Oliver Knight gives us a great insight into life in the pro peloton whilst riding for big teams such as Cofidis and UAE Team Emirates. Learn from Oliver's biggest mistake in a bike race, find out how he got himself to high level the he races at, and a great takeaway about weight in cycling.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro and what Oliver is up to currently
0:57 How often do you take a break during a season for a few days
1:52 Crazy Ultra Gravel races
3:01 How do you plan a year of training as a pro
5:09 How do you do base training?
6:13 Gym work
8:14 Training Metrics - Power, HR, RPE
9:10 What are your small goals that get you to the big goals
10:37 What numbers are important for you for racing?
12:05 What VO2 max sessions do you do?
13:20 Olivers free rides
14:10 Stage races vs one day races
15:07 What was the Vuelta Burgos racing like?
17:07 How did you ride as a team in a new team
18:56 How does the training role work in a big team?
20:42 What do you think that you have learnt about cycling that makes you better at it?
22:45 What is something that has got you to where you are now?
24:10 Mental training in cycling
25:07 What is something that you're trying to improve on?
26:49 What are the best pieces of advice that you have received?
28:10 Oliver's biggest mistake in a bike race
29:15 What is the pecking order like in the pro peloton?
31:04 How do you get back from setbacks?
32:05 Oliver's insights on weight in cycling
33:25 Nutrition on the bike and in races
36:30 Cycling tech
37:55 Underrated in cycling
39:05 What is a time when you have won by analyzing a race?
43:00 Anytime when you didn't read the race well?
44:56 What races are left for the year
46:50 'I never...'
47:02 What are you up to when you're not riding?
49:00 Caffeine in races
50:20 What is your biggest inspiration going forward?
51:32 Number one piece of advice for the new cyclist
53:04 How to keep up with Oliver + Wrap Up
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