The N+1 Cycling Podcast by Lowlands Cycling

Welcome, Cycling friends! We have another great episode for you where the complete team discussed the last week's races. Both men and women raced in Belgium, and we also talked about Tour the Catalunya.The weather was horrible this week in Belgium, which made for racing into a crosswind and lots and lots of rain. Needless to say that there was enough drama with riding in echelons, crashes, missed corners, and even chain lube was a topic of debate...The Jumbo Visma team again showed great form taking most of the wins on the men's side. The women did not disappoint either, and we talked about a remarkable new talent from the United States who did really well in Brugge- de Panne and Gent- Wevelgem. Join us for this podcast so we can help you prepare for next week's Tour de Flanders!!

Welcome to today's podcast, where we'll discuss the exciting race that took place over the weekend: Milan San Remo. The first monument of the cycling season was filled with thrills, spills, and some incredible performances from some of the world's top cyclists. From the lengthy 294 km route to the infamous Poggio climb, the riders faced plenty of challenges. So, buckle up and join us as we review the highlights and take a closer look at the winners and losers of Milan San Remo.The crew questions if you need to ride multiple disciplines now a day to win these big races.  Men and women that combine disciplines like: track, cyclocross, mountain bike road, TT etc.Before we review Milan - San Remo, we closely examine other races, starting with Nokere Koerse Men and Women, Torino-Milan, Trofeo Alfredo Brinda, and Cape Epic. Lotte Kopecki and Shirin van Anrooij raced incredible races for different reasons. https://www.epic-series.com/capeepic

Today the team talks about past weeks' racing in the Tireno Adriatico and Paris - Nice. The Slovenians ruled both races. The Tireno was won by Primoz Roglic and Paris Nice by Pogacar. Geoff, Jack and Gerry contemplate how it is possible to stay in form throughout the spring classics, rest, and be ready for the Giro (Roglic) and the Tour de France ( Pogacar and Vingegard). How are Wout, Mathieu and Pidcock doing? Let me tell you....they all had headliners one way or the other.There is an excellent segment in the podcast where they talk about tires, rolling resistance, and tire width, and they reminisce about their old bikes!A short preview of next week's races tops of this podcast. And yes......we kept the podcast within the hour! Enjoy episode 46!

Join Jack, Stewart, and Gerry for this week's Cycling news. Heads up, this is a long-form podcast cast of 1 hour and 20 minutes, but if we said so ourselves, it's an excellent podcast. Episode 45!We talk in-depth about last week's racing, including Strade Bianche and the first stage of Paris-Nice. The Tech corner is fully loaded, discussing the new SRAM Force and Shimano Cues group set, new continental GP 5000 tires, and the SRAM vs Princeton Carbon works lawsuit.We top it off with some cycling media news and introduce our future podcast guest.Enjoy this podcast, and please subscribe and like :-)Agenda:Race ReviewCycling industry/mediaTech CornerNext week + Guest interview announcement Paris Nice - “the race to the sun”The 2023 Paris–Nice is a road cycling stage race that will take place between 5 and 12 March 2023 in France. It will be the 81st edition of Paris–Nice and the sixth race of the 2023 UCI World Tour. 8 stages. 2 flat, 2 hilly, 1 flat, with uphill finish, TTT, 2 mountain stages.Ttt individual time counts!https://www.paris-nice.fr/en/overall-routeTireno AdriaticoThe 2023 Tirreno–Adriatico is a road cycling stage race that will take place between 6 and 12 March 2023 in Italy. It will be the 58th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico and the seventh race of the 2023 UCI World Tour.New Shimano groupset https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shimano-launch-the-cues-ecosystem-to-unify-its-mid-tier-groupsetshttps://www.bikeradar.com/news/shimano-cues/Key points about Shimano Cues: Shimano Cues (Create Unique ExperienceS) is a new range of 9, 10 and 11 speed drivetrain components. A series of current flat bar group sets, including 10 & 11 speed Deore, Alivio, Acera and Altus, will be replaced by Cues. Shimano has strongly hinted Cues will also replace drop bar Tiagra, Sora and Claris road groupsetsCassette spacing, chains and cable pull ratios are shared across all components, boosting inter-compatibilityAll components are based on Shimano LinkGlide technologyAll of this will make the lives of bike shop owners and mechanics – and in turn, consumers – easier and, theoretically, cheaper.Assuming Cues becomes dominant as existing mid-tier components are phased out, shops shouldn't need to hold as many distinct replacement items in stock.New SRAM forcehttps://www.sram.com/en/sram/road/series/force-axs-d2?utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram%2Froad&utm_campaign=introducing+new+sram+force+axshttps://www.bikeradar.com/news/new-sram-force-etap-axs/SRAM lawsuithttps://roadbikeaction.com/sram-versus-princeton-wheel-lawsuit-a-winner-loserNew Continental GP 5000 AS Tubless tire:https://www.bikeradar.com/news/continental-gp5000-as-tr/

What a fantastic week of racing! It is starting to be very repetitive, but its true. This week it was the opening weekend for the classics season with Omloop het nieuwsblad and Kuurne - Brussels - Kuurne. Jack, Stewart Geoff and Gerry review the races in detail and share their opinions and exciting actions that caught their eyes. Next week Le Samyn, Strade Bianche and Paris Nice - Whoop!!In addition to the races mentioned above we start with the UAE tour and Gran Camino in Spain.Following global cycling news we also have an XC nationals update.Jack and Geoff share some exciting technology like: the Uno X aero helmet, which reminded us about the movie Spaceballs. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/is-the-new-uno-x-time-trial-helmet-the-wildest-one-yet/new tires developed by NASA? https://www.startengine.com/offering/smart-tire-companyupdated Zwift companion app. https://www.zwift.com/news/29779-companion-leaderboardsShimano 3 wheel pully. https://www.bikeradar.com/news/shimano-three-pulley-rear-derailleur-patent/Last but not least we talk about recovery. See top 10 tips below:Reduce intensity and volume during your recovery week. I usually recommend a 3-1 schedule where you increase volume and/or power over the course of 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of recovery.Adequate Rest: Getting enough sleep is crucial for recovery. Aim for 7-9 hours of sleep per night.Proper Nutrition: Consume a balanced diet with adequate protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats. Eating enough calories is essential for recovery after long workouts. Remember to lower your calorie intake during rest days in your recovery week. Active Recovery: Engage in low-intensity activities such as yoga, walking, or swimming to promote blood flow and speed up recovery.Massage: Massaging tight or sore muscles can help to increase blood flow, reduce inflammation and promote relaxation.Compression: Wearing compression socks or leggings can help to increase blood flow and reduce muscle soreness.Hydration: Drinking enough water is essential for recovery. Aim to drink at least half your body weight in ounces of water daily.Ice baths: Taking ice baths after a long workout can help to reduce inflammation and promote recovery.Stretching: Incorporate stretching exercises into your routine to help maintain flexibility and prevent injury.Listen to your body: Pay attention to how your body feels and adjust your training accordingly. Rest and recovery days are just as important as training days.

It's still a bit cold outside, but Jack, Stewart, Geoff and Gerry got some miles in this past week and weekend. Now the crew gathered to bring you another episode of Cycling Talk!So early in the season, but many riders, both on the men's' and women's side, are already showing great form. Are they peaking too early, and why does it seem that there is now off-season anymore? Pocagar and Pidcock are already killing it, and what about Magnus Cort?!This past week and weekend were not only about racing outside, but we also enjoyed the E-Racing world championships that was on full display using a new format. Hear all about who won and what they thought about this new format. Please take a look at the agenda and speaking notes below. We hope that you enjoy this episode!Agenda:Into - everyone's week (end)Pro cycling update - review and previewTech corner - new and interesting techLocal races and ridesCycling industry updatesPro cycling update:Ruta del Sol - Pogacar, Mikel Landa and Enric Mas show great form. Plus riders getting blown of the road!https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ruta-del-sol/2023/gcTour de Algarve in Portugal. Magnus Cort wins two stages, and Pidcock wins the mountain stage.https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/volta-ao-algarve/2023/gc/stages/winnersWomens Stage race Valencia. Asleigh Moolman beats van Vleuten uphill stage.https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/setmana-ciclista-valenciana/2023/stage-4World championships E-racing on Zwift UCIhttps://news.zwift.com/en-WW/222798-your-2023-uci-cycling-esports-world-champions-areCyclocrossFem van Empel win brussels. Drama at the start. Lights not working. ¾ field starts at whistle others wait amongst Celine Carmen Alverado, which probably cost her $12,500Next racesStart UAE Tour 2/20 (tomorrow)Big favorite Remco Evenpoel.Pogacar not racing in UAE tourhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pogacar-skips-uae-tour-defence-and-shuffles-early-season-calendar/Omloop het volk 2/27 - start list https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/omloop-het-nieuwsblad/2023/startlistUpdates on Nationals? Let's do a brief update each week.From the MASS FB Page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/MASSRACERSMountain Bike Nationals UpdateI see a lot of you have some questions regarding Nationals.  What John and I plan on doing is to host a Q & A on Zoom on Thursday, 2/23 at 6 PM to try and answer your questions.  I will send a Zoom link out later.In the meantime, if you have any questions, please ask them by responding to this post by next Tuesday.  That way I can try and have the answers.

