After our recent video on pro training, we’re sharing our full, uncut interview with UAE Team Emirates’ head of performance, Jeroen Swart. Jeroen and Dan Lloyd discuss how pro cycling training has changed over the last 15 years, covering things like Zone 2, tempo training, overtraining, training volume, & the monitoring of rider metrics! 📈
⏱️ Timestamps: ⏱️
00:00 Jeroen Swart on how pros are training
00:46 Introducing Jeroen Swart
02:59 Biggest changes in training now vs 15 years ago
11:11 Has monitoring gone up a level?
20:28 Really, how different is training now? 🚴♂️💨
24:41 Are you fine-tuning training so riders don’t need rest weeks?
27:13 How have the off-season duration and training/activities changed over the years?
29:37 Ensuring the rider starts 100% mentally fresh.
33:43 How much does the altitude still benefit the training?
38:19 What’s a high weekly hour total and the longest ride duration?
39:47 What’s the reasoning behind Sepp Kuss's very low cadence work on a climb?
43:13 How confident can you be that the training you are doing for your rise in 2025 is working?
46:57 Final thoughts.Thanks for watching!
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