Welcome to the Tacx Turbo Talks! In this series of short but powerful podcasts we connect you to our WorldTour partner teams during the cycling season. You get a nice and unique ‘view’ behind the scenes during the big races and Grand Tours. There will be a new podcast every week with different topics like race tactics, insight information, how to climb, sprint, and warm-up, how to win or defend a Grand Tour jersey and much more. Have fun listening!
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Best Tacx podcasts we could find (updated May 2020)
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Updated May 2020
Updated May 2020
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Peter Schep on his role at EF Pro Cycling, coaching during Covid-19, and his free training plan
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Peter Schep, Head of Performance of EF Pro Cycling, shares his wisdom on this episode of the Tacx Turbo Talks. He talks about his first steps in coaching (2:39), his role at EF Pro Cycling (5:25), coaching riders during the Coronavirus (12:32), his advice and 3-week training plan for amateur cyclists (25:04), and he tackles a common misconception a…
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Gino Mäder on the Digital Swiss 5, role models, career ambitions, and more (Ep. 33)
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Gino Mäder of NTT Pro Cycling joins the Tacx Turbo Talks podcast. He talks about riding The Digital Swiss 5 from home (0:59), learning from his teammates at NTT Pro Cycling and other role models (9:42), adapting to the World Tour and wanting to prove himself in 2020 (16:22). He then answers a colleague's Tacx Turbo Talks fan question of the week (2…
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Zdenek Stybar on life without spring classics, and virtual racing (Ep. 32)
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Zdenek Stybar of Deceuninck - Quick Step is the latest guest on the Tacx Turbo Talks podcast. He tells how he is adapting to the current situation of having no races on the calendar (1:09), how he worked towards his favourite races of the year (5:15), and his thoughts on spring classics later in the year (8:52). He then shares his experience on his…
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Chris Juul-Jensen on Mitchelton-SCOTT's virtual rides calendar and discovering Zwift (Ep. 31)
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Chris Juul-Jensen of Mitchelton-SCOTT joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to talk about the team's virtual rides calendar. He first gives us an update about life in Denmark during the COVID19 events and how he has adjusted his training by simulating his own Paris-Nice (1:03), before he shares how he is really getting caught up in the world of Zwift (6:20), …
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Nino Schurter on Cape Epic, the Olympic year, and fan questions (Ep. 30)
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Chantal Blaak on her off season, the upcoming classics campaign, and more (Ep. 29)
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Damien Howson on the Australian Summer of Cycling and his upcoming 2020 season (Ep. 28)
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Jessica Pratt on winning the Zwift Academy and racing Down Under (Ep. 27)
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CANYON//SRAM Racing's sports director Ronny Lauke on the final of Zwift Academy 2019 (Ep. 26)
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CANYON//SRAM Racing's team manager and sports director Ronny Lauke joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to talk about the final of the Zwift Academy 2019. He explains how the idea of the Zwift Academy started (1:54), the qualification process of the Zwift Academy and the aim of the training camp with CANYON//SRAM Racing (4:04), the selection criteria and pro…
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Sebastian Kienle on the IM World Championships, his 2019 season, and the many fan questions (Ep. 25)
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Sebastian Kienle joins the 25th episode of the Tacx Turbo Talks to look back at the Ironman World Championships and his 2019 season. He talks about how he deals with the post Kona blues (0:47), his feelings about the race and his entire 2019 season (3:45), how his mindset helped him to a podium finish (5:35), the financial and sportive benefits of …
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Sven Nys on the upcoming cyclocross season, the state of the sport, MVDP and WVA, and more (Ep. 24)
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Sven Nys on the upcoming cyclocross season, the state of the sport, MVDP and WVA, and more (Ep. 24) by TacxBy Tacx
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Mikkel Honoré on the Tacx Pro Classic and his first year in the pro peloton (Ep. 23)
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Mikkel Honoré of Deceuninck - Quick Step joins the Tacx Turbo Talks this weeks. He looks ahead to the Tacx Pro Classic and its challenging conditions (1:04), shares his experiences riding on Dutch roads (2:05), his expectations for the race (4:09), the main lesson and highlight in his first year as a pro (5:53), his outlook for next season and his …
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Patrik Nilsson on the triathlon World Championships in Kona, his preparation, goals and predictions.
