EVOQ.BIKE Cycling Podcast
Training Under World Tour Pros, with Cofidis Trainee: Oliver Knight
11 Sep 2023
Oliver Knight gives us a great insight into life in the pro peloton whilst riding for big teams such as Cofidis and UAE Team Emirates. Learn from Oliver's biggest mistake in a bike race, find out how he got himself to high level the he races at, and a great takeaway about weight in cycling. How to keep up with Oliver: https://www.strava.com/pros/7624293 https://www.instagram.com/oknight49/ https://twitter.com/OKnight49 Chapters 0:00 Intro and what Oliver is up to currently 0:57 How often do you take a break during a season for a few days 1:52 Crazy Ultra Gravel races 3:01 How do you plan a year of training as a pro 5:09 How do you do base training? 6:13 Gym work 8:14 Training Metrics - Power, HR, RPE 9:10 What are your small goals that get you to the big goals 10:37 What numbers are important for you for racing? 12:05 What VO2 max sessions do you do? 13:20 Olivers free rides 14:10 Stage races vs one day races 15:07 What was the Vuelta Burgos racing like? 17:07 How did you ride as a team in a new team 18:56 How does the training role work in a big team? 20:42 What do you think that you have learnt about cycling that makes you better at it? 22:45 What is something that has got you to where you are now? 24:10 Mental training in cycling 25:07 What is something that you're trying to improve on? 26:49 What are the best pieces of advice that you have received? 28:10 Oliver's biggest mistake in a bike race 29:15 What is the pecking order like in the pro peloton? 31:04 How do you get back from setbacks? 32:05 Oliver's insights on weight in cycling 33:25 Nutrition on the bike and in races 36:30 Cycling tech 37:55 Underrated in cycling 39:05 What is a time when you have won by analyzing a race? 43:00 Anytime when you didn't read the race well? 44:56 What races are left for the year 46:50 'I never...' 47:02 What are you up to when you're not riding? 49:00 Caffeine in races 50:20 What is your biggest inspiration going forward? 51:32 Number one piece of advice for the new cyclist 53:04 How to keep up with Oliver + Wrap Up 👋🏽 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! 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
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