Pro Racing, Rider Types, and Motivation with Ben Jacques-Maynes – Ask a Cycling Coach 276

Retired pro cyclist Ben Jacques-Maynes joins the podcast to discuss what he learned about motivation, nutrition, training, injuries, how to maximize success and more in Episode 276 of The Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: What Ben learned as a mountain biker that helped him in road racing How Ben became a pro cyclist What pro cycling is actually like How to maintain motivation when racing against the odds Why losing too much weight makes you slower How to recover from an injury Why Ben won more races when he started weighing more What it takes to get a podium finish in a stage of the Tour of California How to recognize and manage disordered eating How to manage a healthy relationship with food and cycling 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 • Build Your Custom Plan: https://www.trainerroad.com/plan-builder  • Get Started: https://www.trainerroad.com/getting-started  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW TRAINERROAD • Facebook: https://bit.ly/3dussVQ  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrainerRoad  • Strava Club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad