How To Become A Pro Cyclist with Jack Burke

Mattia Gaffuri is an Italian Cyclist & Coach. He was a finalist in the Zwift Academy in 2023 and a brilliant mind to speak about training and sports science.

Niamh Fisher-Black is a 23 year old rider from New Zealand on team SD Worx - Protime and one of the best female GC riders in the world. This podcast was recorded just before she left for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Carina Schrempf is an Austrian rider for the Fenix-Deceuninck womens world tour team. She was a middle distance runner who switched to cycling after an injury, only started racing at the age of 28 and by the end of her first year racing on the road, she had made it to the world tour.

Maud Oudeman Is a 20 year old rider on the Visma Lease A Bike womens world tour team who signed her first pro contract with Canyon Sram after winning the Zwift Academy in 2021.

Ahmed Madan is a rider on the Bahrain - Victorious mens World Tour Team and the first person from Bahrain to make it to the world tour after graduating from the Bahrain Cycling Academy team.

Becky Storrie is a former triathlete from the Isle of Man turned world tour cyclist with DSM-Firmenich PostNL riding in her second year in the World Tour. 

Finn Fisher-Black is Pro Cyclist from New Zealand on UAE Team Emirates. He Broke The Junior World record in the 3km pursuit on the track which landed him a spot on the Jumbo Visma Development team. He then turned pro with UAE in 2021.

Felix Großschartner is an Austrian Pro cyclist on UAE team Emirates, one of the best climbers in the world and one of the last riders in the mountains for Tadej Pogačar. Felix has raced all 3 grand tours many times, ridden for the best teams in the world and this episode was recorded days before he got on the plane to the 2024 Paris Olympics where he’s racing the Time Trial and Road Race.

Gabriele Gallo is the man behind the Knowledge Is Watt Instagram account and Substack which does an incredible job at translating scientific papers into more easily digestible content to be read, understood and applied fast and easy for anyone. If you like sports science & training related to cycling, his accounts are a must follow on Instagram, X and Substack.

Sarah Gigante is an Australian Pro Cyclist & Olympian.