SPC041 - When to Use Your Mountain Bike in Training with Alison Dunlap

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SPC041 - When to Use Your Mountain Bike in Training with Alison Dunlap

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Apr 24, 2013

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Training on the road and trainer allows for consistent efforts but it doesn’t help with specificity, especially how your body works under heavy load on your race bike. I got former XCO World Champion and now coach and CX racer Alison Dunlap on the show to discuss her ideas on how and when to use your mountain bike in training.

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Apr 24, 2013

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SPC041 - When to Use Your Mountain Bike in Training with Alison Dunlap

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