Riley Pickrell, Israel Premier Tech SPRINTER!

Riley Pickrell is a professional road cycling who has signed for Israel Premier Tech for the 2024 season. Whilst he is traditionally a sprinter Riley has great insight into the wider aspects of training and racing as a professional cyclist, from crazy long rides, sprinting tips and zone 2 intensity this podcast provides a window into Riley as a person and as a rider. Thanks so much for coming on Riley. 00:00 Introduction and who is Riley Pickrell 1:17 What kind of riding is Riley and how sprinting has changed 7:49 How Riley uses gym work 9:10 Riley and his coaching relationship and how different races impact training 11:30 What kind of training does Riley prefer 14:43 What kind of threshold training does Riley do 17:24 Riley’s opinion on cadence work 18:40 Riley’s favorite training rides and his thoughts on z2 23:12 z2 training intensity 25:25 What does Riley have on his wahoo screen 26:45 Rileys nutrition on long rides and races 30:00 How to get better at sprinting 35:30 What is Riley aiming to improve over off season 38:48 How Riley hopes to improve his aerobic capacity 39:45 Building anaerobic capacity 41:18 Riley’s recovery techniques 42:08 What is underrated in cycling 43:45 What has slowed Riley down 46:18 How does Riley view progression 49:05 Using RPE in tandem with power 51:20 How to keep up with Riley 53:00 Riley’s ‘race day’ rides and battering himself in training Keep up with Riley: Strava - https://www.strava.com/pros/8424173?hl=en-GB Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rileypickrell/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== 👋🏽 If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. ⭐️If you enjoy the podcast, please Follow on Spotify and Leave a 5 Star Review on Apple. 🔔The best way to support the channel is to SUBSCRIBE and turn ON Notifications so that we can get the best guests to bring you the best interviews possible! ⚡️Check out our sponsor's links below: I personally use these products DAILY, have asked for their support, and want to share them with You! EVOQ Website: https://www.evoq.bike/ The new shirts! http://grindcitydesigns.com/evoqbike/shop/home Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ThTYry6kuE EVOQ Gear: http://grindcitydesigns.com/evoqbike/ Subscribe to Our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ggRc4n Follow Along on Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/5889 EVOQ Training Packs: https://www.evoq.bike/training-packs TrainingPeaks Store Programs: https://tinyurl.com/TP-Store Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://tinyurl.com/DeltaGKetones CODE Brendan for 15% off Lactigo: www.lactigo.com/brendan MORE WATTS and LESS BURN Airofit: https://www.airofit.com/?sca_ref=476545.3AVnm3vdGW Best Chamois Cream: https://www.hellobluecbd.com/, Code Brendan Cordyceps Mushrooms: https://shop.realmushrooms.com?ref=62 Best shades: https://www.julbo.com/en_us/ Donate to EVOQ.BIKE for all the Free Content: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3YMCAUEMQ4PC