Please join us for Episode 42 of the Lowlands Cycling podcast. We recorded this podcast Monday afternoon. "the day after the devastating Philadelphia Eagles loss". While the team is still recovering from this mental and emotional blow, they pulled themselves together and delivered a pretty good podcast :-)Check out the speaking notes below and get a good sense of what they discussed and more!Wahoo RGT steeringhttps://www.wahoofitness.com/wahoo-rgt?utm_source=organic_social&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=steerKlunky device and how will this work with a rocker plate. We discussed pricing and the fact that there are not many users on the RGT platform.Zwift launches new Scotland Worldhttps://zwiftinsider.com/all-about-scotland/We discuss the world championships E-cycling using the Scotland world. Trivia question: who won in 2020 and 2022?Zwift price increase?https://www.smartbiketrainers.com/zwift_adaptive_training-15500Zwift Video capture new feature. Mac only for now.https://youtu.be/6sd6Cv498gMWahoo racing mode https://zwiftinsider.com/kickr-race-mode/The team discusses race mode extensively. Which Wahoo trainers support race mode, when to use it, and what are the advantages of the 10x increase?This is huge! US XC nationals at Bear Creek 2023 & 2024The team is extremely excited about the recent USAC announcement letting everyone know that the 2023 and 2024 X=MTB XC National will be held in our backyard! Listen when the crew share their initial thoughts and how their original 2023 plans went into the garbage bin as soon as they found out.https://usacycling.org/article/usa-cycling-cross-country-mountain-bike-national-championships-will-head-to-bear-creek-mountain-resort-for-2023-and-2024Fem van Empel initially decided not to race anymore after the world championships but would leave an “easy” $35,000 dollar behind. So today, she raced Lille, and next week Brussel x2o trophy is based on the time she has 1:40 minute advantage over Daphne Brand. And she did Pidcock Superman crossing the line in her new world championships jersey.

Today Jack, Stewart, and Gerry do a race review of the 2023 Cyclocross world championships cyclocross in Hoogerheide (and a bit more). The different categories are discussed with a particular focus on the clash of Titans at both the women's and men's elite races.  It was a weekend of incredible racing, and the crew talked about all aspects of the race. Please join us if you want to get some great insights and relive the race again!We can't wait for the spring classics. This will be epic, ladies and gentlemen!Show notes:Good start Dutch team, part of the strategy. Joris nieuwehuise. Holding of Belgium team. vdp places and attack 3.20 in, ony WvA can follow32mm VdP vs 33mm WvA6;40 first lap16 second in frontvdp show initiativeDrone shotw were absolutely amazing amazing Niewehuis and Kuhn good, but fall back half way into the race.barriers vdp better, smooth and fastWva lead after two laps. mvdP in his wheel22 seconds4 wins vdp vs 6 win wvaKuypers just quit his job in the factory. Wva only half a lap. Attack MvdP 3rd lap.Wva better on stairs24 seconds on Kuypers and van toerenhout10 laps instead of 9, a very fast course. Dry, sun *celcius.7th round start in 40 minutes.VDP attack round 7 on the bridge.VDP 51 chainring in front??…..but debunked its a 46…or not…vd haar Iserbyt 3 and 4. van torenhout fell backPuck Pieterse cheering on MvdP stairs!lap 8 - 7 minutessame cadence, mount their bike the same, last lap bike change?? Nope did not happen.amazing sprint, 5 yards incredible difference. slow start sprint. Track stand..Top 3 of all time win untill now vdP says in the post race interview.Wva had to give everything to stay in the wheel. Confirms expected attack at the balks, and planks, barriers. 16.6" (40CM)strade bianchi next race. VdP and Wva will be racing in italy45,000 people.

Welcome to episode 40! Jack, Geoff and Gerry will preview the world championships Cyclocross in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands February 4th, and 5th. We also discuss the rivalry between Wout van Aert and Mathieu vd Poel and much more. See the speaker notes below and find out what this podcast is all about!Podcast notes:Brief follow up Cycling industry news. Strava apology and acquisition. FatmapGiant get minority share in Stages.World championships Cyclocross HoogerheideCourse. https://wkhoogerheide2023.nl/en/WeatherTime + where to watchFavoritesMarianne Vos won't rideWill Pieterse and van Anrooij ride in Under 23 or Elite?Tom Pidcock wont rideNote. Its also Jumbo vs alpcin Men and Women. Van Aerit/Van Empel vs Vdp/PieterseWout van Aert vs Mathieu vd Poelhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/features/mathieu-van-der-poel-and-wout-van-aert-the-anatomy-of-a-rivalry/Q: did they make each other better, or would they have been the riders they are today if it wasn't for the 11-year rivalryWho won morehttps://cx.procyclingstats.com/rider-vs-rider/wout-van-aert/mathieu-van-der-poelPidock, vd Poel van Aert. List all races they have won. Vuelta de San JuanSaudi Tour - opening ceremony was impressive. Not the highest level of international cyclists, but the scenery is incredible around AlUla - available on GCN+Pro cycling stats:https://www.procyclingstats.com/index.phpEncourage local listeners to participate in Chesco Trails survey:  https://www.chescoplanning.org/transportation/TrailsMasterPlan.cfmDynamic Cyclist is an all-in-one platform that helps cyclists treat and prevent injuries and get stronger on the bike!https://new.dynamiccyclist.com/Use code Lowland at check out for a nice 15% discount!

Welcome, everybody; this is the Lowland Cycling podcast; we have a different type of show today. So in the past, we did many interviews. We have done 38 episodes up until now. And with all the cycling and cycling news going on, it's probably time to change it up; we will be doing interviews because they're just a ton of fun, and there are so many interesting folks in the cycling and the cycling industry that we won't abandon that!! Still, there's a lot of cycling news. When you look at our mission statement, it's: delivering local, domestic, and global cycling news. So that's what we're going to do. I got two hosts with me on the podcast; one very familiar to you, Geoff Smith, and we have a new face and voice on the podcast, Jack Kramer! Jack, welcome.Dynamic Cyclist is an all-in-one platform that helps cyclists treat and prevent injuries and get stronger on the bike! https://new.dynamiccyclist.com/Use code GERRY at check out for a nice 15% discount!Speaker notes:Bike Industry News:Specialized:  8% workforce reduction globally, 120 emps in USStrava: 15% workforce reduction, 40 empsStrava: Increases prices anywhere from 33% to 100% based on subscription type and location. Completely botches communication and roll-out.Wahoo: Devastating Moody's report, 15% workforce reductionGiant: net sales totaled NT$70.87 billion ($2.2 billion) through its first three fiscal quarters, a 14.4% increase over the same period last year.Proscloset: got 40million in funding in 2021, In perspective - General tech industry layoffs:Microsoft:  10,000  5% of workforce  largest in 8 yearsAmazon:  18,000  3% of corporate workforceSalesforce: 8,000  10% of workforceMeta (Facebook):  11,000  15% of workforceBicycle Market ForecastsGrand View ResearchThe global bicycle market size was valued at USD 59.33 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2% from 2022 to 2030Fortune Business InsightsThe global bicycle market is projected to grow from $82.50 billion in 2022 to $127.83 billion by 2029 at a CAGR of 6.5% in forecast period, 2022-2029. Grew 48% from 2019 - 2020.Globe NewswireGlobal bicycle market was valued at $59.32 billion in 2021, and it is expected to reach a value of $89.80 billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 6.1% over the forecast period (2022-2028).Fact.MRThe global sales of bicycles garnered a market value of US$ 60 Bn in 2021 and is expected to register a positive CAGR of 8% by accumulating a market value of US$ 138 Bn through the assessment period 2022-2032.

In this podcast Gerry and Geoff speak with Jamie Anderson. Jamie grew up in a small country town in Australia. A few hours north of Melbourne in the southeast. It was a small community, but seen as a hub for cycling. They had Commonwealth game riders and  Olympic riders coming out of that little town where he grew up. So Jamie started riding his bike too. He was about nine years old starting with BMX, and then graduated to the track, there was  a velodrome in town, and later onto the road.  Jamie raced topsport, or what we call elite level, juniors, in Australia at state national level. We talk about his academic career and the decision at 40 years old to revitalize his cycling career and race as a master in multiple disciplines.Jamie currently lives in Belgium with his wife and kids where he own a hotel for cyclists. We learned all about what racing in Belgium is like, how Jamie got the idea to start the Hotel and all the amazing work he's doing for the cycling community supporting young riders across the globe!"Jamie Anderson is an academic, author, hotel & art gallery owner, husband, father and champion Masters cyclist. A multiple TED speaker, he has been named as a “management guru” in the Financial Times and has held positions at some of the world's leading business school.Since opening in mid-2021, his “Flandrien Hotel” has become a “home away from home” for cyclo-tourists, individual athletes, and teams in the heart of the Flemish Ardennes in Belgium. The Hotel is described as “the ultimate place to stay for cyclists” and has been featured in many of the world's foremost cycling publications.In addition to its for-profit activities, the Flandrien is active in bosting diversity and inclusion in cycle sport through a range of charitable projects. The business has recently launched a Scholarship Program for international Cyclocross athletes, and in spring 2023 will welcome its first group of young African riders to train and race in Flanders."https://flandrienhotel.com/https://teamafricarising.org/

Cyclists are often unaware of the importance of insurance until it's too late. In the event of a crash, having insurance and a good attorney can be vital to getting the compensation you deserve. Joe Piscitello is a bicycle accident attorney who has seen firsthand the importance of cyclists being properly insured. In this podcast, he discusses the different types of insurance available to cyclists, how much insurance is enough, and what to do in the event of a crash. He also shares his vision for the future of cycling, and how he believes that technology can help make cyclists safer. Joe also talks about the cycling community and VizionZero initiative he's closely involved with.Finally, he offers some advice on what cyclists can do to avoid becoming involved in a crash in the first place.This is a must listen podcast for any cyclist, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro. Having the right insurance in place and knowing what to do and shouldn't do, could make all the difference if you're ever involved in a crash. So, hit play now and find out everything you need to know about insuring yourself as a cyclist.https://www.piscitellolaw.com/http://visionzerophl.com/https://visionzeronetwork.org/

