Welcome to the Explore podcast from EF Pro Cycling. This year, we will take you to the heart of our men’s and women’s teams. From the world's biggest races, to our backyards and favorite places, we’re exploring what motivates and challenges us. We have all taken different paths to the WorldTour and we have unique stories to tell. We are racers, teammates, friends, and college grads. We are farmers. We are parents. We are adventurers. So join us on this ride as we explore the world of cycling ...
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Join in on cycling performance focused discussions with industry leading experts from Team EF Coaching and EF Pro Cycling.
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#WeRideWhyRadio is a bi-weekly audio magazine hosted by Greg Roth & David ”The Rocket” Richter. #WeRideWhy? There are many answers to that question many ride for a myriad of reasons. Of course, cycling is a lifestyle as well. The aesthetic is as important as the functionality when it comes to bikes, kits, styles whatever. Music and art are part of our culture, because cycling is an art-form. Bikes are pieces of art. Like every human being, every bike no matter how old or what style is beauti ...
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28. Coach Call with Andreas Klier on new tech for 2025
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40:01A special podcast episode for you, slightly different than our usual format...' Coach Call' our coaches have a regular call with the EF Pro Cycling sports science team to get insight on developments in within the peloton so that they can use that to advise our coaching clients on the latest tech, nutrition and other performance trends. In this epis…
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As we launch our new Skills Academy courses, Team EF Coaching's Zack Morris & Colby Pearce have in-depth discussion about movement patterns on and off the bike - how they affect each other and how you can make sure you don't develop bad habits. Skills Academy - coming very soon to Team EF Coaching. ///…
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Join us for a special episode all about Power Meters. Zack Morris, Colby Pearce and Nicki Sørensen share their thoughts and experience of training and racing with power meters, including a little history since Colby and JV were the among the first to own SRM power meters in the US and Nicki was an early adopter too. For more information on coaching…
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Stage 8 | Alpe d'huez | Tour de France Femmes | Alison Jackson, Lotta Henttala, Noemi Rüegg
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8:36The Tour de France Femmes is over. After a historic day with a summit finish on the Alpe d'Huez, Alison Jackson, Lotta Henttala, and Noemi Rüegg sit down to talk about the Tour, how they are feeling, why Lotta cried not once, but twice yesterday and share what foods they are most excited to eat now that the race is over. It's been a Tour with plent…
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Stage 4| A monumental day | Tour de France Femmes | Magdeleine Vallieres & Noemi Rüegg
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14:16Things can change fast at the Tour de France. Just two days ago, we were in Rotterdam enjoying a sunny, warm, beautiful (but hectic) Grand Départ. Since then we have started to make out way towards France and unfortunately lost one of our teammates along the way when Clara Emond was forced to go home due to illness. So today, we have a very special…
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Stage 1 | Grand Départ! | Tour de France Femmes | Magdeleine Vallieres & Clara Emond
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14:56Things can change quickly at the Tour de France. Just two days ago, we were in Rotterdam, enjoying a sunny and warm (though hectic) Grand Départ. Since then, we've begun our journey towards France, but unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to one of our teammates, Clara Emond, who had to return home due to illness. But, fear not, the podcast continu…
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Stage 15 | The final week | The long ride home with Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn
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26:03We can smell the Mediterranean Sea and Nice feels oh so close for Neilson and Sean. We catch up with them on the second and last rest day of the 2024 Tour de France to recap what has been a crazy week of racing. Our American duo talk about what it was like to race in one of the hardest stages to date, why being in the gruppetto can actually be nice…
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Stage 9 | Rest day!! | The long ride home with Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn
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23:02We've (FINALLY) reached the first rest day of the 2024 Tour de France. It's been a crazy first week of the Tour and Florence already feels like ancient history. Our squad has ridden valiantly this week and have showed that they are here to race and race hard. Today, we talk to Tour Rookie, Sean Quinn and teammate Neilson Powless about their favorit…
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Stage 3 | YELLOW!! | The long ride home with Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn
