We review the racing at the IRONMAN World Championship in Nice this weekend and share the audio from the post-race press conference with the top 5 athletes.

We discuss power on the bike and the importance of torque production in power output and athlete performance. We review the work done by Jeroen Swart and John Wakefield - Managing Partners at Science to Sport in this space plus we share excerpts from our full interview with Dr Peter Leo, Endurance Training Scientist with Australian Cycling, out tomorrow.

(0:00:00) – IRONMAN World Championship Nice.

(0:08.46) – We review the racing from the IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast at the weekend.

(0:09:57) – UTMB and the popularity of trail running. Plus we have a free race entry to give away to the Ultra Trail Kosciuszko in Australia.

(0:14:20) - Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10

(0:14:34) – Power production on the bike.

(0:17:16) – Brad George – winner of the free race entry to IM Western Australia

(0:27:53) – Power on the bike, the brain and low cadence.

(0:30:52) – Jeroen Swart and John Wakefield - Managing Partners at Science to Sport and Lead Coaches and Performance Co-ordinators for UAE Team Emirates Road Cycling. Excerpts from our interview in Episode 417.

(0:38:54) – Torque and durability.

(0:42:00) – Excerpts from our interview with Dr Peter Leo, Endurance Training Scientist with Australian Cycling

(0:51:20) – The bike workout.

(0:55:22) – IRONMAN World Champs Nice – Wrap Up

(1:51:00) – The post-race press conference.

LINKS:

IRONMAN World Champs Nice at https://www.ironman.com/im-world-championship-nice

Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at  https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in.

The Ultra Trail Kosciuszko at https://ultratrailkosciuszko.com.au/

More about the UAE Team Emirates Road Cycling Team at http://www.uaeteamemirates.com/

Science to Sport at https://www.sciencetosport.com/

Science to Sport Cycling Physiology and Coaching Course at https://www.sciencetosport.com/education/