Cyclocross Pro Tips, Carbs and Heat, Punchy Fitness, and More - Ask a Cycling Coach 382

Ivy’s cyclocross season is starting, so we get her pro tips on CX racing and training, as well as Dr. Podlogar’s insight into why fueling seems much harder in hot conditions and much more in Episode 382 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast

 

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

 

(5:52) What happens when you get sick right before your goal event

(6:43) Ivy’s race schedule

(18:00) What head units are most commonly used in cyclocross?

(21:08) Ivy’s go-to bike skill drills

(28:49) How to transform steady state fitness into punchy fitness

(37:22) How is TSS calculated mid-workout

(40:38) Why fueling with carbs in the heat is so hard

(48:49) The most commonly overlooked steps of stage race nutrition

(01:03:39) Should amateurs eat less carbs than pros?

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