Best Cyrus Monk Podcasts (2025)

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Training the Mind with National Champ turned Mindset Coach Shannon Malseed 1:05:31

19d ago1:05:31

1:05:31

We put so much time, money, blood, sweet and tears into our training to improve our physiology, but how much do we work on our mindset? And how much does this impact our performance on race day? Shannon knows her way around this topic better than most, after pursuing her own career at the top of the sport and now helping many athletes better manage…

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Train Like Watt Machine Georgie Howe 57:23

1M ago57:23

57:23

Georgie packed a lot into a short stint at the top of the cycling world, but she's not done yet. Hear how Georgie transitioned into cycling from a rowing background and how the training differs (or doesn't) between the two sports. We also go into Georgie's battle with REDS. The steps she's taken to get healthy again and how she's looking to continu…

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Train Like Transition King Jimmy Whelan 41:45

2M ago41:45

41:45

From Runner to World Tour Cyclist in less than 4 years. Now from Pro Cyclist to Pro Triathlete in a matter of months. Hear how Jimmy is taking the skills learned and experience gained from top level road cycling and applying it in the world of triathlon. Can he make it to the end of the pool yet without stopping?…

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Train Like Aussie U23 Champ Julian Baudry 23:39

2M ago23:39

23:39

Julian has rapidly gone from being a regular listener of the Train Like a Monk podcast to starring on it! Taking home the U23 National RR win in Perth at just 18 years of age, Julian has bucked the trend of having to sacrifice his schooling to fit in training time on the bike. We discuss how he has managed to go from making up the numbers at many j…

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Train Like Dual Kiwi National Champ Kim Cadzow 28:30

2M ago28:30

28:30

Keeper of The Fern, Kim Cadzow, has started the season on fire. She played a major role in EF-Education Oatly teammate Noemi Ruegg's TDU win and achieved her own personal goal of defending the National TT title and netting her first National Road Championships victory. We chatted in the middle of her build toward Kiwi road nationals so it was great…

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Sports Director for Australia's Biggest One Day Race 1:00:28

2M ago1:00:28

1:00:28

Join Pat, Kerry and I in the team car for Duda Cycling at the Melbourne to Warrnambool. "The Warrnie" is the second oldest bike race in the world. The parcours is by no means challenging but the conditions and length of the race mean anyone that completes this historic event has stories to tell for years to come. This year's edition was decorated b…

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Train Like Kiwi Champ Aaron Gate 41:47

3M ago41:47

41:47

He's defending his title later this week but it's fair to say, no matter the result, this title will still hold true. Gatey has a ridiculous palmares on both the road and track, the latest achievement becoming the oldest rider ever to join a World Tour Team for the first time (34 is ancient) and just recently reaching a World Tour Podium at Cadel's…

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Train like Aussie Olympian Maeve Plouffe 52:28

3M ago52:28

52:28

Maeve has represented Australia at two Olympic Games, won Commonwealth Games gold and countless National Championships. Alongside her exploits on the bike she has become a well renowned advocate for cycling in Australia and even more so in her home town of Adelaide. I sat down with her at her local beach to discuss how she has balanced training for…

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Train like Tour Down Under Winner Noemi Rüegg 31:12

3M ago31:12

31:12

Noemi had a breakout season in 2024, turning heads at the Olympic Games Road Race and netting herself a National Championship. Those who didn't know her already certainly do now, after winning the Tour Down Under in dominant fashion with a memorable win up Willunga Hill. We sat down a few days after the victory to discuss her preperation for this e…

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Train like Mr Green and Gold Bands Luke Plapp 38:57

3M ago38:57

38:57

Plappy has made the month of January his own, consistently finding form to start the year. This discussion took place just before his nationals campaign where he not only defended his TT title, but selflessly delivered teammate Luke Durbridge to victory in the road race. We discuss how Plappy prepared for these goals and, more specifically, for Tou…

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Train and Coach like Warrnie Winner Mark O'Brien 56:54

