428: How to Successfully Race a Gravel Event with Lauren de Crescenzo
18/06/2026 | 1h 13 mins.
Past Unbound Winner, Lauren de Crescenzo and YouTube journalist Ben Delaney talk with us about the ways of successful gravel racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
427: Potluck Discussion – Midseason Doldrums, Our Best Big Dumb Ride Stories, and Our Favorite Training Books
11/06/2026 | 51 mins.
This week, our hosts get personal with stories of the biggest and dumbest rides they’ve done, the training book that had the biggest impact on their athletic development, and how they deal with the midseason doldrums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
426: The High-Fat vs. High-Carb Debate Rages On
04/06/2026 | 44 mins.
For decades, Dr. Timothy Noakes and Dr. Louise Burke have debated the best diet for performance, from opposite ends of the spectrum. In a series of new articles, the two nutrition pioneers continue the discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
425: How to Build Champions (It’s Not the Way You Think!)
28/05/2026 | 57 mins.
Sports psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett joins us to discuss the “Way of Champions” psychological framework that leads to happier, healthier, better-performing athletes and people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
424: “Backed by Science” Doesn’t Mean What You Think, with Dr. Stephen Cheung
21/05/2026 | 1h 20 mins.
Science isn’t perfect; humans can bring bias and poor design. Today, Dr. Stephen Cheung helps us understand the potential pitfalls of scientific inquiry, and the things we can trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Fast Talk podcast offers the best guides to cycling performance and endurance sports training from world-class experts.
Cohosted by cycling coaches and sport scientists Trevor Connor and Rob Pickels, Fast Talk episodes feature fascinating conversations with world-class experts discussing the endurance sports topics they know best: the best ways to train, effective workouts, questions on polarized and interval training, sports nutrition, physiology and recovery, and sport psychology.
Fast Talk guests and regular contributors include Dr. Stephen Seiler, Joe Friel, Dr. Asker Jeukendrup, Sebastian Weber, Jim Miller, Dr. Andy Pruitt, Dr. Timothy Noakes, and elite professional athletes like Kristin Armstrong, Sepp Kuss, Brent Bookwalter, Kate Courtney, and many more.
Fast Talk is part of Fast Talk Laboratories, a new endurance sports knowledgebase for endurance racers and adventurers.
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