The Cycling Performance Podcast
by Team EF Coaching
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The foundations of health and performance
The foundations of health and performance
About this podcast
The Cycling Performance Podcast, presented by Team EF Coaching, explores the ideas and philosophies shaping modern endurance sport. Hosted by Nathan Haas and Colby Pearce, the podcast brings together coaches, athletes, sports scientists, and leaders from professional cycling to discuss the science and strategy behind performance.
From recovery and racing to training methodology, fatigue management, and athlete psychology, each episode explores both the data and human side of elite performance. New episodes drop bi-weekly.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 38 episodes
- The foundations of health and performance · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 9What does being healthy mean for an athlete, and how much does it affect performance on the bike? In this episode of the Cycling Performance Podcast, Nathan Haas and Colby Pearce…
- What it takes to reach your potential with Esra Tromp · 56 min · Season 4 Episode 8What separates raw talent from a rider who actually reaches their potential? Nathan Haas sits down with Esra Tromp, General Manager of EF Education-Oatly, to talk about how…
- Maddy Nutt: How Good Could You Actually Be? · 60 min · Season 4 Episode 7What if the biggest thing limiting your performance isn’t your physiology, but what you believe you’re capable of?In this episode of The Cycling Performance Podcast, Nathan Haas…
- Beyond the Cycle with Prof. Kerry McGawley: Coaching Female Athletes · 1 h 6 min · Season 4 Episode 6For many coaches, the menstrual cycle feels like one of the hardest conversations to start. But avoiding it doesn’t help athletes perform at their best. In this episode, Nathan…
- Heat Training: Hype or High Performance? · 1 h 8 min · Season 4 Episode 5Is heat training the biggest performance breakthrough in endurance sport, or just the latest trend?In this episode, Nathan Haas is joined by Team EF Coaching coach and…
- Everything is Placebo with Dr. David Spindler · 1 h 7 min · Season 4 Episode 4What happens inside your brain when you’re pushing your limits? In this episode, we sit down with Professor David Spindler to explore the science behind better performance. From…
- 31. Coryn Labecki: Instinct, Sprinting, and Life After Racing · 1 h 1 min · Season 4 Episode 3In this episode, Nathan Haas and Colby Pierce sit down with Coryn Labecki, one of the most decorated American cyclists in history and a coach at Team EF Coaching.With 74 national…
- 30. Lachlan Morton: Finding Your Own Path in Cycling · 54 min · Season 4 Episode 2In this episode, Nathan Haas and Colby Pierce sit down with one of cycling's most distinctive and influential figures, Lachlan Morton.From his early days as a promising WorldTour…
- 29. Jonathan Vaughters- Art vs Science · 1 h 4 min · Season 4 Episode 1In the return episode of The Cycling Performance Podcast, presented by Team EF Coaching, Nathan Haas and Colby Pearce sit down with EF Pro Cycling founder Jonathan Vaughters for…
- 28. Coach Call with Andreas Klier on new tech for 2025 · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 2A special podcast episode for you, slightly different than our usual format...' Coach Call' our coaches have a regular call with the EF Pro Cycling sports science team to get…
- 27. The Movement Podcast · 1 h 28 min · Season 3 Episode 1As we launch our new Skills Academy courses, Team EF Coaching's Zack Morris & Colby Pearce have in-depth discussion about movement patterns on and off the bike - how they affect…
- 26. The Power Meter Podcast · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 8Join us for a special episode all about Power Meters. Zack Morris, Colby Pearce and Nicki Sørensen share their thoughts and experience of training and racing with power meters…
- 25. Nathan Haas - Life as a pro transcends into a career in coaching · 1 h 10 min · Season 2 Episode 7Nathan Haas is a household name in the sport of cycling having raced at the world tour level for many teams including one of the previous iterations of the EF Pro Cycling…
- 24. Charly Wegelius - A less successful rider can often make a more successful Sports Director · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 6Head Sports Director for EF Education-EasyPost, Charly Wegelius, had a long career as a pro cyclist before becoming an important member of the team's staff. Zack sat down to…
- 23. Carmen Small - The evolution of women's cycling and what makes EF different · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 5Head sports director for EF Education-Cannondale team and ex-pro racer Carmen Small talks to Zack about how the women's peloton has changed since she raced, what attracted her to…
- 22. Andreas Klier - Pushing the envelope on technology, the next generation of riders and Andreas the Artist · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 4EF Pro Cycling Technical Operations Manager Andreas Klier talks to Zack about finding the next technological advances in cycling - including tubeless, aerodynamics and more, plus…
- 21. Archie Ryan - Turning pro, overcoming injury and why he chose EF Education-EasyPost · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 3Team EF Coaching director Zack Morris chats to EF Education-EasyPost new signing Archie Ryan at our Girona training camp. The Irish rider talks about his u23 years, how knee…
- 20. Ben Healy - Finding form, learning lessons and going all-in · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 2Irish National Champion and breakaway specialist Ben Healy of EF Education-EasyPost talks finding form, learning lessons and going all-in, plus his thoughts on the new POC Procen…
- 19. Alison Jackson - Inside the Women's Peloton · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 1The Queen of Roubaix - EF Education Cannondale rider Alison Jackson joins the Team EF Coaching Cycling Performance Podcast from our 2024 Team Camp in Girona, Spain to share some…
- 18. Spencer Miller - 5 Nutritional Traps To Avoid · 24 minIn Episode 18 of the Team EF Coaching Performance Podcast Zack Morris sits down with our nutritionist Spencer Miller, to discuss 5 common nutritional traps that cyclists can…
