Christopher Blevins: Training For Optimal Performance In Extreme Conditions

About this episode:

In this week’s episode, Adam Pulford interviews Olympic athlete Christopher Blevins who earned Team USA’s one spot in the men’s cross country mountain bike race at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They discuss Blevins' journey from a young BMX racer to the Olympics and how he's preparing for the likely extreme conditions he'll face in Tokyo.

Episode Highlights:

• How Blevins is preparing for the extreme heat
• How BMX training has translated to racing MTB and on the road
• What some of Blevins largest volume training blocks look like
• Pre-race hydration strategy he'll be using in Tokyo

Guest Bio – Christopher Blevins:

Christopher Blevins has won countless national championships in multiple disciplines of this sport: BMX, XCO, & CX. He’s won big races on the road too, like the 2016 Peace Race, one of the biggest accomplishments a junior cyclist could achieve. He also won the silver medal at the 2020 U-23 MTB World Championships, which is a feat that hasn’t been done by a men’s rider since 2001. Currently, he races for the Trinity Racing UCI MTB team and has just been named to the US Olympic team as the sole US men’s rider to represent his country at the Tokyo Olympics.

Read More About Christopher Blevins:

Website: https://usacycling.org/athlete/christopher-blevins

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopherblevs

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisblevs

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19o8lsgMX0NLiGHPfbgOud

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