How to be Aero on the Bike ft. Red Bull’s Jonny Wale | JOIN Masterclass #3

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast

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4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Patrick Broe sit down with Jonny Wale, former (track)cyclist and technical performance manager at RedBull - BORA - hansgrohe. They discuss why aerodynamics matter and what you can do to improve your speed.

This is the third episode in our multi-part masterclass series, bringing amateur cyclists both the basics and deep insights from the professional peloton about how to improve as a cyclist. For upcoming episodes in this series check out the link here - https://join.cc/campaigns/masterclass.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:06:55 – Jonny's role at INEOS

00:12:53 – Transition to Red Bull

00:13:55 – How amateurs can improve their speed

00:20:00 – The right process for preparing for an event

00:26:00 – How much should amateurs focus on aerodynamics, and what matters most

00:31:06 – Testing and experimenting with your setup

00:41:45 – The psychology of change and tracking subjective progress

00:51:41 – The next big thing and the future of cycling

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0:32.2	Welcome back to the Lenten Rouge Cycling Podcast for our third episode of the joint cycling master class series.
0:38.3	Today, we're talking about how to go faster on the bike.
0:42.4	That includes aerodynamics, equipment, but also, as I learned in the episode,
0:47.5	your physiology as a cyclist.
0:50.0	And we've got none other to speak to us about it than Johnny Whale. He was formerly chief morale
0:56.9	officer at Hubbwot Bike, but actually was a key component of that successful trade track team.
1:03.6	He's been involved in numerous successful hour records. In fact, he's recently co-authored a paper
1:09.9	doing a case study of a world hour record
1:13.0	simulation. He's worked at the Ineos Grenadiers and now he is the technical performance manager
1:17.7	at Red Bull Bora Hansgrower. It's really cool to speak to him in person just before I came back
1:24.1	to Australia. And we get into what do aerodynamics mean?
1:28.5	Are they even relevant for you as an amateur cyclist?
1:30.9	Should you even care about them?
1:32.4	But not just what different equipment you can put on your bike,
1:35.8	but how to train aerodynamics, how to test aerodynamics as an amateur.
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