Simon Jones - Coaching, science, and a post-marginal gains world

Episode 25 February 01, 2022 01:33:00
Simon Jones - Coaching, science, and a post-marginal gains world
The Cycling Performance Club
Simon Jones - Coaching, science, and a post-marginal gains world

Feb 01 2022 | 01:33:00

/

Hosted By

Damian Ruse Cyrus Monk Dr. Jason Boynton

Show Notes

In this episode we have a conversation with performance specialist, Simon Jones. Don’t know who that is? Well, with a performance career in cycling for over 25 years there isn’t much he hasn’t done. In fact, we're sure if you’ve been a fan of cycling for any amount of time, you know of a rider or a team he’s worked with.

He was once Head of Performance Support and Innovation at Team Sky, but prior to that he started out as a sports science graduate from Cardiff University and became a sports scientist with British Cycling just months later. He would go on to coach the Great Britain team pursuit riders through several Olympic cycles before taking up a job managing the Western Australia Institute of Sport, then moving to Team Sky, before his last role as AusCycling Performance Director for the last Olympic cycle.

And when someone has been around a high-performance environment for as long as Simon (sorry if that makes you sound old Simon), they would have seen many things come and go - so it was nice to hear what he prioritizes in coaching and cycling performance.

Herein we meander through multiple topics such as coaching, marginal gains, performance teams, training load, and more with Simon. Give this episode a listen to learn from a true veteran in cycling performance!

Guest panelist:
Simon Jones
LinkedIn

This is a listener supported podcast, and we would be stoked if you supported us by becoming a member of The Cycling Performance Club! With your backing we can continue our mission to deliver the best in cycling performance knowledge and practical advice to you and the greater cycling community. Support The Club by clicking here!

Co-hosts:
Jason Boynton, Ph.D. - sport scientist and cycling coach
boyntoncoaching.com

Cyrus Monk - professional cyclist and cycling coach 
cyclistscientist.com

Damian Ruse - professional cycling coach
semiprocycling.com

TCPCP Social Media:
Website: cyclingperformanceclub.com
Instagram: @cyclingperformanceclub
Facebook: @cyclingperformanceclub
Twitter: @cyclingclubpod
LinkedIn: The Cycling Performance Club Podcast

Other Episodes

Episode 47

March 30, 2023 01:30:42
Episode Cover

Roundtable #7 - How prevalent is doping in the pro peloton?

In this episode Cyrus and Jason discuss their thoughts on doping in cycling, anti-doping measures, and how prevalent they think doping is in the...

Listen

Episode 35

June 23, 2022 00:58:00
Episode Cover

Dr. Teun van Erp - How do World Tour cyclists actually train and perform in races? - Part 2 of 2

In this two part series we chat with Dr. Teun van Erp, current data scientist with INEOS Grenadiers, about how World Tour cyclists train...

Listen

Episode 40

August 29, 2022 00:31:01
Episode Cover

Roundtable #3 - This is a major conflict of interest in cycling performance

In this Roundtable episode Jason presents his thoughts around two stakeholders in the cycling performance world with potentially conflicting interests: athletes, coaches, & performance...

Listen