Cycling Performance Club: Dr. Elisabetta Borgia- A new emphasis and approach to sport psychology in cycling performance

Semi-Pro Cycling

Welcome to The Cycling Performance Club Podcast!

In this day and age of power meters, advanced physiologic metrics, and emphasis on aerodynamics it is very easy to overlook other key components of cycling performance- such as the emotional state of the athlete.

In this episode we discuss the importance of a cyclist’s emotions when pursuing peak performance in the sport. To best facilitate the exploration of this topic we talked with Sport Psychologist Dr. Elisabetta Borgia. Dr. Borgia works for Trek-Segafredo's men and women teams and is the official team psychologist for the Italian Cycling Federation. Full-time sport psychologists are one of the newest additions to the pro cycling team performance staff roster so we were very excited to hear about her role and experiences working with these athletes.

We also take a look at the details of how a specific type of therapy emerging in this space- dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) can apply to the performance of athletes of all levels.

Guest panelist:

Dr. Elisabetta Borgia

http://elisabettaborgia.com/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elisabetta-borgia-17174b19/

Twitter: @labettina2001

Instagram: @elisabettaborgia

Co-hosts:

Jason Boynton, Ph.D.

boyntoncoaching.com

Cyrus Monk

cyclistscientist.com

Producer & co-host:

Damian Ruse

semiprocycling.com

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References:

Skills Training Manual

Eurosport Interview

Code Yellow