RideFast Magazine March 2020

“I’ve worked with a
few different trainers
and lately I’ve been
using the same guy
that trained other
MotoGP riders and
have learned a good
few pointers.”
the amount of cardio I do but also how much I
eat. Normally my heaviest point comes when
I start riding in February: I want to start the
season like that because when races go on I
start to lose it.”
“I don’t worry about training that much
because it is something I take very seriously,
and I do it very hard. I love cycling. I don’t do
some of the insane mileage like the other
riders, but I enjoy getting out on the bicycle and
will mix it up between road and the enduro
bicycle. You can do downhill loops and still
peddle back to the top. I’m doing just as much
if not more than anyone else and I know
physically I’m very lucky because I’ve always
felt just as strong at the end of the races, more
than my competitors from what I see on the
track. For sure this year will be a different story!
There you are with the elite guys I suppose.”
I’ve worked with a few different trainers and
lately I’ve been using the same guy that trained
other MotoGP riders and have learned a good
few pointers. I want to learn as much as I can
from everybody and make a program that
suits me. I’m sure there is room to improve. I’ve
spoken to Pit [Beirer, KTM Motorsport Director]
about working with Aldon Baker [famed South
African Supercross/motocross trainer] and I
think we’ll get around to it at some point. I did
go to the Red Bull diagnostic training center
recently with the other guys [riders] and that
was an eye-opener. It is impressive how they
can tailor special plans to the smallest detail.”
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