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      • Ep. 87: Team Africa Rising is Building a Virtual Cycling Revolution Across Africa
      • Ep. 86: The World Championship Team of Kate McCarthy and Dylan Kennett
      • Ep. 85: USA Cycling National Champion Hayden “Farmwatts” Pucker chats Nats, Worlds, Predictions, and Storylines
      • Ep. 84: Echelon’s Eric Hill — USA Cycling Esports National Series and 2026 National Championships
      • Ep. 83: Jacquie Godbe — Racing, Recovery, and Redefining Resilience
      • Ep. 82: The UCI’s Cycling Esports Coordinator, Jacob Fraser, talks World Championships and the Sport’s Future
      • Ep. 81: Mika Söderström – The 2-time National Road Champ That Identifies as an Esports Racer
    • Episodes 71 thru 80
      • Ep. 80: From indieVelo to TrainingPeaks Virtual – A conversation with Dr. George Gilbert about philosophy, phase one, new features, and the future
      • Ep. 79: Cycling Canada National Esports Champion Tiffany Penner
      • Ep. 78: Virtually a Niche Within a Niche with Biketerra founder Matt Gibbs
      • Ep. 77: Matt Smithson talks $1 Million MyWhoosh Championship and UCI Worlds
      • Ep. 76: The Anatomy of a Record-Setting 24-Hour Virtual Ride
      • Ep. 75: CEO Petr Samek on Rouvy’s Rise Up the Virtual Cycling Ranks to #2
      • Ep. 74: Breaking barriers, transforming lives, and building future champions: How cycling esports drives Masaka’s mission in Uganda
      • Ep. 73: Is elite cyclist Illi Gardner the best pure climber of her generation?
      • Ep. 72: Aussie Cycling Esports National Champs Kate Trdin and Josh Harris
      • Ep. 71: Zwift Games 25 Men’s Champion Neal Fryett—Under the Radar, First Over the Line
    • Episodes 61 thru 70
      • Ep. 70: Conny Björnehall—Making Cycling Esports a Household Name
      • Ep. 69: Michael Vink—Full Circle From MyWhoosh to UAE Team Emirates and Back to Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 68: Nutrition Coach and Influencer Kate MacLeod-Cycling Esports Performance Insights
      • Ep. 67: Dean Cunningham-Championing Change in Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 66: Inside Cycling Canada’s Esports Strategy with Josh Peacock
      • Ep. 65: The Team Behind the Success of Women’s Team—AEONIAN
      • Ep. 64: Bike Racer, Heart Surgery Survivor, and Advocate, Cody McKay
      • Ep. 63: CVR Cup and Smash Your Fitness Founder Frank Garcia
      • Ep. 62: Cycling Esports Superstar Gabi Guerra
      • Ep. 61: NeXT eSports pb Enshored’s Greg Abbott
    • Episodes 51 thru 60
      • Ep. 60: Zwift Pauses Elite Racing—Community Weighs In On Smart Trainer Issues
      • Ep. 59: Eric Hill Announces 2024/25 Echelon Racing League & USA Cycling Esports Nationals
      • Ep. 58: Training Peaks’ Dirk Friel and indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert on Formation of Training Peaks Virtual
      • Ep. 57: 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Champion Kate McCarthy
      • Ep. 56: On the Eve of the Cycling Esports World Championships with UCI’s Jacob Fraser and MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson
      • Ep. 55: Cycling Esports’ First Men’s World Champion Jason Osborne
      • Ep. 54: UCI’s Cycling Esports Coordinator Jacob Fraser
      • Ep. 53: Danish Cycling Union’s Esports Director Martin Wang Hjørngaard
      • Ep. 52: Lou Bates Has Unfinished Business to Settle
      • Ep. 51: Hayden “Farmwatts” Pucker is the New Breed of Cycling Esports
    • Episodes 41 thru 50
      • Ep. 50: MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson, 2024 Cycling Esports World Championship Semi-Final Recap & Live Final Preview
      • Ep. 49: Mt. Washington Record Holder & Cycling Esports Star Kristen Kulchinsky w/Coach Josh Lipka
      • Ep. 48: AthleteAnalytiX Founder Bjoern Ossenbrink
      • Ep. 47: Elyse Gallegos is 100% All In For Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 46: FRR’s Richard Vale on the Groundbreaking MYTIKAS Games & Cycling Esports News Update
      • Ep. 45: The Research Team Leading the UCI’s Smart Trainer Standardization Program
