EVOQ.BIKE Cycling Podcast

We need to improve our position so that we don't get dropped when the big girls and big boys HIT IT HARD. It's really hard to "out watt" bad positioning, especially if you aren't the big hammer. Hopefully this video gets the juices flowing as to how you can improve your positioning to stay at the pointy end of the group ride or race. Positioning, cornering, strategy, energy conservation...Then dro...

Hopefully this helps us all bring our A++ motivation and game if we truly want to get faster!   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog  Subscribe to Our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ggRc4n Follow Me on Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/5889

Common question about what your next training block should be. But, how can anyone answer that when they don't know what you've BEEN DOING, and what you are PREPARING FOR. What are your strengths? Weaknesses? Upcoming race details? etc etc Some questions that you can answer to help guide your training more accurately. It just takes a little ownership of your training! 00:00 What should I train nex...

Huge thanks Luke, appreciate your time and knowledge! Check out the show  notes below. 00:00 Welcome to the podcast 00:32 Who is Luke Lamperti? 00:58 Background 01:17 Rapid Fire! High or low socks Long ride: Gels and bars or candy and sandwiches Speed suit or bibs & jersey Tires width: still 28s waxed chain or wet lube Tubes or tubeless… In the gym or not worth it Group ride or solo smash...

We all know every athlete needs customized workouts; I got a great question from an athlete about what metrics I look it after commenting that his HR didn't get as high as we wanted in the hard start vo2max workout.   But what do we do for lactate clearance intervals?  How does your rider type affect this?  Hopefully this helps you dial in your training!   ++++++++++++++++...

So you watched the other video about going out and riding with or racing faster athletes.  Now you want to figure out how to avoid getting dropped. This athlete got popped on a 4 minute stair step climb, so I'll show you how to break down the w/kg AND discuss how taking surges into account is crucial, as w/kg rarely tell the whole story unless it's a TT effort away from a group on a flat cour...

Huge thanks to Brendan for sharing some of his time and amazing insights on his stellar career thus far. He joined us from Track Camp in Colorado Springs! Stoked to see where the cycling adventures take him next! Thanks Brendan! 00:00 Welcome to the podcast! Interviewing Brendan Rhim today 00:35 Who is Brendan Rhim? 01:35 Rapid fire! High or low socks Long ride: Gels and bars or candy and sandwich...

and some KOM banter at 4,000 feet between Landry and Brendan...who will now swiftly lose all their KOMs to others in the Boone / Blowing Rock NC area. 00:00 Welcome 00:39 What happens at altitude There will be a decline in your power output at different levels of altitude. 01:35 It wasn’t the breathing, it was the feeling in my legs that crushed me the most 04:32 Landry was born at 7,000 feet in C...

This new athlete was super nervous about an upcoming group ride, and I know I was in his same shoes 15 years ago.   It's hard to feel uncomfortable when you're choosing this hobby and most likely used to crushing other aspects of life. And now you're going to go an get dropped. It's a weird vibe....but EMBRACE it. You will get so much better and grow a ton from this experience.  Ple...

Alex decided to be captain today, and he poses a bunch of questions that peel the curtain back on EVOQ. How did we begin, what has the growth story been, and where are we headed!? This is quite different from our normal posts, but hopefully inspiring those that want to get into coaching (whether on a bike or elsewhere) and giving some more context to who we are as a coaching group. Thanks Alex! 00...

Circling back on an old video about what to eat for cycling. If you haven't seen our Nutrition Blog, check it out!  https://www.evoq.bike/blog/cycling-nutrition-guide 00:00 Welcome   00:10 The old video: https://youtu.be/tPzPN685PkY 01:15 RPE is higher without carbs  01:36 THIS VIDEO is about auditing your food intake  04:00 A run through at the grocery store  07:16 oops,...

Got a bunch of messages about this after Forrest got 5th. Everyone is the race was a Cat 1 cyclist, which is the requirement. Is it fair? Some thoughts. 00:00 Welcome 01:15 10th wheel to 5th 02:30 Pre-reg list 04:00 Qualifications to race Pro Nats 06:07 What is USA Cycling Domestic Elite? 07:55 Who should be at Amateur Road Nationals? 08:38 Dieter Drake idea; Pro teams of 3 only?? 09:35 What about...