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19:45The first three stages of the 2024 Tour de France have been brutally hard, intensely hot, and all around unforgettable for our squad. Sean and Neilson take you through the Grand Départ in Florence, what it felt like to finally pin those Tour numbers on for our Tour rookie, and how they have been coping with the heat. They also walk you through how …
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Stage 0 | The long ride home with Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn
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14:06Stage 0 | Florence, Italy Join us for an exclusive series straight from the heart of the Tour de France with your hosts Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn, At this point, Neilson is a Tour veteran, already competing in his fifth "grande boucle" so it's only natural that we ask him to share his wisdom with Tour de France rookie, Sean Quinn. In this epis…
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25. Nathan Haas - Life as a pro transcends into a career in coaching
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1:10:21Nathan Haas is a household name in the sport of cycling having raced at the world tour level for many teams including one of the previous iterations of the EF Pro Cycling -Garmin-Sharp. He has also recently begun a successful career as a professional gravel racer as well as coming full circle and joining Team EF Coaching, this time as a coach. Zack…
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24. Charly Wegelius - A less successful rider can often make a more successful Sports Director
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23:57Head Sports Director for EF Education-EasyPost, Charly Wegelius, had a long career as a pro cyclist before becoming an important member of the team's staff. Zack sat down to learn more about the role of Sports Director, what being an ex-pro brings to the table and lots more. For more information on coaching, training plans and camps visit our websi…
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23. Carmen Small - The evolution of women's cycling and what makes EF different
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30:44Head sports director for EF Education-Cannondale team and ex-pro racer Carmen Small talks to Zack about how the women's peloton has changed since she raced, what attracted her to joining EF Pro Cycling and how they've built their new team. For more information on coaching, training plans and camps visit our website: http://www.teamefcoaching.co…
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Setbacks and comebacks with Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn
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44:23In this episode, you are joining us on the eve of the US national championship road race. Coming back from injury is always a bumpy road, full of unknowns, vague timelines, and challenges. Both Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn can confirm this. We talk about what it takes to bounce back after injury, our hopes and dreams for the US cycling scene, goa…
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22. Andreas Klier - Pushing the envelope on technology, the next generation of riders and Andreas the Artist
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41:08EF Pro Cycling Technical Operations Manager Andreas Klier talks to Zack about finding the next technological advances in cycling - including tubeless, aerodynamics and more, plus what he thinks about the next generation of riders. Andreas also tells us about changing his mind on his favorite race and his other profession as an artist. For more info…
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21. Archie Ryan - Turning pro, overcoming injury and why he chose EF Education-EasyPost
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18:53Team EF Coaching director Zack Morris chats to EF Education-EasyPost new signing Archie Ryan at our Girona training camp. The Irish rider talks about his u23 years, how knee injuries impacted his racing, his love for the Basque country and who is the better rider, him or Ben Healy? For more information on coaching, training plans and camps visit ou…
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Road tripping to the Vuelta Feminina with Kim Cadzow
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39:33Join us in the back of the team bus as we road trip to the Vuelta Feminina. If you don’t know who Kim is yet, we think you should. Kim is brand new to the sport of cycling. Three years ago, she was a teenager in New Zealand who had never even raced a bike and if you had told her that she would be competing for the win at one of cycling’s biggest ra…
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20. Ben Healy - Finding form, learning lessons and going all-in
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20:15Irish National Champion and breakaway specialist Ben Healy of EF Education-EasyPost talks finding form, learning lessons and going all-in, plus his thoughts on the new POC Procen Air helmet. For more information on coaching, training plans and camps visit our website: http://www.teamefcoaching.com…
