HeroDirt Cycle Coaching

04/02/2026

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With Vali Höll, Austin Dooley, Thomas Estaque and Vero Widmann.

08/04/2025

The insight into the coach athlete relationship about 1/3 of the way into this video is amazing.

Demonstrating trust, scientific approach (lactate testing), the positive psychology of casting the vision for racing for the coming year and the calm voice and sytematic approach to the days testing

A great watch for cyclists and their coaches 🙌

For the past 6 years, professional off-road racer Payson McElveen has hosted a podcast about the people and the places that bike racing takes him. Now he's s...

26/03/2024

How fit do you need to be to race Downhill?

Listen to the breathing of u19 Australian champion Cooper Northey during a practice run on the Awaba Nationals course. Keep in mind he would have gone even harder in seeding and race run!

Plus the self talk, the line choice, the skill ex*****on is mind blowing 🤯

It’s great viewing thanks for sharing Coops!

22/03/2024

Australian Marathon Champs is 6 weeks away and build going beautifully - 4 x 10min at 95 - 105% of FTP with the goal of improving time to exhaustion at threshold. Nailed it!

Note - the actual was in alignment with the planned training peaks just isnt showing it that way

16/03/2024

Awaba Nationals XCC 😳🤯

20mins
1258w off the start line
IF: 1.20
Avg Power: 335w
Normalised Power: 388w
Avg HR: 193bpm
12 laps with 3 x 700w + accelerations in every lap
Probably equally/most important metric that wasn’t quantified: speed held through corners

Impressive!!