In todays podcast Geoff and I speak with Gareth Thomas. Coach Gareth has been a coach and advisor for over 25 years to top endurance athletes, including World and National champions in Triathlon, Duathlon and Cycling.He brings elite-level coaching & sports science support to age group athletes and their coaches to help everyone reach their true potential. His services include custom training programs for Running, Cycling and Triathlon, blood lactate testing, swim video analysis, run technique training, nutrition programs and general endurance training consulting.Gareth is regarded as a leading authority on blood lactate testing and its application for endurance athletes. Listen to Gareth talk about how he got into coaching and how eventually he took his knowledge and experience to create a coaching platform called PKRS.ai All in all a great podcast and we hope you enjoy it!https://coachgareth.com/https://www.pkrs.ai/

In this episode Gerry meets with Joram Kolf CEO and founder of EatMyRide and Lisa Nijbrook Nutritionist at EatMyride and Pro Tour cycling team quickstep.Joram and Lisa share with Gerry how EatMyRide can help cyclists off all levels to improve their performance by personalizing nutrition plans and fueling strategy.They explain how the app takes into account the type, duration and intensity of exercise as well as the rider's individual characteristics such as weight, age and gender.EatMyRide has the ability to work directly with professional cyclists and pro tour teams and get first hand insights what it takes to perform at an elite level. This makes the app not only extremely valuable for amateur riders who want to up their game, but also for coaches who want to give their riders that competitive edge. Joram talks about his background in market research and artificial intelligence and how he combined his expertise in these areas with his love for cycling to come up with a solution to better prepare for long endurance rides like gran fondo's, century rides and stage races. It was very cool to listen to Lisa talk about what its like to work with pro tour teams like DSM (former Sunweb) and currently Quick-step Alpha vinyl. She shared some of the challenges riders face when it comes to nutrition such as weight management and how different riders have different nutritional needs. There is no one size fits all solution and that's where EatMyRide can help by providing personalized plans. Of course we dive into more nerdy nutrition topics like glycogen stores, training your gut, fructose/glucose ratios and much more!Whether you're a cyclist looking to improve your performance or a coach wanting to give your riders an edge, EatMyRide can help. With personalized nutrition plans and fueling strategies.https://eatmyride.com/From the EatMyRide website:Get a Personalized nutrition plan for races and trainingPreparation is key when doing cycling rides. EatMyRide creates a personalized food and drink plan for every workout. Enter your ride details and your preferred food and get a detailed advice fitted to your type of ride.Optimize nutrition around cycling rides for optimal preparation and quick recoveryEatMyRide provides you with a meal plan for every day. When you plan a workout, the meal plan is automatically adapted. We guide you to an optimal plan for enhanced performance and quick recovery. Evaluate the effect of nutrition on your performanceAfter your ride your workout is automatically synced with EatMyRide. Analyse your nutrition and performance and learn how you can eat like a pro.No smartphone needed during your rideEatMyRide can send your nutrition plan to most Garmin devices. Use our Garmin widget or data field to sync the plan to your device and you are good to go!Easy integrations with your other cycling appsDo you create your routes in Strava, Komoot or Ride With GPS? Or do you track your rides with Garmin, Wahoo or Strava? You can easily connect all these apps to EatMyRide to get nutrition plans suited to your route and to manage your nutrition based on your actual performance.

Allison Mrugal is a professional road cyclist who races with Cardinal - Classic Cycling team. She got her start in professional cycling, racing mountain bikes cross country. However, after some time, she decided to focus on road racing. She's competed in many events, including the Joe Martin stage race and Unbound gravel. In this episode, we catch up with Allison to learn more about her cycling career and what it's like behind the scenes of being a professional athlete. Then, in an exciting podcast segment, Ally talks about what it is like to race your way into shape and use Pilates to develop balance on the bike.We also touch on the impact of the global covid epidemic and discuss how some cyclists adapted and others didn't.Obviously, we also discuss what the future will bring for Ally and any potential goals she is setting. Hang in the podcast because we talk about nutrition towards the end and compare making margaritas with mixing 90 grams of carbs into a bottle.Whoop and sleep tracking devices also make an appearance in the show.Finally, we discuss the long-overdue attention women's cycling is getting more recently and some predictions for the women's tour de France this year.It was great catching up with Allison Mrugal and we hope you enjoy the show! P.s. Let us know in the comments if you agree that Ally should do cyclo-cross this year :-)Team Cardinal - Classic Cycling"Cardinal - Classic Cycling empowers women cyclists. Our cyclists compete at regional and national levels.  We see our role as a team to equip talented cyclists with the training support they need to transition to professional teams ultimately. Cardinal - Classic Cycling provides entry to the important races that will test their skills as riders, put them on the radar of larger professional teams, and  provide mentorship from seasoned cyclists from around the country."https://www.cardinal-classiccycling.com/Ally's Blog post! https://www.cardinal-classiccycling.com/bloghttps://www.unboundgravel.com/

Geoff and Gerry caught up with the Sonoma Creamery ultra endurance cycling team before their Race Across America (RAAM). Listen and hear what they had to say about how they prepared for this amazing expedition.Race Across America is the World's Toughest Bicycle Race! A classic American tradition, drawing racers from around the world. Solos racers have 12 days and relay teams have 9 days to complete the journey. The courses of both races have varied over the years. However, in the Race Across America, the direction has always been from the west coast to the east coast of the United States, approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km), making it a transcontinental event. More importantly, the race has no stages, i.e., it is in principle a nonstop event from start to finish, with the fastest competitors needing slightly over a week to complete the course. Team Sonoma Creamery:We ride to promote teamwork, physical and mental fitness and a healthy lifestyle.We raise awareness for cycling safety and to support injured cyclists in need. We collaborate as a team to race safely from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD.We spoke with:Uli Muench (Rider)Former German Junior Cycling champion. Software executive.Wilmington, DEEric Gomez (Rider)RAAM addict. Happy man. Never met a stranger. Tulsa, OKChris Jackson (Rider)Ultracyclist. Retired. Pacific Northwest. Unstoppable.Eugene, ORRandy Catron (Crew)Crew Chief. RAW and RAAM veteran. Cycling coach. Retired Air Force.Denton, TX

In this episode of our podcast Geoff & Gerry speak with Greg Hillson from INSCYD. Greg shares how he got into cycling himself and explains all about INSCYD testing. What is Vo2max and VLamax and how does i compare to FTP? How can you improve your fueling strategy for training and racing. Listen and find out yourself how the best of the best like Mathieu vd Poel and Wout van Aert use INSCYD to support their training and race plans. INSCYD is performance analysis software. That means it is a tool that helps you to analyse your sport performance. It is not a training platform like Training Peaks or Today's Plan and it can be used in addition to these software programs.INSCYD is unique in its genre and has no comparison in the world of sports performance, including its precision and reliability. That is why I'm comfortable in saying INSCYD its world's most advanced software for performance analysis.INSCYD is not based on something they came up with through statistical analysis. It's based on more than 150 scientific papers and studies; some are basic scientific knowledge, some are very specific ones. INSCYD has been developed through real science, and not on the extrapolation on what has worked for other people in the past through correlation. INSCYD test results are truly based on your performances and your own physiological values. Furthermore, you can perform the tests with your own equipment (your power meter, your bike, your wetsuit) and have results that are highly tailored to your own needs. Even labs are using INSCYD because the software gives them more data points and information (with less equipment) than using conventional tests and protocols.www.INSCYD.comwww.lowlandscycling.com

Are you planning to ride the Belgian Waffle Ride (BWR) this year, or are you interested learning more about this crazy 1 day gravel race, tune in to our latest LowLands Cycling podcast soon.  Mike, troy and Geoff will be riding the Asheville BWR, aka "The Hell of The North",  this year. In this podcast they discuss why they decided to do this amazing, but brutal event. How they prepare for the event looking at training plans, material, logistics, nutrition, and much more. What are their current numbers, weight, w/kg, FTP and what are they aiming for to be in tip top race shape?What about their fears and ambitions? Learn all about this and more when you listen to the podcast!Belgian Waffle Ride :Date: May 16th [at time time of this recording, we didn't know the BWR will most likely be postponed to later in 2021 due to the pandemic.Location: Asheville, North CarolinaDistance: 144 miles/231 kilometersElevation: 12,000 feet/3600 metershttps://belgianwaffleride.bike/https://belgianwaffleride.bike/pages/ashevillehttps://www.canyon.com/en-us/https://alliedcycleworks.com/https://www.skratchlabs.com/https://www.scienceinsport.com/us/betahttps://www.specialized.com/us/enhttps://www.scienceinsport.com/us/https://www.lowlandscycling.com/Topics and time stamps:Background Mike        1:43Background Troy        5:17Driving force behind doing the BWR  8:19Humbling experience from road to gravel racing      10:22How do you train for such a monster ride?   12:48Any B-races scheduled as a lead in or prep for BWR?           21:37Experience with similar races distance, climbing?     24:49Speaking about nutrition        26:47Bike setup, tell us more          33:50Weight, height, FTP, w/kg      40:31Logistics getting to the BWR event    45:39Even when the race is cancelled due to covid, the guys are committed now and do it anyway.     51:20

