Savilia Blunk: XCO & XCC 8x National Champion

Savilia Blunk is professional cyclist and 8 time national champion racing mountain bikes for the Rockrider Ford Racing Team. In this podcast we chat about training, racing, maintaining a routine with travel, and previously forming her own team. A huge thanks to Savilia for coming on! Keep up with Savilia: Instagram - @saviliablunk Savilia's Website: https://saviliablunk.weebly.com The Feed: https://thefeed.com Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Savilia’s riding background and NICA 06:28 Savilia’s riding and training as a younger rider 08:03 Gauging progress as a younger rider 09:31 Savilia’s attitude towards mental aspects of bike racing 12:06 Getting back on track after travel 14:57 Adapting to the level of international racing 18:24 Understand the physicality and tactical nature of different courses 20:30 Perfecting a Mountain Bike start 22:31 Moving up in a mountain bike race 25:01 Adjusting to your race length 26:11 Savilia’s endurance rides 27:00 Why Savilia prefers mountain biking to gravel for now 28:16 Training mistakes Savilia made 30:44 Advice to a younger rider 33:26 Savilia lessons for faster improvement 34:56 Savilia’s recovery protocols 36:58 Starting a team with Cole 43:50 Dealing with setbacks and not giving up 45:21 Carb loading for Mountain biking and Savilia 49:21 Running, Strength and other off bike training 52:13 Savilia’s relationship to cycling without racing 54:01 Skiing with Cole 55:17 Dialing in tyre pressure 58:31 Choosing between hardtail and full suspension 01:00:03 Parting words 👋🏽 If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. ⭐️If you enjoy the podcast, please Follow on Spotify and Leave a 5 Star Review on Apple. 🔔The best way to support the channel is to SUBSCRIBE and turn ON Notifications so that we can get the best guests to bring you the best interviews possible! ⚡️Check out our sponsor's links below: I personally use these products DAILY, have asked for their support, and want to share them with You! EVOQ Website: https://www.evoq.bike/ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ThTYry6kuE Subscribe to Our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ggRc4n Follow Along on Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/5889 EVOQ Training Packs: https://www.evoq.bike/training-packs TrainingPeaks Store Programs: https://tinyurl.com/TP-Store Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://tinyurl.com/DeltaGKetones CODE Brendan for 15% off Lactigo: www.lactigo.com/brendan MORE WATTS and LESS BURN Airofit: https://www.airofit.com/?sca_ref=476545.3AVnm3vdGW Best Chamois Cream: https://www.hellobluecbd.com/, Code Brendan Cordyceps Mushrooms: https://shop.realmushrooms.com?ref=62 Best shades: https://www.julbo.com/en_us/ Calorify: https://calorify.com Discount Code EVOQ Donate to EVOQ.BIKE for all the Free Content: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3YMCAUEMQ4PC