5M ago56:54

56:54

Marko is to the Australian Cycling Scene what potato salad is to a Christmas Lunch. Always there, always a crowd favourite but usually not top of the rank, until this year. Marko bucked the recent trend by outstaying the young up-and-comers at this year's 270km Melbourne to Warrnambool. We discuss how he manages to stay at the front of any race he …

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Train like Queen of the Mountains Sarah Gigante 31:43

5M ago31:43

31:43

Sarah turned heads across Australia as soon as she left the junior ranks by taking a National Road Championship in her first race as an elite woman. She's turned heads across the rest of the world this year by winning the Tour Down Under and finishing seventh at the Tour de France Femmes. Despite these big ups, Sarah has had to navigate some downs …

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Coach like Aussie Super-Coach Nick Owen 40:31

5M ago40:31

40:31

Nick has a coaching Palmares any coach would envy: countless world and national champions across multiple disciplines and a healthy number of World Tour pros targetting races across the calendar. Nick's pathway into cycling is certainly an interesting one and a story I hadn't heard before, though I'm sure all his athletes are stoked he's found his …

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Train like Maltese Missile Aidan Buttigieg 47:54

6M ago47:54

47:54

Aidan was one of the first athletes I took on board as a coach and it's been incredibly rewarding to help him progress from kicking around at local crits in Melbourne to racing World Championships and landing a pro contract. He has forged a unique path to the top of the sport and in doing so has become the first Maltese rider to race at a professio…

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Coach like Aussie Coaching Legend Dr Stephen Lane PhD 43:01

6M ago43:01

43:01

Stephen (or SLane as he's commonly known by those who find two syllables too long for a name...) has helped countless cyclists achieve their goals on the bike. Whether it be winning the local club series or making the step from the Aussie domestic scene to a fully-fledged pro. SLane has a unique skillset, utilising both the knowledge gained through…

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Train like Spanish Time Trial Champion David De La Cruz 26:47

6M ago26:47

26:47

David has had a career most cyclists would dream of. Spanning 14 years and counting and riding for some of the top teams in the sport, Quickstep, Team Sky and Team UAE.He shares some learnings from his time at the top of the sport and discusses how he has continued to improve in the TT discipline throughout his career.…

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Train like former USA Road Race and TT Champ Joey Rosskopf 45:30

7M ago45:30

45:30

When I see Joey’s name on the team sheet for a race I’m travelling to, I’m always excited. He is the ultimate teammate both on and off the bike, drawing on his 15 years of racing experience to help the team in almost any race scenario and provide a calming figure on the team bus pre and post-race.We talk about what has changed in the time that Joey…

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Train like Top Tier Sprinter Rory Townsend 22:40

7M ago22:40

22:40

Rory Patrick Townsend is a former Irish Road Champ and has been the most consistent rider on the Q36.5 Team this season. He excels in sprints at the end of a hard race day and we chat about how he prepares for these in his training (it’s probably not what you’d expect). He has finished inside the top ten an impressive 14 times this season so far. R…

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Train like Lidl-Trek Latvian Legend Toms Skujins 22:02

8M ago22:02

22:02

By now you're probably used to seeing Toms at the pointy end of all the biggest races from the Cobbled Classics to a Strade Bianche podium to the Tour de France. I managed to sit down with him during Deutschland Tour, a race not quite on the same level as the above but one he was certainly at the pointy end of. His team, Lidl-Trek, won all 5 stages…

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Train like TDF Commentator Matthew Keenan 33:01

8M ago33:01

33:01

If you've watched any bike race from Australia you've likely had the pleasure of listening to Keeno's commentary. He's become the voice of cycling in Aus and has an unmatched encyclopedia of race results and cycling knowledge built into his hard drive.Matt may have used to his gift of the gab to build a career providing race commentary for the bigg…

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Train like Classics Young Gun Laurence Pithie 17:29

9M ago17:29

17:29

Hard core fans will have noticed Loz putting in some strong rides in the harder one day races in previous years, but 2024 has been a breakthrough season where he has shown himself as one of the top contenders in the biggest races on the calendar.Laurence started the year with a win at Cadel's Race before having a Spring that turned many heads in th…

