Cycle-Smart : Solutions for Cycling

A monthly roundtable of the Cycle-Smart coaches diving in to a variety of topics around training and racing road, cylocross, gravel, and mountain bike.

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Episodes

Periodization

In this episode of the Solutions for Cycling Podcast, the Cycle-Smart coaches discuss all the ways to plan your training for the season, what workouts to include when and why, and how the whole concept of periodization has changed over the 25 years we've been coaching.

Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 2025Ep. 5

Peaking For Cyclocross Nationals

In this episode, the Cycle-Smart coaches outline all the little details in the final days leading into US 'cross nationals, while making the lessons universal for any event you're prioritizing, and even the ones you aren't.

Dec 06, 2024•59 min•Season 2024Ep. 4

Modes of Cyclocross

In this podcast, the Cycle-Smart coaches discuss zone based training for cyclocross, from the perspective of modes of executing the workouts compared to road training. What's the best approach to a threshold or VO2max workout if your goal is not only to improve your fitness, but also your ability to go fast on a 'cross course?

Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 2024Ep. 3

Taking the Temperature: All the Ways to Test and Why

In our second episode, Cycle-Smart coaches Alec Donahue, Jordan Villella, Mike van den Ham, Austin Killips, and Adam Myerson discuss all the ways athletes can test to evaluate their fitness and set training zones, why some work better than others, and what we prefer personally.

Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 2024Ep. 2

Preparing for the Paris to Ancaster Gravel Race

Cycle-Smart coaches Alec Donahue, Mike van den Ham, Jordan Villella, and Adam Myerson discuss the characteristics, equipment, clothing, nutrition, and tactics of the Paris to Ancaster gravel race in Ontario, Canada. The questions and analysis here are applicable to any gravel race you might do, as well as being specific for this unique event.

Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2024Ep. 1

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