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The Cycling Brief episodes

  • [BRIEF] Pogačar's Criterium Tells Us More Than You Think
    We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:
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    Pogačar nearly wins a criterium while barely trying — and that's the most revealing data point of his spring. We break down why his post-Classics form trajectory should worry every Grand Tour contender ahead of the Giro and Tour de France.

    Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    7 min
  • [BRIEF] Bernal's Decline and INEOS's Identity Crisis
    We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:
    👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/jdjwvr
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    A provocative comparison of Egan Bernal to a ProTeam rider sparks a deeper question — is the real problem Bernal's form, or INEOS Grenadiers' structural collapse as a Grand Tour force? We make the call on Bernal's 2026 ceiling.

    Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    7 min
  • [BRIEF] Durability Is Broken: Cycling's Most Misused Metric
    We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:
    👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/a9v6yc
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    A new Journal of Sports Sciences paper on durability and cycling performance exposes how the sport's hottest concept is being oversimplified. We break down why durability isn't one number but three — and what Pogačar's Monument spring reveals about the dimension that actually matters.

    Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    7 min
  • [BRIEF] Groves' Giro Gamble: Why This Comeback Won't Work
    We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:
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    Kaden Groves plans to return from a two-month knee layoff at the Giro d'Italia. We break down why using a Grand Tour as a comeback race is a massive gamble, what it reveals about Alpecin-Premier Tech's roster problems, and why the sprinter is unlikely to finish three weeks.

    Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    8 min
  • [SUNDAY] The Session That's Killing Your Fitness Happens in Bed

    12-Week Plan — https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/8j4dgw

    This week: a 2025 meta-analysis on sleep deprivation and cycling performance — why aerobic endurance takes the biggest hit, why everything feels harder before it actually gets harder, and why partial sleep loss might be costing you more watts than skipping a week of training. 

    Plus: what to do when a bad race gets in your head. 

    Study: Gong et al. (2025). Effects of sleep deprivation on sports performance and perceived exertion. Frontiers in Physiology, 16, 1544286. 

    Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    8 min
  • [RACE RECON] Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026

    We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube: 👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/dw89u5 

    Alex and Sam break down the tactical scenarios for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, mapping Pogačar's attack options across Roche-aux-Faucons and Saint-Nicolas, Pidcock's punch potential at Q36.5, and how a northeast headwind could reshape the 15km run-in to the finish. A tactical race recon to watch tomorrow's race smarter.

    Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    10 min
  • [DEBRIEF] Pellizzari's Arrival and Pogačar's Four-Monument Bid
    We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:
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    The Saturday debrief breaks down Giulio Pellizzari's dominant Tour of the Alps GC victory and what it means for the Giro d'Italia, then previews Pogačar's historic shot at a fourth Monument at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Plus: Van Aert's season reset and Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe's leadership headache.

    The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    12 min
  • [DEBRIEF] Pellizzari Announces Himself: Tour of the Alps & Giro Stakes
    We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:
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    Alex and Sam debate Giulio Pellizzari's breakthrough Tour of the Alps GC win and what it means for the Giro d'Italia, the Vingegaard preparation controversy, Pogačar's shot at a historic four-Monument spring at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and Van Aert's pivot toward the World Championships.

    Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    11 min
  • [BRIEF] Tour de Suisse Shrinks: What Five Days Really Means
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    The Tour de Suisse drops to just five days for 2026, and that's not just a scheduling tweak — it fundamentally changes the race's role as a Tour de France preparation event. We break down what the compression means for GC teams' periodisation and why this is part of a bigger calendar trend.

    Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    7 min
  • [BRIEF] Crypto Chaos Hits Canyon-SRAM: Cycling's Sponsor Problem
    We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:
    👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/x285p7
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    Zondacrypto's financial turmoil puts Canyon-SRAM's future in question — again exposing cycling's dangerous dependence on volatile sponsors. We look at why the UCI's licensing system can't prevent this, and what it means for the women's peloton.

    Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

    7 min

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