Cycling Time Trial Podcast

For our "comeback" show we welcome back Xavier Disley of Aerocoach. Talk of Hamish Bond, new aero stuff (you may want to save for a new front wheel).    Get in touch @markflorence11 cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com

From South Wales UK we welcome private practice Physiotherapist Neil Poulton. Neil earned BSc (Hons) degrees in both Sports Science and Physiotherapy from Coventry University. Neil has a great blog you can find at http://www.physioblogger.com/ where Neil has a great deal of information across all sports, including cycling. Welcome Neil Poulton! Connect with Neil on twitter @Physi0blogger ‏ Get in touch with me @markflorence11 or by email at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for downloading the show.    

We welcome Dr. Kristin Keim. There is no way to easily introduce Dr. Keim but I think her website, http://www.keimperformanceconsulting.com/ pretty much sums it up for me. The home page has a photo, I assume of our guest, wearing a simple t-shirt that reads “Happy Racers Go Faster”. She completed her Doctor in Clinical Psychology with a focus in Health Psychology, Neuropsychology, and Clinical Sport/Performance Psychology as well as an M.A. in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, in Pleasant Hill, CA.  She is a Certified Consultant in the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and Member of the US Olympic Committee Sport Psychology and Mental Training Registry. Welcome Dr. Kristin Keim! Follow Dr. Keim on twitter @thek2 Contact me at cyclingtimepodcast@gmail.com or @markflorence11

We welcome Mountain Bike coach Lynda Wallenfels.  Lynda has been coaching endurance athletes for 20 years and she is a certified USA Cycling Level l coach. She and Dave Harris operate LW Coaching (lwcoaching.com). Welcome Lynda Wallenfels! You can find the article Lynda wrote here: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/your-14-step-guide-to-weight-loss-during-base-training/    

I am happy welcome back Robert (Rob) Barrett. Rob has a business called Float Aero that might be very useful to those of us with limited access to conventional aero-testing methods. You can find out more at http://www.floataero.com/. Listeners may have heard Rob’s first appearance in episode #85. I thought it would be good to have him back and see what he is testing and get some good practical tips. I am at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com and @markflorence11 on twitter. Thanks for downloading the show!

In "celebration" of 100 episodes, we are launching part one of the Time Trial Essential Series. These shows will pull knowledge learned from many different guests on any given topic. It eases the stress of getting guests coordinated and hopefully adds some value to the run of the show. Please let me know your thoughts on this idea at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com or @markflorence11 on twitter. Thanks to all who have listened and a special thanks to those who have taken the time to share your knowledge as guests. You have all done your part to make many of us a little faster by agreeing to be interviewed and it is much appreciated.

We welcome Coach Joe Beer. Joe is in Devon, UK and has 25 years of coaching experience with  both time trials and triathlon. Joe is the author of  three books and hosts a regular multisport podcast, jbst.com. You can learn more by visiting his website, http://www.coachjoebeer.com/. Welcome back Coach Joe Beer! We had a very positive reaction to Joe’s first appearance when we chatted about the white paper on the jbst.com website which talked about Smarter Training and the importance of keeping the majority of your training rides at an “easy” level. You can check out episode #92 for more information on that. I like to take ideas from listeners and one suggestion that been requested and in fact re-requested is to chat about the relationship between triathlon and time trialists. I want to especially thank James Thomas for his most recent TT-tri podcast suggestion. After Joe’s first appearance I could not think of a better person to chat about this. Joe of course is a multi sport coach and in fact has himself comp

From Birmingham, UK we welcome back Xavier Disley. He is the Director for AeroCoach in the UK which specializes in finding an optimal mix of aerodynamics and power production outside of a wind tunnel in velodromes. Aerocoach is expanding quite exponentially and has been very active producing products for time trialists and all cyclists. You can find out more at aero-coach.co.uk and visit their facebook page. Follow Aerocoach on twitter @aerocoach and our guest Xavier Disley at @xavierdisley. A warm welcome back to Xavier Disley! Thanks for downloading the show! Contact info: @markflorence11, cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com.

We welcome back Coach Tim Ramsden. Tim is an Association of British Cycling L3 Cycling coach and owner of blackcatcyclecoaching.com. Tim has joined us numerous times for shows on cadence,  time trials for newcomers and Sweet Spot Training.    Today is part two of shows where we look at all of the identified training zones. Be sure to check out part 1 where we talked about Active Recovery, Endurance and Tempo. Today we focus on the last three of Threshold, VO2 Max and Anaerobic Capacity. Welcome back Tim! Contact info blackcatcyclecoaching.com. Follow Tim on twitter, @timblackcatcc. Contact me at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com or @markflorence11 on twitter. Thanks for downloading the show!

We welcome back Coach Tim Ramsden. Tim is an Association of British Cycling L3 Cycling coach and owner of blackcatcyclecoaching.com. Tim has joined us numerous times for shows on cadence,  time trials for newcomers and Sweet Spot Training.    Today is part one of two shows where we look at all of the identified training zones. Part 1 includes Active Recovery, Endurance and Tempo. I should mention also that on the Sweet Spot show that we did a while back, Tim did a great job of going through the history of the whole training zone process. Welcome back Tim! Contact me at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com or @marklorence11 Thanks for downloading the show!  

