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  • Rate My Training: A Coach Reviews a 67-Year-Old Gravel Racer

    October 19, 2026 · 34 min

    ​​Free Cycling Training Assessment What would a professional cycling coach change about your training if he could see everything you've been doing? In the first episode of RATE MY TRAINING, CTS Head Cycling Coach Adam Pulford takes a deep…

  • The Best and Worst Ways to Spend Money on Cycling Performance

    October 12, 2026 · 14 min

    ​​Free Cycling Training Assessment Cyclists can spend an extraordinary amount of money chasing performance. Supplements promise better recovery. Wearables promise better training decisions. Ketones promise another fuel source. Ceramic…

  • Your First Gravel Race: What You Actually Need to Know

    October 5, 2026 · 12 min

    ​​Free Cycling Training Assessment Preparing for your first gravel race can quickly become more complicated than it needs to be. What bike do you need? How wide should your tires be? What pressure should you run? What happens if you flat?…

  • Should You Trust Your Recovery Score?

    September 28, 2026 · 25 min

    Your wearable gives you a recovery score every morning, but how much should that number influence your training? Adam Pulford breaks down the information coaches actually use when evaluating readiness, including subjective feel, life…

  • Strength Training That Follows Your Cycling Season

    September 21, 2026 · 26 min

    Strength training has a place in a cyclist’s program year-round, but that doesn’t mean doing the same lifts, loads, and routines for 52 weeks. Adam Pulford explains how he periodizes strength training alongside cycling throughout an…

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  • The Five Self-Coached Cycling Mistakes That Keep You Stuck

    September 14, 2026 · 18 min

    Self-coaching gives you freedom, but it also makes it remarkably easy to reinforce your own biases. Coach Adam Pulford breaks down five mistakes he repeatedly sees in self-coached cyclists, from avoiding field testing and inflating FTP to…

  • Twenty Coaching Lessons That Make Athletes Better

    September 7, 2026 · 10 min

    After 24 years of coaching athletes, Adam Pulford has seen enough training plans, races, breakthroughs, failures, and comebacks to recognize which lessons continue to matter. In this episode, Adam steps away from the charts and physiology…

  • The 100-Mile Ride Playbook

    August 31, 2026 · 16 min

    A successful 100-mile ride is rarely the result of one thing going exceptionally well. It's what happens when your fitness, fueling, pacing, and execution all come together on the same day. Coach Adam Pulford breaks down how much to eat…

  • How to Train Torque Without Just Grinding Bigger Gears

    August 24, 2026 · 21 min

    Torque training has become almost synonymous with low-cadence riding. But simply dropping to 60 RPM doesn't guarantee you're producing more force or creating the adaptation you're after. Coach Adam Pulford breaks down the relationship…

  • Why Crit Racers Need More FTP Than They Think

    August 17, 2026 · 22 min

    Does FTP actually matter for criterium racing? Coach Adam Pulford breaks down why your aerobic engine plays such a big role in an explosive race, how a higher FTP can reduce the cost of repeated attacks, and why sprinty "crit dawgs" and…

  • Stop Fearing The Recovery Week

    August 10, 2026 · 19 min

    Recovery isn't the break between training. Recovery IS training. In this episode, CTS Head Cycling Coach Adam Pulford explains how he structures recovery blocks with everyone from beginners to elite athletes. Learn why recovery doesn't…

  • Behind the Scenes Before the Tour with Alison Jackson

    August 3, 2026 · 39 min

    Days before the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Coach Adam Pulford caught up with professional cyclist Alison Jackson to talk about the final phase of preparation. From altitude camp in Boulder and heat training to tapering, race…

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About the show

Coach Adam Pulford delivers actionable training advice and answers your questions in short weekly episodes for time-crunched cyclists looking to improve their cycling performance. The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast (formerly The TrainRight Podcast) is brought to you by the team at CTS - the leading endurance coaching company since 2000. Coach Adam pulls from over a decade of coaching experience and the collective knowledge of over 50+ CTS Coaches to help you cut throught the noise of training information and implement proven training strategies that’ll take your performance to the next level.