How World Tour cyclists train, and a discussion on training load with Teun van Erp, PhD | EP#250

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Teun van Erp is a sports scientist, whose PhD research included data from 4 years of training of 21 Team Sunweb cyclists. Teun used this incredible data set to characterise training load, intensity, and performance at the cycling World Tour level. After a long stint at Team Sunweb, Teun is now focusing on his academic career in Stellenboch, South Africa.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Different measures of training load and how they stack up in scientific research

-Pros and cons of using Training Stress Score (TSS), Lucia's TRIMP (heart rate based measure), and session-RPE to quantify training load

-Comparing the training characteristics of male and female professional cyclists

-Training Intensity Distribution

-The types of moderate and high intensity training used by professional cyclists

-The use of different cadences in training

-Advice to amateur cyclists and triathletes for improving cycling performance

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Teun's Twitter and Research Gate profiles
• Teun's PhD thesis
• Relationship Between Various Training-Load Measures in Elite Cyclists During Training, Road Races, and Time Trials
• Intensity and Load Characteristics of Professional Road Cycling: Differences Between Men's and Women's Races

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