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Innovation in the WorldTour with Andreas Klier and POC Sports' Magnus Gustavsson
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47:42This season you’ve seen our men’s and women’s squads wearing an unreleased helmet from our partners over at POC. Its look is definitely eye-catching and there’s no shortage of opinions about how it looks, but the numbers and results speak for themselves. Plus, to quote Alison Jackson, we think the squad looks great in them. POC’s all new Procen Air…
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Long live the queen of Roubaix with Alison Jackson
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42:54Alison Jackson is back in Roubaix to defend her title on the infamous french cobbles. In this episode, we catch up with Alison and dive into the real Alison. She’s a pro cyclist, beloved dancer, stellar aunt, zamboni driver, former knitter, and so much more. She talks about how she’s taking a different approach to racing this season, what has chang…
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19. Alison Jackson - Inside the Women's Peloton
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30:40The Queen of Roubaix - EF Education Cannondale rider Alison Jackson joins the Team EF Coaching Cycling Performance Podcast from our 2024 Team Camp in Girona, Spain to share some insights on her background in the sport, perspective around racing, and goals going forward. For more information on coaching, training plans and camps visit our website: …
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Success breeds success with Magdeleine Vallieres and Noemi Rüegg
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52:01Noemi Rüegg and Magdeleine Vallieres are two of the rising stars on our brand new EF Education-Cannondale squad. We are just a few weeks into the racing season and already they have both earned wins, the first of their careers and the first in our squad’s young history. We chatted with the pair about their backgrounds, racing outside of your comfor…
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A new era for EF Pro Cycling with Jonathan Vaughters and Esra Tromp
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28:56EF Education-Cannondale GM Esra Tromp, and EF Pro Cycling CEO Jonathan Vaughters join us from our team camp in Girona to talk about the 2024 season, how we’re integrating our two squads and forming one team and what our goals are for the future. So join us on this ride as we explore the world of cycling together.…
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Mental health featuring Veronica Ewers and Owain Doull
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40:02Veronica Ewers and Owain Doull join us for this episode where we discuss mental health. Trigger warning, we briefly mention suicide. Owain and Veronica talk about the ups and downs they’ve experienced with mental health both as individuals and as professional athletes. We cover everything from the importance of being open about the times they’ve st…
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18. Spencer Miller - 5 Nutritional Traps To Avoid
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24:02In Episode 18 of the Team EF Coaching Performance Podcast Zack Morris sits down with our nutritionist Spencer Miller, to discuss 5 common nutritional traps that cyclists can avoid, and the alternative solutions. Learn more about our 1 on 1 coaching services at TeamEFCoaching.com For more information on Spencer visit his coaching profile…
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17. Daniel Holloway - Criterium Racing Strategy
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1:06:29In Episode 17 of the Team EF Coaching Cycling Performance Podcast Zack Morris sits down with former multiple time pro and elite criterium national champion Daniel Holloway to discuss criterium racing strategy, tactics, and application of fitness. More info on Daniel Holloway More information on 1 on 1 coaching…
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16. Jason Boynton PHD - Understanding The Effects of Temperature on Cycling Performance
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1:18:08In episode 16 of the Team EF Coaching Performance Podcast, Zack Morris sits down with Dr. Jason Boynton to discuss the performance effects of temperature on cyclist. Dr Boynton is a PHD in exercise and sports science and has a masters in exercise physiology, and completed his thesis on the effects of environmental temperature on high performance at…
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15. Nicki Sorensen - Perspective on racing and coaching after 1244 Professional Cycling Races
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46:35On episode 15 of the Team EF Coaching Performance Podcast Nicki Sorensen sits down with Zack Morris to discuss perspective on racing and coaching after a 16 year long career in the professional peloton. More information on Nicki Sorensen https://www.teamefcoaching.com/coaches/nicki-sorensen/ Visit us online https://www.teamefcoaching.com…
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Ep14 (National Cycling League / Fred Hutch Obliteride)