This is the podcast Geoff and Gerry recorded with coach Andrew Harris. It was absolute amazing to have Andrew on the show and learn all about his uniques coaching philosophy and his Edge Cycling Team. https://www.edgecyclingteam.com/(See topics and timestamps below)From the Edge Cycling Website:Andrew Harris is the founder of Edge Cycling and currently serves as the Performance Director and Head Coach.  Prior to the formation of Edge Cycling, Andrew coached individual athletes and served as a Strength and Conditioning Coach to several championship teams.As the Head Coach of Edge Cycling, Andrew applies the latest scientific research, innovative training methodology,  and unique teaching techniques, and combines this with his own practical knowledge and experience gained from years in the competitive cycling arena both as a rider and coach. As the team's Performance Director, Andrew continues to assemble a team of riders, experts, and consultants that are driving the success of Edge Cycling.  From psychology, to business leaders, to technical experts, it's the Team that raises the performance and drives the success of the organization.By assembling a winning team, Andrew and Edge Cycling have amassed 147 National Championship medals including 52 National Championships.  Six athletes have represented the U.S. at Junior World Championships, 5 athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. at the Pan-Am Championships, one has completed two World Cup Season and was selected to the 2016 Olympic Long Team. How did you get started with cycling and coaching?  0:01:27Moving into coaching  0:03:29Edge Cycling team  0:05:23Unique program  0:06:37Elite Athletes are expected to support the younger Athletes.  0:07:40Geoff joins the podcast 0:08:18Training facility 0:09:00Sprinters base comes from strength training  0:10:54Complex system of Training  0:11:38Lots of monitoring of data  0:12:23Time crunched cyclist - Structured training 0:13:27Using the right tools and constant learning 0:14:09Very interesting times with the wealth of content and research available.  0:15:45Do your riders perform in different cycling disciplines 0:17:01Riders transitioning from one discipline to another 0:18:56Proper talent identification often missing 0:20:06Future of track cycling and possible changes 0:21:36Track is a great learning curve and a safe environment 0:24:04Sponsor opportunities   0:25:44Travelling across the globe 0:27:25The difference in altitude  0:30:12Gymnasts amazing track cyclists   0:34:07How do you find and attract new talent? 0:38:15Coaching philosophy  0:42:062020 from a mental toughness point of view, how was that?  0:44:472021 goals and specific event you are preparing for?  0:49:53Integrity 2024 initiative  0:52:03

Please enjoy the podcast Geoff and Gerry recorded with Molly and Rob van Houweling. In addition to her work as a Professor of Law and Associate at UC Berkeley, Molly is also a competitive bicycle racer on the road, time-trail, track, and Zwift. On September 12, 2015 she set a new Hour record by cycling 46.273 km in an hour. A record that stood for 12 years by the acclaimed Dutch cyclist Leontien van MoorselMolly is also a six-time UCI Amateur Road World Champion, most recently winning the time trial titles at the 2018 UCI World Cycling Tour Final in Varese, Italy.Podcast topics and time stamps:Introduction.           0:00Synchronized swimming         3:56Boston and marathon running           4:58Rob introduced Cycling          5:50Leading into doing a few triathlons    6:17How did Rob get into cycling  6:58World hour record and specializing in TT       8:40Wind tunnel    9:59Hour record change of rules...you can do this.          12:18TT gains. Trial and error          15:58Experimenting with for example cadence      20:55VO2Max, Lactate, metabolic rate       22:51Low cadence advantage and disadvantage    22:45Power meter on seat post?    26m 46sRob is the mechanic   28m 32sLogistics traveling the world with your bike  30m 10sManaging nutrition and different times whilst traveling       33m 18sMade many good friends in Mexico   34m 54sPicking the right location to set your records 36m 40sColby Pearce coach and holder of "the ultimate hour record"?        38m 30sTechnology changes like Power meters..       40m 37sTime Trail on the road.           42m 2sCanyon, Leah Thomas, Movistar        44m 44sMerckx record also know as the absolute record      45m 22sZwift and Dutch Diesel Ladies team   47m 46sDutch ancestry how far back?            49m 35sWintertime in Calpe & Mallorca Spain           53m 13sVelodrome in Palma, meeting Alex Dowsett   55m 6sTime management Work, family and sports  56m 31sWith the pandemic its hard to do goal setting.         58m 57sBkool and Velodrome 1:01:34Zwift and Velodrome???        1:02:33

Geoff and Gerry had a great conversation with Lenny Ramsey. We talked about how Lenny got started with Triathlon after moving to the US and playing soccer prior, how injuries led her to Running, Swimming and Cycling. Lenny discusses how she balances work, family, friends and her professional triathlon career. Of course, we talk about the impact of the pandemic and her goals for 2021.Lenny Ramsey is a Dutch Neuroscientist and Professional Triathlete living in the USA.A lifelong athlete, Lenny picked up triathlon while pursuing her doctorate in Saint Louis. Under the guidance of Samantha Murphy at Evolve Coaching Systems, Lenny consistently stood out as a top athlete in the amateur field at the 70.3 distance. Lenny qualified for the 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championships during her first full season of competition and went on to claim the title of 1st Overall Female Amateur at Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga and 2nd Overall Female Amateur at Ironman 70.3 Racine in 2016.Lenny made her PRO debut in April of 2017 at Ironman 70.3 Galveston - representing the QT2 PRO Elite Team under Coach Tim Snow. Lenny went on to post 3 top-10 finishes during her first season racing in the PRO category. Midway through the 2018 season, Lenny turned her attention to the full distance and posted a 5th place finish at her Ironman debut in Lake Placid, followed by 2 more finishes on the podium at Wisconsin and Louisville. To kick off the 2019 season, Lenny confirmed she is a true contender in the Ironman circuit by throwing down an impressive 2:58:59 marathon in Lanzarote to claim her spot in the top-3 for the first time.Lenny also is a member of the #iracelikeagirl PRO team. Finally, Lenny is a USAT-certified Level I coach. She combines her passion for triathlons and teaching by serving as a multi-sport coach at QT2 Systemshttp://www.lennyramsey.com/https://www.iracelikeagirl.com/https://www.ironman.com/im-floridahttps://www.zwift.com/Recent results:20206th Pro Female - Ironman Florida (9:28:58)20195th Pro Female - Ironman Cozumel (South American Championships) (9:09:14)3rd Pro Female - Ironman Chattanooga (9:27:16)3rd Pro Female - Ironman Lanzarote (10:10:48) …with the fastest female run by 9 minutes!11th Pro Female - Ironman 70.3 St. George (4:37:43)11th Pro Female - Ironman 70.3 Oceanside (4:40:55)

In this podcast, we interview Erik Nijland.63 years old, born in the Netherlands, currently lives in Bolivia at 2650m altitude, 100% passionate about cycling and a globetrotter.His favorite sport is........ ice speed skating! As we talked about in previous podcasts, skating and cycling are closely related from a movement perspective. Many (long-distance) ice speed skaters use cycling during the off-season (summertime) to train and maintain form.Erik participated in the last 11cities Tour in Friesland (elf steden tocht) and done about ten 200 km ice speed skating events on frozen lakes in Austria, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, and Sweden.He also completed several full Ironman triathlons (Costa Rica, México, Chile, Honduras, El Salvador) and lived in several countries like Nepal, India, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, Honduras, Perú, and Bolivia.Married with Kathia, his Bolivian wife, he now also has Bolivian nationality. Having the Bolivia nationality, he was able to win several age-group national championships.·      2017; time trial champion Honduras ·      2018: time trial champion Bolivia·      2019: triatlón champion Bolivia ·      2020: road fondo and time trial champion BoliviaThis year Erik will be doing 15.000 km cycling, mostly on his Wahoo kickr with Zwift. N+1 absolutely applies to Erik with having approx. 12 bicycles. Riding his Mountain bike, Time trailbike, and track racing, road Racing is still his favorite. La Ruta - MTB race across Costa Rica https://racelaruta.com/Elfstedentocht https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElfstedentochtPanAm Games Track Cycling Cochabamba http://www.thesportsexaminer.com/cycling-six-world-records-in-pan-american-track-cycling-champs-in-high-altitude-bolivia/Dutch Diesel Cycling https://www.dutchdieselcycling.com/ridescheduleZwift https://www.zwift.com/

In this podcast, Geoff and Gerry speak with Bob Aceto. Bob works at a local bike shop and spent his whole professional career in cycling retail and wholesale. He offers a pretty cool insight into these parts of the cycling industry. Bob got into cycling, having to rehab from a knee injury acquired in wrestling. Due to this injury's severeness, running was not an option, so he was left swimming or cycling. After dabbling in swimming for a while, he tried cycling because a group of local friends was cycling every day. Within no time, Bob was hooked and never looked back.In his late teens and early twenties, he started doing longer and longer rides. During this time, Bob did a biking vacation in Vermont; he liked it so much that he interviewed on the spot with the company that organized the bike vacations. There it was….his first job in the bike industry.Next summer, he started working in Vermont, had a big fleet of bikes, and learned a lot as a bike mechanic fixing flats, spokes, cables, etc., etc After a summer in Vermont, Bob started working for a local shop in New Jersey. After that, followed by a job in cycling wholesale.We talk about history in the cycling industry and technology. Brands like Panasonic, Fuji, Motobecane, Peugeot, Cannondale, Raleigh and Colnago are discussed. Do you remember Girvin flexstems, Shimano rapid rise derailleurs, grip shift and much more.http://www.bikepro.com/products/stems/girvin.htmlhttps://www.motobecane.com/road/https://www.colnago.com/en/hall-of-fame/https://cycles.peugeot.com/roadhttps://www.panasonicbikemuseum.info/history/https://www.retrotogo.com/2020/07/ti-raleigh-40.htmlOf course, we discuss todays brands like the big 3: Trek, Specialized ad Giant, and we discuss recent technology and the impact of e-bikes.

