In this episode, we meet Ilse Pluimers, a talented athlete from the AG Insurance Soudal team, excelling in both cyclocross and road cycling. Ilse discusses her passion for both sports, shares insider tips on balancing her road career with winter cyclocross racing, and expresses her love for one-day cobble races like Paris-Roubaix, highlighting her dedication to cycling.

In this episode, we delve into the topic of fueling for race days, ultra events, or triathlons, discussing how to prevent or recover from 'hitting the wall' (also known as bunking), sports drinks, and more on nutrition. This advice comes straight from sports nutrition expert Dani Hofstetter.

On this episode, we are joined by the British road and track cyclist, Ethan Vernon, who will give us a rundown of his favorite winter pieces to combat the cold and wet weather when training in the UK.

We’ll also chat about his hugely successful first season as a WorldTour pro. He got off to a great start winning a couple of stages at the Tour of Slovakia, and Volta Catalunya. Of course, none of this should come as a surprise given his pedigree on the track - he’s currently a Team Pursuit and Elimination World Champion for Team GB.

Along with the usual fun and casual stuff like his passion for coffee, pre-training breakfast, this episode has something for everyone.

We hope you’ll enjoy the episode!

The Gabba – The professional’s foul-weather friend. In 2010, Castelli introduced the Gabba to the pros and changed the way pros race in wet and cold conditions. A real game-changer compared to traditional flapping rain jackets, it is safe to say that it became the most iconic and most well-known piece of kit in cycling.  For many years, it was an exclusive lifesaver for Castelli riders (and pros who bought one to black out logos), copied by several brands but never as trusted as Castelli’s original, which has been improved several times in the past few years.  The Gabba RoS Jacket exemplifies everything we do at Castelli. We're always looking for innovative ways to make cycling more fun, more comfortable, and, most importantly, faster, regardless of what Mother Nature throws at you.  This is the story of how everything began, together with a focus group of riders from the Cervélo TestTeam in 2009.

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このエピソードでは、エリート男子のレースについて深く掘り下げ、コース、ライバル、戦術、天候、イタリア代表チームが着用するエアロレースウェア、レース中に最大限のパフォーマンスを発揮するための補給術についても大公開。

今日はチーム・イタリアを率い、ロード世界選手権で8度の優勝経験を持つマッテオ・トレンティンが登場。

プロのスポーツ栄養士であるダニ・ホフステッターは、エリート男子ロードレースのような長く過酷なレースに立ち向かう方法について、貴重な経験談を語ってくれます。

最後に3人目のゲストは、カステリ社内のレースパフォーマンス製品スペシャリストが、イタリア代表がロードレースで使用するサイクリングウェアについて語ってくれる。