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44:29On this Episode Greg and "Rocket" catch up and talk about the National Cycling League and Founts participation in the NCL Cup. Also, Greg and Rocket discuss Fred Hutch Olbiteride, Greg's 8th and the important work that Fred Hutch does in the community and beyond. Also, Greg gives an update on the forthcoming documentary "We Ride Why". They recently…
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Tour de France Femmes – A race to be proud of
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39:05The second edition of the Tour de France Femmes just wrapped up and we thought we would do something a little different for this one. Instead of doing a deep dive with one or two riders, we talked with each rider – Alison Jackson, Sara Poidevin, Kathrin Hammes, Georgia Williams, Magdeleine Vaillieres and Letizia Borghesi – and asked them about thei…
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Ep13 (”Reset” Episode with ”Rocket” Richter)
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1:05:26After a long hiatus, #WeRideWhy Radio is back with a brand new episode. Hosts, Greg Roth and "Rocket" Richter have gone through a lot of changes in their personal lives in the last year, they discuss the changes and how those changes have opened up new ways of being and possibilities. Greg talks about breaking his collarbone back in May and what he…
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Tour de France Rookie – James Shaw’s Breakthrough
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10:27James Shaw is over a week into his first Tour de France and it's been quite a week for the Tour rookie. From being the first to tend to Richard Carapaz after his crash on stage one, to having a breakthrough ride on stage 6 where he was in a group with some of the world’s best riders, James has risen to the occasion and shown his true colors. So joi…
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Tour de France Rookie – James Shaw’s Basque Grand Départ
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11:17We are at the 2023 Tour de France. It's only stage 3 but a lot has already happened during our time here in the Basque Country. For Tour de France rookie James Shaw, it definitely wasn’t an easy road to get here. After numerous setbacks throughout his career and doubts that he would ever race professionally again, James earned his spot on our Tour …
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14. Q&A Roundtable with Team EF Coaching (Audio)
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1:19:20In Episode 14, Zack Morris sits down with head coach Colby Pearce, and Team EF Coaching's nutritionist, Spencer Miller who joins the show for the first time to answer the questions from the Instagram comment section. This episode hosts a variety of great information for athletes of all levels as Team EF Coaching goes deep into training philosophy, …
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14. Q&A Round Table with Team EF Coaching (Video)
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1:19:20In Episode 14, Zack Morris sits down with head coach Colby Pearce, and Team EF Coaching's nutritionist, Spencer Miller who joins the show for the first time to answer the questions from the Instagram comment section. This episode hosts a variety of great information for athletes of all levels as Team EF Coaching goes deep into training philosophy, …
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An Unlikely Duo feat. Lachlan Morton and Keegan Swenson
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47:54We are talking with Lachlan Morton and Keegan Swenson about the ups and downs of racing at Cape Epic – the “Tour de France of mountain biking.” Featuring 8 brutal stages and some gnarly weather conditions, this year’s edition of the South African race proved to be one of the toughest editions in recent memory. It was a challenging week of racing, b…
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13. Bill Armstrong - Cycling Nutrition with The Founder of Neversecond Nutrition
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50:11In Episode 13 of the Team EF Coaching Performance Podcast, Zack Morris sits down with Bill Armstrong to learn more about the history behind the conception of the Neversecond brand, and why their systemized product system is changing the way athletes around the world are seeing sports nutrition. Neversecond Products https://never2.com Learn more abo…
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The Queen of Roubaix feat. Alison Jackson and Tim Harris
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49:57This week, we are celebrating the biggest victory in EF Education-TIBCO-SVB’s history with a special episode with winner of the 2023 Paris-Roubaix Alison Jackson and team Sport Director Tim Harris. Dance. Cry. Cheer. Hug. Laugh. We went through every emotion possible on the finish line and we couldn't be more thrilled to see Alison take the biggest…
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A revolution in cycling feat. Lizzy Banks and Rachel Hedderman
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44:34This week, we have a very special episode in honor of Women’s History Month. While March has come and gone, we want to keep celebrating all the amazing work the women on our teams have done and are doing. EF Education-TIBCO-SVB rider Lizzy Banks and general manager Rachel Hedderman are trailblazers in women’s cycling and have advanced our sport bot…
