D-VELO-P cycling training podcast

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk with Norwegian sport scientist and researcher Bent Rønnestad. We talk about his three roles as a researcher, a father of two high performing athlete children and his role as a coach. Thank you Bent for this conversation. If you have anyone you would want us to invite t...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk about a new study on how you can improve red blood cell volume while sleeping. It is an interesting study with a lot of pros and cons, which we discuss. You can read the whole 3 page study here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13173307/ Listen and enjoy, pleas...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk Daniel Kahneman's Prospect Theory, and how that might me useful in cycling. Listen and enjoy, please leave a thumbs up and feedback in the comments to make our pod even better. Contact us: info@d-velo-p.me Subscribe to our newsletter: www.d-velo-p.me Follow us on s...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk about a study called: Physiological Resilience: What Is It and How Might It Be Trained? You can find the study here (Open Access): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/sms.70032 Contact us: info@d-velo-p.meSubscribe to our newsletter: www.d-velo-p.meFollow...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they discover a different topic than usual. They are companied by P.L and Kristen Meindertsma, who are riding bikes for 5 charities with the goal of 2,500 000$ over 5 years cycling trough 5 continents. This week they start their journey trough Africa for their fourth ride. It is...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk with Kristen Arnold, a sports nutritionist working with World Tour Teams EF Education-Oatly and EF Education-Easypost. It became a great conversation about sports nutrition, macros and micros, how working with world tour athletes is compared to recreational athletes an...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they are explaining the principle of Amara's Law. We talk about what the Amara's Law is, why it is important and give some example in different areas in the sport of cycling. Listen and enjoy! Do you have any tips or suggestions about topics or guests? Comment here or se...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they are joined by none other than the Head of Nutrition at the nutrition company Maurten: Tobias Christensson. We talk about how to coach nutrition to individuals with different cultures and sports, why the bicarb system is the 1 % for the 1 %, how their hydrogel technology wor...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk with U23 XCO World Cup rider Leo Lounela about his races in the South Korea UCI MTB XCO World Cup. We do a After Action Review (AAR) together with Leo to go through the plans before, during and the learnings after the cross country short track (XCC) and cross country o...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode we are joined by professional MTB Marathon rider Lejla Njemčevič from Bosnia & Hercegovina. We discuss Lejlas journey from the recently ended war in Bosnia growing up, getting into sports late through a desire to see the mountains and her quite special and successful relationshi...

D-VELO-P’s dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode we are joined by Martin Kumm, a professional physio and chiropractor in World Tour Squads EF Education-Easypost and EF Education-Oatly. Martin gives us insights in how the work in World Tour differs from coaching recreational athletes, the importance of communication, his philosophy...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk about Erik's recently performed Sweat and Sodium concentration test, and dive into the result and analyze it. They also talk about the importance of Sodium in endurance training and racing and why it can be a hidden performance killer. The test were performed at AUSTROSWED...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode we discuss a narrative review from Patrick B. Wilson: A Narrative Review of the High-Carbohydrate Fueling Revolution (> 100g/h) in the Professional Peloton. Link to the study (open access): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-025-02372-6 We discuss about RED-S wh...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode we discuss the meaning of the acronym F-O-N-E-Y. F-O-N-E-Y stands for Fear Of Not Enough Yield . It is the internal (and sometimes external) pressure to keep doing more, even when "more" is physiologically useless—or worse, harmful. In a world dominated by Strava and s...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode we have Nathalie Säfsten with us, a truly inspirational woman who had a fantastic start of her cycling career which ended too soon with a terrible life-threatening accident. Nathalie managed the situation that left her paralyzed waist-down and shifted focus to para-canoe and has...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this week's episode, we dive into a fascinating look at the evolution of modern mountain biking. We get into the weeds of a brand-new 2026 systematic review on the physiology of Olympic Cross-Country (XCO) . We break down the staggering data behind the modern race: why it’s no longer a two-hou...

D-VELO-P’s dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode we dive into a fascinating study on the five Monuments of cycling. We explore what actually separates the podium finishers from the rest of the top 30 in the world's most brutal one-day races. Is it raw power, or is there a "secret sauce" in how they handle fatigue? We...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode we are going trough a pre-printed study, named: Interoception Intelligence in Sports: A Framework for Athletic Performance and Wellbeing Eileen Gu's interview: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-tbAaPXNeSg Fredriks masters thesis: https://d-velo-p.me/webshop/p/mobile-power-mete...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk with the previous UCI MTB XCM World Champion Simon Andreassen. We dive into Simons journey from youth to professional, his addiction to nature and experiencing high highs and low lows. Contact us: info@d-velo-p.meSubscribe to our newsletter: www.d-velo-p.meFollow us on...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode we dive into the latest article from Peter Edholm and colleauges: Mind-Muscle-Environment Interactions: Psychophysiological Determinants of Optimal Pacing in Olympic Winter Endurance Sports. This article is super relevant now when Winter Olympics is in full swing, and we include...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode Erik reviews Fredriks consulting athlete Nellie Larssons training and the training plan. It was fun to dive into the training and get an overview and where Fredrik explains and defends their decisions. If you are interested in getting consulting from us, contact at parler@d-velo...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk with UCI MTB XCO World Champion Jenny Rissveds, about coaching, her 12-year athlete/coach relationship with Fredrik, athlete philosophy and her take on starting using a powermeter in 2021. Contact us: info@d-velo-p.me Subscribe to our newsletter: www.d-velo-p.me Follow...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk about a newly published study from Hernández-Belmonte et al., (2025) called: Cyclists do not need to incorporate off-bike resistance tranining to increase strenght, muscle-tendon structure, and pedaling performance: Exploring a high-intensity on-bike Method Erik and Fr...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they talk about a newly published study from Elia & Lemaitre (2025) named "The application of breath-holding in sports- physiological effects, challenges, and future directions" (link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05752-y) Erik and Fredrik goes through the me...

D-VELO-P's dorky coaching duo Erik and Fredrik discussing cycling training and related topics. In this weeks episode they breaks down a listeners training she sent in for us to discuss, analyze and break down. What did she do and what could have been different? What should she include for upcoming goals? Do you want us to analyze your training in a future episode? Send an E-mail to: admin@d-ve...