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Tadej Pogačar is a three-time Tour de France champion and one of the most dominant cyclists of his generation. In this episode, he shares insights into his 2020 Tour de France victory, his historic 2024 season winning both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, and the struggles he faced in 2022 and 2023. He also dives into his training regimen, nutrition, and the key metrics he tracks, like power, VAM, and heart rate variability. Tadej offers a glimpse into his goals for the future and what it takes to stay at the top of the sport.
We discuss:
0:00:00 – Intro
0:01:38 – 2020 Tour de France win
0:06:54 – Learning from previous mistakes
0:09:04 – Training: simulating steep climbs and other challenging race conditions
0:11:49 – Tadej’s historic 2024 season and what contributed to his success
0:15:30 – Nutrition for optimal performance: offseason diet and carbohydrate intake during intense training sessions
0:18:51 – Training metrics: heart rate, power output, VAM, and HRV, and his approach to zone 2 training
0:28:11 – Epic climbs in the Tour de France, mindset after challenging stages, and rebuilding confidence after the 2023 Tour
0:36:35 – Racing dynamics, media criticism, and Tadej’s reflections on racing records
0:45:02 – Training in the off-season
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We discuss:
0:01:38 – 2020 Tour de France win
0:06:54 – Learning from previous mistakes
0:09:04 – Training: simulating steep climbs and other challenging race conditions
0:11:49 – Tadej’s historic 2024 season and what contributed to his success
0:15:30 – Nutrition for optimal performance: offseason diet and carbohydrate intake during intense training sessions
0:18:51 – Training metrics: heart rate, power output, VAM, and HRV, and his approach to zone 2 training
0:28:11 – Epic climbs in the Tour de France, mindset after challenging stages, and rebuilding confidence after the 2023 Tour
0:36:35 – Racing dynamics, media criticism, and Tadej’s reflections on racing records
0:45:02 – Training in the off-season
@PeterAttiaMD don't forget to add endscreens to the video 😄
Amazing interview
This is an instant classic. Thank you so much!
The questions you asked and how he answered them all. Incredible. Maybe the best cycling interview I have ever heard. The zone 2 at 320 is crazy given how light he is.
Good interview thanks both for sharing
Is a new golden era of cycling
From prodigy to doper…
Excited for this one
one of the most interesting interviews i've seen in my life, peter made all the specific questions that all wanted to do to a TDF winner
380-390 for the TT ‘nothing crazy…’ 🤣🥲
Pogi is an 👽
Sweet
Tadej: A winner on and off the bicycle.
PS: Mercks won (WON!) something like 525 races of the 800 odd he entered. Tadej is correct that the eras have changed. But no one (NO ONE!) can approach Eddie's accomplishments on a bicycle — period.
It may be satisfying click-bait. But it is stupid (STUPID!) to compare Tadej's accomplishments to Mercks'.
Congratulations Dr Attia.
Wow! Great interview. I love Tadej. I followed the last tour very closely. I am now a big fan of this guy.
Superb interview
This is now probably one of my favorites videos in Youtube!
Wise man…wise questions….exellent podcast Peter!!!
Tour de france 2020, TT stage 20, I couldn't believe it! that prodigy kid winning the Tour at the last minute!. I became full interested in cycling again. In the previous decades the cycling was boring: so speculative, conservative. Tadej and his direct way of riding, his instinctive attacks was fresh air.