The Cycling Brief

Find out how a rider goes from C grade, then B, then winning his club champs in A grade and State ITT Champs in one year. And now leaves his homeland to race in the US and Canadian domestic scene. For a guy that only started dabbling in cycling in 2009 at the age of 22 whilst doing rehab for some broken bones in his feet, and only infrequently once he got back to playing rugby, he has come along way. His real cycling career began when he started riding more after he finished playing rugby at the end of the 2010 season, and has lead him to a contract to ride the US and canadian national road circuit.

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Do the dangers of a cyclist running outweigh the risk of any potential fitness gains? Running can damage your your body if you aren't a seasoned runner. Listen in to learn the physiological adoptions of each training modal, why running can build fitness, and how can you reduce the risk of injury - if you try to run.

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

Understanding yourself as an athlete, in the context of performance, training and everyday life, will help you decide how to plan your training, and the type of races you do. Colby Pearce dives into his process for finding the best training and racing match for a riders abilities, skill and personality.

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

A look at Cadel’s journey. Considering where Cadel is in his career, I think it’s fitting to take a look at Australia’s most accomplished cyclist. What made him a champion, and more specifically what role did sport science play in developing his talent, and helping him win the Tour de France.

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Once you start getting into the nitty gritty of designing a training plan, you start to get overwhelmed by all the elements that should be included. It’s complicated. Here are the 6 crucial components you need to get the most out of yourself.

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How do you know what you know about cycling? Think about every single element of cycling...from the shoes you wear to the gels you eat, from the training your do to anything else you’ve done or bought in the name of increased performance. How do you know they will increase your performance? This episode helps you sort through all the cycling information and marketing to find the truth - or at least make the best guess.

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Short term thinking can harm your potential as a cyclist. Big statement I know - but if you want to improve as much as possible - then allow yourself to think big and plan for each phase in your development. If you don’t then you risk not having the year-on-year gains that are part of upgrading your fitness, and also thinking more holistically about your skill development and forming habits.

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It's a complicated and expensive investment but buying a power meter doesn't have to be too difficult. In this episode I guide you through the top considerations to make the process a lot simpler.

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

Performing under pressure is crucial to training and racing success. The key to controlling pain and other emotions is awareness that starts with your body, then your mind, and finally your situation. This episode will give you tools directly from the military that will help you to deal with each of these areas. Helping you expand the time you can spend in the pain cave.

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

Learn how to PROs deal with pain, and how you can start to understand your own relationship to pain. This episode explores the issue of pain and how cyclists deal with it differently than other athletes, and non-athletes. We also look into the pain cave, and how you can extend your time in there, and increase your pain threshold.

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