      • Ep. 44: Anti-Cheating Esports Researcher Dr. Andrew Richardson and the 2024/25 Zwift Elite Race Book Breakdown
      • Ep. 43: Aussie Cycling Esports Indoor Specialists Kate Trdin and Josh Harris
      • Ep. 42: indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert, Watts Aren’t Watts in the Present and Future of Defining Virtual Sport
      • Ep. 41: A New Era
    • Episodes 31 thru 40
      • Ep. 40: Ex-Zwift Performance Team Employee Flint McInnis
      • Ep. 39: Lionel Vujasin and Ollie Jones, Zwift Games Championship or MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club? And In-Person Performance Testing in Abu Dhabi
      • Ep. 38: Live From The Birthplace of Zwift Cycling Esports with Brian Duffy
      • Ep. 37: Why MyWhoosh, not Zwift? The UCI Answers. The Reaction with Zach Nehr!
      • Ep. 36: 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships & SRC Annulments Update with MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson
      • Ep. 35: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Cycling Esports’ First World Champion and Role Model
      • Ep. 34: WTRL’s Martin Carew Talks Zwift Racing League
      • Ep. 33: MyWhoosh Speaks Publicly For the 1st Time and The Zwift Games
      • Ep. 32: Echelon Racing Returns to Zwift, USA Cycling National Championships, and Zwift Grand Prix Round One Controversy
      • Ep. 31: From Virtual to Real-World Victory with Kristen Kulchinsky, the $100,000 Zwift Grand Prix, and Exciting News From the UCI
    • Episodes 21 thru 30
      • Ep. 21: Zoe Langham and Adam Thorpe’s Pro Partnership
      • Ep. 22: Richard Barry is Live and In-Person!
      • Ep. 23: 66-Day Nutrition Challenge Wrap-up with Winner, Shawn MacAfee
      • Ep. 24: Zwift Play, Multi-input Beta Gaming Experience, and What it Means For Zwift As We Know It
      • Ep. 25: indieVelo Founder and Former Zwift Esports Chair Dr. George Gilbert
      • Ep. 26: Was the Olympic Esports Series a Success For Cycling Esports, with Zach Nehr!
      • Ep. 27: indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert on the Innovation That Could Change the Future of Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 28: Zwift’s Winningest Elite Esports Racer James Joseph Barnes
      • Ep. 29: MyWhoosh, Zwift, the UCI, & the Esports World Championships—Wuht just happened?
      • Ep. 30: This Season on Zwift-The Racer’s Edition
    • Episodes 11 thru 20
      • Ep. 11: The Mercurial Fin Elite Eracer Teppo Laurio
      • Ep. 12: If Zwiftin’s a Crime, Then Give me Time with Saris NoPinz Michael Egan
      • Ep. 13: The Legend and Lure of Matt Yankow
      • Ep. 14: J Bruhn is Esports Feel Good Story
      • Ep. 15: Worlds Predictions and Esports Future with the First US Nats Champ Holden Comeau
      • Ep. 16: Team USA 2023 Cycling Esports Worlds Preview with Jenn Real and Zach Nehr
      • Ep. 17: 2023 Cycling Esports Worlds Wrap up with Winner Bjorn Andreassen and Lionel Vujasin
      • Ep. 18: Jacqueline Godbe is Much More Than 3rd in the World
      • Ep. 19: Marc Mäding Overcame On and Off the Bike
      • Ep. 20: Machine Learning and AI in Cycling Coaching feat. Coach Shayne Gaffney
    • Episodes 1 thru 10
      • Ep. 1: Some Cyclists Aren’t Virtual Cyclists-Who Knew?
      • Ep. 2: Glucose Monitoring and the Recreational and Competitive Cyclist
      • Ep. 3: Panel Discussion-Is Wahoo/RGT a Good Thing For the Virtual Cycling Community?
      • Ep. 4: One Woman’s World of Esports with Special Guest Team USAs and World #1 ranked Zwifter Liz Van Houweling
      • Ep. 5: A Day in the Life of Zwift Community Live’s Nathan Guerra and Dave Towle
      • Ep. 6: The DIRT Dad Fundo Across America check in with Chris!
      • Ep. 7: What’s New, Exciting, and All The Whining About on Zwift!
      • Ep. 8: Cycling Esports Legend Lionel Vujasin!
      • Ep. 9: Zwift Academy Finalist Liz Van Houweling!
      • Ep. 10: The Death of the Cycling Off-Season with Zwift’s Coach Shayne Gaffney
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    • Episodes 91 thru 100
      • Ep. 91: Virtual Cycling Singapore – A Blueprint for Cycling’s Future
    • Episodes 81 thru 90
      • Ep. 90: Team USA’s elite cycling esports racer Nicole Meyer
