Train like a Monk

Cyrus Monk
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Training talk from around the cycling world with professional cyclists and coaches. This series is designed to provide a real insight into how the best athletes are training. No BS. No gimmicks, fads or sexy trends. Just the real deal.

  1. Train Like Olympic Gold Medalist Grace Brown

    07/09/2025

    Train Like Olympic Gold Medalist Grace Brown

    Australia’s Golden Girl Grace joins the pod to talk about how she trained for Olympic and World Championship Gold in her final year as a pro cyclist.Plenty of golden nuggets of wisdom in this one, Grace is a legend. Thumbnail image: GettyMusic: WalterEditing: Terance Hor(s)e

    54 min
  2. Training Australia's next Tour de France winner with Coach Dylan Lindsey

    27/08/2025

    Training Australia's next Tour de France winner with Coach Dylan Lindsey

    The Aussie couch peloton are still recovering from a whirlwind Tour de France with the revelation of this year's TdF Femmes, Sarah Gigante. Sarah is an avid listener and former guest on the pod (go and listen to that episode if you haven't already!) and she has put in more requests than most for guests. We thought we'd start with request number one and get the man behind the scenes of her results this season, Dylan Lindsey, on the pod. Hear the training behind the success of Sarah and many of his other athletes, and most importantly, this man's relationship status.Thumbnail image: Cor Vos Editing: Terance Hore

    1h 10m
  3. Train Like Giro Stage Winner Chris Harper

    04/07/2025

    Train Like Giro Stage Winner Chris Harper

    One of the most consistent performers in the World Tour. Harps provides great insight into how he has continually improved each year since turning pro, and more recently, how he prepared to win his first Grand Tour stage. Fourth Frontier Heartrate Monitors: fourthfrontier.com ***Big apologies for my audio on this episode. The recording grabbed the audio from the headphones instead of the mic so it's rougher than Roubaix for this episode*** Music: Cyrus MonkEditing: Terance HoreThumbnail Image: LaPresse

    43 min
  4. Train Like the Fastest Man in China, Luke Mudgway

    27/05/2025

    Train Like the Fastest Man in China, Luke Mudgway

    Mudgey has been a bit of a journeyman of the sport. Riding for Aussie, Irish, Kiwi and now Chinese teams across a 10-year career to date. Last year he had his biggest prize money earnings to date by winning the China Pro League. What is the China Pro League? What's the racing like in China? How's the food? Listen to find out

    44 min
  5. Training the Mind with National Champ turned Mindset Coach Shannon Malseed

    25/05/2025

    Training the Mind with National Champ turned Mindset Coach Shannon Malseed

    We put so much time, money, blood, sweet and tears into our training to improve our physiology, but how much do we work on our mindset? And how much does this impact our performance on race day? Shannon knows her way around this topic better than most, after pursuing her own career at the top of the sport and now helping many athletes better manage theirs. If you haven’t had some filthy head noise going on mid effort or while you’re dangling at the back of a race then you haven’t been riding bikes very long. Shannon provides some great insight on how to manage these thoughts and turn them around to get the most out of yourself even when things aren’t going your way.

    1h 6m
  6. Train Like TDU Stage Winner Daniek Hangeveld

    25/05/2025

    Train Like TDU Stage Winner Daniek Hangeveld

    Daniek started the year with a solo win at the very first race on the World Tour. Instead of chasing her down during her stint in the Ocre Jersey, I got to sit down with her at the end of a training ride near her home in Nice and find out how she started the season so well and what her training at the moment is looking like.

    34 min
  7. Train Like Watt Machine Georgie Howe

    26/03/2025

    Train Like Watt Machine Georgie Howe

    Georgie packed a lot into a short stint at the top of the cycling world, but she's not done yet. Hear how Georgie transitioned into cycling from a rowing background and how the training differs (or doesn't) between the two sports. We also go into Georgie's battle with REDS. The steps she's taken to get healthy again and how she's looking to continue in the sport even after what it's thrown her way. This episode is brought to you by SUL Nutrition. Use the code MONKFUEL10 at checkout for 10% off your next bucketload of rocket fuel. Energetics of a World-Tour Female Road Cyclist During a Multistage Race (Tour de France Femmes) https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsnem/34/5/article-p253.xml

    57 min
  8. Train Like Transition King Jimmy Whelan

    05/03/2025

    Train Like Transition King Jimmy Whelan

    From Runner to World Tour Cyclist in less than 4 years. Now from Pro Cyclist to Pro Triathlete in a matter of months. Hear how Jimmy is taking the skills learned and experience gained from top level road cycling and applying it in the world of triathlon. Can he make it to the end of the pool yet without stopping?

    42 min
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Training talk from around the cycling world with professional cyclists and coaches. This series is designed to provide a real insight into how the best athletes are training. No BS. No gimmicks, fads or sexy trends. Just the real deal.

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  • Creator
    Cyrus Monk
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Cyrus Monk
  • Show Website
    Train like a Monk