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.
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?
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.
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 since.
In this podcast Geoff & Gerry speak with Bart Bowen. 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.
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.
Photo credit: Aaron Ruttcamp
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!"
This is a great video by Ted King where he gets tips from his good friend Kevin Bouchard on how to race on Zwift. I really like the side by side interview and the production of this video. Obviously all credits for this video go to Ted king. Enjoy!
Pro Zwift racing tips:
Throw down big watts straight out of the gates! (
Figure out how to float in the pack
Be ready to go berserk on every climb, not matter big or small
Aero Power-up is best for sprinting
Work on your efficient drift through the pack
Set your priorities correctly (balance work, family and training time)
Don’t accidentally get dropped. (Ted King wasn’t paying attention for 10 seconds and lost the wheel)
Save your feathers for the hill
Keep it all in perspective. People will “cheat” on shift. Enjoy and know that you are getting a good work out.
Know the course
Bonus Tip. Get a towel!
Bonus Tip 2. Do a good warm-up including a couple of openers.
Bonus Tip 3. It’s good to know your competition. Will take some experience and riding the same races.
“Kevin Bouchard Hall, pro-Zwift racer and pro-Dad, is here to teach Ted, newbie-Zwift racer and neo-Dad, how to maximize his time on the trainer.
Kevin Bouchard Hall is a former US national team stand-out, but he decided that unless he was making it to the Pro Tour, he'd rely on his intelligence to move forward in life so he stepped away from cycling. Now married with two beautiful boys, the Bouchard Hall family is busy as it gets, so Kevin is as well. After a hiatus from racing he's back on the scene, but now storming Zwift at all odd hours of the day. Kevin and Ted are gravel racing buds and as a throwback to their collegiate racing days when they battled it out, they're doing so on gravel bikes all across New England and beyond. Ted and Kevin are both riding Saris H3 trainers with the Saris MP1 platform underneath them for the added realistic feeling of bike moving under you. Kevin has the Velocio Unity Jersey and Ted has the Velocio Indoor kit featuring the Radiator Tank and the Ultralight shorts.”
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's
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 Group-sets.
Podcast references
Selle SMP Saddles & Seven Bicycles
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