EVOQ.BIKE Cycling Podcast

Pacing is tricky if we aren't just trying to stick to the pointy end of the race. How should we approach this? 00:00 Welcome, Tom + Brendan 00:15 What is the WIN then? 00:49 Awareness at the Start of the Event 01:25 What is too hard? 02:00 How many matches should we burn? 03:54 Race Sim Training Ride? 05:57 Nutrition in chaos 07:32 Blowing Up vs Getting Down The Road 13:35 Course Recon Via Vid...

Nate is the EF Education First Professional Cycling Performance Manager, where he works with riders to manage the training, travel, recovery, and mental acuity cycling’s biggest races demand. This conversation brings up some unique ways to look at your training, especially in terms of Functional Threshold Power and VO2Max training! Chapters: 00:00: Tips for traveling 4:57 Introduction to Nate 6:25...

Broken collarbones are one of the most common injuries to cyclists, for many, it's a matter of when, not if. There can be a lot of individual variation in recovery times and healing from a collarbone injury. Will and Landry discuss different recovery times from collarbones and when it's ok to return to training.

It's really important to look back on the year and figure out what worked, and what didn't! Here are some tips from Tom and Brendan to ensure we learn from this year to help make the next season the best one yet! 00:00 Welcome!00:28 Collect Notes all Year 01:26 What went wrong; and WHY!? 02:03 WHO 02:57 Macro Ups and Downs 04:10 Great & Bad Races 05:00 Are patterns magic? 06:22 YAMES 0...

Exactly how many calories are you burning throughout the day? Are you consuming the right amount of calories to fuel your training? Answering these questions will allow you to optimize your fueling, enhance recovery and stay healthy. Up till now, there was no way to precisely measure caloric expenditure in daily life, but Calorify is bringing their at-home test to the masses! In this interview, we...

Cole Paton is in his words “just a mountain biker that races gravel”. Cole is a gravel privateer and mountain biker and in this podcast you can find out how he manages gravel and mountain bike racing, high volume training, why he got off Strava and an insight into Cole’s nutrition. How to keep up with Cole: Instagram - https://instagram.com/colepaton?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== YouTube - https://youtu...

I am also shocked that I'm going to talk about how necessary I've realized it is for me to split the classic "Zone 6: Anaerobic" into at least two buckets like WKO does, which basically shakes out to 120-150% FTP, and 150-235ish% (not as concerned with the upper limit and more on that in the video).I realized all of this after getting some early season shalacking and needed to ge...

In this video we'll look at some Base Training Recommendations for ALL of us, and then focus on those of us stuck INDOORS ALL WINTER LONG. See below for a 50¢ a day training plan! I started training in Rochester, NY, a frozen tundra, so I know this problem of being stuck inside. There was a zero percent chance that I was riding endurance for 2h indoors over and over again. 1-2 hour weekly ride...

Cole Kessler is a profession cyclist riding for the Israel Premier Tech Academy. How has Cole become a better racer in Europe, what have his mentors taught him, and some key advice for juniors that got Cole to his level. How to keep up with Cole: https://www.instagram.com/cole.kessler/ https://www.youtube.com/@UCC9QnSH2raVi6vxxWgjeStg https://www.strava.com/athletes/17230429 Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:...

Eat more sugar to increase performance, but the context and timing matters. Here's what some athletes were thinking, and the results that they had. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Do amateur riders taking pros use of sugar too far 3:02 Two athletes perspectives on sugar 4:32 DIY drink mix 5:22 Electrolytes in drink mixes 6:30 concluding remarks Landry's DIY Drink Mix: https://www.evoq.bike/blog...

Join Will Hardin, coach with EVOQ and pro rider with Project Echelon, as we go through the last of lap Gateway DAY 4. Will had a really attacking race and we get to follow him in a chaotic last lap! 👋🏽 If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. ⭐️If you enjoy the podcast, please Follow on Spotify and Leave a 5 Star Review on Apple. 🔔The best way to su...

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. How to keep up with Oliver: https://www.strava.com/pros/7624293 https://www.instagram.com/oknight49/ htt...

A lot of storytelling in this one, and apologies that it got a little long, but covered the Road Race Blah and Crit Win! So use the chapters below to guide you to specific sections if you are short on time! Thanks to everyone that made this win so special. Truly appreciate you! Chapters 00:00 Introduction 2:20 Not being intimidated by other rides 4:06 Less than ideal prep in the week before 6:40 V...