Huge thanks to Will for coming on, he's a very intelligent person who is crushing the race scene right now, even though he's really only riding in a support role, but finding himself with consistent results. Really enjoyed this chat! Thanks Will! 00:00 Welcome to the EVOQ.BIKE Podcast! 01:51 Welcome Will Hardin! Student, racer, and coach 02:30 Gut health Some educational background on Will. 05:30...

Reviewing a time trial with an athlete, and these were his thoughts: This route sounds like a good candidate for a negative split. Get up to speed but don’t go out too hard, ride that descent maximally aero, punch it up the steep first climb, dial it back on the subsequent descent and recover, don’t mess up the turnaround. Save the watts for the second half and roast the reverse climb (longer but...

What do we look for after a failed event? Case Study, Stelvio Gran Fondo What do we have for this overview: -Unsatisfied athlete…shooting for top 20 at Stelvio Gran Fondo and didn't accomplish it -Lacking in authentic Communication between athlete and coach; letting Training Peaks Calendar dictate the rides versus communicating how these actually felt. Training peaks is not the bible, be nimble wi...

Check out our nutrition blogs if you need help! https://www.evoq.bike/blog/category/Cycling%20Nutrition "I need to lose some weight for this event in 2 months."  "Wait...what?"  Many of us are trying to lose weight from the old lore of "skinny cyclists". Thankfully that is dying and we're tapping into being "strong cyclists", but weight still matters.  When would you lose the weight...

Sometimes we hear: "This isn't hard enough", whether we are in base season, or race season! Landry and Brendan chat about workout intensity, and how to make the most of your training time. 00:00 Welcome to Bike Radio! 00:10 Are the workouts hard enough? 00:24 training big 3 components: vo2max, lactate clearance, economy/efficiency 01:00 How to build up after COVID if your races are in a couple mon...

I like the "don't overthink it ". That's me in a nut shell. I can get caught up and overthink on a lot of things! It's easy to want to plan the entire season and figure out everything all at once, but sometimes we need to let the training come to us; and see what life dictates! It's not always easy to embrace this, but hopefully this athlete's story help you let the riding and events happen when t...

This was an awesome interview with TJ Eisenhart. You probably know his history of going from being one of the top US Road Cyclists and shifting towards gravel racing and starting the Imaginary Collective. We talked about all current things going on from bikes to art projects. Check out the show notes below, and be sure to check out his Insta page! It's awesome! https://www.instagram.com/tjeisenhar...

So you found cycling late in life? Or maybe you're 35 and wishing you found this when you were 18. Well, we didn't, but keep after it! The journey is so amazing, and you are going to grow SO MUCH!! When you are 3 years into training, you are still a newbie and have so much more to gain. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Subscribe to Our Newsl...

"These 6 efforts are nothing like doing a crit? Why can't I go to the crit instead?"   Max watts reached in TRUE anaerobic training is going to be higher than your 1 minute max in the crit...and you're going to do this for a many reps!   Anaerobic blog: https://www.evoq.bike/blog/anaerobic-capacity-cycling email: brendan@EVOQ.BIKE.    Follow Me on Strava: https://www.strava.com...

YT link: https://youtu.be/G0OAoYLnBbk And some community building chatter feedback welcome: brendan@evoq.bike 

Part 2 of our conversation about cycling training!  00:00 00:26 I don’t hate sweet spot, I hate the overprescription of it  1:33 When would Tom Bell Prescribe Sweet Spot? what is Sweet Spot training good for?  Over unders  Overly structured BLOCKS (?)  Working the systems versus just arbitrary blocks  4:00 Crit training; don’t get too specific  4:35 Athletes enjo...

Tom and I sat down to do a podcast about VLaMax, and in getting rolling, we had a conversation that you might enjoy:   Absolute VO2Max Cycling 1,000 Training Hours Gravel Racing Quitting P/1/2?

Would love to hear from you on this one, as there isn't a perfect answer; a lot of this is by feel, without wrecking the rest of the future workouts.    Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog  Follow Me on Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/5889 brendan@evoq.bike