Aggressive Racing, Sprint Power, Over-Unders and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 297
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Where should you draw the line with aggressive racing, why your sprint power may be lower than you want and how to improve it, why over-unders are so hard and what you can do to improve with them and much more in Episode 297 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

-Intro 00:11

-Get a sneak peek of the Science of Getting Faster Podcast! 00:44

-Work for TrainerRoad! 7:48

-Fueling advice for improving body composition 14:52

-Is racing getting too aggressive? 26:07

-How to deal with overly competitive friends 58:45

-Is the supertuck ban a good thing? 1:21:15

-What is the “one bike to rule them all”? 1:29:44

-Can you race a gravel bike in a criterium? 1:32:44

-The hosts’ favorite girl scout cookies 1:38:00

-Are there good beet supplements? 1:39:06

-What workout would you only wish upon your worst enemy? 1:41:37

-Why over-unders are so hard and how to get better at them 1:44:12

-Why your sprint power is low and how to fix that 1:53:56

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