Keegan Swenson’s Tips on Racing, Mindset, Injury, and New Bike Testing | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 576

About this episode

Keegan Swenson discusses racing with a broken pelvis and strategies for mental resilience and injury recovery.

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www.TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub // 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! (00:00:46) What it’s like to race with a broken pelvis (00:06:27) How do you reset your season after injury? (00:10:04) How do pros handle frustration after setbacks? (00:12:33) What can you train while recovering from injury? (00:19:01) Should your race goals change after injury? (00:20:31) How should you approach non-priority races? (00:24:58) Can a race still be valuable if you’re not peaking? (00:30:05) What gravel tires are pros choosing right now? (00:32:02) How do you choose the right saddle width? (00:34:37) How do you dial in fit on a new bike? (00:36:06) What did Keegan learn from wind tunnel testing? (00:37:44) Will team tactics change gravel racing? (00:40:20) Valley of Tears Gravel Race (00:41:35) Diverge vs Crux: which gravel bike is faster? Coach Jonathan talks with Keegan Swenson about racing Santa Vall while unknowingly dealing with a…

People in this episode

Host: Coach Jonathan

Guest: Keegan Swenson

Topics covered

• racing
• mindset
• injury recovery
• bike testing
• gravel racing
• mental resilience

Keywords

• racing tips
• injury management
• gravel racing
• bike fit
• mental mindset
• pro cycling
• season reset

Sponsors

TrainerRoad

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zwift Club

Products: gravel tires, saddle, gravel bike, Diverge, Crux

Places: Santa Vall

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