Cyclocross Hairs creator Bill Shieken joins us today to talk about cyclocross, being a lawyer, filming races, travel, controversy, and rules in cycling and so much more. If you haven’t checked out Bill’s Website CXHAIRS.COM or his podcast CXHAIRS Radio please do!
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TOPICS AND LINKS FROM TODAYS SHOW:
– who the hell is Bill Schieken
– lawyer, officially a senior principal attorney editor for Thomson Reuters
-2009 cyclocross – cxhairs.com / inthecrosshairs blog started
– svenness videos -> on VIMEO page https://vimeo.com/cxhairs/
= cx hairs doing more coverage -> 3.2k subscribers on youtube
=> filming – not a live stream (30,000$ for basic setup) … not live but offer a good highlight
= mtb world cup preview? predictions?
=> Clif Pro Team – and Trek Factory MTB -> Bill did race recaps
=> Nino and Jolanda predictions for xco world champs
Wide angle podium update at 1mill. + (shows, donor drive, next steps)
= slowride podcast -> Spencer –
= cxHairs -> latest w. Tobin
-> Vanderpoel and Blevins
-> TDDTIE –
= bikeshopCX->
= Consummate Athlete ->
– your book/cx skills and clinics this year
- Cyclocross skills and drills —- http://www.crosshairscycling.com/product/skills-drills-bellyaches-a-cyclocross-primer-pre-order/
-> Thoughts/drills to help people with a ‘double tap’/’stutter step mount’ -> think high jumper, mapping it out, thinking footwork
-> 2nd try to do at slower speed, 3rd at half the speed … then do 100x practice
=> Failure in practice – watch cx practice, good generally but watch going to race/hot laps … solo or a few good friends to practice technique
-> biggest mistake you see in cycloCross (skills/prep/training)
=> no skill is 100% wrong,
=> bike skills, like MTB skills, are valuable
Is shouldering dead?
-> a North American issue perhaps, no major long runs
= UCI rule about artificial (6) obstacles?
-> likely not a big issue, somewhat flexible
-> link to cxhairs episode http://www.cxhairs.com/2018/08/05/crosshairs-radio-ep-117-tddtie-new-uci-cx-rules/
– Should you run for cross – your opinion, what you have seen?
- listen to past episode we did last week => HERE
- Bill adds: if you have never run (ie. road racers) you should do something (20min, even less?)
– If you put in and feel comfortable then you can take it off the list
