What a pleasure to have @katr_matthews in the lab today for a fuelsync test!
Kat and @tpodlogar first met in 2018 at the start of both of their thriving careers✨
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I always come and leave Slovenia 🇸🇮 with mixed feelings. Part of me wants to live here whereas deep down I know that I tried to stay here but I simply wasn’t happy. I guess this is another reminder that sometimes one just can’t have everything… What I know for sure though is that the country is stunning.
Photo: @matejzalar1
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It’s a leaves 🍃 dance time of the year. But it feels like #oetztalerradmarathon was ages ago. I've clearly been sleeping 😴. Time to reflect, set new goals, and get back on track. I love cycling and challenges, but I'm not keen on playing health roulette. Maybe hill climbing is my thing? Who knows, maybe I'll surpass Andrew Feather when he's old and slow 😅. #cycling #roadcyclist #oetzi #cyclingphotos
It was 7 hours and 11 minutes of #oetztalerradmarathon for me. Less than a usual work day in the office. But the amount of memories created for a lifetime was enormous. I was frightened of the race and the potential to crash going down the mountain at 100 km/h. But I looked forward to suffering and feeling vulnerable due to fatigue. I gave it all and improved time and placing from 2 years ago. Maybe or maybe not I’ll do it again in a few years.
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Riding on the left or the right. That is the question.
Actually I think riding on the left is the right way to ride really.
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#plumestrong from Zurich to Nice. In 5 stages with epic climbs and epic memories. For a good cause. In perfect weather conditions. What else can you wish for? Carbs - yes, we ate many.
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Großglocknerhochalpenstraße never dissapoints. Its weather either makes you angry but leaves you with an appreciation of the variability of the weather in the mountains, or gives you a great day in and out of the saddle. #cycling #roadcycling #großglocknerhochalpenstraße #timpodlogardiet #nduranz #cyclingphotos
And then there was Timmelsjoch. On the descend from Jaufenpass many overtook me because my descending... But this wasn't the only problem I had. Just after starting the climb, I felt my legs were empty. Empty. I was paying for all the power surges earlier in the day. Was it down to nutrition? I did a proper glycogen loading. I had a fructose-based breakfast. And I had around 80 g/h of carbs on the bike. Why only 80 g/h? Because utilisation of ingested carbs in the heat is reduced by ~30%. And also because when going hard (i.e., on the climbs) the absorption is even worse as the intestines are not well perfused. I should have eaten more on the descends but I was holding the handlebars. And no - I don't think the nutrition was to be blamed for struggling to hold more than 200W of power. It was pure exhaustion. Because after 5000kcal of energy turnover you are simply empty. I should have ridden smarter. That's it. #cycling #roadcycling #oetztalerradmarathon #timpodlogardiet #sportsnutrition #endurance #nduranznutrition
For the remainder of the @oetztalerradmarathon I was riding offensive, covering the attacks and I eventually ended up in a breakaway with four other riders half way through to the Brenner Pass. I was feeling strong... In the first third of the climb towards the Jaufenpass it was the first time that I felt I was getting tired. But I somehow still managed to cross the crest at the third place thinking that I'd recover on the descend... #cycling #roadcycling #oetztalerradmarathon #timpodlogardiet #nduranznutrition
Going into the @oetztalerradmarathon I knew I am strong on the climbs but I also knew I’d be losing time on descends. Hence I attacked on Kühtai to get a head start into the descend. It kind of paid off as on the bottom of the climb I was in the main group again.
#oetztalerradmarathon #oetztal #cycling #roadcycling #nduranznutrition #timpodlogardiet
I loved my first @oetztalerradmarathon . It started with me riding in the front, covering all the attacks and eventually I ended up in a breakaway. I think I will stick to being a nutritionist as my tactics is hopeless…
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Finally in the mountains 🥰. With a KOM I’ve been chasing for ages. Now to the @oetztalerradmarathon
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