Turbo Talks

CANYON//SRAM Racing's team manager and sports director Ronny Lauke joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to talk about the final of the Zwift Academy 2019. He explains how the idea of the Zwift Academy started (1:54), the qualification process of the Zwift Academy and the aim of the training camp with CANYON//SRAM Racing (4:04), the selection criteria and process to determine the winner (7:27), how the final call is being made (10:55), how the team is involved in the Zwift Academy from the start (11:20), how past winners have developed within the team and why age is not a limiting factor (12:45), the integration and evaluation of the Zwift Academy winner within the team (15:19), his best advice for the three finalists (20:59), and the growth of cycling as an e-sport (23:35).

CANYON//SRAM Racing's team manager and sports director Ronny Lauke joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to talk about the final of the Zwift Academy 2019. He explains how the idea of the Zwift Academy started (1:54), the qualification process of the Zwift Academy and the aim of the training camp with CANYON//SRAM Racing (4:04), the selection criteria and process to determine the winner (7:27), how the final call is being made (10:55), how the team is involved in the Zwift Academy from the start (11:20), how past winners have developed within the team and why age is not a limiting factor (12:45), the integration and evaluation of the Zwift Academy winner within the team (15:19), his best advice for the three finalists (20:59), and the growth of cycling as an e-sport (23:35).

Sebastian Kienle joins the 25th episode of the Tacx Turbo Talks to look back at the Ironman World Championships and his 2019 season. He talks about how he deals with the post Kona blues (0:47), his feelings about the race and his entire 2019 season (3:45), how his mindset helped him to a podium finish (5:35), the financial and sportive benefits of finishing 3rd instead of 4th (8:45), his special friendship with Ben Hoffmann (12:30), his motivation and appreciation for the life as a professional triathlete (16:30), and his favourite Tacx workout (20:42). He then takes the time to answer a great variety of Tacx Turbo Talks fan questions: from his current FTP to where he'll spend Christmas, and from his favourite 70.3 course to who he thinks could be the next non-German winner in Kona (23:32). Enjoy!

Sven Nys on the upcoming cyclocross season, the state of the sport, MVDP and WVA, and more (Ep. 24) by Garmin

Mikkel Honoré of Deceuninck - Quick Step joins the Tacx Turbo Talks this weeks. He looks ahead to the Tacx Pro Classic and its challenging conditions (1:04), shares his experiences riding on Dutch roads (2:05), his expectations for the race (4:09), the main lesson and highlight in his first year as a pro (5:53), his outlook for next season and his off season plans (9:17), what it was like racing with Elia Viviani (13:17), and he answers the Tacx Turbo Talks fan question of the week (14:51).

Patrik Nilsson of BMC Vifit Pro Triathlon Team joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to preview the triathlon World Championships in Kona. He talks about acclimatising to hot and humid conditions (1:16), what makes Kona so special compared to other races (2:45), how he dealt with struggling from cramping issues in 2018 (5:42), his goal for this year's race and the ideal scenario (8:10), the benchmark that the Germans Jan Frodeno, Patrick Lange, and Sebastian Kienle are setting in the sport (11:25), and he attempts to make podium predictions (13:28). Patrik then reveals the secret about his hair in the Tacx Turbo Talks fan question of the week (15:16), before giving a tip to age-group triathletes to improve their cycling (16:02) and his favourite Tacx workout (17:04).

Anna van der Breggen of Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team joins the Tacx Turbo Talks from Yorkshire to chat about the World Championships. She talks about her silver medal in the time trial (0:56), her year in the rainbow jersey (2:20), deciding on the team tactics with a chance to go back-to-back world titles (3:50), how the challenging course and weather conditions can affect the race (6:04), the myth of the knitted rainbow coloured cycling gloves (11:20), her impressive resume and goals for the future (12:04), and she answers the Tacx Turbo Talks fan question of the week (13:27).

Alex Dowsett of Team Katusha Alpecin joins the Tacx Turbo Talks podcast. He talks about the Tour of Britain and the growth of cycling in the UK (0:44), his focus on the time trial and his tailored preparation for the World Championships in Yorkshire (3:41), the course and length of the time trial (7:56), the world hour record and his ambition for a new attempt (9:53), the favourites for the world time trial title (14:11), the phenomenon Remco Evenepoel (15:59), MVDP being the favourite for the road race (21:08), and his own expectations (22:14). He then answers the Tacx Turbo Talks fan question of the week (23:26), before talking about his condition haemophilia and his charity Little Bleeders (24:06).

Alberto Contador is this week's guest on the Tacx Turbo Talks. ‘El Pistolero’ talks about finishing his career on a high in La Vuelta 2017 (1:15), how he keeps fit and trains on the Tacx Neo 2 to prepare for his Gran Fondo (1:50), his favourite workout on the Neo 2 (4:00), this year's Vuelta and his observations in the GC battle (5:42), his favourite Vuelta memory and preferred Grand Tour (8:51), what makes La Vuelta often so unpredictable (10:37), why he started his own team through his foundation (12:45), and the World Tour ambitions for his team (14:55). To finish the show, he answers the Tacx Turbo Talks fan question of the week (16:54).

Felix Großschartner of BORA - Hansgrohe joins the Tacx Turbo Talks on the first rest day of La Vuelta. He discusses his rest day activities (0:53), the first week of racing and his focus for this Vuelta (2:09), playing FIFA with other riders in the peloton (4:01), the objective for the rest of the Vuelta (5:10), switching from skiing to cycling (7:43), and his development over the years and future goals (9:41). He then answers the Tacx Turbo Talks fan question of the week (12:52), and talks about the band of brothers within BORA - Hansgrohe (14:04).