420: Cycling Race Craft and Tactics with Chris Horner

About this episode

Chris Horner shares insights on winning bike races and strategies to outsmart competitors.

We sit down with one of the smartest bike racers of his day, and the oldest grand tour winner, to hear stories of what it takes to win bike races and outfox the competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Chris Horner

Topics covered

• cycling
• race tactics
• bike racing
• competition

Keywords

• bike racing
• grand tour
• tactics
• competition

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cycling Race Craft and Tactics

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