How to Get Faster on the Bike - Part 3, The Climbing Episode w/ Nat'l Champion Jill Patterson

Topics Covered In This Episode:Top 5 factors for faster climbing: pacing, increasing power to weight ratio, wise equipment choices, course intel, personal intelHow to use Strava as a pacing and KOM/QOM planning toolUsing RPE to gauge pacing and sustainabilityAre you a Steady or Punchy climber?Pacing for climbs you have never climbed beforeKeeping your mind in the game on difficult climbsSafe and effective ways to target power-to-weight ratioBest hill climbing workouts for novice ridersBest hill climbing workouts for advanced ridersGuest Bio:Jill started road biking when she was living in Japan as an English teacher. After doing well in local races she was recruited by a  women’s team, Asahi Muur Zero (now disbanded). She rode with them for three years and did several international UCI stage races in China, Thailand, and the US (Joe Martin Stage Race and Tour of the Gila, 2016).  After returning to the US at the end of 2016 she followed a more structured training program and experienced big increases in my endurance, power and fitness.  I prefer long and hilly gran fondo and road race courses, and in 2021 also started riding gravel. Jill is coached by CTS Coach Adam Pulford and won the 2022 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championship.Show LinksJill Patterson on Instagramjillpattersoncycling.comPower to Weight Ratio for Cyclists: How to calculate, take advantage of, and increase it.How to Increase VO2 max Power and Duration for CyclistsThree Best Climbing Workouts for Sustained Power, Surge Strength, and Winning AttacksCycling Tips to Ride Uphill FasterListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platformGET FREE TRAINING CONTENTJoin our weekly newsletterCONNECT WITH CTSWebsite: trainright.comInstagram: @cts_trainrightTwitter: @trainrightFacebook: @CTSAthlete