Getting to the Top of the Cat One Level

"It's a time trial at my level, and that's like the top of the cat one level. And you need to be able to sprint when you're fatigued after... 600 wats or something," he says. "That's a whole different kind of animal than just, let's line up buddies and or friends and let's sprint."

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Where should you draw the line with aggressive racing, why your sprint power may be lower than you want and how to improve it, why over-unders are so hard and what you can do to improve with them and much more in Episode 297 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

-Intro 00:11

-Get a sneak peek of the Science of Getting Faster Podcast! 00:44

-Work for TrainerRoad! 7:48

-Fueling advice for improving body composition 14:52

-Is racing getting too aggressive? 26:07

-How to deal with overly competitive friends 58:45

-Is the supertuck ban a good thing? 1:21:15

-What is the “one bike to rule them all”? 1:29:44

-Can you race a gravel bike in a criterium? 1:32:44