Episode #602
PRO VS YOU: THE GAP IS BIGGER THAN YOU THINK | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 602
Try TrainerRoad risk-free! www.TrainerRoad.com // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: https://trainerroad.cc/apple2 Spotify: https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2 Google Podcasts: https://trainerroad.cc/google // RESOURCES MENTIONED - Free cycling nutrition calculator: https://www.trainerroad.com/landing/cycling-nutrition-calculator - Free W/kg calculator: https://www.trainerroad.com/landing/watts-per-kilogram-calculator - Follow Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexwildmtb - Sign up for TrainerRoad! https://trainerroad.cc/GetFaster - Follow TrainerRoad on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TrainerRoad // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) How Much Faster Are Pro Cyclists Than You? (00:05:48) How Many Hours Do Pros Train vs Everyone Else? (00:10:25) Alex Wild on Training Through Epstein-Barr (00:15:53) How Team USA Won the Road World Championships (00:29:04) Gravel World Championships: Course Preview and Favorites (00:42:50) How Faster Riders Ride Zone 2 Differently (00:53:16) The Hardest Workouts in Cycling, Ranked (01:00:41) What Happens When You Skip One Hard Workout a Week? (01:05:35) Two or Three Hard Days a Week: Which Is Better? (01:07:02) Alpe d'Huez: Bike Upgrades vs Training (01:11:47) Free Nutrition and Power-to-Weight Calculators How much faster are pro cyclists than you? Coach Jonathan Lee compares pro gravel and MTB racer Alex Wild's power PRs and training hours to a filtered sample of 150,000+ TrainerRoad athletes, and the gap is bigger than most riders think. You'll see where a pro ranks at 15 seconds, 1, 5, 20, and 60 minutes, and how many hours the median rider actually trains. Alex talks about training through Epstein-Barr, how Team USA won the Road World Championships, and who could win Gravel Worlds in Australia. Then we get into the data: how faster riders ride Zone 2 differently, the hardest workout types ranked, what happens when you skip one hard workout a week, and two vs three hard days. Last up, Alpe d'Huez for a 250 W, 77 kg rider. A $5,800 frame upgrade saves about 7 seconds. The median FTP gain after a year for new TrainerRoad signups in a filtered sample (about 22 W) works out to roughly 6 minutes, at about $0.56 per second saved. All TrainerRoad numbers come from filtered samples and show associations, not cause and effect. // TRY TRAINERROAD RISK FREE FOR 30 DAYS! https://trainerroad.cc/GetFaster TrainerRoad is the #1 cycling training app. No other cycling app is more effective. Over 17,000 positive reviews, a 4.9 star App Store rating. // HELPFUL LINKS - Have a question for the podcast? Ask here: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/podcast - TrainerRoad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/ - TrainerRoad Forum: https://trainerroad.cc/3uHvLnE - TrainerRoad on Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad - TrainerRoad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrainerRd - TrainerRoad on X: https://www.x.com/TrainerRoad - Learn more about TrainerRoad: https://trainerroad.cc/3LBb5Ur - Listen to the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://trainerroad.cc/3JmKrN5 - Listen to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast: https://trainerroad.cc/3LpuIhP - Training Blog: https://trainerroad.cc/3gCdNdN
