Mental Toughness, Crazy Sprints, Recovery Weeks & More – Ask a Cycling Coach 282

How to be a tough athlete, pro tips for the final kilometer of a race and why you lose most sprints, why you feel slower after a recovery week and much more with new guest host Ivy Audrain!

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

• New guest host Ivy Audrain!
• How to fix low back pain on the bike
• How to pick a training plan for the Specialty Phase
• How not to get boxed in during a sprint
• Pro tips for the final kilometer of a race
• Bunch sprint tactics
• How to improve technical skills without racing
• Why you feel slower after a recovery week
• How mindset affects training
• When to do a spindown calibration
• Is a certain pedal stance correct?
• Calories vs. carbs per hour
• Cyclists and running
• Jonathan’s Chilean walmart bike story
• How to be a tough athlete
• How to get better at longer intervals
• How to train junior athletes
• How to avoid choking

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