Cycling

• Pogacar trains in 3 day blocks. Most of his training is in zone 2. He incorporates 2x 15min sweet spot (zone 4) intervals (with 10-15 min rest) in on or two training during the block. For sprint he does 10x 40"/20" and before race sometimes 2x 3min.

Gear

• road bike: Émonda SL 6
  • tires: Vittoria Corsa
  • bar tape: Supacaz - Super Sticky Kush – Black
  • bottles: Elite - Fly Elite
• mountain bike: Superfly 5
• other:
  • Muc-Off - Luxury Chamois Cream - literal ass saver

Training

• Sweet Spot vs. Polarized Training: Which Makes You Faster? The Science (video) - polarized wins over speed spot. I.e. 80% in zone 1 and 20% in zone 3 with little to none training in zone 2.
• Are You Still Riding With Pain?; stratching for cyclists to compansate for the cycling posture

Bikepacking

• The Western Wildlands Route
• Orogenesis
• Tour Divide

Resources

• Riding the FORGOTTEN 100 Year Old Gravel Road Lost in the Norwegian Mountains
• cyclingcols - hill profiles and more
• Cycling Trip Logistics