Exploring the World of Off-Road Cycling with Nick Locandro and Trekky Johnston

Today we have a really exciting announcement: we are launching our second podcast, The Alt Route Podcast. We’re finding more and more people are turning to alternative cycling training and racing events, and we think it’s worth talking about. Therefore the podcast will be bringing you training and racing advice, event updates and analysis of the professional racing scene. This podcast is going to be hosted by our cycling coach here at TriVelo Nick Locandro. Not only is Nick a highly talented cyclist himself, he is an enthusiast about everything to do with off road cycling; gravel, mountain bike and anything adventure related.  This Alt Route Podcast is dedicated to covering the exciting and challenging off road and alternate events that is growing enormously in popularity around the world. So if you’re a fan of anything off road this podcast is for you. Nick will also be joined in special episodes by professional cyclist Brendan Trekky Johnston. Trekky is a five time Australian mountain bike champion, winner of the Dirty warnie, honorable National Road series overall winner, third in the men's national elite road race, top 10 on the general classification of Tour Down Under, national gravel champion and one of 35 athletes selected in this year's lifetime Grand Prix series in America. He is also a member of the giant off road team and will be joining Nick to discuss a lot of the races and events happening throughout the year So in today’s episode we are joined by both Nick and Trekky to talk about the new podcast, some of the pro races that have just taken place and more about off road training and racing.    Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:15 - The Belgian Waffle Ride 07:00 - Race Gear Selection 12:00 - High-Level Racing Preparation 16:15 - Gravel Racing Podcast: Alt Route 18:30 - Great Atmosphere of Gravel Racing 21:30 - The Love for Endurance Racing 27:20 - Gravel Racing Challenge 32:50 - Australian 3 Peaks Challenge 32:40 - Gravel Cycling Training 38:28 - Exploring a New World in Endurance Rides 40:30 - Trekky’s Training Block 47:00 - Load Management and Avoiding Burnout 49:30 - Life Time Grand Prix 55:30 - Opportunities in Gravel Racing 57:30 - Alt Route Podcast Goal and Plans If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.