Group Ride Tactics, Green Tea, Overreaching and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 213

Group ride tactics to help you move through the field, how green tea affects endurance performance, how to recognize, overcome and avoid overreaching and much more, all covered in Episode 213 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE • Update on TrainerRoad Pricing • Green Tea’s effect on performance • How to hold momentum through corners • The history of how Nate met Chad, Pete, and Jonathan • How to deal with mid-workout interruptions • Tips to improve confidence racing crits • How to brake while cornering • Cat 2 to Cat 1 upgrade strategies • What is overreaching and what does it feel like? • How to factor in mobility when choosing your bike • What is better: a TT bike, or a road bike with aero-extensions? More training questions answered here: bit.ly/Training-Questions-Help-Center ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ONLY PODCAST DEDICATED TO MAKING YOU A FASTER CYCLIST Each week Coach Chad Timmerman, Coach Jonathan and TrainerRoad’s CEO Nate Pearson gather to answer queries submitted from athletes around the globe, as well as dish about their latest training experiments, discoveries and tips. • Subscribe to the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast: www.trainerroad.com/podcast ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals • Get started today: bit.ly/Get-Faster-TrainerRoad • Download the TrainerRoad app: bit.ly/Download-TrainerRoad • Browse training plans: bit.ly/TR-Training-Plans ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW TRAINERROAD • Facebook: www.facebook.com/TrainerRd  • Instagram: www.instagram.com/TrainerRoad  • Twitter: www. twitter.com/TrainerRoad  • Strava Club: www.strava.com/clubs/TrainerRoad