Jumbo-Visma's Head of Performance on Training, FTP Tests & Time Trial Rule Changes
Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Lanterne Rouge Media, SL
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Patrick Broe is joined by Mathieu Heijboer, who is Jumbo-Visma's head of performance, to talk about his role in the team, training of cyclists and changes over the years.
Timestamps:00:00
Intro
01:30 Mathieu's background
03:45 Head of performance at Team Jumbo - Visma
07:26 Jumbo - Visma's coaching team
09:11 Training philosophy at Jumbo - Visma
12:02 Changes in training over the years
18:25 Testing & setting training zones at Jumbo - Visma
23:18 Differences in Grand Tour preparation between climbers and sprinters
25:50 Training priorities for amateur cyclists
28:22 UCI's change of TT extension setup rule
36:22 Monte Lussari Giro ITT
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Lantern Rouge Cycling podcast. |
| 0:02.4 | A little bit of a different interview today. |
| 0:04.8 | We have Matthew Hagebore coming on the podcast. |
| 0:08.4 | The head of performance at Yumbo Visma to answer some questions. |
| 0:12.3 | Like, what does a head of performance actually mean? |
| 0:14.5 | Because I've been working with Matthew for about a year and a half now on some climbing |
| 0:19.4 | staff and other things for Yumbo more race analysis. |
| 0:22.3 | But I don't really, I don't know what head of performance means. |
| 0:24.6 | It actually means different things across different world tour teams. |
| 0:28.7 | And so we'll talk about that as well as polarise versus pyramidal training, |
| 0:34.1 | the Norwegian method, lactate measurement, some of the actual training stuff that's relevant |
| 0:38.4 | to amateur cyclists as well, as well as what's changed a lot. |
| 0:42.0 | Or one of the big things that have changed in world tour training across the season |
| 0:45.9 | in the last 10 years or five years as well and how that differs between riders. |
| 0:51.0 | So I thought it'd be good to fill the space this week before the Twitter France preview. |
| 0:55.1 | We were going to record that Monday or Tuesday. |
| 0:57.0 | We'll let you know on Twitter on the LRCP Twitter account. |
| 0:59.8 | When we've recorded it and when to expect it, |
| 1:01.9 | I hope you enjoyed this interview with more of a training and performance focus |
| 1:05.8 | from the inside of the world tour. |
| 1:08.0 | Welcome to the Lanternary Cycling Podcast. |
| 1:10.5 | Matthew, it's thanks for taking the time out before the tour to France. |
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