This episode is an unusual and relatively short podcast where Erik and Gerry discuss the road to 100 miles on Zwift late January 2021. Erik and Gerry came up with this idea recently discussing cycling goals during the fall and wintertime and how to get ready for the 2021 cycling season. The days are getting shorter, and depending on where you live, the weather might be impacting your outdoor rides. The goal is to complete a 100 miles ride on Zwift during the last weekend of January 2021. This ride is not an easy challenge and a considerable achievement when you meet this goal. In addition to the bragging rights, you will earn the 100-miler badge on Zwift, a badge that not many folks have….What's even more important, because of the program's nature leading to completing the 100 miles, you will build a huge base that will benefit you throughout 2021.Erik and Gerry discuss the program's details like; how to join, how to prepare, and base training.Enjoy this exceptional podcast and we hope you will join us for the 100 mile challenge! P.s. you can also find a recording of this podcast on YouTube.https://youtu.be/MHOMr1U4iB0https://www.dutchdieselcycling.com/rideschedulehttps://zwift.com/https://zwiftinsider.com/

In this podcast, Geoff & Gerry speak with Blair Saunders.Blair Saunders. Originally from Canada, he started with hockey before moving into cycling.  Winner of Olympic trials in 1992, he represented Canada in 13 international events as a member of the Canadian National Road, Team Time Trial, and Track team. Lately, Blair performed at a high level competing in multistage mountain bike events like Cape Epic. He also enjoys multisport events like Ironman Triathlons, Xterra off-road triathlons, and represented the USA for the first time in 2017, winning an Aquabike AG World Championship.We talk about his cycling career, events he participated in, and how combined a busy consultancy job with his training and racing schedule, ultimately leading to his nickname "the Flying Business Man"Among many other topics, Blair shares his experience on race multistage mountain bike events and the importance of being dialed in with your team-mate. See table for topics and timestamps: | How did you get started? | 3:13.942 | Being from Canada...did you play ice hockey? | 8:16.854 | What was your first cycling team? | 8:46.678 | Racing in Europe? | 10:14.740 | The first taste of racing in 88 with the Canadian track team in the Netherlands | 10:45.300 | What are the most significant differences between racing in Canada, US and Europe? | 11:19.695 | Did you have to choose between racing or college? | 13:28.968 | Working at Arthur Anderson and racing | 15:32.957 | Combining a busy jib with training in Canada! | 18:39.807 | Flying businessman | 20:01.742 | Speedskating benefits Cycling | 20:45.189 | Back in the '90s what were the workouts like? | 21:34.112 | Riding for 10 speed drive | 25:45.783 | Team Time Trails - favorite events | 31:03.587 | What makes Canadian riders so strong?? | 34:56.421 | MultiStage MTB | 38:33.183 | X-terra offroad Triathlon | 41:02.247 | Tell us more about Cape Epic! | 44:15.493 | Anything left on the Bucket list? | 49:28.978 | Adapted to Covid? | 52:02.995 | Coaching?? | 57:13.334

In this episode Gerry and Geoff interview Gregg Germer who owns the ChainStay in Belgium.Gregg is a former professional cyclist who used to go back and forward between the US and Belgium for 6 years to race in Europe. Getting over there was always an adventure so he figured he could offer a better solution for cyclist from abroad providing them with a place to stay for an extended period of time. "its like a bed & breakfast, without the breakfast".He share what Kermesse racing is and why it's so attractive and hard to do. Gregg has a plethora of services that he offers for the riders staying over, but also for people that want to ride the "tourist" version of the Tour the Flanders or Paris Roubaix, even with a very special VIP tour the next day when the pro's ride these races. He will take you from "berg to berg" and different cobble stone sections. No guarantees, but it will be an amazing experience!Greg is a great guy and we enjoyed speaking with him. What a great stories he had to tell.www.thechainstay.comFrom the ChainStay Website:"The ChainStay is located in Oudenaarde, Belgium; situated in the heart of the Flemish Ardennes. Our 7 bedroom development house is specifically designed to accommodate cyclists and include all the amenities of home.We have a secure bike storage area, a large fully equipped kitchen with two ovens, two stovetops, three fridges, two freezers, and a dishwasher. There is a large living room with digital cable TV that includes a DVR (great for recording bike races when you are out racing) and many English speaking programs and channels. Every bedroom is heated (which is not always the case in Belgium) and well furnished. Our large backyard has a large patio and a dedicated bike washing area. We also have two washing machines and dryer.We also have instant-gas heating for our water, so you won't run out of hot water after that long cold and wet ride. We also have wire-less internet at the highest speed available to a residential home.Also included in the cost of your stay is the use of our large 9-person van with room for 12 bikes on the roof rack. This eliminates the stress of having to ride to races and finding storage for your bags once there, and eliminates the limitation of racing only within riding distance.Our price is inclusive and covers the cost of electricity, water, internet, gas, heating, garbage collections and some incidentals like toilet paper and dish soap. This gives you a better ability to plan your costs and limits your expenses to essentially food and your share of the gas to use the van.Our goal is to make your stay in Belgium as comfortable as possible. So many times the biggest issues riders run into isn't the racing, but the problems of being in a foreign country."

In this podcast we interview Thomas Gibbons. Tom is the current 2019 overall USA Crits Champion and raced pro-continental for a number of years over in Europe. We talk about how Thomas got into cycling and what it was like living in Belgium and racing for teams like Wanty-Gober.Tom has got a great story how he picked the wheel of Tony Martin and ended up in an echelon with the Jumbo team during the Tour the Britain. We discuss the reason behind starting his own team Automatic Racing and his coaching practice. Tom shares his opinion about US Cycling and the model Legion build from a business and racing perspective. its interesting to hear how Tom build his 2020 team (which unfortunately didn't race at all because of Covid19) to compete with Corey and Justin. Tom has got a strong opinion about how cycling in the US needs to be more inclusive and racing (crits) need to be fun. The business model for successful crit racing is out there and he hope that, with building a strong team he's able to grow this scene in the US.We talk about food and making smart choices not staving yourself, but taking care of your body by eating a burger and drinking a beer when needed.This was another amazing podcast, and we hope you enjoy listening!See chapters and time markers below.Please check out Thomas his new website: www.automaticracing.orgIf you are interested in sponsoring and ambitious, super competitive, but FUN team, please reach out to Tom.https://www.instagram.com/automatic_racing/https://www.instagram.com/vandergibbon/https://www.facebook.com/automaticbikeracinghttps://thechainstay.com/http://wanty-gobert.be/https://fietsstages-baguet.be/en-baguet-bicycle-center/ | How did you get into cycling? | 2:04.110 | Where did you life in Belgium? | 4:05.780 | https://thechainstay.com/ | 4:34.116 | Baquets bicycle centre | 5:33.714 | Really bad year 2014 | 7:03.410 | Losing weight getting lean, what the tipping point? | 9:04.675 | 2015 Tour of Belgium only foreigner | 10:43.782 | Wanty Groupe Gobert - Tour the Britain. | 12:33.250 | Lars Boom favorite racer  | 13:14.469 | Racing back in the US | 17:42.227 | Let's start a team! | 18:32.950 | Whats the plan for 2021 | 19:23.426 | Kermisse racing in the US? | 21:23.750 | What do you think about the Legion team model? | 26:01.547 | Going head to head with legion | 28:05.448 | US Crit program | 29:34.345 | Feeding talent to the next level | 31:50.995 | Cycling is a beautiful sport | 37:01.913 | Athens, Georgia | 42:45.313 | Tell us about your coaching practice. | 43:41.674 | Tools to support your coaching? | 45:30.507 | Learning the value of speed | 47:13.046 | Nutrition. Eat a burger! | 48:48.578 | Mathieu vd Poel | 53:03.177 | Is winning a tactic?? | 56:00.000 | Using a Smart trainer.. | 59:09.478

Geoff, Josh and Gerry review the first 3 stages of the 2020 Tour de France. Rain, crashes, Jumbo Visma leading the way, Julian Alaphilippe, another excellent 22 year old talent and an impressive sprint by Caleb Ewan!What will the next 5 days bring us, who are the riders that will perform as expected and do the guys predict any surprises?It is without a doubt a different TdF and Geoff, Josh and Gerry talk about covid and if the organization is using this year to test out certain concepts that they might have wanted, but never dared. "never change a successful formula".Enjoy the listen and don't forget to stay healthy, safe and happy!

This is a lengthly cycling podcast but well worth your time! Whether you are a cycling fanatic, enthusiast or beginner, we highly recommend listening to our podcast with Jed Schneider.Jed is a former road and mountain bike professional who shares a TON of knowledge about technology, racing, zwift, directing, racing abroad and coaching talents and teams and much more. He talks about why he got into cycling and has some great anecdotes about racing and working with people like Bart Brentjes, Phil Gaimon. Bart Bowen etcLook at the chapter markers when you want to jump different sections in the podcast.Please leave some comments and rate the podcast! Enjoy!

