{"id":68751,"date":"2021-04-01T12:37:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T19:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/?p=68751"},"modified":"2021-04-01T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T19:37:24","slug":"belgian-racing-with-eamon-lucas-ask-a-cycling-coach-302","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/belgian-racing-with-eamon-lucas-ask-a-cycling-coach-302\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgian Racing with Eamon Lucas \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 302"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-11bdadde-76a1-4d35-896c-32e0b7bd3db3\">Eamon Lucas is an American bike racer who has achieved success as a road and crit racer in the USA, racing fixed gear bikes in the Redhook Crit series for the star-studded Specialized Rocket Espresso team, and now in the intense Belgian Kermesse racing scene. Listen in as we discuss the different race tactics and cultural nuances of racing in different regions and formats that have helped Eamon be successful.<\/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\/belgian-racing-with-eamon-lucas-ask-a-cycling-coach-302\/56595\/2\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/forum\/t\/belgian-racing-with-eamon-lucas-ask-a-cycling-coach-302\/56595\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TrainerRoad Forum.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eamon\u2019s Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eamon_lucas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eamon_lucas\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eamon\u2019s Team &#8211; Shifting Gears Kermesse: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shiftinggears_kermesse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shiftinggears_kermesse\/<\/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=\"Belgian Racing with Eamon Lucas \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 302\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4kDenUIDYdI?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: Belgian Racing with Eamon Lucas \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 302\" 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\/07HnPyXjcy14193FP89TK5?si=leAWQs7-R1O0gId7q2ry_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>TrainerRoad mobile app and Adaptive Training Update 00:52<\/li><li>Eamon\u2019s background in cycling 2:02<\/li><li>Does racing fixed gear crits make you a better bike handler? 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