      • Ep. 89: Paweł Ścierski — The Young Rider Rocketing Up the Cycling Esports Ranks
      • Ep. 88: Jason Osborne — Inside the mind of 3-time UCI Cycling Esports World Champion
      • Ep. 87: Team Africa Rising is Building a Virtual Cycling Revolution Across Africa
      • Ep. 86: The World Championship Team of Kate McCarthy and Dylan Kennett
      • Ep. 85: USA Cycling National Champion Hayden “Farmwatts” Pucker chats Nats, Worlds, Predictions, and Storylines
      • Ep. 84: Echelon’s Eric Hill — USA Cycling Esports National Series and 2026 National Championships
      • Ep. 83: Jacquie Godbe — Racing, Recovery, and Redefining Resilience
      • Ep. 82: The UCI’s Cycling Esports Coordinator, Jacob Fraser, talks World Championships and the Sport’s Future
      • Ep. 81: Mika Söderström – The 2-time National Road Champ That Identifies as an Esports Racer
    • Episodes 71 thru 80
      • Ep. 80: From indieVelo to TrainingPeaks Virtual – A conversation with Dr. George Gilbert about philosophy, phase one, new features, and the future
      • Ep. 79: Cycling Canada National Esports Champion Tiffany Penner
      • Ep. 78: Virtually a Niche Within a Niche with Biketerra founder Matt Gibbs
      • Ep. 77: Matt Smithson talks $1 Million MyWhoosh Championship and UCI Worlds
      • Ep. 76: The Anatomy of a Record-Setting 24-Hour Virtual Ride
      • Ep. 75: CEO Petr Samek on Rouvy’s Rise Up the Virtual Cycling Ranks to #2
      • Ep. 74: Breaking barriers, transforming lives, and building future champions: How cycling esports drives Masaka’s mission in Uganda
      • Ep. 73: Is elite cyclist Illi Gardner the best pure climber of her generation?
      • Ep. 72: Aussie Cycling Esports National Champs Kate Trdin and Josh Harris
      • Ep. 71: Zwift Games 25 Men’s Champion Neal Fryett—Under the Radar, First Over the Line
    • Episodes 61 thru 70
      • Ep. 70: Conny Björnehall—Making Cycling Esports a Household Name
      • Ep. 69: Michael Vink—Full Circle From MyWhoosh to UAE Team Emirates and Back to Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 68: Nutrition Coach and Influencer Kate MacLeod-Cycling Esports Performance Insights
      • Ep. 67: Dean Cunningham-Championing Change in Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 66: Inside Cycling Canada’s Esports Strategy with Josh Peacock
      • Ep. 65: The Team Behind the Success of Women’s Team—AEONIAN
      • Ep. 64: Bike Racer, Heart Surgery Survivor, and Advocate, Cody McKay
      • Ep. 63: CVR Cup and Smash Your Fitness Founder Frank Garcia
      • Ep. 62: Cycling Esports Superstar Gabi Guerra
      • Ep. 61: NeXT eSports pb Enshored’s Greg Abbott
    • Episodes 51 thru 60
      • Ep. 60: Zwift Pauses Elite Racing—Community Weighs In On Smart Trainer Issues
      • Ep. 59: Eric Hill Announces 2024/25 Echelon Racing League & USA Cycling Esports Nationals
      • Ep. 58: Training Peaks’ Dirk Friel and indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert on Formation of Training Peaks Virtual
      • Ep. 57: 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Champion Kate McCarthy
      • Ep. 56: On the Eve of the Cycling Esports World Championships with UCI’s Jacob Fraser and MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson
      • Ep. 55: Cycling Esports’ First Men’s World Champion Jason Osborne
      • Ep. 54: UCI’s Cycling Esports Coordinator Jacob Fraser
      • Ep. 53: Danish Cycling Union’s Esports Director Martin Wang Hjørngaard
      • Ep. 52: Lou Bates Has Unfinished Business to Settle
      • Ep. 51: Hayden “Farmwatts” Pucker is the New Breed of Cycling Esports
    • Episodes 41 thru 50
      • Ep. 50: MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson, 2024 Cycling Esports World Championship Semi-Final Recap & Live Final Preview
      • Ep. 49: Mt. Washington Record Holder & Cycling Esports Star Kristen Kulchinsky w/Coach Josh Lipka
      • Ep. 48: AthleteAnalytiX Founder Bjoern Ossenbrink
      • Ep. 47: Elyse Gallegos is 100% All In For Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 46: FRR’s Richard Vale on the Groundbreaking MYTIKAS Games & Cycling Esports News Update
