Join us live for Episode 217 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast! We'll cover how heat training is proven to make you faster, but it can come at the cost of valuable training adaptations, why cramping actually happens and why it is so hard to avoid, how quickly you lose different types of fitness.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

• How to fix tubeless flats in a race
• When to train inside and when to train outside
• How to train outside with TrainerRoad
• When is the best time for an endurance training block
• Why you get cramps and how to avoid them
• How quickly you lose fitness
• Should you not drink during a short race?
• How heat training can actually make you slower
• Why you should turn a road bike differently to an MTB
• Why your legs get tired in a race
• How to treat road rash like a pro

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