{"id":30268,"date":"2019-04-18T09:04:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T16:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.trainerroad.com\/?p=30268"},"modified":"2022-04-07T07:43:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:43:31","slug":"athlete-interviews-sofia-gomez-villafane-stans-pivot-pro-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/athlete-interviews-sofia-gomez-villafane-stans-pivot-pro-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Athlete Interviews: Sofia Gomez Villafane \u2013 Stan&#8217;s Pivot Pro Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sof\u00eda Gomez Villafa\u00f1e is the current XCO and STXC National Champion of Argentina and a rising star in the sport of Cross-Country mountain biking. She&#8217;s a relative newcomer to the sport and still maintains a part-time job while training and racing full-time for the Stans-Pivot Pro Team p\/b Maxxis.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More show notes and discussion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.trainerroad.com\/t\/athlete-interviews-chloe-woodruff-stan-s-pivot-pro-team\/14803\">TrainerRoad Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_4\">Topics covered in this episode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sofia&#8217;s ideal dinner for the night before a race <br><\/li><li>How to deal with different sleep environments <br><\/li><li>Morning routines on race day <br><\/li><li>Do pancakes make you faster?<br><\/li><li>Ride or Drive to the venue? <br><\/li><li>Sofia&#8217;s warmup routine<\/li><li>Should you warmup on the trainer or on the road? <\/li><li>When to pre-ride the course<br><\/li><li>How Sofia gets &#8220;in the zone&#8221;<br><\/li><li>How Cardi B makes Sofia Faster<br><\/li><li>Sofia&#8217;s Sea Otter race recap<br><\/li><li>Where is Sofia&#8217;s favorite place to ride? <br><\/li><li>What Sofia indulges in when she experiences success<br><\/li><li>What Sofia has worked on the most recently in her racing<br><\/li><li>How to balance racing, work, and school <br><\/li><li>What Sofia wishes she did more of when she began racing <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/607533336&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/podcast?utm_source=TrainerRoad%20Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog%20Post%2FEpisode%20129%3A%20Higher%20cadence%2C%20bike%20handling%2C%20crank%20length&amp;utm_campaign=TrainerRoad%20Blog%20Content&amp;utm_content=Subscribe%20button\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Subscribe to the Podcast\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>For more cycling training knowledge, listen to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/podcast?utm_source=TrainerRoad%20Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog%20Post%2FEpisode%20129%3A%20Higher%20cadence%2C%20bike%20handling%2C%20crank%20length&amp;utm_campaign=TrainerRoad%20Blog%20Content&amp;utm_content=the%20Ask%20a%20Cycling%20Coach%20the%20only%20podcast%20dedicated%20to%20making%20you%20a%20faster%20cyclist\" target=\"_blank\">the Ask a Cycling Coach \u2014 the only podcast dedicated to making you a faster cyclist<\/a>. 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