How Age Affects Performance, Can Time Trialists Sprint & More – Ask a Cycling Coach 138

How age affects performance, can time trialists sprint, why average power is so low in cyclocross & more in this week's episode of the Ask a Cycling coach Podcast.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

• (6:20) TrainerRoad's Facebook Beta Group
• (7:20) What DEXA scans tell you about your body
• (20:00) Do I need to replicate the distance of my goal event in training?
• How to troubleshoot trainer problems
• (25:25) How does age affect cyclists
• Why old age isn't an excuse for declining performance
• (33:40) How to train for criterium racing
• (44:40) How do you incorporate group rides into a training plan
• (50:15) How to train for ultra distance for triathletes
• (54:20) How to tell if you lack muscular endurance or not
• (1:02:20) Why is average power low in CX?

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