Your cycling performance improvements don’t happen on the bike - they happen off the bike and during the time when your body is recovering. With this in mind, giving your body a helping hand might be the difference between being able to complete the next training session 100%, versus just 90%. You might not think that 90% will be noticeable and it might not, not right away at least. Yet keep adding those 10% 's together and you soon have a lot of lost opportunities. Covered in this episode: - Recovering immediately post training - Cooling down - Stretching, foam rolling, and other recovery tools - Avoiding sickness - Replacing fluids, electrolytes, and carbohydrates - Further recovery opportunities - Sleep - Massage - The recovery mindset - Recovery rides - Time off the bike - Top tips for optimising recovery from endurance training