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Welcome to The Breakaway Podcast.

The Breakaway Podcast is a conversation about cycling and self-improvement. Most of that improvement comes from work we do on the bike but like anyone passionate about their fitness, and for whom cycling is more than just ‘exercise; it’s not just about the bike.

In this podcast, we break down the latest in cycling coaching and motivation to make it simple. You’re busy. We get it. We talk to the best in the world to help you make sense of it all and make your time matter. We will make it simple but improvement isn’t easy. You still have to do the work.

What is The Breakaway?

The Breakaway is the killer training app for Peloton, Garmin, and Zwift cyclists.

Smart goals and actionable insights help you progress faster. Motivational feedback and guidance from top pros ensure you are focused and learning as you go. Get focused, get ready, get better!

Welcome to The Breakaway.

You can join The Breakaway at http://www.breakaway.app or in the Apple App store at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-breakaway/id1527105594
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Copyright: © 2022

Latest Episodes:

Episode 13: Tyler Farrar Mar 29, 2023

Tyler has quite the story; going pro at 18, becoming one of the best sprinters in the world, and ending his career as one of only 3 Americans to win a stage in each grand tour.

This episode is packed with:

The highs and lows of being a professional cyclist.
How to continue challenging yourself after transition periods in your life.
The evolution of cycling from the early 2000s to now.
04:13 - Nailing retirement to hang out with your friends and still get paid.

04:59 - Figuring out what you want to be early.

06:43 - Why Tyler didn’t drag his career out…

8:58 - Goal setting

9:58 - Why Tyler opened his brakes so he couldn’t use them.

15:13 - How Tyler managed risk vs. reward.

16:48 - The mentality of fire fighting vs. sprinting.

17:18 - ‘Risk a lot to save a lot’

18:16 - One person’s crazy is another person’s normal.

18:58 - A behind the scene look at what it’s like to sprint for a World Tour victory.

22:13 - Flow state

26:13 - Tyler’s process for getting ‘In the Zone’

29:08 - Physically transforming from cycling to firefighting

30:48 - Allowing himself to be seen

32:38 - There’s a demon

33:33 - Coming back from injury

35:48 - Forced tapers…

37:58 - Going dark

39:13 - Homework - Come up with a process to tap into flow state.

Episode 12: Dylan Casey Mar 17, 2023

Dylan is a former professional cyclists, national champion, Google employee, and current technology executive.

We get into a bit of everything in this one including:

What it takes to be successful on and off the bike.
Frameworks for improvement.
How to reverse engineer to achieve your goals.
03:00 - Commonalities between being a National Champion and getting a job at Google.

04:15 - Commonalities between simple training and showing improvement - the feedback loop.

05:40 - How Dylan ‘fell into cycling by accident’ in college

07:59 - Dylan’s current fitness journey and being more intentional

08:40 - Being methodical & prioritizing your day

12:34 - Christian talks about how much they did wrong back in the 90’s

13:19 - You can get 70-80% of your peak potential fitness with 10 hours a week

14:00 - Dylan talks Nutrition and Crossfit

16:29 - Group rides are races

23:08 - Covid, injuries and indoor training for the win

21:04 - Putting scores on the board

22:55 - How to train for an event in 8 weeks

26:04 - Christian reflects on pain tolerance

28:34 - How to nail your intervals

30:18 - You’re stronger than you think…

35:34 - Suffering across different sports

38:15 - Cycling as a game of economics

40:20 - Learning about intention and the ability to push ourselves

41:34 - Take a moment of intention

43:40 - Recovery vs actual rest

44:54 - Homework - “There’s nothing better than a double day.”

Episode 11: Dr. Sian Allen Feb 16, 2023

Sian has spent over 10 years providing sport science support to athletes and coaches in Olympic, Paralympic and professional sports across high performance environments in Great Britain and New Zealand. She began her career working as a Physiologist with British Swimming, before obtaining an applied PhD in statistical modeling of sport performance from AUT University while working with Swimming New Zealand.

Sian then took up a strategic role as Performance Intelligence Manager with Paralympics New Zealand into the Rio 2016 Games, managing innovation projects and data analysis systems across all Paralympic sports in New Zealand. She now combines her data analytics and exercise physiology backgrounds with the latest in technology and scientific research, working as a Research Manager in the Product Innovation team at Lululemon Athletica on the West Coast of Canada.

