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What’s your training regimen look like these days?

Pretty much six days a week, full on. I’ll lift weight in the morning two days a week. Right now I’m putting in about 16 to 22 hours on the bike.

As well as part of that is coaching some classes at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and that is just such a fun way for me to get time on the bike — as well as just be with different levels of athletes and having fun with the community. It’s way more fun; I like being part of the cycling community and people that I don’t normally ride with, I don’t train with them. It reminds me of my perspective of where I’ve come from and it’s like renewed energy.

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Podcast episode 24: CrossTrack

The latest off-season episode of Dan and me podcasting on women’s cycling, in which I try to convince Dan he loves Track & CX.  Here’s Dan’s description:

Well it’s been a couple of weeks since we last talked and there’s a bit to catch up on. To start with, we enter into a huge, sprawling discussion of the value of track racing while reviewing the Glasgow Track World Cup and then after that we get a little sandy as we talk Koksijde cyclocross. Of course there’s a whole bunch of swearing and bad jokes mixed in as well. Enjoy. (52.17MIN / 50.64MB)

You can listen to the podcast here (or right-click and save-as to download).

And you can grab it from iTunes here.

Click through to our blog to see the links to all the things we talked about this time

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Highlights of the Track World Cup in Glasgow 2012 (by ucichannel)

Including Kristina Vogel’s superb keirin win (it’s selective “highlights”…. Vogel was magnificent - she also won the sprint in superb style - and the omnium was ridiculously nail-biting…  and the Team Pursuit race between GB and Australia was fantastic, and I loved seeing Jess Varnish & Becky James win gold in the Team Sprint… The UCI have decided these aren’t highlights, but you get the idea!)

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 Keirin podium - Glasgow Track World Cup 2012 (via Tissot Timing)
1.   Kristina Vogel, Germany2.   Ekaterina Gnidenko, Petroholding Leningrad3.   Wai Sze Lee, Hong Kong4.   Olga Panarina, Belarus5.   Becky James, Great Britain6.   Sandie Clair, France7.   Helena Casas Roige, Spain8.   Elena Brezhniva, Petroholding Leningrad9.   Jess Varnish, Great Britain10. Tania Calvo Barbero, Spain

Keirin podium - Glasgow Track World Cup 2012 (via Tissot Timing)

1.   Kristina Vogel, Germany
2.   Ekaterina Gnidenko, Petroholding Leningrad
3.   Wai Sze Lee, Hong Kong
4.   Olga Panarina, Belarus
5.   Becky James, Great Britain
6.   Sandie Clair, France
7.   Helena Casas Roige, Spain
8.   Elena Brezhniva, Petroholding Leningrad
9.   Jess Varnish, Great Britain
10. Tania Calvo Barbero, Spain

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UCI Track World Cup II 2012 - Glasgow - Day 3: Kristina Vogel (Ger) Celebrates Winning The Women’s Keirin, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
She was on fire!  Completely brilliant riding!
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UCI Track World Cup II 2012 - Glasgow - Day 3: Kristina Vogel (Ger) Blasts Her Way Down The Finishing Straight To Win The Women’s Keirin, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
Vogel was spectacular all through the World Cup, winning the keirin and the sprint.  She was in a different class, completely unstoppable!
1.   Kristina Vogel, Germany2.   Ekaterina Gnidenko, Petroholding Leningrad3.   Wai Sze Lee, Hong Kong4.   Olga Panarina, Belarus5.   Becky James, Great Britain6.   Sandie Clair, France
More photos of Day 3 on Cyclingnews

UCI Track World Cup II 2012 - Glasgow - Day 3: Kristina Vogel (Ger) Blasts Her Way Down The Finishing Straight To Win The Women’s Keirin, Photos | Cyclingnews.com

Vogel was spectacular all through the World Cup, winning the keirin and the sprint.  She was in a different class, completely unstoppable!

1.   Kristina Vogel, Germany
2.   Ekaterina Gnidenko, Petroholding Leningrad
3.   Wai Sze Lee, Hong Kong
4.   Olga Panarina, Belarus
5.   Becky James, Great Britain
6.   Sandie Clair, France

More photos of Day 3 on Cyclingnews

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Omnium podium - Glasgow Track World Cup 2012 - via Tissot Timing
It was SUCH a close omnium!  Ankudinoff and Trott ended up on the same number of points, but Trott won on event count-back - so exciting!
1.   Laura Trott, Great Britain, 24 points2.   Ashlee Ankudinoff, Australia, 243.   Tamara Balabolina, Russia, 264.   Katarzyna Pawlowska, Poland, 275.   Ausrine Trebaite, Lithuania, 306.   Tatsiana Sharakova, Belarus, 337.   Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro, Fullgas.org-Gipuzkoa, 428.   Laurie Berthon, France, 569.   Sofia Arreola Navarro, Mexico, 5810. Cari Higgins, USA, 58

Omnium podium - Glasgow Track World Cup 2012 - via Tissot Timing

It was SUCH a close omnium!  Ankudinoff and Trott ended up on the same number of points, but Trott won on event count-back - so exciting!

1.   Laura Trott, Great Britain, 24 points
2.   Ashlee Ankudinoff, Australia, 24
3.   Tamara Balabolina, Russia, 26
4.   Katarzyna Pawlowska, Poland, 27
5.   Ausrine Trebaite, Lithuania, 30
6.   Tatsiana Sharakova, Belarus, 33
7.   Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro, Fullgas.org-Gipuzkoa, 42
8.   Laurie Berthon, France, 56
9.   Sofia Arreola Navarro, Mexico, 58
10. Cari Higgins, USA, 58

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Laura Trott salutes the crowd after winning the omnium - UCI Track Cycling World Cup Glasgow - Day 3 (by britishcycling.org.uk photos)

Laura Trott salutes the crowd after winning the omnium - UCI Track Cycling World Cup Glasgow - Day 3 (by britishcycling.org.uk photos)

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UCI Track World Cup II 2012 - Glasgow - Day 3: Head Down - Rebecca James (GBr) Pushes Ahead To Win Her Keirin Heat, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
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UCI Track World Cup II 2012 - Glasgow - day 3: Kristina Vogel (Ger) Takes Charge On The Front To Win Her Keirin Heat, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
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UCI Track World Cup II 2012 - Glasgow - Day 3: Jess Varnish (Gbr) Powers Down The Home Straight In Her Keirin Heat, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
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UCI Track World Cup II 2012 - Glasgow - Day 3: Aussie Ashlee Ankudinoff Lost Out On The Gold Medal By 3/10 Second In The Omnium 500m Time Trial, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
Ankudinoff ended up on exactly the same points as Laura Trott, but Trott won on event count-back - such a close race though, and these two will have spectacular duesl for years to come, I hope!
More photos of Day 3 on Cyclingnews

UCI Track World Cup II 2012 - Glasgow - Day 3: Aussie Ashlee Ankudinoff Lost Out On The Gold Medal By 3/10 Second In The Omnium 500m Time Trial, Photos | Cyclingnews.com

Ankudinoff ended up on exactly the same points as Laura Trott, but Trott won on event count-back - such a close race though, and these two will have spectacular duesl for years to come, I hope!

More photos of Day 3 on Cyclingnews

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Glasgow Track World Cup 2012 - Jess Varnish after the sprint (by britishcyclingvideos)

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Glasgow Track World Cup 2012 - Elinor Barker interviewed after winning the Team Pursuit (by britishcyclingvideos)

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Yvonne Hijgenaar leads the keirin - via Glasgow Track World Cup 2012, day three | Photos | Cycling Weekly
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