      • Ep. 45: The Research Team Leading the UCI’s Smart Trainer Standardization Program
      • Ep. 44: Anti-Cheating Esports Researcher Dr. Andrew Richardson and the 2024/25 Zwift Elite Race Book Breakdown
      • Ep. 43: Aussie Cycling Esports Indoor Specialists Kate Trdin and Josh Harris
      • Ep. 42: indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert, Watts Aren’t Watts in the Present and Future of Defining Virtual Sport
      • Ep. 41: A New Era
    • Episodes 31 thru 40
      • Ep. 40: Ex-Zwift Performance Team Employee Flint McInnis
      • Ep. 39: Lionel Vujasin and Ollie Jones, Zwift Games Championship or MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club? And In-Person Performance Testing in Abu Dhabi
      • Ep. 38: Live From The Birthplace of Zwift Cycling Esports with Brian Duffy
      • Ep. 37: Why MyWhoosh, not Zwift? The UCI Answers. The Reaction with Zach Nehr!
      • Ep. 36: 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships & SRC Annulments Update with MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson
      • Ep. 35: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Cycling Esports’ First World Champion and Role Model
      • Ep. 34: WTRL’s Martin Carew Talks Zwift Racing League
      • Ep. 33: MyWhoosh Speaks Publicly For the 1st Time and The Zwift Games
      • Ep. 32: Echelon Racing Returns to Zwift, USA Cycling National Championships, and Zwift Grand Prix Round One Controversy
      • Ep. 31: From Virtual to Real-World Victory with Kristen Kulchinsky, the $100,000 Zwift Grand Prix, and Exciting News From the UCI
    • Episodes 21 thru 30
      • Ep. 21: Zoe Langham and Adam Thorpe’s Pro Partnership
      • Ep. 22: Richard Barry is Live and In-Person!
      • Ep. 23: 66-Day Nutrition Challenge Wrap-up with Winner, Shawn MacAfee
      • Ep. 24: Zwift Play, Multi-input Beta Gaming Experience, and What it Means For Zwift As We Know It
      • Ep. 25: indieVelo Founder and Former Zwift Esports Chair Dr. George Gilbert
      • Ep. 26: Was the Olympic Esports Series a Success For Cycling Esports, with Zach Nehr!
      • Ep. 27: indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert on the Innovation That Could Change the Future of Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 28: Zwift’s Winningest Elite Esports Racer James Joseph Barnes
      • Ep. 29: MyWhoosh, Zwift, the UCI, & the Esports World Championships—Wuht just happened?
      • Ep. 30: This Season on Zwift-The Racer’s Edition
    • Episodes 11 thru 20
      • Ep. 11: The Mercurial Fin Elite Eracer Teppo Laurio
      • Ep. 12: If Zwiftin’s a Crime, Then Give me Time with Saris NoPinz Michael Egan
      • Ep. 13: The Legend and Lure of Matt Yankow
      • Ep. 14: J Bruhn is Esports Feel Good Story
      • Ep. 15: Worlds Predictions and Esports Future with the First US Nats Champ Holden Comeau
      • Ep. 16: Team USA 2023 Cycling Esports Worlds Preview with Jenn Real and Zach Nehr
      • Ep. 17: 2023 Cycling Esports Worlds Wrap up with Winner Bjorn Andreassen and Lionel Vujasin
      • Ep. 18: Jacqueline Godbe is Much More Than 3rd in the World
      • Ep. 19: Marc Mäding Overcame On and Off the Bike
      • Ep. 20: Machine Learning and AI in Cycling Coaching feat. Coach Shayne Gaffney
    • Episodes 1 thru 10
      • Ep. 1: Some Cyclists Aren’t Virtual Cyclists-Who Knew?
      • Ep. 2: Glucose Monitoring and the Recreational and Competitive Cyclist
      • Ep. 3: Panel Discussion-Is Wahoo/RGT a Good Thing For the Virtual Cycling Community?
      • Ep. 4: One Woman’s World of Esports with Special Guest Team USAs and World #1 ranked Zwifter Liz Van Houweling
      • Ep. 5: A Day in the Life of Zwift Community Live’s Nathan Guerra and Dave Towle
      • Ep. 6: The DIRT Dad Fundo Across America check in with Chris!
      • Ep. 7: What’s New, Exciting, and All The Whining About on Zwift!
      • Ep. 8: Cycling Esports Legend Lionel Vujasin!
      • Ep. 9: Zwift Academy Finalist Liz Van Houweling!
      • Ep. 10: The Death of the Cycling Off-Season with Zwift’s Coach Shayne Gaffney
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Category: Training & Performance