Geoff & Gerry preview the 2020 Tour de France together with our special guest and friend of the show Josh Wagner.The show actually starts with Geoff asking Gerry to talk about his cycling background. Gerry goes into details how he started with cycling and makes a number of references to the Tour de France and riding in France.Geoff, Josh and Gerry share their opinions on general classification, who has the strongest team, what will the different stages bring us, will there be a surprise....or two... and finally they make their predictions. Hope you enjoy the show and look forward to the start of the Tour the France as much as we do.Tour de France talk starts at minute 17:00https://www.letour.fr/en/

In this episode Geoff & Gerry meet with Colleen Gulick. Colleen is a professional cyclist, all women cycling team director, race organizer, small business owner, and much more. It was great to have a conversation with such a smart and entrepreneurial person who's very passionate about all facets of cycling. Colleen is a Pennsylvania native who grew up close to the Trexler Town velodrome (T-Town) also know as the Lehigh Valley Velodrome, where she entered the youth program at the age of 6. Colleen rode her first national championship at the age of 11 and has collected 43 medals and 5 gold medals on the national and international stage.It was very cool to hear that Colleen started with icehockey because she liked the Mighty Duck movie so much! From ice-hockey she followed in her mothers footsteps playing field hockey. Needless to say she was a very active child combining the 3 sports mentioned above and dabbled with other sport like track & field and Lacrosse.Colleen talks about her time in college (University of Maryland) playing field hockey at D1 level trying to combine that with cycling. After college, she committed fully to cycling and with great success. She enjoys racing crits and track the most. On the track she participates in Madison and Kierin and she talks about her experience competing abroad in countries like Tasmania, the Netherlands, Chili, England and more. Our conversation moves on to talk about her coaching practice and how coaching has evolved with having more tools and science available now a days.We talk about nutrition and how constant glucose metering helped Colleen. Its super interesting to learn about the glucose peaks and valleys and the impact this has on your performance. Colleen even tells us about finding superfoods through monitoring to support optimal performance. Colleen shares how she deals with celiac disease on a day to day basis and explains how being a boring eater helps her to control this disease. The segment about how and why she started her own all women cycling team is amazing and shows that with determination, vision, and passion you can achieve anything. Highly, highly recommend listening to this segment. P.s. Colleen is always looking for new talented riders!A cool person obviously also rides cool races like the fixie Red Hook crit series who she won in Brooklyn and came in 4th in London. We talk about how riding fixed gear helps you with your pedal stroke and the benefits it has for your overall cycling posture and technique.We really enjoyed speaking with Colleen and hope you enjoy the podcast! Check out the links below with references to our interview.Pickle Juice www.picklepower.comFFWD USA www.ffwdusa.comPressure Positive Company www.pressurepositive.comVibraCool www.buzzyhelps.comJakroo www.jakroo.comLactigo www.lactigo.comPodium Sports, LLC www.podiumsports.org

In today's podcast, Geoff and Gerry speak with Daniel Larson. Daniel works as an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, Department of Health and Exercise Science. His primary field of expertise is Economic theory in sport; finance and policy for international professional sports; management of national governing bodies (like USAC); participant sport-event management; public finance for sports/exercise interventions; and sport coaching/instruction.In addition to his work for the University of Oklahoma, Daniel has a wealth of experience as an elite cyclist both on the track and on the road, sports director for the Jittery Joe's U23 team, Director of Athletics VMG Racing, Head Cycling Coach University of Florida, and event organizer/promotor.You might recall one of our previous podcast with Rebeca Larson!  Quoting Daniel in this interview: “it's interesting because we ride together, and we work together, and we're in the same department”. If you haven't listened to Rebeca's podcast yet, we highly recommend you do! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-n-1-cycling-podcast-by-lowlands-cycling/id1507687751?i=1000484284558Daniel starts the podcast with how he got started with cycling at the age of 14 and his under graduate and graduate studies, all in the field of business and exercise & sport science.We talk about Daniels time as a sport director and he shares the good the bad and the ugly looking back at his different tenures in this role.During a very interesting segment of this podcast we talk about the “12k dreamers”. Young professional cyclist that are paid a $1,000 per month and dream about a contract with a bigger team. Daniel talks about his research in this area and the data he gathered which paint a striking picture. We talk about romanticizing the life of a professional cyclist and the ambition to stay professional. At what cost? Daniel states that normally you can identify how much talent someone has within no more than 2 years of working with young cyclists. An highly talented cyclist usually moves through the ranks showing his/her capabilities and talent and wont deviate much getting older. Cycling talent is comprised of the right DNA and genes. “they're fortunate to have they're gifted this physical gift or genetic gift and they're able to capitalize on it”.Daniel wrote a book about the economics of professional cycling (the only book to date!) with colleague from Belgium (Kortrijk). We discuss differences between Europe and the US in regards to nurturing talent and the path to becoming a professional cyclist.With the Tour de France starting in a couple of weeks, we asked Daniels view on teams like Jumbo-Visma and Ineos who will bring multiple potential TdF winners and what this does to the team dynamic from a Director and a Domestique point of view. Based on research, Daniel is able to break it down to facts explaining what will happen to teams in this position.There are many more topics we discuss related to team and athlete agent economics.This is an 80 minutes fully loaded podcast with a ton of value in the field of cycling and sports management. Enjoy!!

In this podcast Geoff & Gerry speak with Bart Bowen. There is a first for everything since Bart was interviewed being a passenger in his motor home, which worked out great! Bart was a professional cyclist from 1990 to 2000, he was most notably the National Road Champion in 1992 and 1997. He also won the Herald Sun Tour in 1992 and the Tour of Japan in 1997. Bowen participated six times at the World Road Championships with the American team. Bart has been running his coaching and cycling studio business for over 15 years now.We talked about how Bart got started with cycling during college and being an elite skier at first. It was very interesting to hear all about starting at the Subaru-Montgomery team and the impact Eddie B had. Bart's first professional race was on the biggest stage imaginable; the 1990 World Championship in Utsunomiya, Japan. Bart explain how that came about and the contribution he had supporting Greg Lemond who came in 4th that year. Bart did a lot of racing in Europe and explains what it was like to spent and extended period over there during the spring classics time and what it was like to race monuments like: Milan- San Remo, Amstel Gold race and Paris-Roubaix.Cyclocross had a substantial place in Barts career and it was great to learn how his cyclocross skills contributed to his road racing, racing with and against the McCormick brothers and also doing a couple of cyclocross races in Europe.Today Bart run's a cycling studio from which he coaches and trains many cyclists. We touch on Zwift and the possibilities it gave Bart to keep on coaching during COVID and the lockdown, and how Zwift made him expand his reach across the globe organizing structured training rides. All in all this was a fun and very informational podcast, we hope you enjoy the listen and would love to get your feedback! 

In this podcast, Geoff & Gerry speak with Allison Mrugal. Allison is a professional mountain-biker who started cycling fairly late after spending many years playing soccer and doing gymnastics. Encouraged by her parents and having joined the local West Chester Cycling Team, Allison started cycling more and more. In college, she picked up her first wins, racing collegiate road and mountain-bike.  At that moment she started thinking about setting goals to become a pro-cyclist. When Allison completed her under graduate, she continued with her graduate program at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). The SCAD athletic cycling program took Allison to the next level.We discussed the importance of coaching and mentors to support you and achieve the desired growth.It was great to hear how Allison found her current team “KS Kenda Women MTB” and learn about her view on; not only learning the physical and technical aspects of cycling, but also learning the business side of cycling.Of course, we spent time on Covid-19 and setting short and mid-term goals to be ready when eventually racing starts back up again. Yes, Zwift was mentioned too ;-)It was great to see pro cycling from a young and upcoming talent's point of view. Geoff and Gerry are confident that this podcast is a great listen to anyone passionate about cycling and curious about what it take to evolve from group rides, racing, collegiate racing to professional racing.Team Sponsors:KS Kenda Women (https://kskendawomenmtb.com) KS Suspension (https://www.kssuspension.com/product/lev-ci/) Kenda Tire (https://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/bicycle/cross-country-marathon/booster-pro/) Shimano (https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/xtr.html)Orange Seal (https://shop.orangeseal.com/collections/all) Voler Apparel (https://www.voler.com)Pivot Cycles (https://store.pivotcycles.com/en/bike-mach-4-sl-1) Fox (https://www.ridefox.com/family.php?m=bike&family=32) GU Energy Labs (https://guenergy.com/products/energy-gel)100% https://www.100percent.com/collections/racetrapLazer Sport (https://lazersport.us/collections/road/products/g1mips?variant=33411045195911)ESI Grips (https://esigrips.com/mtb-grips/extra-chunky-orange) Dryve Wheels (https://www.dryvewheels.com/collections/dirt/products/xc-29)Tasco MTB (https://www.tasco-mtb.com)Wend Waxworks (https://wendperformance.com/buy-online/chain-wax-kit-2) Stikrd (https://stikrd.com)Personal Sponsors:CTS (https://trainright.com) Lowland Cycling:https://linktr.ee/Lowlandscycling

In this episode of the Lowlands cycling podcast Geoff and Gerry speak with Rebecca Larson. Rebecca had an an amazing career as a Professional Competitive Cyclist between 1999-2008, won 10 National Championship Titles (Junior, U23, College), won Over 100 individual race victories, World Road Cycling Championships competitor, raced Internationally as a member of the United States National Team in Belgium, Holland, Italy and Switzerland. Rebecca still competes at a high level and we talk about how her family supports her with combining both of their jobs at the university of Oklahoma and raising their young daughter. Its very interesting to learn how Rebecca uses Zwift to maintain her race condition, and what it is like to be part of the Spice Girls(?!)Rebecca provides great insight in dealing with the inevitable fact of aging and how this impacts your V02max, strength, muscle mass etc etc. Rebecca has a MS in Exercise and Sport Science and Ph.D. in Kinesiology and in addition to her work as an Assistant Professor University of Oklahoma, Department of Health & Exercise Science worked as a consultant for team Novo Nordisk Professional Cycling Team.

