BikeRadio: Cycling Training & Racing At Altitude

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