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12. Mick Habgood - Biomechanical Podiatrist on using the "power joint"
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52:07If you've ever struggled with your insoles or cycling shoes then this episode is for you. Zack Morris sits down Mick Habgood in episode 12 to understand Mick's process and unpack some great tips for all cyclists. Dive into this episode and learn if you're using your "Power Joint" and getting the most potential out of your body. Learn more about coa…
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Meet the Mortons feat. Lachlan and Angus Morton
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57:39Lachlan and Gus Morton are both legends of the cycling world in their own rights. Born and raised in Port Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, Lachlan and Gus spent their childhoods chasing each other on dirt bikes, and then on road bikes before traveling the world racing for various teams both together and apart. While they have chosen differe…
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Trailer: Explore podcast from EF Pro Cycling
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0:45This year, we will take you to the heart of our men’s and women’s teams. From the world's biggest races, to our backyards and favorite places, we’re exploring what motivates and challenges us. We have all taken different paths to the WorldTour and we have unique stories to tell. We are racers, teammates, friends, and college grads. We are farmers. …
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11. Ken Vanmarcke - EF Pro Cycling Director Sportif & Cycling Coach
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32:32In episode 11 of the Team EF Coaching podcast we sit down with coach Ken Vanmarcke to discuss his position at EF pro cycling as a director sportif, and his role as a cycling coach. We dive into Ken's history as an athlete, ds, and coach. Learn more about Team EF Coaching https://www.teamefcoaching.com…
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10. Colby Pearce - Why You Shouldn't Be Focusing on Marginal Gains
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1:23:21In episode 10 of the Team EF Coaching podcast Zack Morris sits down with Colby Pearce to discuss some important factors of cyclist development that often go over looked, or deemed less important that the trendy data driven market. Interested in learning more about our coaching program? Visit us online at www.TeamEFCoaching.com…
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In episode 9 of the Team EF Coaching Performance Cycling Podcast Zack Morris sits down with EF Pro Cycling Chef, Owen Blandy to discuss all preparing, cooking, and eating food at home, and on the road. Owen Also shares some unique insights on what it's like to be a part of the big show in races like the Tour de France and many others. For more info…
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8. Jonathan Vaughters - CEO EF Pro Cycling
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53:42In episode 8 Zack Morris sits down with the CEO of EF Pro Cycling to discuss the up coming season, the exciting new 2023 team roster and many nuances of cycling training and how it applies to the sport of cycling. Jonathan races professionally from 1994 to 2003. After retirement he started the early iterations of EF Pro cycling with Slipstream Spor…
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7. Lachlan Morton - The returning desire to win
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37:12In episode 7 of the Team EF Coaching Performance podcast Zack sits down with Lachlan Morton while at the EF Pro Cycling training camp to discuss Lachlan's journey over the past couple of years and his return to structured training, and how he has rediscovered the desire to win. For more information on our cycling coaching programs visit https://www…
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6. Will Girling PHD - EF Pro Cycling's Nutritionist
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56:50PHD Nutritionist Will Girling shares some great insights on some common mistakes athletes make in fueling for their events and what an ideal structure would be for long endurance days, and race days. For More Information on Cycling Coaching Visit https://www.teamefcoaching.com
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5. Michael Valgren - Overcoming Adversity
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24:38In this episode of the Team EF Coaching Performance Podcast Michael Valgren shares his story on his crash at La Route d'Occitanie in June of 2022 and his road to recovery.
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4. Colby Pearce - Upper cross syndrome & achieving physiological balance
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50:42In this episode of the Team EF Coaching Podcast we sit down with our head coach, Colby Pearce to discuss some common imbalances that he sees in his practice as a bike fitter. This conversation leads us to a deeper dive onto the topic of upper cross syndrome, something commonly found in cyclists. Be sure to tune into this episode.…
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