Australia's Lachlan Norris joins us for the first of his race long post stage reports. Racers faced a tougher course than expected today. However, no one is underestimating tomorrow!

Shu Pillinger is the first woman from the UK to finish the Race Across America. We talk about her roots in ultra cycling and her experiences at both the 2014 and 2015 Races Across America. The sound quality is the best we could get as we were experiencing technical difficulties during the call to London.

Coach Hughes discusses the importance of mental training and visualization.

United Health Care Pro Cycling Team's (UHC) Kiel Reijnen and Tanner Putt join us along with retired UHC racer Benjamin Day. Day is Reijnen's coach so his viewpoint as a racer and as a coach is quite interesting. Kiel won a stage and the Sprint jersey in last year's Pro Challenge. This is Tanner's first year racing with UHC. The racers are fresh off the Tour of Utah and are looking forward to the US Pro Challenge. Note: The audio quality is a bit off for the first 6:30. Sincere apologies.

Ian Boswell (Team Sky) checks in from Isola 2000 with a post Tour of Poland report and discuss upcoming events.

Coach John Hughes joins us today to discuss the value of training in the heat. Our studio is under construction due to flood damage - we're outside so please forgive the truck and traffic noise.

Registered dietician Colleen Lingley joins us to discuss the importance of amino acids. Lingley touches on how crucial amino acids are to maintaining a high level of performance.

Ben Day joins Rick Tillery and George Thomas for post race discussion of the Tour of Utah and a preview of the upcoming US Pro Challenge.

Three time Team RAAM finisher Steven Berveling joins us to discuss the importance of knowing one's true goals when entering a long distance event. Berveling has overcome so many physical difficulties in his life - he's one of the most inspirational people I've had the pleasure to meet. Steven's ultimate cycling goal is a solo RAAM finish. Injuries prevented him from going after that this year so he decided to enter RAW as preparation for the big event. We focus on his experiences at this year's race to emphasize the point of knowing your goals.

Annick Chalier (Athletes Lounge...and now Team USA) checks in post race from Milwakee and the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships. Happy to report Annick had a fantastic race and met her goal of a top 18 finish thus qualifying for a spot on Team USA for the 2016 Triathlon Age Group World Championships.