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Fitness Journey | Setting PBs!
After smashing my FTP during the Paracycling Nat Series Round 1 Crit (to around 270w from 250w) and then maintaining 250w (260w NP) for...

Rogers
May 15, 20248 min read
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Fitness Journey | #2: First Para Race!
The blog starts with my first track session at Lee Valley and finishes with my first paracycling races (crit and TT)... The track session...

Rogers
Apr 22, 20244 min read
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Fitness Journey | #1: Classification Day
It's a slightly different blog compared to the previous ones, but it's still cycling-related... On March 24th, I went to British Cycling...

Rogers
Mar 30, 20244 min read
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Analytics Blog | Italian Job 2024
As always, there is a lot of talk about whether Strade Bianche should be a “monument” or not… I’m of the opinion that it should be for...

Rogers
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Results_Pivot() Function
I built the function `results_pivot()` as I could show a table of results across all stages (from one or multiple races) looking at GC...

Rogers
Mar 9, 20241 min read
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Opening Weekend Blog
After the World Tour trip to Australia (what I called the Aussie WT Race Block), the next collection of races is what is known as...

Rogers
Mar 9, 20241 min read
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Aussie WT Blog
The first blog use of CyclingChaos package (work in progress) was for the Australian World Tour races. Australia holds two World Tour...

Rogers
Mar 9, 20241 min read
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UK Fantasy Cycling Team Analytics
Another analytics blog... But this time, I'm looking at the Fantasy UK Cycling competition. This competition is for UK Domestic Races and...

Rogers
Mar 5, 20246 min read
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CyclingChaos Package!
When I got into data, I wanted to be able to do my own analysis for cycling, my favourite sport (alongside the NFL). However, the public...

Rogers
Mar 2, 20241 min read
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CyclingChaos Photography!
I've started taking photography seriously and marketing my photos. I have been asked to do photos for a couple of riders and have had my...

Rogers
Mar 2, 20241 min read
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Analytics Blog | Opening Weekend 2024
Opening Weekend (and the second blog of the year!) For people who don’t follow cycling closely, last weekend (24th and 25th Feb) is seen...

Rogers
Feb 27, 20244 min read
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Analytics Blog | Aussie WT Race Block 2024
What if the Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Road Race was one combined race? Find out...

Rogers
Jan 28, 20247 min read
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Top 5 Pics from Beaumont Trophy 2023
Continuing the series of reviewing photos, this week's Mens race is the Beaumont Trophy (the men's race on the same course as the Curlew...

Rogers
Sep 25, 20234 min read
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Top 5 Pics from Curlew Cup 2023
The offseason has started, and it's time to review my photos for the year... The order of races will be a bit chaotic because I only...

Rogers
Sep 25, 20235 min read
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Combativity Chaos: Giro D'Italia Week 1 Edition.
The Combativity in Grand Tours is always an interesting debate among cycling fans and with how the Giro D'Italia is currently doing it is...

Rogers
May 15, 20234 min read
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End-to-End FPL Analysis
I've been working on expanding my skills, and the next step was to learn Python. The skills I focused on were basic data analysis...

Rogers
Apr 10, 20234 min read
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Contractual Values in the NFL Draft
Having built a Shinyapp (https://www.zacrogers.co.uk/post/portfolio92) looking at Contractual Values within the NFL, I decided to make an...

Rogers
Apr 2, 20231 min read
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Interactive Contract Tool (Shinyapp)
The idea of contractual value is fairly novel to the analytics community, with the concept even more novel to the wider NFL fan base....

Rogers
Apr 2, 20232 min read
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#BigDataBowl 2023 Submission
After my Honourable Mention in the #BigDataBowl 2022, I decided that I would be even bolder with my idea. The idea didn't pay off in the...

Rogers
Apr 2, 20231 min read
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Contractual Values and How to target the Draft.
For a long time, analytics has been arguing about positional value in relation to the draft - RBs don't matter, being the main drive of...

Rogers
Mar 16, 20235 min read
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