Matt Bottrill, former top UK time trialist now coach, bike fitter and aerodynamics specialist. He recounts joining Kristian Blummenfelt's Sub7 project and building a disciplined pace train. Conversations cover brutal, specific training, rider selection and team drills, balancing bike power with marathon pacing, and the Cadex bike and system design.
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Cozumel Revealed A Step-Change
Christian's 7:21 showed a new performance level that demands different preparation and equipment.
Matt Bottrill says Norway's program and Olaf's dedication created that leap in capability.
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Train For High-Power Pulls And Rejoins
Train specifically for brutal, repeated high-power pulls and seamless rotations in a paceline.
Practice rejoining the wheel at race speed because losing the wheel at 30–35mph is race-ending.
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Set Bike Power For The Run
Balance bike speed with run capability when setting target bike power.
Avoid overshooting bike intensity because it will ruin the marathon off the bike.
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Matt Bottrill is one of the UK’s most successful time trialists, and has gone on to become a highly sought after coach, bike fitter and bike aerodynamics specialist. He was the natural choice for Kristian Blummenfelt to choose as road captain for his upcoming Sub7 attempt. We catch up with Matt to hear all about how the challenge came together, training the team, the bikes and equipment, and his thoughts on Kristian vs Ali Brownlee.
You can learn more about Matt’s Bike Fitting here: https://www.mattbottrillperformancecoaching.com/copy-of-performance-bike-fit-2-0
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