John Wakefield Interview: UAE Team Emirates Performance Coordinator & Assistant Sporting Director

UAE Team Emirates Sports Director discusses Amateur Cycling, Training Strategy & More!

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Interview Topics include:

Background in cycling…from your first ride until today! Enjoys the practice and training side of things…

How do pro’s react to coaches? Are they interested in someone else’s process?

How involved are professionals with forming their calendar?

The Italian methodology....big hours!! The old school regime.

What’s is John’s methodology?

What are some pillars that you can use to focus your training plan?

Amateurs vs Pros, how are they similar and different ?

You don’t lose fitness in two days!

What are the big differences between coaching an amateur, a category 1, and a professional?

Confidence and mindset: I’m sure pro’s lack this at times; when do you see this, and what are some of their coping strategies to get their head back in the game!?

If he is feeling bad on the day, there is nothing you can adjust. It would then be more common to say everyone has bad days, so to turn that bad day into a good day from a mental aspect, more than a physical one….how important is mindset versus watts, or what is the relation of them

What are some nuances that you see in coaching athletes where it is their job as opposed to just an insane passion

COVID, backing off the training so that people don’t mentally burn out…what do you see in different rider’s in how they look at training…some LOVE to train, are others are just training for races? how do those different motivations affect your interaction with them?

Small thing that has a big impact on athlete’s training?

Small thing to increase recovery.

Interesting Race routines?

Evolution of nutrition in cycling

Preparing for big event, what is the process for this

CTL IS NOT THE HOLY GRAIL

The now economy, and how this affects amateurs training and expectations.

What do you find yourself having to adapt to as you move through cycling?

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