The Top MUST KNOW Cycling Skills To Go Faster

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly. Huge episode for you today, we’re announcing the GIANT giveaway winner, someone is walking away with over a $7000 prize pack, we’ve got holiday training to discuss, and then today’s main topic, is something fundamental that we see a lot of cyclists getting wrong.. Because riding a bike is SO much more than just pushing the pedals as hard as you can. There are a bunch of fundamentals that if you’re not doing, you’re losing power and more importantly speed on the bike. Basically the more inefficient you’re riding the more effort you’re putting in for less reward.  Which is really the total opposite of what we want to be doing. So today, we’re taking you through the top must-know skills for cycling, and these apply from beginners all the way to advanced cyclists who are still making some fundamental mistakes. As always, this episode is brought to you by our proud sponsor Giant Australia. For all your bike, training, and racing needs, ride life, ride Giant. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction01:25 - Gratitude05:00 - Holiday Training Rules14:10 - Cycling Fundamentals15:50 -Goal of  Pedalling Technique20:45 - Pedalling Action and Efficiency24:30 - Go to Cadence28:05 - Understanding Bike Position35:00 - Right Gear Shifting38:20 - Riding Erg Mode44:00 - Training Hard Efficiently48:00 - Cornering and Bike Handling55:00 - Reading Your Head Unit Right59:25 - Common Racing Mistakes If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.