About this episode

The episode features insights from Mads Pedersen's coach, Mattias Reck, on the training strategies that contribute to Pedersen's success in cycling.

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about In this episode, we get a rare look inside the training philosophy behind one of cycling’s most explosive riders: Mads Pedersen. A former road world champion, Grand Tour stage winner, and Classics powerhouse, Mads has built a reputation for turning brutal racing into controlled chaos. His coach, Mattias Reck, head coach at Lidl-Trek and a former professional rider turned performance expert, shares insight into the structure, mindset, and details behind that success. We keep things deliberately vague — but expect lessons on resilience, adaptation, intensity, and what it really takes to build a world-class engine. One of the tools you will have heard Anthony chat about in this podcast is Training Peaks. Without this platform we can't get into the detail required to pricesly train within zones. If you want to go and check out this incredible training tool go to ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4qWyEKK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ and use ROADMAN – 20% off an annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Walsh

Guest: Mads Pedersen

Topics covered

• training philosophy
• cycling
• performance coaching
• resilience
• intensity
• world-class athletes

Keywords

• Mads Pedersen
• Mattias Reck
• cycling training
• performance
• resilience
• Training Peaks
• Lidl-Trek
• world champion

Sponsors

Training Peaks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lidl-Trek, Training Peaks

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