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Metrics such as calories, kiloJoules, Watt Prime (W\u2019), and FRC are attempts to quantify how much energy we have to available to use. Many top pros just have a feel for it. But ultimately, we all have a \u201cjar of energy\u201d we can use in a race. Some of us have bigger jars, some smaller. But the winner of the race isn\u2019t necessarily the rider with the biggest jar. It\u2019s the rider who still has a little energy left in the jar at the end of the race, and who knows just the right moment to use it.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss how to use your jar most effectively to make sure every time you pour a little of that precious energy out, it makes an impact.\n\nWe\u2019ll apply this to a discussion of bike racing, including:\n- Why the best rider always wins the race, even if the or she isn\u2019t the strongest rider\n- We\u2019ll define energy and discuss the pros and cons of trying to measure it\n- However you measure it, you have a limited supply. So, we\u2019ll dive into all the ways you can unnecessarily waste energy including: Responding to every move; riding in the washing machine; poor positioning; and riding on the front for no reason\n- After we talk about all the ways you can waste energy, we\u2019ll flip it around and talk about ways to save energy including: finding the sweet spot in the field and seeking to be bored; learning to observe the field so you know when \u201cit's about to get real\u201d and when it\u2019s not; and learning to think like a sprinter and why it\u2019s okay to sit on\n- Finally, we\u2019ll talk about when it\u2019s okay to spend energy, for example, when you\u2019re riding for a teammate, at those make-or-break moments in the race, and when you smell blood in the water.\n\nOur primary guest today is the always informative Colby Pearce, a racer, coach, bike fitter, thinker, tinkerer, and one of the most thoughtful and inquisitive bike racers we know.\n\nAlong with Colby we talked with Sepp Kuss, winner of the 2018 Tour of Utah, riding for the Jumbo-Visma WorldTour team.\n\nFinally, we'll touch base with another Canadian and world gran fondo champion Bruce Bird, who talks with us about how to read the field.