Oliver Knight gives us a great insight into life in the pro peloton whilst riding for big teams such as Cofidis and UAE Team Emirates. Learn from Oliver's biggest mistake in a bike race, find out how he got himself to high level the he races at, and a great takeaway about weight in cycling.

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Chapters

0:00 Intro and what Oliver is up to currently

0:57 How often do you take a break during a season for a few days

1:52 Crazy Ultra Gravel races

3:01 How do you plan a year of training as a pro

5:09 How do you do base training?

6:13 Gym work

8:14 Training Metrics - Power, HR, RPE

9:10 What are your small goals that get you to the big goals

10:37 What numbers are important for you for racing?

12:05 What VO2 max sessions do you do?

13:20 Olivers free rides

14:10 Stage races vs one day races

15:07 What was the Vuelta Burgos racing like?

17:07 How did you ride as a team in a new team

18:56 How does the training role work in a big team?

20:42 What do you think that you have learnt about cycling that makes you better at it?

22:45 What is something that has got you to where you are now?

24:10 Mental training in cycling

25:07 What is something that you're trying to improve on?

26:49 What are the best pieces of advice that you have received?

28:10 Oliver's biggest mistake in a bike race

29:15 What is the pecking order like in the pro peloton?

31:04 How do you get back from setbacks?

32:05 Oliver's insights on weight in cycling

33:25 Nutrition on the bike and in races

36:30 Cycling tech

37:55 Underrated in cycling

39:05 What is a time when you have won by analyzing a race?

43:00 Anytime when you didn't read the race well?

44:56 What races are left for the year

46:50 'I never...'

47:02 What are you up to when you're not riding?

49:00 Caffeine in races

50:20 What is your biggest inspiration going forward?

51:32 Number one piece of advice for the new cyclist

53:04 How to keep up with Oliver + Wrap Up

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