Welcome to a special audio-only version of the Ask a Cycling Coach podcast. This is just for this week.

It's been years since we've done an audio-only episode, but we're bringing you a special episode this week.

I was with Kegan Swenson and Sophia Gomez-Vidiafani, as they are putting the finishing touches on their training leading into their Super Bowl, which is Unbound Gravel.

We're almost a week out, just a little over a

week. That's a huge race, so I wanted to check in with them, see how they are adjusting their

training, doing the tweaks, coming into what is most likely the most consequential race of the

year for them. Also kind of just discuss gravel equipment, that sort of stuff, because

frankly,

it's been a long time since we've had them on the podcast, over two years for Sophia and over a

year for Keegan. So I hope you enjoy this one. It's a quick episode, but it's a treat to get in

touch with what is, what are arguably the best gravel cyclists or off-road cyclists in the,

maybe the world right now I don't know

let us know the Spotify comments hope you enjoy Sophia it's been I think over two years now

since you've been on the podcast time flies huh yeah I know right Sophia Gomez v. Jifanya from

specialized off-road is with us here here. How far out are we from

Unbound? Oh gosh, today is Tuesday of the week before, so less than 14, 12 days to go, I think.

Getting close. Yeah. Today I was out there while you were training. You had spicy workout in the heat,

all the hard things you were on a climb too amidst all that,

so it wasn't like you were getting a whole lot of cooling.

Like with two weeks out, are you focused on turning down volume?

Are you still holding on and like ramping things up going into such a big

race like unbound? You know, I feel like every year it's changed just because my schedule

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