Semi-pro Cycling Podcasts

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

12-Week Plan — https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/8j4dgwThis week: a 2025 meta-analysis on sleep deprivation and cycling performance — why aerobic endurance takes the biggest hit, why everything feels harder before it actually gets harder, and why partial sleep loss might be costing you more watts than skipping a week of training. Plus: what to do when a bad race gets in your head. Study: Gong et al. (2025). Effects of sleep deprivation on sports performance and perceived exertion. Frontiers in Physiology, 16, 1544286. The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

Newsletter (Free): https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/xt6k76A meta-analysis of 51 studies puts a number on the optimal interval length for VO2max. Here is what that means, why it lines up with what I see in coaching, and how to think about it. Plus: confidence, proving it to yourself, and why comfort is the enemy of progress.The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

Newsletter (Free): https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/3an3rvYour brain runs a prediction model during hard cycling efforts and you can edit the inputs. Three studies show that changing one word in your self-talk makes you faster on the bike without feeling harder. Plus: what has shifted behind the scenes at SEMIPRO.The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:

Pogačar's historic three-Monument spring, Evenepoel's stunning Flanders debut podium, and what it all means for Paris-Roubaix tomorrow. Plus Seixas's Itzulia masterclass and Van Aert's troubled spring.We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube: