PRO VS YOU: THE GAP IS BIGGER THAN YOU THINK | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 602

<p>🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉<a href="http://www.trainerroad.com"><u> ⁠</u></a><a href="about:blank"><u>www.TrainerRoad.com</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>// SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST!</p><p>iTunes:<a href="https://trainerroad.cc/apple2"> <u>⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠</u></a> </p><p>Spotify:<a href="https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2"> <u>⁠</u></a><a href="https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2%E2%81%A0"><u>https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠</u></a></p><p>Google Podcasts:<a href="https://trainerroad.cc/google"> <u>⁠</u></a><a href="https://trainerroad.cc/google%E2%81%A0"><u>https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>// RESOURCES MENTIONED</p><p>- Free cycling nutrition calculator: <a href="https://www.trainerroad.com/landing/cycling-nutrition-calculator"><u>https://www.trainerroad.com/landing/cycling-nutrition-calculator</u></a></p><p>- Free W/kg calculator: <a href="https://www.trainerroad.com/landing/watts-per-kilogram-calculator"><u>https://www.trainerroad.com/landing/watts-per-kilogram-calculator</u></a> </p><p>- Follow Alex: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexwildmtb"><u>https://www.instagram.com/alexwildmtb</u></a> </p><p>- Sign up for TrainerRoad!<a href="https://trainerroad.cc/GetFaster"> <u>⁠</u></a><a href="https://trainerroad.cc/GetFaster%E2%81%A0"><u>https://trainerroad.cc/GetFaster⁠</u></a></p><p>- Follow TrainerRoad on Instagram 📸 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/TrainerRoad"><u>https://www.instagram.com/TrainerRoad</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p>// TOPICS COVERED</p><p>(00:00:00) How Much Faster Are Pro Cyclists Than You?</p><p>(00:05:48) How Many Hours Do Pros Train vs Everyone Else?</p><p>(00:10:25) Alex Wild on Training Through Epstein-Barr</p><p>(00:15:53) How Team USA Won the Road World Championships</p><p>(00:29:04) Gravel World Championships: Course Preview and Favorites</p><p>(00:42:50) How Faster Riders Ride Zone 2 Differently</p><p>(00:53:16) The Hardest Workouts in Cycling, Ranked</p><p>(01:00:41) What Happens When You Skip One Hard Workout a Week?</p><p>(01:05:35) Two or Three Hard Days a Week: Which Is Better?</p><p>(01:07:02) Alpe d&#39;Huez: Bike Upgrades vs Training</p><p>(01:11:47) Free Nutrition and Power-to-Weight Calculators</p><p><br></p><p>How much faster are pro cyclists than you? Coach Jonathan Lee compares pro gravel and MTB racer Alex Wild&#39;s power PRs and training hours to a filtered sample of 150,000+ TrainerRoad athletes, and the gap is bigger than most riders think.</p><p>You&#39;ll see where a pro r