Geek Warning Bonus: The science behind outdoor tyre testing
Recently, Escape’s Ronan McLaughlin surfaced from a multi-month outdoor tyre testing project. That test not only sought to find which fast road race tyres were fastest, but also to study the testing i...
25 Okt 35min
Who is CyclingSpy? The face behind the anonymous account
In this episode of Performance Process, we’re joined by the person behind CyclingSpy, the anonymous account famous for bringing us unrivaled insight into unreleased spotted tech.After years spent post...
3 Jul 38min
Is Airo's accessible CFD software a breakthrough or just another aero tool?
We all know how critical rider position is when it comes to aerodynamics. We also know how difficult, time consuming, and costly it can be to properly test and optimise our positions using wind tunnel...
26 Mar 21min
Lizzie Deignan and Abby Mickey on training, parenthood, and purpose
In this special crossover episode between Performance Process and Wheel Talk, Ronan Mc Laughlin is joined by Escape Collective's Abby Mickey and former world champion Lizzie Deignan to unpack an unusu...
5 Mar 38min
The adaptable road position
Could we benefit from different bike fits for different days? If we are riding mountains one day, flats the next, and in a breakaway the day after, does having one position for all road stages leave s...
4 Feb 32min
Introducing Escape tyre testing: Get ready to rethink accepted wisdom
In this episode of Performance Process, we finally dig into the tyre-testing project that quietly consumed most of my year.Nine months, six tyre widths, hundreds of test runs, three road surfaces, fou...
10 Des 202523min
Inside Red Bull's laser-powered aero testing with Dan Bigham and the CyclingSpy
For years, cyclists have said, “you can’t see aero.” Now Dan Bigham can.In this episode, we go inside Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe’s groundbreaking use of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), a laser-based im...
11 Nov 202557min
How applying the Performance Process philosophy helped achieve a lifetime best performance
In this episode, Ronan applies the Performance Process philosophy to help Marcus Christie, one of the most successful Irish time trialists ever, to reimagine how to train, test, and race.Ronan and Mar...
29 Okt 202530min