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Train like Giro Stage Winner Neve Bradbury 16:43

9M ago16:43

16:43

Neve made the step into the pro cycling ranks as a teenager through the Zwift academy which she won in 2020. Fast forward four years and she’s consistently finishing on the GC podium at the toughest climbing races on the women’s calendar, taking some epic stage wins in the process.Find out which training methods have allowed Neve to take consistent…

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Train like Irish Olympian Megan Armitage 21:51

9M ago21:51

21:51

From first jumping on a road bike four years ago, to representing Ireland at the Olympics in Paris 2024, Megan has had a rapid rise through the pro cycling ranks. But a fast progression doesn't come without it's challenges and we discuss some of these as well as the different methods Megan has used to reach the top of the sport so quickly.Megan is …

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Train like Multi-Discipline Olympian Shannon McCurley 14:39

10M ago14:39

14:39

The Olympics are almost here and it's time to talk training like an Olympian with Shannon McCurley.Shannon represented Ireland in the Keirin in Rio 2016 and then made the very uncommon (at least at such a high level) switch from sprint disciplines to track endurance to compete in the Madison in Tokyo 2021.We chat about the challenges involved in fo…

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Coach like Q36.5 Team Coach Helmut Dollinger 20:49

11M ago20:49

20:49

Who's Coaching the Coach?This week I chat with my Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team Coach, Helmut Dollinger.The easy-going Austrian has worked with many top-level cyclists in the past and draws on his experience as well as the latest research in the field to help me and many of my teammates seek top results in 2024.I've made some big steps forward since comme…

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Train like Glasgow Worlds Star Matt Dinham 18:47

11M ago18:47

18:47

Matt is an Aussie climber for team DSM-Firmenich-PostNL who turned enough heads in his first year as a pro to be selected for both the Tour de France and World Championships. His versatility and bunch skills also mean he's up there at the pointy end on almost any kind of parcours.Season 2024 hasn't gone quite so smoothly for Matt and we discuss thi…

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Train like Canadian Road Champion Nicholas Zukowsky 18:05

11M ago18:05

18:05

Zuke is the reigning Canadian National Road Race Champion and a versatile teammate of mine on Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. He is one of those riders capable of impacting a race on any terrain from the mountains of Switzerland to the cobblestones of Belgium.He's had a bit of a rough trot of late with illness and injury and we discuss this along with his …

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Train like World Tour Sprinter Jensen Plowright 15:03

11M ago15:03

15:03

Welcome to the Train like a Monk series where I discuss training with professionals at the top of the sport.To get things rolling I talk to Jensen Plowright about training in Nice, why Hawthorn Cycling Club crits are the best training on earth and how to perfectly execute the mid-ride bakery stop.Jensen is an Australian Sprinter for Alpecin Deceuni…

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Roundtable #7 - How prevalent is doping in the pro peloton? 1:30:42

2y ago1:30:42

1:30:42

In this episode Cyrus and Jason discuss their thoughts on doping in cycling, anti-doping measures, and how prevalent they think doping is in the pro peloton. They also discuss the arguments for and against the legalization of performance enhancing drugs in cycling- and why they are pretty happy with the current ban in the sport. Episode References:…

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Roundtable #6 - Performance tips: Consistency, social riding, braking, cold weather riding, and much more! 54:36

2+ y ago54:36

54:36

Contrary to our typical episodes where we tackle just one topic, in this episode Damian and Jason discuss tidbits of sage advice and recommendations they have provided cyclists over the years. In addition, not satisfied with just listening to ourselves talk, we’ve reached out to a few other experts to offer their own advice. Listen in to hear valua…

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Roundtable #5 - Performance tips: Developing race strategy, carrying momentum, setting goals, stress & recovery, and more 55:02

2+ y ago55:02

55:02

Contrary to our typical episodes where we tackle just one topic, in this episode Damian and Jason discuss tidbits of sage advice and recommendations they have provided cyclists over the years. In addition, not satisfied with just listening to ourselves talk, we’ve reached out to a few other experts to offer their own advice. Listen in to hear valua…

