Bike Race Weekly

Cyclocross training is in full effect for us. We attended the Neff Cycle Service Cross practice on the East side of Madison this week. Check out their Facebook page if you would like to attend as well! We dissect how our first practice race went and how we'll apply that to our own practice session this weekend. Lastly we discuss how Cyclocross racing could make you an all around better rider instead of taking the fall off. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0phMPQSBzeCFPHP8ih8AgN iTunes: zhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-race-weekly/id1375368037 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bikeraceweekly Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcastbikeraceweekly/bike-race-weekly?refid=stpr

Again we'll be doing Race the Lake this year and even convinced Rick to join in. We talk all about Grand Fondo and Gravel Ride culture and how best to go at these races depending on if you want to enjoy it, finish it, or race it. All that and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly. iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/…/bike-race-weekly/id1375368037 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bikeraceweekly Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/…/wwwstitchercom…/bike-race-weekly…

Cyclocross season is upon us so we talk abut what we like in a cyclocross race and some of our favorite races in the Wisconsin area. We also get into the differences between a road bike fit and a cyclocross fit and how changing from one to the other can be difficult. All that and more on this episode of Bike Race Weekly! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0phMPQSBzeCFPHP8ih8AgN iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-race-weekly/id1375368037 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bikeraceweekly Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcastbikeraceweekly/bike-race-weekly?refid=stpr

Rick gets back from a weekend at Intelligentsia cup, Ryan and Rick decide they are all in on Cyclocross and discuss their upcoming race schedule and then Anna drops in to discuss some beginner bike tips. 

Last weekend was the Wisconsin state road and criterium championships which was an outstanding race weekend put on by the Brazen Dropouts team. We talk all about our experience and how the races unfolded. It's that time of the year when bike company's put out their new products so an even better time to get good deals on last years products. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en

The Wisconsin State Criterium Championships are coming up and we're pretty psyched about it! Rick picked up a new silent trainer so we talk all about making a silent indoor training setup if you have thin walls. Helmets have been a controversial topic lately so we way the pros and cons of safety and appearance. Lastly we talk about the first four stages of what has been a pretty exciting Tour de France. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/

Another year at the Tour of Americas Dairyland has come and gone but it was as great as ever. Rick and I were on two very different sides of the fence this time where Rick worked with the crew all 11 days while Ryan raced 5 of the days. We dig into what our experiences were and what we love about this bike racing thing. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bikeraceweekly

This week we dive into our first races of the year and discuss what went right and what went wrong. We then jump into how goals change through the season and how goals aren't always as far away as they seem. Lastly we discuss our bike fits and how they change riding indoors versus outdoors. All that and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly.

We discuss how to train through racing and coming up to big races. It's not all about gaining fitness but sharpening the peak of your fitness. Training sprints, technical skills and group skills are the part of training that doesn't require gaining watts. All that and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bikeraceweekly

This week we talk all about burnout, the signs of burnout and how to manage burnout. It's something we all experience and feel like we can get through but when it happens something needs to change. We also talk highlights of the Giro D'Italia and the Tour of California. All that and more on this episode of Bike Race Weekly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/bikeraceweekly

This week we recap the Amstel Gold Race, Fleche Wallonne and give our predictions for Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Then we talk about when it's worth racing or riding in an invent if the weather isn't looking so great. Should you go if it's a free ride vs. if you are paying for an ironman and how to go about making that decision. All that and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en

We talk all about the very exciting Paris Roubaix race. We are closing on the end of the classic season so we recap how the beginning of the season has going.We finish up with the newly beaten hour record which has been held for 4 years already! All that any more on this episode of Bike Race Weekly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-race-weekly/id1375368037

Tour of Flanders ended up being as exciting as we hoped it would be and we discuss everything from the good, the bad and the unexpected. Paris-Roubaix is coming next weekend which many consider it the biggest race of the year. We talk all about our favorites and how we think it may play out. All that and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en

The first race in the USA Crits series was last weekend in El Paso, TX and we were pretty excited to give the full coverage of the race. There are two world tour classics this week, Dwars Door Vlaanderen, a semi-classic on Wednesday, April 3rd and the next monument, Tour of Flanders which is Saturday, April 7th. We talk all this and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly. https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/

The season is fast approaching so we though we would look at the upcoming year and talk all about the Midwest race scene past, present and future. We also give our predictions on the upcoming Gent-Wevelgem race. All that and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly. https://facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-race-weekly/id1375368037 https://instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en

We all good training blocks, good races, and high points but we are focusing on the low points, how to manage the low points and how to move forward from those low points. Anna got her second new bike this week and it's pretty sick. Lastly we review a few products we purchased off of a China off brand website. Reason being that they are significantly cheaper and we wanted to find out if it's worth buying the real thing or not. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/

What goes into the perfect recover day, how to manage your life while training, what's the best way to plan out your week and what to avoid when your trying to get your best weeks down. We also have the first classics race of the season Omloop Het Nieuwsblad which is definitely a show favorite. We talk about our predictions and what we expect to see. All that and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/

Returning special guest Anna joins us on the podcast today to talk about getting her second bike. We've had some good snow lately so we've been out and about doing various winter activities. The season is coming up fast so we talk about how we have progressed throughout the winter. All that and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en

This week on Bike Race Weekly, Rick just ordered his new indoor trainer, we talk socks, gloves, and sun glasses, an update on sports nutritional supplements, should sponsors be liable for their sponsored athletes and Chris Froome's crazy strava rides. All that and more on this weeks episode of Bike Race Weekly! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BikeRacingWeekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bike_racing_weekly/?hl=en

This week kicks off the first of 10 professional Zwift races featuring 10 pro continental men's teams and 7 women's teams. The Tour Down Under has concluded and like every year was close until the very end. We order some new kits because all kits look the same at the races and we talk what a good looking kit should look like. Ever wonder if carbon shoes are work 3 times the price of non carbon shoes, well we can tell you they probably are not.