Author: Sam Bassetti

Sam has been racing at the Junior, U23, Elite and Professional levels in the U.S. and Internationally since 2009. Relying on his experience and his degree in Exercise Biology, he currently coaches and trains cyclists for Data Drive Athlete and the Team Swift Junior Development Team out of Santa Rosa, CA. He currently races at the professional level with the Elevate KHS Pro Cycling in the US and around the globe.
Training

Failure is your Friend

Unless your name is Peter Sagan or Eddy Mercx, you will lose 99.9% of the bike races that you start.  Failure in sport is inevitable, but it is also an important part of developing as an athlete and ultimately achieving your goals.  Read on to find out how failure fits in to your development as an athlete.

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What I've Learned

What I learned from two months on the road

Sam’s curiosity about his own physiology led him to pursue a degree in Exercise Biology from the University of California, Davis.  He continues to race on the Herbalife 24 p/b Marc Pro-Nature’s Bakery Elite Cycling Team and is excited to leverage his experience and educational background to help cyclists of all levels get stronger and faster.

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Training

Mental Toughness, KFC, and my first UCI Podium

Sam’s curiosity about his own physiology led him to pursue a degree in Exercise Biology from the University of California, Davis.  He continues to race on the Herbalife 24 p/b Marc Pro-Nature’s Bakery Elite Cycling Team and is excited to leverage his experience and educational background to help cyclists of all levels get stronger and faster.

Read More “Mental Toughness, KFC, and my first UCI Podium”