Welcome to the Try That podcast. Today we are decoding bike workouts, the grinding, long

intervals we have come to know and love. We will describe each workout, what they're designed to

develop, how to execute them effectively, and how they all worked together to make you a stronger and smarter

cyclist. I'm Vanessa, your average triathlete with elite level enthusiasm. And I am honored to be

sitting here with TriDOT coach Elizabeth James. She is the expert who will help us unpack the why behind some of the key bike workouts that you'll be seeing in your training.

They are going to be all the way from big gear to over unders and everything in between.

Now, we treat this show like any good workout. We'll start with our warm-up question,

settle in for our main set conversation where we break down each session,

and then wrap things up with the cool down,

where an audience question will be answered by none other than Coach E.J.

Lots of good stuff. Let's get to it.

This is the TriDOT podcast, the triathlon show that brings you world-class coaching with

every conversation. Let's get started with today's warm up. All right, Elizabeth. Welcome

back to the show. Thank you so much. I'm always excited to be here. And today is especially

great to see you and me sitting down for a good conversation about bike workouts. That sounds like a

perfect way to spend the next little bit of time. I couldn't imagine a better way. Now, before we get

into decoding these bike workouts,

let's start with a fun one for our warm-up question. Now, if you could hop on your bike and ride

anywhere in the world, no logistics, no limitations, where would it be and why? Easy answer for me. I'm going back to

Majorca. I spent three weeks there in early 2024 and I cannot wait to go back. Just iconic, historic,

challenging, beautiful riding, like so good. Yeah, I would go back in a heartbeat.

That's where I'm going.

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