Behind the Scenes Before the Tour with Alison Jackson

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Alison Jackson discusses her final preparations for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift with Coach Adam Pulford.

Days before the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Coach Adam Pulford caught up with professional cyclist Alison Jackson to talk about the final phase of preparation. From altitude camp in Boulder and heat training to tapering, race strategy, joining a new team, and life behind the scenes, this conversation offers a rare look inside the final build-up to one of the biggest events in professional cycling. HOST Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for nearly two decades and holds a B.S. in Exerci...

People in this episode

Host: Adam Pulford

Guest: Alison Jackson

Topics covered

• Tour de France
• cycling preparation
• race strategy
• professional cycling
• team dynamics

Keywords

• Alison Jackson
• Tour de France
• cycling
• preparation
• race strategy
• heat training
• altitude camp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CTS

Places: Boulder

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