The Cyclist Bladder is a Thing, and There Are Things For That

Overactive Bladder when cycling can be prevented with this training program.

How Esports Great James Joseph Barnes’ Coach Got Him Ready for the Indoor Season

Cycling esports coach Alex Coh

Could training prep really mean doing nothing?

I’m a Cyclist and Physical Therapist, and This is the Full-Body Stretch Routine I Do After Every Ride

Follow this 10-minute post-ride stretching exercises for cyclists program to jump-start your recovery.

Why Do I Feel Like I Have to Pee So Much After I Ride? And What I Did About It!

Picture of a blood red moon rising over the horizon

Prostatitis is a common condition affecting 50% of all men in their lifetime, particularly cyclists. But you don’t have to live with it.

I’m a Cyclist and Physical Therapist, and When I Identified This Pain On the Outside of My Knee, I Did This

Follow my multi-step approach to eliminating lateral knee pain for good!

I’m a Cyclist and Physical Therapist, and This is the Foam Rolling Routine I Do After Every Ride

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Add this 5-minute foam rolling program to your post-ride routine to revitalize your muscle recovery.

New Cycling Science Proves Strength and Sprint Improvements Across Multiple Seasons

Scientists reveal cyclists’ ability to make continuous power and sprint improvements and maintain them in-season and year after year.

How to Safely Return to Cycling After Injury?

Follow this framework for a post-injury return to cycling protocol.

I Don’t Skip Leg Day—Putting the WATTS in Watts/kg

The personal strength training program of elite eracer Jacqueline Godbe. Did I mention that she’s also a doctor? And a scientist? And finished 9th in the Esports World Champs!

Recent Studies Show That Cyclists May Use Epigenetics to Return to Form After a Long Break From Riding

Long-lasting genetic changes at the molecular level give scientific insight into how athletes rebuild their fitness to previous levels after taking an extended break from their bikes.

Sprain or Strain? Cramp or Stitch? Some Cycling Stuff Sorted.  Well, Sorta!

Ever wonder the difference between a sprain and a strain? Or a cramp and a stitch? Knowing just might make dealing with them more manageable.

3-Seconds of Training is the Minimal Exercise Dose—So What and Who Cares?

Science shows that you can get stronger after working out for only 3 seconds, which isn’t the minimal dose. Who knew? Not me. Who cares? Not me!

The Nocebo Effect Is Why Your Fitness Tracker May Be Doing More Harm Than Good

Fitness trackers, their data, and algorithms have a place as they should. Decide where that place is before your device does it for you.

Overhydration—A Cycling Hidden Danger and a Potential Medical Emergency

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Should you take sodium tablets before or during a big event? Exertional Hyponatremia from overhydration is a life-threatening condition that is avoidable by following these simple steps.

Recent Cycling Science Shows Day-To-Day Heart Rate Variability is Not Indicative of Performance, But For Virtual Cyclists, it May

Daily HRV monitoring does not affect average cycling performance, but it is significant in a few key areas critical to eracers.

Virtual Cyclists Tackle Racing in the Real World

Elite and pro cyclists of all disciplines use virtual training and racing to prepare for their real-life goals.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring and How it Can Make You a Better Cyclist, and Virtual Cyclist

An interview with beta-Zwifter and Supersapiens test athlete Pete Butler!

Heart Rate Variability and How It Will Make You a Better Cyclist

Heart Rate Variability is a powerful data tool for guiding a cyclist’s training and recovery, but it isn’t the only wrench in the toolbox.

I Don’t Want to Lose the Cycling Strength I Got From Weight Training, But My Legs Are Heavy—When Should I Stop Lifting Before My Big Race?

Recent research sheds light on the cycling detraining debate and answers the taper from strength training question.

The Confusion With Exercise Addiction, Overtraining, and RED-S in Cyclists and Endurance Athletes

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An unhealthy relationship with exercise can lead to addiction and have a disastrous effect on your well-being, relationships, and cycling performance.

