and a Postgraduate Teaching Degree from Loughborough University and currently teaches and lectures on Health and Fitness. Get in touch with Phil via Twitter or check out his Website.

March 18, 2015 By Phil Welch Leave a Comment

MBC: More Than A Bike Race, A Journey of Discovery

Related Event: Mongolia Bike Challenge

A bewildering number of mountain bike stage races exist across six continents. Some claim to be the toughest, others the most scenic, while a few boast of being the greatest. Nevertheless, one race which appears to stand alone, in extraordinary ways, is the Mongolian Bike Challenge. Having raced the event in 2013, Phil Welch explains some […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Mongolia, MTB, Stage Race

March 3, 2015 By Phil Welch Leave a Comment

Getting the most out of Indoor Cycle Training

Phil Welch is a well known masters athlete in Australia, with great results across events as far reaching as stage races in Poland, solo 24hr races, and the Crocodile Trophy. A recent broken wrist hasn’t really slowed him down – here’s Phil’s take on how to get the most out of training indoors, due to […]

Filed Under: Features, Training Tagged With: FTP, indoors, spin class, sufferfest, Training

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