Cyrus Monk

Pro Cyclist. Coach. Musician. Science Communicator.

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

@jem_arnold @BillySperlich @PeterDuking @EJAP_official Nice post 👌 For a real-world example: my lab test in December last year had me at 79 at the same time my Garmin forerunner watch had me at 72

[Domestique @Domestique___]

Maybe the best kept secret of the #TDF2025?

Our daily 🇫🇷 Tour podcast with @Cyrus_Monk and Aiden Burgess.

🎧 Yesterday's episode: https://t.co/PryN8QOth2

If you enjoy it, a quick rating or share goes a long way 🙏

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

Telling my grandkids Pogi pipped Jonas in a bunch sprint

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

Up there with the best Grand Tours I can remember. Unpacked it with the Domestique team here 🎙️

[Domestique @Domestique___]

‼️ NEW PODCAST ‼️

🇬🇧 Simon Yates wins the 2025 #GirodItalia with a legendary ride on the Colle delle Finestre.

🔸Was Yates the smartest or the strongest?
🔸Did UAE play it too safe with Del Toro?

🎥 https://t.co/YOZfCW7ocn
🎧 https://t.co/nJHziXZIGs

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

@irishpeloton Thanks!

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

@StatsOnCycling @irishpeloton Solution Tech Vini Fantini just won the Tour of Hainan (https://t.co/DHmFEEQYkQ) GC with only two riders left racing the final stage. Surely a first ever for this level of race???

[Escape Collective @EscapeCycling]

Want to know what it's like being a pro cyclist? @Cyrus_Monk takes us behind the curtain.

https://t.co/MtuWH0d5O7

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

@boyntoncoaching @MenaspaP @AbbissC Any links to studies where athletes are excercising at core temps >39°C for extended periods? Interested to see how much it might have been costing me if it actually was this high.

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

Been lucky enough to get access to a few CORE sensors over the last few years to aid heat prep for races. Can’t say I rely on them solely for executing heat acclimation sessions and this is partly why. Graph from Stage 1 Tour of Thailand today in 38°C.

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

Sometimes I feel like we’re making inroads to bridge the gap between sports scientists’ findings from the lab and athletes/coaches practicing in the field. Other times we find a sports scientist trying to gate-keep endurance training…

[Jason Boynton, Ph.D.🚴🏼‍♂️📈🎙 @boyntoncoaching]

The last study from my PhD investigating the effects of cool and hot HIIT on temperate performance and physiological response in trained cyclists is now available open access in @JSCRonline.

Here is a summary of our (@AbbissC & @JeremiahPeiffer) intriguing findings with a number of practical applications at the end. 1/🧵

https://t.co/oXCDhjymSx

[Domestique @Domestique___]

Rider 🔟 - @Cyrus_Monk

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

Pleasure to chat with Noemi a few days after her TDU victory.
https://t.co/ZM8cNxfNAH

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

@AnnaKiesenhofer Taking the above into a count will lead to a fairly classical approach of 4-6week blocks with 1-2 hard days, 2-4 moderate days, and 1-2 rest days per week. Incorporating easier weeks between each block to recover + adapt before the next phase.

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

@AnnaKiesenhofer BUT ensure chronic load is at a point where there is still room to build through your key training phase. If you’re close to your limit months out there won’t be much room to ramp things up when necessary without falling in a heap

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

Out
- Zone 2 worshipping
- Superteams winning every race
- Sticky bottles
- Riders moving up on footpaths
- TV motorbikes towing the peloton
- Taking time off the bike in the off season
- Small chainrings
- Downhill finishes
- Pure sprinters
- Stopping to piss

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

2025 Ins and Outs
In
⁃ HIIT
⁃ Carbohydrate intake tailored to temperature
- (Even) Less race days per rider
⁃ Short cranks
- Breakaways winning
- Creatine for endurance athletes
- Drone race footage
- Aero bidons on road bikes
- Big helmets
- Bicarb gels

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

Set yourself some S.M.A.R.T. goals for 2025.
Write them down.
Be accountable.
Enjoy the process.
Learn.
Grow.
(5/5)

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

I’m big on learning from the top dogs, not just in my own sport but across all professional sports. This time last year I took a leaf out of @JustinThomas34’s book and wrote down some goals for 2024.
As you can see, a lot of them didn’t go so well.
🧵 (1/5)

[Cyrus Monk @Cyrus_Monk]

It’s rewarding to tick things off; it’s even more rewarding to push yourself to new limits and see just how far you can get, even if reality gets in the way of some of those dreams. Don’t get so fixated on the destination that you forget to enjoy the journey along the way. (4/5)