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Prof. Jerome Dempsey - Some much needed real talk about altitude training and endurance athletes 1:02:36

2+ y ago1:02:36

1:02:36

In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at what might be one of cycling’s most sacred cows- altitude training. If you believe that altitude training is basically compulsory for elite cyclists, we invite you to have an open mind and embrace a skeptical mindset as we take a closer look at this common intervention. Our aim here is to highlight som…

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Roundtable #4 - Two scientists focus on preparation for a hot peak race 1:07:33

2+ y ago1:07:33

1:07:33

In this Roundtable episode Jason has a conversation with his athlete, Tony, about his preparation for this year’s U.S. Masters Road Nationals in Albuquerque, New Mexico. However, this conversation is significantly different from a typical discussion about preparing a rider for their peak event. First, Albuquerque at the time Masters Nationals was s…

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Dr. Peter Leo - Advancements and best practice for power profiling cyclists - Part 2 of 2 37:49

2+ y ago37:49

37:49

This is part 2 of 2 in our series discussing advancements in power profiling with Dr. Peter Leo- endurance training scientist at AusCycling, and first author of a recent scientific review outlining the topic for coaches and cyclists. In this episode we get practical and highlight Dr. Leo’s recommendations for honing your power profiling technique. …

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Dr. Peter Leo - Advancements and best practice for power profiling cyclists - Part 1 of 2 1:12:56

2+ y ago1:12:56

1:12:56

Power profiling is a unique and massively important practice because it can answer so many fundamental questions related to an individual cyclist’s performance and training. For many, the term ‘power profile’ conjures images of Excel tables or bar graphs of mean maximal power data. However, these are just a couple of the many methods one could use …

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Roundtable #3 - This is a major conflict of interest in cycling performance 31:01

2+ y ago31:01

31:01

In this Roundtable episode Jason presents his thoughts around two stakeholders in the cycling performance world with potentially conflicting interests: athletes, coaches, & performance staff who want to improve cycling performance vs. companies selling and marketing performance products and services. In a perfect world these entities could work tog…

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Dr. Georgios Mavropalias - Can eccentric cycling’s backward approach improve your performance on the bike? 1:16:00

2+ y ago1:16:00

1:16:00

Compared to other interventions used in training cyclists (e.g. HIIT, heat acclimation, altitude training) eccentric cycling doesn’t have a lot of notoriety. In fact, this might be the first time you’ve ever heard of it. But just because eccentric cycling isn’t popular, doesn’t mean it can’t potentially benefit the performance of cyclists. In this …

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Roundtable #2 - Tour de France post hoc analysis and hypotheses 37:50

2+ y ago37:50

37:50

In this Roundtable episode Cyrus presents us his hypothesis for how the outcome of the latest Tour de France could mean a big change for the type of rider winning it in the future. Join us as we discuss the race winning move, carbohydrate metabolism & ingestion, and whether we’ll see more riders like Jonas Vingegaard wearing yellow in future Tour d…

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Roundtable #1 - Podcast update, mission, and listener support 21:40

2+ y ago21:40

21:40

If you are a regular listener to the show you may have noticed a recent lull in our content. Fortunately, this hasn’t been without good reason. In this episode Damian, Cyrus, and Jason discuss all the things that have been happening recently behind the scenes with the podcast; our mission, our passions; podcast membership and listener support; and …

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Pro Cyclist: Jai Hindley - The making of a Giro d'Italia winner 1:16:29

3y ago1:16:29

1:16:29

In this episode we talk with Giro d'Italia winner Jai Hindley to find out what it takes to win a Grand Tour. But we’re not only talking about the 3 weeks during the race, but also the decades of work and journey beforehand. From lifestyle, to family and support, to self-belief, to training and a lifelong passion for cycling - herein we dig into Jai…

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Dr. Teun van Erp - How do World Tour cyclists actually train and perform in races? - Part 2 of 2 58:00

