Cycling and the Norwegian Method

Episode 6 sees Olav and David discuss the bike leg of triathlon and applications of the Olav's approach to cycling. They discuss the unique nature of the bike leg as part of the triathlon, errors made with respect to aero position and gear selection and the nature of volume in cycling.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:46) Is There Merit in a Swim-Bike Brick Session?

(04:25) How Much Cycling Should be Stand Alone vs as Part of a Brick Session?

(10:00) How to be Better at Running off the Bike?

(13:04) How Much Bike Volume is Sufficient for Maintenance vs Development?

(17:55) Where does Olav’s System Differ to More Traditional Approaches to Bike Coaching in Triathlon?

(23:58) The Impact of Tyres and Marginal Gains

(25:30) Helmet Selection and the Trap of Using Wind Tunnel Aerodynamics when Considering Ironman Helmets

(32:18) How Much Time Should be Spent in TT Bars for an Ironman?

(44:56) Optimising and Testing Aero position

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Introduction by Santara Studios

Produced and Edited by David Lipman