Live Q&A with Clif Bar Racing – Ask a Cycling Coach 147

A special live Q&A episode with Team Clif Bar Cycling's Pete Morris covering everything from crit tactics to nutrition. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE • How to train with specificity for time trials • Pete's favorite Clif Bar • How to know when to brake coming into turns • How to "roll" turns without braking • How to time your pedaling for a turn • Nutrition strategies for ultra endurance racing • Best jobs for pro cyclists • Are beards slow? • The difference between fixed gear and geared racing • Bike handling skills that make you faster • How to become more comfortable on a bike • Does power to weight matter in criteriums? • How to balance weight loss and maintain strength • How to gain weight for cyclists • Strength training for cyclists • How climbers can win a criterium • How to make a breakaway • How to avoid saddle sores • How to sprint from a high cadence • How gearing can make or break a sprint ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GET FASTER WITH TRAINERROAD Every indoor workout you complete using the TrainerRoad app is based on power and calibrated to your personal fitness level. Along with a vast library of structured workouts, you also get access to training plans that tell you exactly what to do to achieve your unique fitness and race goals. It’s power-based training in its most sophisticated and guided form. • Get started today: bit.ly/Get-Faster-TrainerRoad • Download the TrainerRoad app: bit.ly/Download-TrainerRoad • Browse training plans: bit.ly/TR-Training-Plans 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 FOLLOW TRAINERROAD • Facebook: www.facebook.com/TrainerRd • Instagram: www.instagram.com/TrainerRoad • Twitter: twitter.com/TrainerRoad