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    • Episodes 91 thru 100
      • Ep. 91: Virtual Cycling Singapore – A Blueprint for Cycling’s Future
    • Episodes 81 thru 90
      • Ep. 90: Team USA’s elite cycling esports racer Nicole Meyer
      • Ep. 89: Paweł Ścierski — The Young Rider Rocketing Up the Cycling Esports Ranks
      • Ep. 88: Jason Osborne — Inside the mind of 3-time UCI Cycling Esports World Champion
      • Ep. 87: Team Africa Rising is Building a Virtual Cycling Revolution Across Africa
      • Ep. 86: The World Championship Team of Kate McCarthy and Dylan Kennett
      • Ep. 85: USA Cycling National Champion Hayden “Farmwatts” Pucker chats Nats, Worlds, Predictions, and Storylines
      • Ep. 84: Echelon’s Eric Hill — USA Cycling Esports National Series and 2026 National Championships
      • Ep. 83: Jacquie Godbe — Racing, Recovery, and Redefining Resilience
      • Ep. 82: The UCI’s Cycling Esports Coordinator, Jacob Fraser, talks World Championships and the Sport’s Future
      • Ep. 81: Mika Söderström – The 2-time National Road Champ That Identifies as an Esports Racer
    • Episodes 71 thru 80
      • Ep. 80: From indieVelo to TrainingPeaks Virtual – A conversation with Dr. George Gilbert about philosophy, phase one, new features, and the future
      • Ep. 79: Cycling Canada National Esports Champion Tiffany Penner
      • Ep. 78: Virtually a Niche Within a Niche with Biketerra founder Matt Gibbs
      • Ep. 77: Matt Smithson talks $1 Million MyWhoosh Championship and UCI Worlds
      • Ep. 76: The Anatomy of a Record-Setting 24-Hour Virtual Ride
      • Ep. 75: CEO Petr Samek on Rouvy’s Rise Up the Virtual Cycling Ranks to #2
      • Ep. 74: Breaking barriers, transforming lives, and building future champions: How cycling esports drives Masaka’s mission in Uganda
      • Ep. 73: Is elite cyclist Illi Gardner the best pure climber of her generation?
      • Ep. 72: Aussie Cycling Esports National Champs Kate Trdin and Josh Harris
      • Ep. 71: Zwift Games 25 Men’s Champion Neal Fryett—Under the Radar, First Over the Line
    • Episodes 61 thru 70
      • Ep. 70: Conny Björnehall—Making Cycling Esports a Household Name
      • Ep. 69: Michael Vink—Full Circle From MyWhoosh to UAE Team Emirates and Back to Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 68: Nutrition Coach and Influencer Kate MacLeod-Cycling Esports Performance Insights
      • Ep. 67: Dean Cunningham-Championing Change in Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 66: Inside Cycling Canada’s Esports Strategy with Josh Peacock
      • Ep. 65: The Team Behind the Success of Women’s Team—AEONIAN
      • Ep. 64: Bike Racer, Heart Surgery Survivor, and Advocate, Cody McKay
      • Ep. 63: CVR Cup and Smash Your Fitness Founder Frank Garcia
      • Ep. 62: Cycling Esports Superstar Gabi Guerra
      • Ep. 61: NeXT eSports pb Enshored’s Greg Abbott
    • Episodes 51 thru 60
      • Ep. 60: Zwift Pauses Elite Racing—Community Weighs In On Smart Trainer Issues
      • Ep. 59: Eric Hill Announces 2024/25 Echelon Racing League & USA Cycling Esports Nationals
      • Ep. 58: Training Peaks’ Dirk Friel and indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert on Formation of Training Peaks Virtual
      • Ep. 57: 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Champion Kate McCarthy
      • Ep. 56: On the Eve of the Cycling Esports World Championships with UCI’s Jacob Fraser and MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson
      • Ep. 55: Cycling Esports’ First Men’s World Champion Jason Osborne
      • Ep. 54: UCI’s Cycling Esports Coordinator Jacob Fraser
      • Ep. 53: Danish Cycling Union’s Esports Director Martin Wang Hjørngaard
      • Ep. 52: Lou Bates Has Unfinished Business to Settle
      • Ep. 51: Hayden “Farmwatts” Pucker is the New Breed of Cycling Esports
    • Episodes 41 thru 50
      • Ep. 50: MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson, 2024 Cycling Esports World Championship Semi-Final Recap & Live Final Preview
      • Ep. 49: Mt. Washington Record Holder & Cycling Esports Star Kristen Kulchinsky w/Coach Josh Lipka
      • Ep. 48: AthleteAnalytiX Founder Bjoern Ossenbrink
