It sneaks up on you slowly, sometimes it’s hard to notice it’s even there, and every now and again it might burst out of you in an uncharacteristic manner. Stress isn’t just the silent killer of human beings, it’s the silent killer of your cycling performance.

Covered in this episode:

• Stress and cycling performance
• Acute stress
• Chronic stress
• Training stress
• What to do with stress
• Destressing
• Rest and relaxation
• Meditation
• Individualisation
• Top tips for dealing with stress