Fresh off an overall win at Joe Martin Stage Race, Riley Sheehan is a class rider. Find out what he is working on to make the move to the highest level of the sport, does Riley's self coaching bring him success, what it took to get the win at the Joe Martin Stage Race and much more. You can find Riley At https://www.instagram.com/riley_sheehan/ https://www.strava.com/athletes/2311517 Chapters...

BikeRadio #29 - How to do intervals in a short ride (30-50mins), The only zone 2 gurus, How to use experience to close up gaps in races, Metrics that might mess up our head - especially after time off, and Rest weeks. Please use the chapters to guide this video! Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:04 Only zone 2 gurus 6:19 Short ride intervals 8:50 Giving up space too easily + experience 14:52 Metrics messing w...

Add your questions in the comments for the next episode with Ellen! What do you want asked about nutrition and cycling? Huge thanks to Ellen McDermott for coming on the show and diving into all things nutrition! This will be Part 1 of at least 2! Ellen McDermott is a performance nutritionist for McD nutrition. Find out the biggest things that people have incorrect about nutrition on and off the bi...

BikeRadio: A Dive into Macros, Taking into account Fatigue from off the bike, Why you should upgrade to Cat 3 to make you faster, and some takeaways from my races that might benefit you! Please use the chapters to guide this video! Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:42 Go hard enough for long enough to make meaningful change 6:03 Macro tracking 10:28 Fatigue or TSS from OFF the bike situations 14:10 Energy con...

Daniel Matheny is a world class cycling coach from Colorado Springs. When he is not coaching athletes to National Jerseys and MTB World Cup qualifications, Daniel Matheny fights for national MTB championship titles and races close to the highest level in the US. Discover how to utilize VO2 Max workouts to your advantage whilst also learning some pragmatic advice for self coached athletes. This is...

A lot happening in this one! Check the chapters to hone in what is applicable to you! First part of BikeRadio is mainly for the OG's that have been following along for a bit. It also includes some IRL even notices and questions on what YOU THE YT PEOPLE want from Membership. BikeRadio: Balancing VO2Max and Endurance, New Kits, Rest Weeks after Mega Weeks, and More. Check the chapters! Then, Di...

Keegan Swirbul (or KegGag on Instagram!) is a professional cyclist riding for Efapel cycling. Find out how Keegan climbs so damn fast, how he comes back from some adversity and discover how most professionals' training may not be PERFECT! You can find Keegan at: https://www.instagram.com/keggag/ https://www.strava.com/pros/3512815 Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:20 How do you climb so damn fast! 7:50 Ho...

In this episode we'll look at pre-race sugar (too much), tactical strategy when racing multiple races in a day, ketones between races (good idea?), why I attacked when I did, and more (check the chapters!) Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:04 Pre race nutrition - too much sugar? 3:55 Salisbury Circuit Race - The masters crit 5:25 Ketones between races? 6:28 Salisbury Circuit Race - The P/1/2 race 11:28 Po...

Mason Hollyman is a pro cyclist with Israel Premier Tech. While classified as a climber, you'll hear about his journey to the pro ranks whilst figuring out what type of rider he really is. You can find Mason at: https://www.instagram.com/masonhollyman_/https://www.strava.com/pros/12572856 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:17 What are your big goals of the altitude training camp? 02:20 What does y...

Welcome to BikeRadio, the quick show that touches on topics that come up with EVOQ athletes, emailed questions to me, and aspects from our own training and racing. 👋🏽 If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. ⭐️If you enjoy the podcast, please Follow on Spotify and Leave a 5 Star Review on Apple. 🔔The best way to support the channel is to SUBSCRI...

In this episode, I'd like to recap some tips from North Winds Gravel Race in Rodman, NY, as well as the P/1/2 New York State Road Championship, at Capital Region.   Also, to start, I've had a bunch of questions after my video on Amateur Nationals...was it just a bad day? Why was I riding so much in France? It didn't seem like I was doing intervals... Well, the past 8 months has had som...

Thank you to Cooper Johnson for joining me on the EVOQ BIKE podcast. Cooper currently rides for Hagens Berman Axeon Professional Cycling Team. Cooper and I chat about the training that it takes to be a pro, Cooper’s daily routine, how the sauna is used to aid performance, and much more! You can find Cooper at: https://www.instagram.com/ccooper.johnson/https://www.strava.com/athletes/8476582 Chapte...