Turbo Talks

Alex Camier, Performance Manager and Coach at Team BikeExchange, joins the first Turbo Talks of 2021. He explains his role at the team (1:20), how they plan the preparation and use periodisation towards the first goals of the season (3:57). He shares Amund Grøndahl Jansen's build up towards the classics as an example (12:16) and recaps the different training phases and their purpose (15:51). Alex then talks about how this translates to amateur cyclists, and how cross training and riding on the Tacx can fit in (22:01).

Edvald Boasson Hagen of NTT Pro Cycling joins the Turbo Talks to talk about the UCI Esports World Championships. He shares what he has been up to in his off season, his thoughts on the World Championships course and everyone using the Tacx Neo 2T as a setup, the tactics and challenges of riding on Zwift, his preparation for the Worlds and the 2021 season, and he answers fan questions about his new team and the upcoming season.

João Almeida of Deceuninck - Quick Step joins the Turbo Talks to talk about his 4th place finish in the Giro d'Italia. He talks about the impact of his performance back in Portugal (1:00), how he ended up racing the Giro and his goals going into it (5:21), the mental challenge of riding a grand tour and defending the pink jersey (10:11), riding for Deceuninck - Quick Step and alongside Remco Evenepoel (14:23), before answering a bunch of Turbo Talks fan questions (19:11).

Simon Clarke of EF Pro Cycling joins the Turbo Talks to preview the 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Imola, Italy. He talks about recovering from a big crash in Tirreno-Adriatico (0:57), World Championships tips from Cadel Evans (4:54), his thoughts on the course and the impact of weather conditions (7:17), the strength of the Australian team and riding in the green and gold (14:24), his podium prediction (18:32) and how the pandemic affected his training and season planning (23:48).

This bonus episode of the Turbo Talks is the audio version of the Never Stop Cycling | Virtual Recon with Sam Bewley of Mitchelton-SCOTT. Sam rides up La Planche des Belles Filles on his Tacx indoor trainer while sharing his insights about the finishing climb of the individual time trial of stage 20 of the Tour de France.

You can watch the virtual recon here: https://blog.tacx.com/virtual-recons/

Dylan van Baarle of INEOS Grenadiers joins the Turbo Talks ahead of the 2020 Tour de France. He talks about the unusual lead up to the event and if a line up without Froome and Thomas affects the team and its tactics (1:42), and his role on the team and his ambitions as a rider (7:47). He then shares how the pandemic has changed the Tour experience for him as a rider this year (14:35), before answering rapid fire questions about his moustache amongst others (19:01).

We talk to Grand Tour favorite Tom Dumoulin of Team Jumbo Visma. Tom talks about his racing preparation, Jumbo Visma's dominance and more!

Toms Skujinš of Trek - Segafredo joins the Turbo Talks to talk about the restart of the cycling season. He shares what he has been up to during quarantine (1:54), talks about their final training camp ahead of the restart (4:03), his upcoming racing program and season goals (7:15), a preview and his affection for the Strade Bianche (13:17), and he answers a couple of Garmin fan questions of the week (19:15).

Ella Harris of CANYON//SRAM Racing joins the Turbo Talks podcast. She talks about racing at 1am in the morning (1:23), dreaming of reaching the highest level in cycling (2:20), turning pro as a Zwift Academy winner (7:31), a strong but strange start of the 2020 season (9:58), racing the virtual Tour de France (13:44), returning to Europe (19:53), and her development as a rider (21:55).

Aike Visbeek, Academy Director of SEG Racing Academy, is our guest on this episode of the Turbo Talks. He talks about helping talented riders become professional cyclists through the academy (1:27), how he started coaching and the satisfaction it brings (4:09), the importance of young riders' willingness to develop at SEG (8:36), their shift to SEG eRacing Academy during the pandemic (13:05), and why riding indoors is here to stay (16:13). He then outlines the SEG Performance Challenge that SEG and Tacx run together which gives young riders a chance to be discovered and invited to a SEG training camp (21:10).

For more information about the SEG Performance Challenge visit http://tacx.com/segchallenge