S14 Ep3: Burn Baby Burn

Jan 23, 2026

Larry Warbasse, American pro road cyclist for Tudor Pro Cycling, gives a quick mini-bio as a seasoned 14-year pro. He talks training experiments and a long search for the perfect preparation. He covers early-season race plans, hot conditions in Australia, peloton trends like tech, tracking and burnout, and rider transfers shaping the calendar.

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Try Shorter Cranks And Higher Positions

Try shorter crank lengths and a slightly higher position to open hip angle and sustain aero power longer.
Focus equipment and position changes that improve comfort and repeatable power rather than just marginal gains.

INSIGHT

Weakness Training Can Weaken Strengths

Shifting focus to improve weaknesses can reduce your core strengths and hurt season results.
Larry reverted to training that favored his strengths and regained stronger second-half performances.

INSIGHT

Team Moves Drive Training Overhauls

Changing teams almost always means changing coaches and training methods these days.
Riders repeatedly tweak training throughout careers as teams and science evolve.

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WorldTour racing is back with the Tour Down Under underway in Australia. The Cycling Podcast returns to recap the action from the first three stages and the latest news from the pro peloton.

Daniel Friebe, Lionel Birnie, and our very own in-house professional cyclist Larry Warbasse discuss UAE Team Emirates’ rip-roaring start to the year, as well as the predictions we didn't get from Larry last week. There is a detailed meditation on Larry’s 14-year search for the perfect training formula—and the peloton’s broader search for equilibrium in a sport that is increasingly data-obsessed, sometimes at the expense of mental and physical wellbeing.

Derek Gee-West certainly experienced his share of emotional turmoil while attempting to change teams last autumn. We hear from Lidl-Trek’s newest recruit on that saga and how close he thinks he can get to the likes of Pogačar and Vingegaard.

Artwork photograph: UAE Team Emirates XRG / ph. SPRINT

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