How World Tour cyclists train, and a discussion on training load with Teun van Erp, PhD | EP#250

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Teun van Erp is a sports scientist, whose PhD research included data from 4 years of training of 21 Team Sunweb cyclists. Teun used this incredible data set to characterise training load, intensity, and performance at the cycling World Tour level. After a long stint at Team Sunweb, Teun is now focusing on his academic career in Stellenboch, South Africa. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Different measures of training load and how they stack up in scientific research -Pros and cons of using Training Stress Score (TSS), Lucia's TRIMP (heart rate based measure), and session-RPE to quantify training load -Comparing the training characteristics of male and female professional cyclists -Training Intensity Distribution -The types of moderate and high intensity training used by professional cyclists -The use of different cadences in training -Advice to amateur cyclists and triathletes for improving cycling performance SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts250/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free. ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Teun's Twitter and Research Gate profiles Teun's PhD thesis Relationship Between Various Training-Load Measures in Elite Cyclists During Training, Road Races, and Time Trials Intensity and Load Characteristics of Professional Road Cycling: Differences Between Men's and Women's Races RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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0:00.0	That Traflon Show, 250.
0:17.7	Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon show, the podcast
0:23.7	presented by Scientific Traathlon.com. I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview
0:29.5	Thone Van Erp from the Netherlands. Tone completed his PhD research while working as the
0:35.6	sport scientist at Team Sunweb, where he spent many years
0:39.3	before he recently started to focus completely on his academic career at the University
0:44.8	of Stellenborg in South Africa.
0:47.3	In this episode, we'll discuss much of the research he done did while at Team Sunweb.
0:51.8	He has a massive data set of real world professional cyclists
0:56.7	from over many and many years. So it's a really almost unique data set in the science of
1:03.8	training. And we'll also just discuss the training strategies from purely anecdotal point of view
1:08.8	from what he saw during his time with the team.
1:13.2	But before we get into the interview, big thanks to our sponsors.
1:16.8	First, we are precision hydration, and today I want to highlight a great blog post on
1:21.8	precision hydration's extremely educational blog that you should check out every now and then
1:26.8	or subscribe to the newsletter and
1:28.5	just get informed about new interesting content. But this one was about performing in extreme
1:35.0	heats, which at least at the time of this recording in early August is something that
1:39.9	many parts in Europe have been experiencing. So it may perhaps be over for you by the time that you hear this actual episode.
1:47.8	Either way, I found it very educational.
1:50.4	For example, learning about the differences between heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
1:55.3	And the post also talked about a number of the things that you can and should take into
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