Geoff and Gerry interview DR. Tim Erwin. We had a great conversation about his pro Cycling career, Covid-19, Career after cycling, Life in general and Racism in Cycling and beyond.Tim started racing his bike on Tuesday and Thursday like training series on it's called River Road in Baton Rouge. from the a Baton Rouge Bicycle Club, Time moved on to the LSU Cycling club. you didn't have to go to LSU to be a part of the cycling club. We talk about his time as an exchange student spending time in France in 1993 where he also raced and got to experience what it's like riding in Europe.  When Tim returned to the US, he started racing for a team called Tokyo Joe's. Tim talks about how it was riding for this team "essentially the Bad News Bears of us Pro Cycling" and the races he competed in.  Geoff and Tim call up memories how it was racing in the US back in those days, competing with Jittery Joe and riding against Gord Fraser, Chris Tilton and others.  At the end of 2000 Tim forced himself to take a real hard look at what's next for him and his cycling career, we talk about his considerations and his decision to go back to school.  There's a great exchange talking about the character you build with cycling and how you deal with adversity and what it takes and requires to be a cyclist. The mental toughness you develop with cycling competitively sets you up for success in life. How cycling teaches you resilience and your return of investment. We even touch upon how cycling relates to Brazilian jiu jitsu!  Tim still cycles today using it to maintain his overall fitness which support his BJJ. He enjoys cycling on his trainer using Zwift and talks about how technology has evolved over the years.  Tim is a DR and works as a radiologist, we talk about his experience with Covid-19 as a frontline worker and the long-term impact it can have on athletes when diagnosed with the virus. Tim also goes deeper into taking precautions and impact it can have riding in groups when someone is carrying the virus with him/her. Why social distancing, what is the reproduction rate and the importance of wearing masks and washing your hands.We then have a conversation about racism in cycling and how Tim experienced this himself as a black cyclist. The fact that there are so few black cyclists in the US when you look at the size of the nation and the opportunity to become a cycling powerhouse seeing the talent pool available. We talk about why Tim always brings his receipts with him to the bicycle shop, because people questioned him as a teenager, how he got the bike, and if wasn't stolen. There's a need for more conversation, more black people in leadership positions and black cycling role models for black kids to look up to. We might not yield results for 5 or 10 years and realize that we won't change overnight because of how deeply engrained racism is America. Getting to the point where we cannot accept this anymore and it has to be called out, just not letting little things slide anymore. We talk about role models like Celine del carmen Alvarado, Justin and Cory Williams and Rashaan Bahati who are doing an amazing job promoting racial diversity in the peloton.   (Jittery Joe's was a UCI Continental team consisting of professional and amateur riders that compete primarily in USA Cycling Professional Tour and UCI America Tour road bicycle racing events. Its sponsor was the American coffeehouse chain, Jittery Joe's.) 

The objective of LowLands Cycling is to get more people cycling or people to cycle more. Everything cycling to make your cycling rides and cycling life more enjoyable!My name is Gerry de Bruijn and in this episode Geoff and I interviewed Mandy Marquardt.Mandy Marquardt is an American Sprint track cyclist, representing the US and Team Novo Nordisk, the world's first-all diabetes professional cycling team. Marquardt was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. We talk about her cycling career and competing at an elite level whilst dealing with Type 1 diabetes every day. Mandy is a role model for others coming to terms with type 1 diabetes and races her bike with a purpose to help others to see what's possible with diabetes.During the podcast we talk about being Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and how she deals with this each and every day. What is Type 1 diabetes and how Mandy uses her cycling and her knowledge to discuss and educate people around the world on this topic.Mandy talks about her experience riding for team Novo Nordisk, she has been with the team for 10 years now, and how Important it was, and is, to have people around you to talk about Type 1 diabetes and share the different perspectives and experiences with each other. With Team Novo Nordisk, Mandy has met so many young kids through community events and talks, and she sees how they get inspired by her and they inspire Mandy to continue to do even better and be a voice in the Diabetes community.We talk about how it was cycling in Germany, the difference between the different track disciplines and which one she likes most. We also touch upon cycling on the road and the safety aspects having encountered a recent near hit by a car.The T-Town (Trexel Town) Velodrome is an topic we discuss, and Mandy talks about the different programs and the beauty of her home track. The preffered cycling center aka The Lehigh valley velodrome in Trexel Town, is The track in the US, and maybe even the world. :-) Everyone loves to go there. It's a great community where nobody feels alone and everyone takes care of each other.  And yes, we also discuss Zwift and how Mandy got into the virtual world using her Wattbike to recover and meet up with her Novo Nordisk teammates online.Just after recording the podcast, Mandy got selected to the USA Olympic long team!Mandy is a 18x U.S. National Champion, 2x American Records, 2020 Olympic Hopeful.https://www.teamnovonordisk.com/https://www.instagram.com/mandymarquardt/https://usacycling.org/index.php?p=article/mandy-marquardt-in-our-own-wordshttps://thevelodrome.com/https://wattbike.com/ushttps://www.zwift.com/https://linktr.ee/Lowlandscycling

In this podcast we interview Jasper Verkuijl. Jasper started with BMX racing when he was 5 years old following in the footsteps of his big brother. He ended up racing BMX at a very high national and international level until his early twenty's. We talk about getting in to flight-school and road racing which brought him amazing adventures and experience racing in the US and the Netherlands both at Elite (P,1,2) level. What are the differences between racing in the US and the Netherlands?We talk about balancing his racing, work, family and a popular youtube channel. An amazing insight in the life of Jasper and his cycling fanatics community.P.s. Tip! Listen to the birds whistle ;-)From Jasper:What's Up Cycling FANATICS!Welcome to my channel where you will find video's about rides and races in a lot of different places all around the world! I make Vlogs & video's with tips and tricks on training, maintenance, riding etc. Until now I've been riding my road bike in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Curacao, Seoul, Hongkong, Sydney, Mallorca, Denmark, France and off course The Netherlands. I started cycling when I was 5, on a BMX bike. I've been racing BMX for many many years and had great accomplishments. Including podium spots on European and World Championships, of which I'm really proud of. I have transferred to the road bike in 2013 and only started racing road races last year! (2017). Subscribe to my channel and go along for the ride! A ride exploring all over the world and gaining experience in this new discipline of cycling.Follow me on Instagram and facebook to stay up to date and stay in contact.Fuji bike in LA: https://youtu.be/wm4GhzhgqhwRonde van Groningen: https://youtu.be/rq0fWYUE9lYCycling Fanatics Clothing: https://www.thevandal.be/product-categorie/collabs-en/cycling-fanatics-en/?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasperverkuijl/

Today we speak with Rich Drew. Rich has his own YouTube channel dedicated to all aspects of mountain biking and he does this in conjunction with "The Ride Series" MTB Skills Clinics.This interview was an absolute blast and we learned a lot about Rich and his philosophy on learning to ride your bike and improving your skills. Just like he does on his youtube channel, he breaks down every topic in clear and concise details. We reference the sport and mental aspects relative to your life outside cycling from a social, but also professional perspective. Listen to the end when Rich shares his goals for the channel and has some great advise to young mountain-bikers and how to leverage social media to your advantage.We talk about how he started with BMX racing which led into XC racing on the mountain bike and later on Enduro racing. We have an in depth conversation about nutrition, developing your mountain bike skills, bike technology and material and much more. Food for thought! Enjoy the Ride!Rich youtube channel: https://youtu.be/nmBWCURMEt8Rich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therichdrew/The Ride Series: https://www.therideseriesmtb.com/https://www.cushcore.com/https://www.pivotcycles.com/en/https://www.specialized.com/us/en/shop/Bikes/Mountain-Bikes/c/mountain-https://www.junkbrands.com/About Rich:I'm a 42 year old father of an amazing young man and husband to an incredible woman. My journey on bikes started at age five when I began racing BMX in souther California. Following in the footsteps of my big bro Rob, the inevitable transition to dirt bikes took place and opened up an amazing world of experiences.  The one constant in my life has been two wheels. I'm fortunate enough to have been in MANY situations on bikes and my goal is bring that experience to you. I'm a former  Factory Pivot rider and spent the summer of 2019 competing for a championship in the Big Mountain Enduro Masters class. I hope to build this channel to be advocate for bike riders everywhere. In conjunction with The Ride Series MTB Skills Clinics, providing insight on anything and everything bike related is what I aim to do.

In this episode Geoff and Gerry interview Kim Geist. We discuss her long and extensive cycling career, how she got into coaching and how she deals with challenges like injury and currently events being postponed and cancelled due to Covid19.We dive into strength training and talk a lot about the beauty of track cycling and her home turf The Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexeltown PA. If you are interested in track cycling and orienting what it takes to start, or learn more about this discipline, make sure to listen to the complete podcast!Kim Geist, an elite, international-level competitive cycling including being a World and Pan American Champion, and Olympic long-team member:2017 & 2018 World Champion2017 & 2018 World Cup Champion2015 & 2018 #1 Ranked Rider in the World2019 Pan American Games 2x Champion2016 Olympic Long Team Member2015 World Championship Bronze Medalist2014 & 2018 Pan American Champion32-Time USA National Champion2-Time Junior World Championship MedalistFormer Pan Am and National Record Holder3 Years Professional Road CyclistIn addition to her long cycling career, she has a tremendous resume to support her coaching businessM.S. Applied Nutrition, specializing in nutrition and fitness – Northeastern UniversityB.S. Sport and Exercise Science, minors in sport management and in psychology – DeSales UniversityCertified Exercise Physiologist – American College of Sports MedicineCertified Strength and Conditioning Specialist – National Strength and Conditioning AssociationLevel 2 Coach *with distinction – USA Cycling Coaching AssociationCPR/AED/First Aid Certified – American Red Crosshttps://thevelodrome.com/http://www.kimgeistcoaching.com/https://linktr.ee/LowlandscyclingLed by Multi-time World and Pan-Am Champion AND Air Products Program graduate, Kim Geist heads up our Women's Wednesdays programming, bringing her invaluable racing experience and deep coaching chops to the track each week. https://thevelodrome.com/community-programs/womens-wednesdays/The Women's Wednesdays Basic Class is designed to introduce and build confidence among individuals who are new to track cycling, within a welcoming, fun, and social environment.  Participants will learn how to safely operate a track bicycle on the velodrome as well as gain basic skills essential to enjoying track cycling.  The program will touch upon basic racing concepts, to serve as a stepping-stone to the Women's Wednesdays Advanced Class.Topics covered could include:  track bike anatomy & function, velodrome anatomy, paceline riding, warm-up structure, flying & standing starts, proper passing, close proximity riding, riding and racing together as a team, basic racesThis program is appropriate for those who are: new to cycling, track cycling and/or fixed gear cycling, in need of a more in-depth introductory course or a refresher course, needing to build cycling confidence and/or want to take part in a social form of cycling, entering track cycling from competing in another cycling discipline.

