The Cycling Brief

Massage is an important part of a PRO cyclists routine, but where does it fit into a Semi-Pro's schedule? This episode covers types, benefits and timing of massage for cyclists.

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

Stepping up a grade can be tough even if you are ready for the challenge. This episode covers the transition with ways to help you survive, and thrive in the change.

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

Taking control of your blood can help you optimise your performance by using biomarkers to guide your nutritional and supplement needs. This episode has all the information to get you started, including a way to hack the process for cheaper or if it's unavailable in your area.

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

Habits are so ingrained into your cycling on and off the bike-it's important to create and modify habits that will lead to you being a better cyclist. Habit loops and keystone habits are two elements that will get you working better when your on automatic.

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

It’s a critical time for athletes. There are physical and mental elements to get it right like maintaining fitness, while gradually reducing fatigue. But also getting your mind right and making the call to stop chasing fitness, are extremely determining factors covered in this episode.

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

I explore race plans to show you how to win races with race smarts based on your strengths, competitors, terrain, weather, and split-decisions.

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

This episode deals with basic problems and errors rather than bike fit per se. A proper bike fit is going to go a long way in helping these elements, but a bike fit you are limited by your structure, and to some extent your event. But basically it’s your limitations that stop you from getting into certain positions on the bike. And so, depending on the extent of your limitations, a bike fit is just a band-aid. Making structural maintenance and improvement a high priority in your training will pay off no-end.

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

Feel is important on a bike, not only for skills but knowing how your body feels in different zones of intensity. Understanding how it reacts in each zone can help you more than the data from your computer, especially when you are riding outside your normal limits. Using Borg's RPE CP-10 Scale, I break down what you might experience at each level, and offer some ways to anchor the feelings to your numbers.

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

Where do you place your cleats, and why do you do it that way? Cleat position is usually done without much thought as to why. It’s well worth a revisit because you may be losing power. I got Steve Hogg on the show to discuss his ideas behind cleat position. Steve is a world leader in fitting riders to their bikes, and his advice on cleat position is spot on.

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

Training on the road and trainer allows for consistent efforts but it doesn’t help with specificity, especially how your body works under heavy load on your race bike. I got former XCO World Champion and now coach and CX racer Alison Dunlap on the show to discuss her ideas on how and when to use your mountain bike in training.

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