Fitness Plateaus, VO2 Max Intervals, Solo Race Tactics & More – Ask a Cycling Coach 166

Join us for a discussion on how to break through fitness plateaus, how people do VO2 Max intervals wrong, and a tactics discussion on how to win a bike race without a team. Episode 166 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast is coming right up!

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

• Race analysis of Tahoe Trail 100
• Why getting stuck behind slower riders may be a good thing
• How to deal with hot weather in a race
• What to do if your FTP is not increasing
• When it's good to be a heavier rider
• Why power to weight ratio isn't everything
• How to lose weight and get more fit
• Why maintaining fitness can be tricky to measure
• Why all Training Stress is not the same
• Why you could be doing VO2 Max intervals wrong
• How VO2 Max work can improve aerobic and anaerobic stores
• Why excessive heat isn't a good match with intense training
• How to implement heat training into your plan
• How heat training can help performance at altitude
• How to fuel for 24 hour races
• How to win a bike race without a team
• How tactics change when you don't know your competition
• Does carb loading make you gain fat?
• How to fit more training into less time
• How long should a pull last?

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