I SHOWED KEEGAN SWENSON MY SUB-7 LEADVILLE PLAN | UCI World Champion Reacts | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 584

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Keegan Swenson joins Coach Jonathan Lee to discuss strategies for achieving a sub-7-hour Leadville 100, focusing on training and race-day preparations.

🍝 Free Cycling Nutrition Calculator! 👉 https://trainerroad.cc/cyclingnutritioncalculator Donate to Coach Jonathan's Leadville Fundraiser: https://give.ltfoundation.org/fundraiser/6845358 🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www.TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠ Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome! (00:00:56) Keegan Swenson Reviews My Leadville Sub-7 Plan (00:09:47) Why FTP Is Less Important Than Real Workout Power (00:10:28) VO2 Max Intervals and 30/30s for Leadville (00:20:39) Sweet Spot Training for Long Race Power (00:27:28) Keegan’s Leadville-Specific Training Advice (00:41:38) Leadville Bike Fit, Drop Bars, and Equipment Choices (00:49:58) Fixing Race-Day Nutrition, Sodium, and Gut Issues (01:05:31) Tire Choice, Bike Setup, and Final Leadville Prep (01:09:19) Keegan Swenson Wrap-Up Leadville course record holder and UCI XCM World Champion Keegan Swenson joins Coach Jonathan Lee to break down what it will take to chase a sub-7-hour Leadville 100, from the training that actually moves the needle to the race-day details that can…

People in this episode

Host: Coach Jonathan Lee

Guest: Keegan Swenson

Topics covered

• Leadville 100
• training advice
• race-day nutrition
• VO2 max
• bike setup
• FTP

Keywords

• Leadville
• cycling
• training plan
• nutrition
• VO2 max
• FTP
• bike fit
• race strategy

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Organizations: TrainerRoad, LTF Foundation

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