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Time to Adapt
“Everything was going so well. I trained all winter, I knocked the toughest hill climb in the teeth, I was feeling good and confident and ready to tackle my next big challenge.”
Now it’s time to adapt.
Jeremiah spoke with Outside Magazine to talk about training, building a routine, setting new goals, and keeping a positive mindset.
Latest “In the Wheelhouse”
When I found out that my friend had mapped out an “Impossible Climb” up the world’s biggest volcano, I had to give it a shot. I invited YouTube celebrity The Vegan Cyclist on the mission. This video is my take on the preparations, lead-up, and one of the toughest things I have ever attempted on a bike!
New Pre-Season Training Plan
Jeremiah Bishop has released an all-new pre-season training plan for elite athletes looking to make big gains in the off-season.
Bishop’s newest training plan is appropriate for endurance and cross-country racing. The plan includes strength conditioning; cross training and core workouts for specific performance benefits that mountain bike athletes need. The plan accommodates training in moderate (seasonal) climates, to include some cross-training activity, and accounts for a full-time work schedule. Bishop’s custom and fun bike workouts keep the training fresh, while building the important rock-solid foundation of fitness athletes need for a great racing season.
Bishop’s training plan is a refreshing contrast to traditional long/slow/distance training plans, and is unique in its maintenance of all systems. Like a professional rider, a little bit of intensity in your off season will make the transition to racing easier; Bishop’s latest plan will show you how.
Jeremiah Bishop’s Mountain Bike: Winter/Pre-Season Elite training plan is sold on TrainingPeaks.com. The plan is available at a 15% discount when purchased at JeremiahBishop.com and applied to your TrainingPeaks Calendar by Jeremiah Bishop. Consultations and customization of this plan are available; e-mail with inquiries. For one-on-one coaching options, see the Coaching Plans page.
BikeRumor.com Interview: Cheating the Wind at Leadville 100
So, a few weeks ago, Jeremiah Bishop reached out to talk about how he’s gunning for a new course record at the Leadville Trail 100 this year. But with so many pros trying to one up each other there, he knew he’d have to do more than have the performance of his life. He’d have to come up with some new tricks…
“For this year, a lot of what I’m looking at optimizing won’t require fabrication, so it’s things like optimizing the placement of things on the bike. But I’m talking to SRAM about modifying their wheels to use carbon fairings like what you’d find on their Zipp road wheels. And things like dropping the post down to get lower on the flat descents, which is like free speed.”
More on that dropper post thing in a minute… Bishop admits that a lot of what he’s been looking at so far produced or came from anecdotal results. To put a little more science behind it, he turned to Robby Ketchell, the aerodynamics guru that’s worked with Team Sky to streamline Chris Froome and the rest of the riders. Ketchell’s company, Winning Algorithms, produces both hardware and software to analyze the weather and course conditions and make specific aerodynamic recommendations on equipment and rider position.
“I’ve worked with Team Sky and all of their stuff for the Tour,” Ketchell told us by phone. “So Bishop and I were talking about what he could do to improve aerodynamics on a mountain bike. One of the biggest things I suggested was getting his face as close as possible to his forearms. On a mountain bike, that’s much easier because the front end is already higher, so you can reduce that frontal drag and still have good power output.
“But you have to be strategic about it,” says Bishop. “You don’t need to be aero when you’re going too slow.”
“I’ve done Leadville four times, and there are really key moments when you can be aero on that course. Like the road section right after you come out of Powerlines. And it depends on what type of people you’re with, whether or not you can draft, and whether it makes more sense to stay with that pack or tuck in and head out on your own. At the start, you’re with a big pack, but after that you’re on a big road section, so that decision has to be made. I think aerodynamics matter the most after you come down into the Fish Hatchery section.
Click here to read the full interview with Jeremiah Bishop by BikeRumor.com’s Tyler Benedict.