Does technical Skills coaching actually work? | Road to Gravel Burn Episode 9
Coming off a brutal recovery week following the Sedgefield 500, the focus turns to something I never properly worked on: technical mountain bike skills. A session with coach Rob from Rubber Side Down MTB Skills starts in a parking lot with basic balance — and ends up reshaping everything from body position to cornering, ahead of the notoriously technical terrain expected at the Nedbank Gravel Burn. Along the way: a hard lesson in self-compassion after a rough week of fatigue, a preview of the next big test (the seven-day go2sea stage race), and the packing system that’s about to save a lot of race-day stress