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Wes, Matthew and Ivy give their thoughts on how to improve your bike workout. Wes: "It's a little bit of everything, not pleasant" Matt: "I feel like mental strength shouldn't be the issue." Ivy: "If they ever are easy for matthew, like you need to do another ramp test"

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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.

Listen to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast now!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/science-getting-faster-podcast-presented-by-trainerroad/id1552970725

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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