Evidence-based Training for Cycling and Triathlon Performance Sebastian Sitko

Sebastian Sitko is a cycling and triathlon coach, and a sports scientist. His active involvement in coaching both amateur and professional athletes, as well in conducting and evaluating research means today’s episode is a perfect opportunity to discuss how to approach the integration of science and practice in cycling, triathlon, and other endurance sports. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: The most impactful sports science on Sebastian’s training and coaching practice Periodisation - science and practice. How to implement block periodisation in your training program. Sebastian’s approach to ultra-endurance training, with an extremely high proportion of low-intensity training Threshold training - science and practice Why Sebastian mainly prefers other intensities than threshold training in his coaching The myth of “active recovery” What are the limitations of sports science, and applying it in training programs? What are some common misinterpretations of scientific evidence by athletes and coaches? DETAILED EPISODE SHOWNOTES: We have detailed shownotes for all of our episodes. The shownotes are basically the podcast episode in written form, that you can read in 5-10 minutes. They are not transcriptions, but they are also not just surface-level overviews. They provide detailed insights and timestamps for each episode, and are great especially for later review, after you've already listened to an episode. The shownotes for today's episode can be found at LINKS AND RESOURCES: Sebastian’s website and Instagram Cycling 2.0: Evidence-based training for peak performance on the bike - Sebastian’s newly published book Sebastian Sitko, PhD | EP#376 - Sebastian’s first appearance on That Triathlon Show WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NEXT? If you enjoyed this episode, I think you'll love the following related episodes: Training Talk with Kolie Moore | EP#271 - Kolie is a cycling coach known for his use of science and physiology in coaching. Training talk with cycling coach James Spragg | EP#251 - Similarly to Sebastian, James is a coach-scietist, and we discuss several topics in this episode from a “science to practice” perspective. You can find our full episode archives here , where you can filter for categories such as Training, Racing, Science & Physiology, Swimming, Cycling, Running etc. You can also find separate archives for specific series of episodes I've done, specifically Q&A episodes , TTS Thursday episodes , and Beginner Tips episodes . LEARN MORE ABOUT SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON: The Scientific Triathlon website is the home of That Triathlon Show and everything else that we do Contact us through our contact form or email me directly (note - email/contact form messages get responded to much more quickly than Instagram DMs)

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Evidence-based Training for Cycling and Triathlon Performance Sebastian Sitko is an episode from That Triathlon Show by Mikael Eriksson.

This episode is 01:24:28 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2026.

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