Episode 013 - Do We Need Mandatory Sleep Periods? with Co-Host Nicky Shaw, Rémy Hurdiel, Ana Orenz & Juliana Buhring.

Welcome to Dot Comms: The audio home of ultra-distance cycling coverage, in partnership with DotWatcher.This month’s episode is supported by Acier who provide ultra-distance specific coaching and consulting services. Go to Acier.cc to find out more.Each month we bring you all the latest racing news and goings-on from the ultra-distance self-supported cycling world, and a Roundtable discussion where prominent characters of the community share their opinions on pressing issues in the sport.Presented & Produced by:Samuel Thompson of Acier Coaching & Consulting (@touriste.routier, @acier.cc)Co-hosted by:Nicky Shaw, Contributing Editor at DotWatcher (@nicky_._shaw)In this episode’s Roundtable we ask whether there is a requirement for mandatory sleep periods in self-supported ultra-distance events with guests:Rémy Hurdiel: PhD in Sports Science and researcher at the Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale in Dunkirk, France with more than 15 years experience in the field of sleep and fatigue risk management for ultra-endurance athletes.Juliana Buhring: Organiser of Two Volcano Sprint, Guinness World Record breaker as the fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe in 2012 and bestselling author.Ana Orenz: Experienced ultra-distance rider with an impressive palmares including Top 10 overall finishes at 2VS, Transiberia and Transpyrenees.Get in touch via our Instagram page: @dotcommspodor via email: [email protected]:DotWatcher website: https://dotwatcher.cc/Acier Coaching & Consulting website: https://www.acier.cc/