Today on the Cycling Time Trial Podcast, we welcome back Tim Mulrooney. Tim is still one the most requested guests and he is nice enough to join us from time to time to share his knowledge. Tim works at HED cycling in beautiful Roseville, MN, USA. Follow Tim on twitter @HED_timmer.  Welcome back Tim Mulrooney. Contact me at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com or @markflorence11 on twitter. Thanks for downloading the show!

From Goleta, California we welcome back Tom Anhalt. Tom is a Mechanical Engineer, designing endoscopic video devices and his hobby is testing rolling resistance of bike tires and computing the aerodynamic implications of tire and wheel choice. You can find Tom’s excellent blog at http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/, and follow Tom on Twitter @tanhalt. You can find Tom's first appearance on show #71.  Contact me at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com @markflorence11 on twitter. Thanks for downloading the show!

Chris Case is the Managing Editor of VeloNews Magazine. Chris wrote an article in the August 2015 issue of VeloNews entitled “Cycling To Extremes”. A major part of that article was the contribution from Lennard Zinn, a former member of the US National Cycling team, long time author, manufacturer, technical expert and long term endurance athlete. The article has turned into a new book called “The Haywire Heart”. Chris and Lennard joined us for a couple of podcasts based on the article and I would direct you to check out podcast episodes #69 and #70, as it will serve as good background for today’s show. Welcome Chris Case and Lennard Zinn. You can find the book at https://www.velopress.com/haywire. It is available at Amazon, other online book retailers, and many bike, run, and tri shops. Thanks very much for joining us! Get in touch with me @markflorence11 and cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com

We welcome Coach Joe Beer. Joe is in Devon, UK and has 25 years of coaching experience with  both time trials and triathlon. Joe is the author of  three books and hosts a regular multisport podcast, jbst.com. You can learn more by visiting his website, http://www.coachjoebeer.com/. Welcome Coach Joe Beer! Joe’s website has a very good white paper on his website called 2016 Smarter Training and I thought it would be a good basis for a show. Contact me @markflorence11 on twitter and at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com. Follow Joe on twitter instagram, facebook, @coachjoebeer.

From Cobb Cycling we welcome Rachel Olson. Rachel Olson leads all women segment developments within Cobb Cycling alongside her role of sales consultant. Rachel is a leading female state triathlete and road racer. Welcome! You can learn more by getting in touch with Rachel at cobbcycling.com. On twitter he is @raceolson, you can follow Cobb Cycling on twitter @cobbcycling.   Thanks for downloading the show. Contact me @markflorence11 or cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com.    

Nate Lesniewski is an athlete in Tyler, (I think) Texas. Nate is a listener and he got in touch with a suggestion to feature the Cobb saddles on the show. I thought it would be helpful to feature someone that is actually happy with their saddle choice. Welcome Nate Lesniewski! Follow Nate on twitter, @nate552. Get in touch with me at @markflorence11 or cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com.

We continue our look at time trial saddles with Coach Heath Dotson. Heath Dotson is a cycling/triathlon coach in Asheville, NC. You can learn more at hdcoaching.net. Heath is part of something that we are planning to feature in a future show, Aerocamp, but I thought this topic would be a good way to introduce Heath and get his thoughts on this sensitive matter. Welcome Heath Dotson! Find out more at http://www.hdcoaching.net/ and follow Heath on twitter, @heathdotson Contact me at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com and follow me on twitter @markflorence11 Thanks for listening!

From Cobb Cycling we welcome Seth Cooke. Seth is the leading sales consultant with deep technical knowledge of all Cobb Cycling products. As an active and fast age group athlete Seth performs extensive product testing. You can learn more by getting in touch with Seth at cobbcycling.com. On twitter he is @SethCook80, you can follow Cobb Cycling on twitter @cobbcycling. Connect with me at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com or @markflorence11 on twitter.  Thanks for downloading the show!  

From Newton Abbot, South Devon, UK we welcome Sean Lally of Cycle Systems Academy. Sean is a lifelong cyclist with a passion for road and mountain biking, and road cycle sport in particular. He trained as a cycle mechanic in 2002 and went on to work in varied bike shops, including the award winning Oxford Cycle Workshop and the  highly regarded Condor Cycles in London.Sean set up Cycle Systems with his wife Julia Lally in 2007 and now works as lead instructor, director, overseeing sales, development and strategy for Cycle Systems and acting as centre Internal Verifier for Cycle Systems Academy. He doesn’t get much sleep! Welcome Sean! Find Sean on twitter @CycleSystemsAc, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cyclesystemsac/ Sean references Raoul Luescher @raoul_luescher and the website is luescherteknik.com.au The youtube videos that Sean references can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZbg5hCRyvs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET1jRVynOBA Thanks for downloading the show. My email is cyclingtimet

It’s really nice to welcome back Michael Hutchinson, perhaps more widely well known as Dr. Hutch. Michael is the author of “The Hour” and “Faster, The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists”. Michael is a regular columnist for Cycling Weekly.  Michael is a must follow on Twitter (@Doctor_Hutch) as he offers excellent and often amusing commentary. Contact me at cyclingtimetrialpodcast@gmail.com, on twitter I am @markflorence11. Thanks for downloading the show!