Cycle-Smart : Solutions for Cycling

A monthly roundtable of the Cycle-Smart coaches diving in to a variety of topics around training and racing road, cylocross, gravel, and mountain bike.

Periodization 03/04/2025

Periodization In this episode of the Solutions for Cycling Podcast, the Cycle-Smart coaches discuss all the ways to plan your training for the season, what workouts to include when and why, and how the whole concept of periodization has changed over the 25 years we've been coaching. /episode/index/show/5ff2e0c5-5a42-4098-9022-a5c07cb0ffbd/id/35530620

Peaking For Cyclocross Nationals 12/06/2024

Peaking For Cyclocross Nationals In this episode, the Cycle-Smart coaches outline all the little details in the final days leading into US 'cross nationals, while making the lessons universal for any event you're prioritizing, and even the ones you aren't. /episode/index/show/5ff2e0c5-5a42-4098-9022-a5c07cb0ffbd/id/34318245

Modes of Cyclocross 10/04/2024

Modes of Cyclocross In this podcast, the Cycle-Smart coaches discuss zone based training for cyclocross, from the perspective of modes of executing the workouts compared to road training. What's the best approach to a threshold or VO2max workout if your goal is not only to improve your fitness, but also your ability to go fast on a 'cross course? /episode/index/show/5ff2e0c5-5a42-4098-9022-a5c07cb0ffbd/id/33331777

Taking the Temperature: All the Ways to Test and Why 07/02/2024

Taking the Temperature: All the Ways to Test and Why In our second episode, Cycle-Smart coaches Alec Donahue, Jordan Villella, Mike van den Ham, Austin Killips, and Adam Myerson discuss all the ways athletes can test to evaluate their fitness and set training zones, why some work better than others, and what we prefer personally. /episode/index/show/5ff2e0c5-5a42-4098-9022-a5c07cb0ffbd/id/31982327

Preparing for the Paris to Ancaster Gravel Race 03/21/2024

Preparing for the Paris to Ancaster Gravel Race Cycle-Smart coaches Alec Donahue, Mike van den Ham, Jordan Villella, and Adam Myerson discuss the characteristics, equipment, clothing, nutrition, and tactics of the Paris to Ancaster gravel race in Ontario, Canada. The questions and analysis here are applicable to any gravel race you might do, as well as being specific for this unique event. /episode/index/show/5ff2e0c5-5a42-4098-9022-a5c07cb0ffbd/id/30479373

Cycle-Smart : Solutions for Cycling

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