Episode 10: Benji Naesen Jan 27, 2023

In this episode we sit down with pro cycling analyst, Benji Naesen. Benji has a very interesting backstory as somebody who grew up spending his time playing soccer and gaming without much exposure to cycling until a later age. Now, he's transitioned into a full-time cycling analyst and podcaster on the Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast.

Episode 9: Allen Lim on Breaking barriers (Part 2 of 2) Apr 05, 2022

Allen Lim Part II: The Joy of Data and breaking down barriers.

Allen has a gift. A gift of parlaying a lifetime of knowledge and experiences into Layman's terms. In this episode, Allen looks back at his days in professional cycling, the good times and the hard times that became great ones with time. Breaking down barriers not only with sports science but with the racism rooted in some of the world that professional cycling operated in. Listening to Allen speak is hypnotic and we could've kept this going for hours….get some popcorn and enjoy.

Episode 8: The joy of data with Allen Lim (Part 1 of 2) Mar 29, 2022

Allen Lim Part 1.
The joy of data and the start of marginal gains. By now you've most likely heard the term “marginal gains” being thrown around in the cycling world. In this episode, we speak with sports scientist, coach, and Skratch Labs founder Dr. Allen Lim about how he broke down long-standing barriers in the cycling world and introduced us to what we now call marginal gains.

Implementing scientifically proven data, in a sport that was riddled with tradition and resistance to 'science' was no easy task. We had to split this into two episodes as there are too many sound bites for one to take.

Episode 7: Finding confidence on the bike with Mari Holden Mar 14, 2022

We all ride for different reasons. Mari Holden, a former World Champion, and Olympic medalist has evolved the reasons why she rides again and again. Now, as she nears 50 years old she's finding new ways to motivate, new ways to look at data, and new ways to find herself on the bike. Join us for Episode 7 as we dig into her past, present, and future on two wheels.

Episode 6. Getting into a flow state with special guest David Millar. Feb 08, 2022

Flow state.

The mind/body connection.

In the zone.

There are many ways to describe how to achieve the pinnacle of performance and in this episode, we talked to former professional cyclist David Millar on his experience finding those 'Magic Days' where everything just comes together. There's so much to unpack here and some great lessons for us all to make the most of our workouts, days, and weeks. We can't hit the Flow state every time, but we can learn from the best on ways to increase our odds.

Episode 5. Setting goals with special guest, Ashton Lambie. Jan 28, 2022

In 2021, Ashton both set a new World Record and became World Champion in the pursuit, defeating a man considered unbeatable in the event. How did he do it? In this episode we bring in our first guest; world record holder, world champion, and all around talented and amazing human, Ashton Lambie. Ashton gives us some insight into how he set his goals and achieved them by focusing on the process instead of the outcome...something we can all relate to in our own fitness journey.

Episode 4. you’re stronger than you think. Jan 14, 2022

DIg into how you push past limits and can see the benefit of focused efforts. So much of sports is about seeing people exceed their limits, and we can all do this in our own day-to-day. In Episode 4, we dig into this from a physical, planning and mental standpoint.

Simple but not easy | The Breakaway Podcast Dec 20, 2021

We talk about so many things in fitness and cycling but rarely do we talk about things like rest, sleep, recovery in a busy life. In Episode 3, Christian and Jordan dig into ways that we can all learn and test how we can better find recovery to assist with our workouts. Small things. Simple but not easy.

Simple but not easy | The Breakaway Podcast Dec 06, 2021

“Men lie. Women lie. Numbers do not lie.” - Jay Z. In Episode 2, we dive into power as a means of understanding cycling performance, why if you want to improve you should care about power, how we make it simple to understand and a small homework assignment to see how well you know your power/body.

Simple but not easy | The Breakaway Podcast PILOT Mar 16, 2021

In our pilot episode, we talk to Christian Vande Velde about the recent performance by Mathieu Van der poel and the incredible power numbers he generated to win the Italian World Tour race, Strade Bianche.

Christian answers questions on how Mathieu did it, what kind of effort it took for him, and how that applies to the rest of us trying to improve our mortal cycling efforts.

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