      • Ep. 47: Elyse Gallegos is 100% All In For Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 46: FRR’s Richard Vale on the Groundbreaking MYTIKAS Games & Cycling Esports News Update
      • Ep. 45: The Research Team Leading the UCI’s Smart Trainer Standardization Program
      • Ep. 44: Anti-Cheating Esports Researcher Dr. Andrew Richardson and the 2024/25 Zwift Elite Race Book Breakdown
      • Ep. 43: Aussie Cycling Esports Indoor Specialists Kate Trdin and Josh Harris
      • Ep. 42: indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert, Watts Aren’t Watts in the Present and Future of Defining Virtual Sport
      • Ep. 41: A New Era
    • Episodes 31 thru 40
      • Ep. 40: Ex-Zwift Performance Team Employee Flint McInnis
      • Ep. 39: Lionel Vujasin and Ollie Jones, Zwift Games Championship or MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club? And In-Person Performance Testing in Abu Dhabi
      • Ep. 38: Live From The Birthplace of Zwift Cycling Esports with Brian Duffy
      • Ep. 37: Why MyWhoosh, not Zwift? The UCI Answers. The Reaction with Zach Nehr!
      • Ep. 36: 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships & SRC Annulments Update with MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson
      • Ep. 35: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Cycling Esports’ First World Champion and Role Model
      • Ep. 34: WTRL’s Martin Carew Talks Zwift Racing League
      • Ep. 33: MyWhoosh Speaks Publicly For the 1st Time and The Zwift Games
      • Ep. 32: Echelon Racing Returns to Zwift, USA Cycling National Championships, and Zwift Grand Prix Round One Controversy
      • Ep. 31: From Virtual to Real-World Victory with Kristen Kulchinsky, the $100,000 Zwift Grand Prix, and Exciting News From the UCI
    • Episodes 21 thru 30
      • Ep. 21: Zoe Langham and Adam Thorpe’s Pro Partnership
      • Ep. 22: Richard Barry is Live and In-Person!
      • Ep. 23: 66-Day Nutrition Challenge Wrap-up with Winner, Shawn MacAfee
      • Ep. 24: Zwift Play, Multi-input Beta Gaming Experience, and What it Means For Zwift As We Know It
      • Ep. 25: indieVelo Founder and Former Zwift Esports Chair Dr. George Gilbert
      • Ep. 26: Was the Olympic Esports Series a Success For Cycling Esports, with Zach Nehr!
      • Ep. 27: indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert on the Innovation That Could Change the Future of Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 28: Zwift’s Winningest Elite Esports Racer James Joseph Barnes
      • Ep. 29: MyWhoosh, Zwift, the UCI, & the Esports World Championships—Wuht just happened?
      • Ep. 30: This Season on Zwift-The Racer’s Edition
    • Episodes 11 thru 20
      • Ep. 11: The Mercurial Fin Elite Eracer Teppo Laurio
      • Ep. 12: If Zwiftin’s a Crime, Then Give me Time with Saris NoPinz Michael Egan
      • Ep. 13: The Legend and Lure of Matt Yankow
      • Ep. 14: J Bruhn is Esports Feel Good Story
      • Ep. 15: Worlds Predictions and Esports Future with the First US Nats Champ Holden Comeau
      • Ep. 16: Team USA 2023 Cycling Esports Worlds Preview with Jenn Real and Zach Nehr
      • Ep. 17: 2023 Cycling Esports Worlds Wrap up with Winner Bjorn Andreassen and Lionel Vujasin
      • Ep. 18: Jacqueline Godbe is Much More Than 3rd in the World
      • Ep. 19: Marc Mäding Overcame On and Off the Bike
      • Ep. 20: Machine Learning and AI in Cycling Coaching feat. Coach Shayne Gaffney
    • Episodes 1 thru 10
      • Ep. 1: Some Cyclists Aren’t Virtual Cyclists-Who Knew?
      • Ep. 2: Glucose Monitoring and the Recreational and Competitive Cyclist
      • Ep. 3: Panel Discussion-Is Wahoo/RGT a Good Thing For the Virtual Cycling Community?
      • Ep. 4: One Woman’s World of Esports with Special Guest Team USAs and World #1 ranked Zwifter Liz Van Houweling
      • Ep. 5: A Day in the Life of Zwift Community Live’s Nathan Guerra and Dave Towle
      • Ep. 6: The DIRT Dad Fundo Across America check in with Chris!
      • Ep. 7: What’s New, Exciting, and All The Whining About on Zwift!
      • Ep. 8: Cycling Esports Legend Lionel Vujasin!
      • Ep. 9: Zwift Academy Finalist Liz Van Houweling!
      • Ep. 10: The Death of the Cycling Off-Season with Zwift’s Coach Shayne Gaffney
