Jacob Tipper is a coach of athletes across the spectrum from track sprinters to triathletes, and he is also a great track and road cyclist himself. Jacob was the person tasked with putting together Alistair Brownlee's team for the Sub7/Sub8 project (Brownlee was replaced by Joe Skipper due to injury before the event), and in this episode we discuss that whole process and what we can all learn from it.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The process of putting together a team for Sub7, as well as training and testing done leading up to it

-What it took (power numbers and race power profile) to be a part of the team, and what Joe Skipper needed to do to hold on at the back of the paceline

-Tactics used on the bike leg

-The importance of training at a high speed (like moto pacing) due to pedalling kinematics

-The battle between Team Skipper and Team Blummenfelt

-What lessons can regular age-groupers take away from the Sub7/Sub8 project and how Jacob and his team approached it in particular

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