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Patrik Nilsson of BMC Vifit Pro Triathlon Team joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to preview the triathlon World Championships in Kona. He talks about acclimatising to hot and humid conditions (1:16), what makes Kona so special compared to other races (2:45), how he dealt with struggling from cramping issues in 2018 (5:42), his goal for this year's race an…
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Anna van der Breggen on the 2019 World Championships, wearing the rainbow jersey, and more (Ep. 21)
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Anna van der Breggen of Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team joins the Tacx Turbo Talks from Yorkshire to chat about the World Championships. She talks about her silver medal in the time trial (0:56), her year in the rainbow jersey (2:20), deciding on the team tactics with a chance to go back-to-back world titles (3:50), how the challenging course and weat…
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Alex Dowsett on the World Championships in Yorkshire, the hour record and more (Ep. 20)
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Alex Dowsett of Team Katusha Alpecin joins the Tacx Turbo Talks podcast. He talks about the Tour of Britain and the growth of cycling in the UK (0:44), his focus on the time trial and his tailored preparation for the World Championships in Yorkshire (3:41), the course and length of the time trial (7:56), the world hour record and his ambition for a…
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Alberto Contador on La Vuelta, this year's GC battle, and his own cycling team (Ep. 19)
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Alberto Contador is this week's guest on the Tacx Turbo Talks. ‘El Pistolero’ talks about finishing his career on a high in La Vuelta 2017 (1:15), how he keeps fit and trains on the Tacx Neo 2 to prepare for his Gran Fondo (1:50), his favourite workout on the Neo 2 (4:00), this year's Vuelta and his observations in the GC battle (5:42), his favouri…
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Felix Großschartner on La Vuelta, playing FIFA, and BORA's band of brothers (Ep. 18)
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Felix Großschartner of BORA - Hansgrohe joins the Tacx Turbo Talks on the first rest day of La Vuelta. He discusses his rest day activities (0:53), the first week of racing and his focus for this Vuelta (2:09), playing FIFA with other riders in the peloton (4:01), the objective for the rest of the Vuelta (5:10), switching from skiing to cycling (7:…
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Sebastian Fini on the Mountain Bike World Championships (Ep. 17)
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Sebastian Fini of CST Sandd Bafang MTB Racing Team joins the Tacx Turbo Talks podcast to chat about the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. He talks about missing out on the podium in the Team Relay event (0:48), the course in Mont-Saint-Anne and how he adapts to the circumstances (2:55), the importance of the start (7:25), the variation in…
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Jakob Fuglsang on La Vuelta, bouncing back from the Tour, and his contract extension (Ep. 16)
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Jakob Fuglsang of Astana Pro Team joins the Tacx Turbo Talks ahead of La Vuelta. He talks about previous successful participations (0:47), dealing with the disappointment of this year's Tour de France (2:36), his preparation for La Vuelta (4:40), the strength of Astana for this Vuelta (5:58), how the Vuelta differs from other Grand Tours (7:41), lo…
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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig on her 2019 season and the upcoming World Championships in Yorkshire (Ep. 15)
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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig of Bigla Pro Cycling joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to talk about her 2019 season. She talks about the increase in fans and media attention (1:04), her successful spring classics campaign (2:47), the hiccup that lead to a disappointing Giro Rosa (4:56), bouncing back in La Course (7:16), Bigla Pro Cycling's dominance in the Tour o…
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Niki Terpstra on the European Championships, his recovery, and rapid fire questions (Ep. 14)
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Niki Terpstra of Team Total Direct Energie is this week's guest on the Tacx Turbo Talks podcast. He talks about his recovery from a shoulder injury sustained in the Tour de France (0:45), the European Championships near his hometown, designing the course, and his expectations of the race (2:06), getting back to race fitness and goals for the remain…
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Stefan de Bod on visa challenges, the World Tour level, and riding for Africa's Team (Ep. 13)
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Stefan de Bod of Team Dimension Data joins the Tacx Turbo Talks ahead of the Tour de Pologne. He talks about the challenges obtaining the right visa to race in Europe (0:57), how it affects his chances of riding La Vuelta (2:12), his breakthrough 3rd place overall in Tour of Austria (3:59), his role at the Tour de Pologne (5:07), being new to ridin…
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Michael Woods on riding the Tour de France with broken ribs, rapid fire questions and more (Ep. 12)
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Michael Woods of EF Education First Pro Cycling joins the Tacx Turbo Talks from the second rest day in the 2019 Tour de France. He talks about riding with two broken ribs (0:39), the physical and mental challenge it provides (2:25), the goals for the third week of the Tour (4:06), how the heat and altitude will affect the peloton and the team’s lea…
