In episode 282 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Simon Gerrans (OLY): 4x winner
Tour Down Under, Dual AUS Road Champ, Grand Tours multi stage winner on this Featured Performer episode.
Simon’s professional career took place between 2005 and 2018, he was the Australian Road Cycling Champion on two occasions in 2012 and 2014. Simon was the 4x winner of the Tour Down Under 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2016, the most in the history of the event and he has been the first and only Australian to win stages across all three Grand Tours, Tour de France, Volta and the Gyro. Simon enjoyed the yellow jersey in the Tour de France in 2013 and has been a dual Australian Olympian 2008 and 2012.
In this episode Simon shares around his career highs, lows and the many learnings along the way. It’s been an incredible journey for Simon, from getting onto a push bike after injuring his knee on motorbikes, through the serendipity of having an Australian cycling great Phil Anderson as a neighbour in rural Victoria, all the way to conquering the world and dealing with the challenges of seven fractures in one year in 2015.
Listen in as we delve into the following:
- Coming home from the Tour de France into Quarantine
- How he met Phil Anderson
- What he loves about cycling
- Simons goals and sense of purpose in cycling
- What his first season looked like
- Best performance
- Riding for GreenEdge
- Preparation for the 2014 Season
- Key workouts
- Testing pre-race
- Darkest days of his career (injuries)
- Persistent and perseverance as an athlete
- Late and Young riders
- Performance Round
- Physical Challenge
- His role in the Service Course
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Quotes
“I was passionate about it; I love what I’m doing.”
“You’ve got to learn how to move on quickly.”
“It’s more about simulating race efforts.”
“It’s more about the consistency and hard work and still able to perform under immense fatigue.”
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work.”
“Sleep” – Best Recovery Tip
“Calculated” – Racing Style
“You just react, you don’t think.” – Being in the zone
“Having an objective on the way to your big goal is important.”
“Build a good team around you, a team who believe in you and challenge them constantly.” Best advice
“Be as dynamic as possible iv your approach, don’t specialise too early.” Best advise for young athletes
“Put a great core stability program together and make it part of your regular routine.” Physical Challenge
To follow Simon Gerrans
Timeline
00:00 Start
04:03 Coming home from the Tour de France into Quarantine
07:48 How he met Phil Anderson
09:07 What he loves about cycling
12:13 Simons goals and sense of purpose in cycling
14:05 What his first season looked like
15:40 Best performance
18:40 Riding for GreenEdge
21:27 Preparation for the 2014 Season
23:15 Key workouts
25:35 Testing pre-race
31:07 Darkest days of his career (injuries)
35:37 Persistent and perseverance as an athlete
37:50 Late and Young riders
42:33 Performance Round
49:57 Where his drive comes from
51:33 Best advice
53:55 Physical Challenge
55:21 His role in the Service Course
1:01:42 Finish
People Mentioned
Phil Anderson – OAM is a British-born Australian former professional racing cyclist
Alejandro Valverde – cyclist
Roger Federer– Swiss professional tennis player
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