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May 2024
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Olympian Savilia Blunk: Paris 2024 Olymp...

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(0:00) Welcome!

(3:59) How to be process driven when results matter

(10:00) What sort of interval training do olympic XCO athletes do?

(11:51) Are the American XC MTB athletes peaking too early for the 2024 Paris Olympics?

(13:47) How Savilia prepared for the heat in the Brazilian UCI World Cup races

(15:58) Savilia’s equipment and nutrition strategies for her Olympic year

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