BikeRadio: Cycling Training & Racing At Altitude - a podcast by EVOQ.BIKE

and some KOM banter at 4,000 feet between Landry and Brendan...who will now swiftly lose all their KOMs to others in the Boone / Blowing Rock NC area.

00:00 Welcome

00:39 What happens at altitude

There will be a decline in your power output at different levels of altitude.

01:35 It wasn’t the breathing, it was the feeling in my legs that crushed me the most

04:32 Landry was born at 7,000 feet in Colorado Springs

Doing openers at sea level

06:04 How much time do you need to acclimate?

07:30 Can you show up a day before the event and trick your body?

Experience in Colorado Springs

Experience at Albuquerque, NM

12:25 What would you do to prepare for altitude?

You’re going to feel different; it’s not a bad day. Be mentally prepared for less power.

15:00 Mt. Evans Hill Climb to 14,000 feet

17:15 Avoid the red zone, don’t waste matches

18:50 Going to lower altitude

Getting the body used to higher power outputs

22:42 George’s Gap KOM in North Carolina

25:36 Being able to “follow” a Strava Segment

28:43 Mast Gap KOM

29:50 Back to altitude; going High to Low…Be aggressive!

Last week we launched our VO2max Top 10 Workouts guide with EVOQ Training Token to great success and dropped a ton of great content! Have a listen and read. As always, thanks for being a part of the EVOQ community and happy riding. https://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/cycling/tp-352658/vo2max-top-10-workouts-with-nft

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