{"id":68079,"date":"2021-02-11T12:48:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/?p=68079"},"modified":"2021-02-11T12:49:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:49:04","slug":"aggressive-racing-sprint-power-over-unders-and-more-ask-a-cycling-coach-297","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/aggressive-racing-sprint-power-over-unders-and-more-ask-a-cycling-coach-297\/","title":{"rendered":"Aggressive Racing, Sprint Power, Over-Unders and More \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 297"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-11bdadde-76a1-4d35-896c-32e0b7bd3db3\">Where should you draw the line with aggressive racing, why your sprint power may be lower than you want and how to improve it, why over-unders are so hard and what you can do to improve with them and much more in Episode 297 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-c898a78f-3b41-4424-8827-238fbcd624bf\">More show notes and discussion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/forum\/t\/aggressive-racing-sprint-power-over-unders-and-more-ask-a-cycling-coach-297\/52913\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/forum\/t\/aggressive-racing-sprint-power-over-unders-and-more-ask-a-cycling-coach-297\/52913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TrainerRoad Forum.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast now!: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/science-getting-faster-podcast-presented-by-trainerroad\/id1552970725\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/science-getting-faster-podcast-presented-by-trainerroad\/id1552970725<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Aggressive Racing, Sprint Power, Over-Unders and More \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 297\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F_2Xsn2yIbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Aggressive Racing, Sprint Power, Over-Unders and More \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 297\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" data-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5WlhCzptBUDVIM6d6hqnhm?si=UY4WfpDeRx6YQ09Hd_P__g&#038;utm_source=oembed\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-188ed379-bcb7-4b82-b7b5-032b11447cc3\">Topics covered in this episode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Intro 00:11<\/li><li>Get a sneak peek of the Science of Getting Faster Podcast! 00:44<\/li><li>Work for TrainerRoad! 7:48<\/li><li>Fueling advice for improving body composition 14:52<\/li><li>Is racing getting too aggressive? 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