How To Become A Pro Cyclist with Jack Burke

This episode is 2 chapters (chapter 130 & 131) from the 2nd updated and extended edition of the book "How To Become A Pro Cyclist" which comes out in fall of 2024. The Ötztaler Rad Marathon is the basis of these chapters so if you love that race, here’s the details and story behind me winning it and breaking the course record.

Peter leo is an Austrian endurance training scientist and data analyst. He currently works for the Australian track cycling endurance program and was apart of the mens team pursuit team who won gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics where they also broke the world record.

Mattia Gaffuri is an Italian Cyclist & Coach. He was a finalist in the Zwift Academy in 2023 and a brilliant mind to speak about training and sports science.

Niamh Fisher-Black is a 23 year old rider from New Zealand on team SD Worx - Protime and one of the best female GC riders in the world. This podcast was recorded just before she left for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Carina Schrempf is an Austrian rider for the Fenix-Deceuninck womens world tour team. She was a middle distance runner who switched to cycling after an injury, only started racing at the age of 28 and by the end of her first year racing on the road, she had made it to the world tour.

Maud Oudeman Is a 20 year old rider on the Visma Lease A Bike womens world tour team who signed her first pro contract with Canyon Sram after winning the Zwift Academy in 2021.

Ahmed Madan is a rider on the Bahrain - Victorious mens World Tour Team and the first person from Bahrain to make it to the world tour after graduating from the Bahrain Cycling Academy team.

Becky Storrie is a former triathlete from the Isle of Man turned world tour cyclist with DSM-Firmenich PostNL riding in her second year in the World Tour. 

Finn Fisher-Black is Pro Cyclist from New Zealand on UAE Team Emirates. He Broke The Junior World record in the 3km pursuit on the track which landed him a spot on the Jumbo Visma Development team. He then turned pro with UAE in 2021.

Felix Großschartner is an Austrian Pro cyclist on UAE team Emirates, one of the best climbers in the world and one of the last riders in the mountains for Tadej Pogačar. Felix has raced all 3 grand tours many times, ridden for the best teams in the world and this episode was recorded days before he got on the plane to the 2024 Paris Olympics where he’s racing the Time Trial and Road Race.

Gabriele Gallo is the man behind the Knowledge Is Watt Instagram account and Substack which does an incredible job at translating scientific papers into more easily digestible content to be read, understood and applied fast and easy for anyone. If you like sports science & training related to cycling, his accounts are a must follow on Instagram, X and Substack.

Sarah Gigante is an Australian Pro Cyclist & Olympian.

This Episode is With Jack Burke & Svein Tuft about what it takes to make it as a pro cyclist.

Alexander Kristoff is a Norwegian pro cyclist who has ridden in the world tour for 15 years and has been one of the best sprinters and classics riders for the last decade. He’s won 4 stages of the Tour de France, Milano Sanremo, Tour of Flanders, Gent Wevelgem and many more. 5 previous guests on the podcast have all said Alexander Kristoff is the hardest worker and most focussed rider they’ve ever...

John Wakefield is a coach for Bora Hansgrohe/Bora RedBull and was previously a coach at UAE team emirates. He has coached many of the very best cyclists in the world over the last decade and also runs the Science to Sport lab in Girona and South Africa. 

Tim Podlogar is an Exercise Physiologist and Performance Nutritionist for Bora Hansgrohe/Bora RedBull. Tim Is regarded as one of the smartest and most credible nutritionists in professional cycling in 2024.

Joe Dombrowski is an American former world tour rider who raced in the world tour for 11 years on some of the very best teams in the world. He rode 14 grand tours and announced his retirement at the end of January 2024. 

Megan Jastrab is an American Pro Cyclist on DSM, an Olympic Medalist and Multiple time world champion who’s also ridden the Tour de France all by the age of 22.

Ian Boswell is an American former pro who raced 7 seasons in the world tour with team Sky and Katusha Alpecin. He retired after several head injuries, then won Unbound, the unofficial gravel world championships while working a normal job at Wahoo. Ian Also has a podcast called Breakfast with Boz you can find here https://open.spotify.com/show/6Zcrdvkgj9cJt37765UAhN?si=25ddb93bcc4247b9 https://howt...

Peter Leo is an Austrian sports scientist and head scientist for the Australian Cycling team. Peter also works with the Jayco Alula mens and womens world tour team. His responsibilities are sports science for the Australian institute of sport leading into the 2024 Paris Olympic games and he’s responsible for road, track and mountain biking.

Steve Neal is a Canadian coach with more than 30 years of experiance working with mountain bike, road cyclists and XC skiers. Where he stands out the most from other coaches is his attention to Respiratory Training and Testing. 

Jani Brajkovič is a former Slovenian world tour cyclist and was one of the best GC riders in the world between 2010 and 2012. He was the U23 TT world champion and won the Dauphine in 2010. He’s now dedicated his life to being an AEQ Method teacher which applies to sports psychology and the mind body connection.  https://howtobecomeaprocyclist.com/b/dR0Cr

Mattia Gaffuri is a cycling coach, podcaster and Zwift academy finalist Asbjørn Hellemose is a Danish former world tour rider on Trek Segafredo

Dr. Kevin Sprouse is the head of performance for the world tour team EF Education - Easy Post and is the host of the Podium podcast which provides sports science related information and how it’s used in the highest level of pro cycling.