3y ago58:00

58:00

In this two part series we chat with Dr. Teun van Erp, current data scientist with INEOS Grenadiers, about how World Tour cyclists train and perform during competitions. In our opinion, given Tuen’s extensive research and experience working with World Tour cyclists, he is one of the best people in the field to discuss this topic with. In this episo…

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Dr. Teun van Erp - How do World Tour cyclists actually train and perform in races? - Part 1 of 2 52:07

3y ago52:07

52:07

In this two part series we chat with Dr. Teun van Erp, current data scientist with INEOS Grenadiers, about how World Tour cyclists train and perform during competitions. In our opinion, given Tuen’s extensive research and experience working with World Tour cyclists, he is one of the best people in the field to discuss this topic with. In this episo…

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Dr. Elisabetta Borgia - A new emphasis and approach to sport psychology in cycling performance 57:00

3y ago57:00

57:00

In this day and age of power meters, advanced physiological metrics, and emphasis on aerodynamics it is very easy to overlook other key components of cycling performance- such as the emotional state of the athlete. In this episode we discuss the importance of a cyclist’s emotions when pursuing peak performance in the sport. To best facilitate the e…

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Pro Cyclist: Luke Plapp - From world-class track cyclist to World Tour road racer 1:22:19

3y ago1:22:19

1:22:19

In this episode we chat with Luke Plapp - Olympic bronze medalist on the track, current Australian Road Champion, and Ineos Grenadiers rider- about his transition from a successful track cyclist to racing on the road at the World Tour level. And contrary to what one might initially think, his transition between these two roles was much more complic…

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Dr. Nick Jamnick - Down the rabbit hole of exercise intensity - Part 2 of 2 45:44

3y ago45:44

45:44

In this episode we continue our trip down the rabbit hole of exercise intensity with Dr. Nick Jamnick (part 2 of 2). Previously, we critically examined graded exercise tests, VO2max testing, lactate thresholds, and the usefulness of lactate testing. Herein, we dive deep into Nick’s comprehensive review critiquing the common methods of determining a…

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Dr. Nick Jamnick - Down the rabbit hole of exercise intensity - Part 1 of 2 35:50

3y ago35:50

35:50

When it comes to performing and prescribing training sessions, there are four main principles to consider: frequency, duration, volume, and intensity. The first three of these principles are relatively simple and agreed upon. However, when it comes to exercise intensity we can quickly find ourselves traveling down a crazy rabbit hole- as it’s defin…

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Ex-Pro: Shannon Malseed - Life lessons in mental wellness and high performance 50:24

3y ago50:24

50:24

On this show we really enjoy talking about the nuts and bolts of cycling performance. Whether it’s determining thresholds, approaches to training, or race tactics and skills, if you’ve listened to the show before you know we love that stuff. But in this episode we want to change gears a bit and ask you this simple and straightforward question: How …

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Dr. Dajo Sanders - Research evolved into practice at the highest level of cycling performance - Part 2 of 2 48:02

3y ago48:02

48:02

In this episode we continue our discussion with Dr. Dajo Sanders (part 2 of 2), an individual whose skill and expertise in the realm of cycling performance are well developed. Dajo is a prolific researcher in many aspects of endurance training and specializes in the very distinct research cohort that is well-trained high-performance cyclists. He is…

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Dr. Dajo Sanders - Research evolved into practice at the highest level of cycling performance - Part 1 of 2 1:10:37

3y ago1:10:37

1:10:37

There are many components within endurance training. Take for example field-testing, training intensity distribution, or training load. Each of these components have dozens of papers in the scientific literature that can help guide a cyclist’s training and a coach’s practice. However, contrary to what one might think, taking findings from research,…

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Australian Road National Championships, Training Apps, The Coach's Role in an Athlete's Success, and Critical Power Musings 1:14:00

3y ago1:14:00

1:14:00

Hey there! After a bit of a break in recording at the end of 2021 we (the co-hosts) sat down for a catch-up and to talk some shop. This episode can be best described as a throwback to our roots when we used to host chats on the Clubhouse app. Just a pro cyclist, a professional coach, and a sport scientist asking each other questions, giving opinion…

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