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      • Ep. 49: Mt. Washington Record Holder & Cycling Esports Star Kristen Kulchinsky w/Coach Josh Lipka
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      • Ep. 47: Elyse Gallegos is 100% All In For Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 46: FRR’s Richard Vale on the Groundbreaking MYTIKAS Games & Cycling Esports News Update
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      • Ep. 44: Anti-Cheating Esports Researcher Dr. Andrew Richardson and the 2024/25 Zwift Elite Race Book Breakdown
      • Ep. 43: Aussie Cycling Esports Indoor Specialists Kate Trdin and Josh Harris
      • Ep. 42: indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert, Watts Aren’t Watts in the Present and Future of Defining Virtual Sport
      • Ep. 41: A New Era
    • Episodes 31 thru 40
      • Ep. 40: Ex-Zwift Performance Team Employee Flint McInnis
      • Ep. 39: Lionel Vujasin and Ollie Jones, Zwift Games Championship or MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club? And In-Person Performance Testing in Abu Dhabi
      • Ep. 38: Live From The Birthplace of Zwift Cycling Esports with Brian Duffy
      • Ep. 37: Why MyWhoosh, not Zwift? The UCI Answers. The Reaction with Zach Nehr!
      • Ep. 36: 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships & SRC Annulments Update with MyWhoosh’s Matt Smithson
      • Ep. 35: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Cycling Esports’ First World Champion and Role Model
      • Ep. 34: WTRL’s Martin Carew Talks Zwift Racing League
      • Ep. 33: MyWhoosh Speaks Publicly For the 1st Time and The Zwift Games
      • Ep. 32: Echelon Racing Returns to Zwift, USA Cycling National Championships, and Zwift Grand Prix Round One Controversy
      • Ep. 31: From Virtual to Real-World Victory with Kristen Kulchinsky, the $100,000 Zwift Grand Prix, and Exciting News From the UCI
    • Episodes 21 thru 30
      • Ep. 21: Zoe Langham and Adam Thorpe’s Pro Partnership
      • Ep. 22: Richard Barry is Live and In-Person!
      • Ep. 23: 66-Day Nutrition Challenge Wrap-up with Winner, Shawn MacAfee
      • Ep. 24: Zwift Play, Multi-input Beta Gaming Experience, and What it Means For Zwift As We Know It
      • Ep. 25: indieVelo Founder and Former Zwift Esports Chair Dr. George Gilbert
      • Ep. 26: Was the Olympic Esports Series a Success For Cycling Esports, with Zach Nehr!
      • Ep. 27: indieVelo’s Dr. George Gilbert on the Innovation That Could Change the Future of Cycling Esports
      • Ep. 28: Zwift’s Winningest Elite Esports Racer James Joseph Barnes
      • Ep. 29: MyWhoosh, Zwift, the UCI, & the Esports World Championships—Wuht just happened?
      • Ep. 30: This Season on Zwift-The Racer’s Edition
    • Episodes 11 thru 20
      • Ep. 11: The Mercurial Fin Elite Eracer Teppo Laurio
      • Ep. 12: If Zwiftin’s a Crime, Then Give me Time with Saris NoPinz Michael Egan
      • Ep. 13: The Legend and Lure of Matt Yankow
      • Ep. 14: J Bruhn is Esports Feel Good Story
      • Ep. 15: Worlds Predictions and Esports Future with the First US Nats Champ Holden Comeau
      • Ep. 16: Team USA 2023 Cycling Esports Worlds Preview with Jenn Real and Zach Nehr
      • Ep. 17: 2023 Cycling Esports Worlds Wrap up with Winner Bjorn Andreassen and Lionel Vujasin
      • Ep. 18: Jacqueline Godbe is Much More Than 3rd in the World
      • Ep. 19: Marc Mäding Overcame On and Off the Bike
      • Ep. 20: Machine Learning and AI in Cycling Coaching feat. Coach Shayne Gaffney
    • Episodes 1 thru 10
      • Ep. 1: Some Cyclists Aren’t Virtual Cyclists-Who Knew?
      • Ep. 2: Glucose Monitoring and the Recreational and Competitive Cyclist
      • Ep. 3: Panel Discussion-Is Wahoo/RGT a Good Thing For the Virtual Cycling Community?
      • Ep. 4: One Woman’s World of Esports with Special Guest Team USAs and World #1 ranked Zwifter Liz Van Houweling
      • Ep. 5: A Day in the Life of Zwift Community Live’s Nathan Guerra and Dave Towle
      • Ep. 6: The DIRT Dad Fundo Across America check in with Chris!
      • Ep. 7: What’s New, Exciting, and All The Whining About on Zwift!
      • Ep. 8: Cycling Esports Legend Lionel Vujasin!
      • Ep. 9: Zwift Academy Finalist Liz Van Houweling!
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