Episode Details

​​Free Cycling Training Assessment

Preparing for your first gravel race can quickly become more complicated than it needs to be. What bike do you need? How wide should your tires be? What pressure should you run? What happens if you flat? How much should you eat? And how fit do you actually need to be?

CTS Head Cycling Coach Adam Pulford strips gravel racing back to the essentials. He covers the bike and equipment you actually need, fueling strategy, flat repair, tire selection and pressure, navigation, training, and why spending time riding real gravel is one of the best ways to prepare.

HOST

Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for nearly two decades and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.

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Resources:

• How to change a flat & fix a puncture: 
  • Gravel Bike Outside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5UrDKZsss
  • How to Plug a puncture tubeless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgs3Iq36mZg
  • Effortless tip: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lsoCr_a8wwI
• Tire Pressure Calculators:
  • Silca: https://silca.cc/pages/pro-tire-pressure-calculator?srsltid=AU7gw4VeflE3QaGaC5X2NSoV3l-6xNcHEsFH740xLSPyKAUzEcDo2eEk
  • SRAM: https://axs.sram.com/guides/tire/pressure