Adam Hansen Interview: Grand Tours, Cross Training, Intermittent Fasting, Carbs, Tour of Turkey

Welcome Adam Hansen!!

Quick Show Notes:

Living in Czech Republic…what has drawn you there?

Breaking up the cycling training: Czech has 4 seasons and you can get off the bike.

Adam shows up to training camp STOKED to ride, whereas others may arrive having ridden a bit too much already.

How do you find out what your body needs? Trial and error!

Cross Training. Hiking and nordic skiing.

What happens to the body when you ride 220-240 for 5 hours.

Adam Hansen is a bad ass. You already knew that; find out more.

Gym work ALL year long.
Explosive weight lifting.

When you look back on your career, or pro cycling, what memories or feelings immediately come to mind?

29 grand tours, finished 26...that's insane. At some point, was that a goal, rack up as many as possible? Or was it what the team asked of you

What stage race do you love the most that is not a grand tour?

Varied stimulus and working all the energy systems.

Promote your fat metabolism; but listen to him that he’s a PRO carb guy! It’s a balance of both.

Fasted rides at 50% FTP.

The difference between pro’s and amateurs.

Training to absorb carbs. HIT THE CARBS on interval days.

Big fatmax ride.

breakaway artist...had you always been that since a young cyclist?

Protein recovery. Have a fat/sugar after the ride.

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