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Sep 2024
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#318 ‒ Cycling phenom and Tour de France...

Peter Attia, MD
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Tadej Pogačar is a three-time Tour de France champion and one of the most dominant cyclists of his generation. In this episode, he shares insights into his 2020 Tour de France victory, his historic 2024 season winning both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, and the struggles he faced in 2022 and 2023. He also dives into his training regimen, nutrition, and the key metrics he tracks, like power, VAM, and heart rate variability. Tadej offers a glimpse into his goals for the future and what it takes to stay at the top of the sport.

We discuss:

  • 2020 Tour de France win [4:30];
  • Learning from previous mistakes [8:45];
  • Training: simulating steep climbs and other challenging race conditions [10:30];
  • Tadej’s historic 2024 season and what contributed to his success [12:30];
  • Nutrition for optimal performance: offseason diet and carbohydrate intake during intense training sessions [15:30];
  • Training metrics: heart rate, power output, VAM, and HRV, and his approach to zone 2 training [18:15];
  • Epic climbs in the Tour de France, mindset after challenging stages, and rebuilding confidence after the 2023 Tour [25:45];
  • Racing dynamics, media criticism, and Tadej’s reflections on racing records [32:15];
  • Training in the off-season [39:00]; and
  • More.

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