Tapering Is So Tricky: Cormac Mcgeough, Canel's Pro Cycling

EVOQ.BIKE Cycling Podcast

Cormac Mcgeough is a professional road cyclist racing for the Canel’s Pro Cycling Continental team. Cormac has had some great results this season including 3rd Overall at the Green Mountain Stage race and stage wins in both the Tour de Beuce and the Vuelta Ciclista al Ecuador. Cormac provided some great insight into both training but also the social side of cycling and how young riders can use this social aspect to their advantage. Keep up with Cormac with: Instagram: @cormacmcgo Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/463766 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 2:35 Riding in New York 4:34 What kind of rider is Cormac 7:20 Playing it cool in the Ras Tailteann 9:14 Why Cormac is coached 10:40 Cormac’s favourite training session 12:00 How does Cormac fit racing and training 13:15 How does Cormac taper and tapering in general 14:35 What metrics does Cormac use 16:20 Is Cormac in the gym 17:10 What does Cormac do off the bike and Networking 19:00 Riding solo or in a group 22:20 Cormac’s next few months plan 25:22 One day races or stage races 28:00 How did Cormac get to where he is 30:45 What did Cormac do before road cycling 32:39 What has Cormac learned about cycling to get him to where he is today 33:30 Mentors in cycling 35:35 Looking back on things that slowed Cormac down 38:36 Something off the bike that has improved Cormac’s performance 40:22 What does Cormac want to improve on next year 42:00 How friends keep Cormac going 43:21 Hitting reset when things aren't going well 46:41 Cormac’s on bike nutrition 51:27 Traveling with a bike 53:10 Cormac’s cycling tech 54:45 What is underrated in cycling 57:33 What is overrated in cycling 1:00:01 What is one thing for cyclists to improve 👋🏽 If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. ⭐️If you enjoy the podcast, please Follow on Spotify and Leave a 5 Star Review on Apple. 🔔The best way to support the channel is to SUBSCRIBE and turn ON Notifications so that we can get the best guests to bring you the best interviews possible! ⚡️Check out our sponsor's links below: I personally use these products DAILY, have asked for their support, and want to share them with You! The new shirts! http://grindcitydesigns.com/evoqbike/shop/home Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ThTYry6kuE EVOQ Gear: http://grindcitydesigns.com/evoqbike/ Subscribe to Our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ggRc4n Follow Along on Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/5889 EVOQ Training Packs: https://www.evoq.bike/training-packs TrainingPeaks Store Programs: https://tinyurl.com/TP-Store Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://tinyurl.com/DeltaGKetones CODE Brendan for 15% off Lactigo: www.lactigo.com/brendan MORE WATTS and LESS BURN Airofit: https://www.airofit.com/?sca_ref=476545.3AVnm3vdGW Best Chamois Cream: https://www.hellobluecbd.com/, Code Brendan Cordyceps Mushrooms: https://shop.realmushrooms.com?ref=62 Best shades: https://www.julbo.com/en_us/ Donate to EVOQ.BIKE for all the Free Content: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3YMCAUEMQ4PC --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/evoqbike/support