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Kasper Asgreen on riding the Tour de France, Danish cycling, and coffee (Ep. 11)
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Kasper Asgreen from Deceuninck - Quick Step joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to talk about the Tour de France. He talks about the first ten days of this year's Tour (0:40), the recovery from his crash on stage 3 (2:30), the team's goals in the next part of the Tour (4:06), rocking the Danish national time trial jersey on stage 13 (5:43), his rest day act…
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Thomas De Gendt on breakaways, Tour de France life, and his dream break (Ep. 10)
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Thomas De Gendt from Lotto-Soudal joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to talk about the 2019 Tour de France. He talks about the fight to get in the breakaway in this Tour (1:20), the battle for the win and KOM points on La Planche des Belles Filles (2:27), the pressure of performing in the Tour de France (4:22), what a structured day in the Tour looks like …
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Tony Martin on the 2019 Tour de France, his role at Jumbo-Visma, and sandpaper (Ep. 09)
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Tony Martin from Jumbo-Visma joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to preview the 2019 Tour de France. He talks about starting his 11th TDF (0:51), chances to grab the yellow jersey (1:48), his role on the team this Tour de France (2:41), his first long training camp at altitude (4:14), how his experience can help the team and improve the team time trial (6:0…
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Jeanne Korevaar on the Dutch national road race and Giro Rosa (Ep. 08)
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CCC-Liv's Jeanne Korevaar joins the Tacx Turbo Talks to talk about the Dutch national road race championships and the Giro Rosa. She talks about the warm weather conditions (1:05), how she and her entire family got involved in cycling (2:53), the race tactics for the nationals (5:29), her dream scenario and that winning feeling (6:15), her 2019 sea…
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Nathan Haas on a wet Tour de Suisse, finding form, and his dream Worlds (Ep. 07)
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Nathan Haas from Team Katusha Alpecin joins the Tacx Turbo Talks from the Tour de Suisse. He talks about riding in wet weather (0:49), his Tour de Suisse so far (3:12), finding form this season and the hunt for a Tour de France spot (4:52), and on having a bet with his director on his time trial result (8:09). He then answers not one, but two Tacx …
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Tiffany Cromwell on the Women's Tour, women's cycling and her infamous banana bread (06)
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Canyon//SRAM Racing's Tiffany Cromwell joins the Tacx Turbo Talks straight after stage 4 of the OVO Energy Women's Tour. She discusses the race and its popularity with fans and riders (0:45), the development of women's cycling (4:02), getting more women on the bike through the Women's 100 (6:11), her role in the upcoming Giro Rosa and La Course (8:…
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Tejay van Garderen on Colombia, Criterium du Dauphine and the Tour de France (Ep. 05)
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EF Education First's Tejay van Garderen joins the Tacx Turbo Talks for its fifth episode. Tejay raves about his recent visit to Colombia (0:47), before zooming in on the Dauphine (4:28), explaining why it fits his Tour de France preparation (6:16), how he feels coming in to the race and what opportunities lie ahead (8:57). Tejay then explains EF Ed…
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Jay McCarthy on his and BORA-hansgrohe's Giro d'Italia 2019 (Ep. 04)
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Jay McCarthy from BORA - hansgrohe joins the Tacx Turbo Talks podcast on the last rest day of the 2019 Giro d'Italia. Jay talks about the great Giro for his team so far (1:03), his rest day program (2:47), the team backing sprinter Pascal Ackermann (5:26), his role helping out on both sprint and mountain stages (7:01), being prepared for a frantic …
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Bob Jungels on the Giro d'Italia 2019 (Ep. 03)
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Bob Jungels joins the Tacx Turbo Talks on the first rest day of the 2019 Giro d’Italia. He talks about the long and tough start of the Giro (1:12), on finding his rhythm and climbing legs after a break from racing since Tour of Flanders (2:50), on preparing for the Giro after his cobbled classics campaign (4:59), the team's spirit after the first w…
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Caleb Ewan on sprinting in the Giro d'Italia (Ep. 02)
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Caleb Ewan joins the Tacx Turbo Talks from the Giro d’Italia to talk about all things sprinting. He talks about coming close to the win on stage 2 and 4 (0:50), his new sprint train and working on the lead-out train (4:02), on becoming stronger and more versatile as a rider (5:40), on having the pressure of being the main guy in a grand tour (10:04…
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Ben O'Connor on Giro d'Italia 2019 (Ep. 01)
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On the first episode of the Tacx Turbo Talks, Ben O'Connor talks about the upcoming Giro d'Italia 2019. Ben talks about his second appearance in a Grand Tour after crashing out last year's Giro (1:40), his lead up to the race (3:05), the secret to his mindset (4:55), the opportunities and his ambitions in this year's Giro (7:50), the opening time t…