In this episode Geoff & Gerry speak with Eric Hofman the owner of Dutch Diesel Coaching and founder of the Dutch Diesel community on Zwift. We discus how Eric got into cycling and coaching and we dive into the principles of "Time Crunched Cyclist" and the importance of structured training. There's a good conversation about the importance of balancing your training with your social and work life so you don't over train or even burn-out.We also discuss software like Zwift, TrainerRoad and Training peaks to tools to support your structured training program. www.dutchdieselcycling.comhttps://linktr.ee/LowlandscyclingThe Time Crunched CyclistThe Cyclist's Training BibleFast After 50Wahoo Kickr HeadwindZwiftTraining PeaksTrainerRoadFrom Erik's website:Our mission at Dutch Diesel Cycling, LLC is to share the great experience of outdoor and indoor cycling to inspire the next generation of riders. With our busy lives spent juggling work and family commitments, and more time spent behind devices, cycling is a great way to decompress, relax, and get those endorphins going.  Dutch Diesel Cycling offers personalized coaching plans for time-crunched cyclists, kick start programs for those new to indoor cycling, and boutique outdoor tours for small groups.  We also organize virtual group rides for anyone who wants to join us on Zwift.Erik Hofman: Certified USA Cycling Coach and Tour GuideGrowing up in the Netherlands, biking was an everyday activity for me, even into my teenage years. But it was not until moving to California and participating in a 2001 Team in Training charity event that my love for biking really started. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the California hills and coastline in the group training rides and then completing "America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride," a 100-mile ride that goes all the way around Lake Tahoe.  From there, my passion for the sport evolved into amateur racing from 2009 to 2014 in the NCNCA. This is where I got the nickname "Dutch Diesel" because I spent a lot of time at the front working to keep the team out of the wind and trying to close the gaps on break aways.  ​Since then, I have been riding an average of 5,000 to 6,000 miles per year to stay fit, which includes leading "virtual" and outdoor rides.  In addition, I coach and manage annual training plans for clients. I established Dutch Diesel Cycling to bring my passion and knowledge of cycling to those who want to improve their performance and/or fitness, ride in a group, or discover some of the most beautiful places in California.  Cycling is a fun individual sport, but it's even more fun sharing it with others.  So, join us.  We know you'll enjoy the ride.  

Welcome to another episode of the N+1 Lowlands Cycling podcast. We are your hosts Geoff and Gerry. Today we talk with Dave Grant a top level cyclist who traveled to the Netherlands in the early 90's to live and race his bike over there. Of course we are very interested in how he ended up in the Netherlands, how it was racing  for the Sauna Diana team and what he's up to nowadays racing Road, Track, Cyclocross, and Mountain Bike, and how he will never do a Zwift race. Dave also discusses how training has changed under Covid 19, what new technology he's really excited about, and what his goals will be once the racing season returns.The Sauna Diana team was the very first team who actually had a coach-bus (English Doubledecker bus) for their riders.  After the double decker bus they acquired a coach bus which the lent to the TVM pro cycling team during the Tour de France. In those days the pro team didn't have the luxurious coach busses they have today, and the riders had to get changed sitting in the back of the team car.https://www.activeyards.com/https://www.road-results.com/team/35651https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/https://www.lowlandscycling.comhttps://cyclinginflanders.cc/bucket-lists Cyclo Sportive's in Belgiumhttps://youtu.be/5osKi5Z184I The Move - Best of Liege-Bastogne-Liege

In this episode Geoff and Gerry are joined by Mike Kuhn and Todd Strauss. Mike and Todd are members of the PICL management team promoting youth mountain biking in Pennsylvania to inspire healthy lifestyles, build strong communities, and teach respect for the environment. Together with their team, many parents and volunteers they strive to build strong minds, bodies, and character in an equal and inclusive environment.A very inspiring conversation about youth cycling, building a community, cycling-life and much more.PICL is a member of the National Interscholastic Cycling Organization (NICA) PICL's vision is: Empower youth through mountain biking!"We are driving toward a future where every student in PA has access to Adventure and Competitive mountain bike programming and is encouraged to robustly engage in community service through Teen Trail Corps directed trail stewardship activities.Every day we work to develop and support programs and curriculum that allow us to reach into communities across the Commonwealth and introduce students of every skill level and background to the many diverse, positive benefits of mountain biking.We welcome students with all levels of riding experience and invite them to explore this life-long sport. We provide class-leading Competitive experiences across the state, with more to come as we grow in more places, but there is no mandate to race. For riders uninterested in racing, We've created an entirely new opportunity – to participate in Adventure experiences, which are open to those who just want to explore and smell the roses. Students can incorporate Adventure rides into their racing schedules too. We weave threads of community service and character development through it all, even as we're out having a blast weaving our way through PA's incredible forested single track trails.Our goal:At least one PA Interscholastic Cycling League program in every PA county by 2025. Get in touch to find out how you can make this happen where you live!"http://www.pamtb.org/https://www.facebook.com/PAMTBRACEhttps://instagram.com/pamtbrace/https://twitter.com/PAMTBRACEhttps://www.nationalmtb.org/

In this episode Sam, Max and Lowlands Cycling talk about Zwift and their journey into this amazing platform. Sam and Max are two cyclists that started as outdoor cyclists but evolved into, almost, dedicated online cyclists using Zwift. Their numbers are staggering. Max already has 4,000 miles and Sam over 3,700 miles in 2020. Zwift accounts for more than 90% of these miles.We talk at length about the Zwift cycling community how easily it is to get started with Zwift. “Zwift is an online exercise program for cyclists and runners at the moment. It is something that you put onto your computer, your laptop, your iPad and you hook up your indoor trainer to it. Slap your bike onto your trainer and you can ride in a virtual world with real friends from around the world; you have your personal avatars in there as well. It is a fantastic platform because you can do all sorts of things. You can do workouts, group rides with friends, or you can just go in and ride by yourself. Zwift being indoor cycling, it is very safe because you do not have to battle all sort of traffic on the bike, which is wonderful. So, yeah, it's a fantastic tool to get your exercise done in a safe, convenient way.”“Well, I think for one. For one, this is a great way to eliminate excuses for not actually getting out and exercising, if it is raining out or if it's too dark or too much traffic, or you're scheduled busy. There is always time that you can find on Zwift. All you have to do is just go down to the workout area and you are good to go. So you really don't need to have the perfect conditions you can ride when the weather's terrible and your day schedule is busy, and truly driving to start and cycling resulting in eliminating a lot of excuses for not getting yourself active!”

In these 2 Episode's  Stewart Gross and LowLands Cycling talk about endurance MTB racing, training and racing during the covid19 lockdown and things he learned during his time as a MTB pro. He raced the Wilderness 101, 24 Hours of Old Pueblo, Marji Gesick 100, Shenandoah Mountain 100, Vapor Trail 125 to name a few. Stewart also talks about his future and races like the Ride the Divide, Trans Alp, and Cape Epic. Stewart is a passionate athlete who is dedicated to becoming the best cyclist he can be, which is evident from his results. Stewart is absolutely an ambassador of the endurance, cyclo-cross and cycling sport overall.He moved from Colorado, where he raced as a professional mountain biker, to West Chester, PA in the fall of 2015 to work with his parents and brother in Real Estate. In the short time that he has been a resident there, he established himself as one of the strongest riders in the area, as well as, a patron of the sport.  Stewart is very active on social media and very well known figure in the local  Chester County and domestic bike scene.Interview references:24 solo: https://amzn.to/3bs81aCMountain bike like a champion: https://amzn.to/2XVMxiiRide the Divide: https://amzn.to/2VNoRKdDrink: https://amzn.to/3cwyxzuEat: https://amzn.to/3bsh9vS

In this Episode Stewart Gross and LowLands Cycling talk about endurance MTB racing, training and racing during the covid19 lockdown and things he learned during his time as a MTB pro. He raced the Wilderness 101, 24 Hours of Old Pueblo, Marji Gesick 100, Shenandoah Mountain 100, Vapor Trail 125 to name a few. Stewart also talks about his future and races like the Ride the Divide, Trans Alp, and Cape Epic. Stewart is a passionate athlete who is dedicated to becoming the best cyclist he can be, which is evident from his results. Stewart is absolutely an ambassador of the endurance, cyclo-cross and cycling sport overall.He moved from Colorado, where he raced as a professional mountain biker, to West Chester, PA in the fall of 2015 to work with his parents and brother in Real Estate. In the short time that he has been a resident there, he established himself as one of the strongest riders in the area, as well as, a patron of the sport.  Stewart is very active on social media and very well known figure in the local  Chester County and domestic bike scene.Interview references:24 solo: https://amzn.to/3bs81aCMountain bike like a champion: https://amzn.to/2XVMxiiRide the Divide: https://amzn.to/2VNoRKdDrink: https://amzn.to/3cwyxzuEat: https://amzn.to/3bsh9vS

In this episode of the N+1 Lowlands cycling podcast Geoff and Gerry talk about mountain biking and the regional Mid Atlantic Super series. They try to answer the question; how do you try to stay motivated during a pandemic, social distancing and staying at home when you should be starting your race season? Geoff talks about how he got into racing bikes at the age of 12 and what it was like to race for a team in France in the early 90'sOff course they referenced cycling platforms Trainerroad and Zwift tools they use as part of their cycling training programs.

LowLands Cycling and Greshfit talk about bike fitting and saddles specifically. Everything you need to know about saddles and have a comfortable ride. We touch on how to manage a comfortable ride online when you are using online cycling platforms like Zwift and Trainer road.Tim Gresh, the owner of Greshfit specializes in bike fitting, building custom bike, bike maintenance and providing indoor group training in his studio.Tim builds amazing Seven bicycles where he marries his bike fitting with a custom build titanium frame and components like selle SMP saddles and SRAM or shimano groupsets.