{"id":8680,"date":"2018-03-25T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=8680"},"modified":"2025-06-09T06:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:22:59","slug":"staying-composed-on-the-bike-leg-in-a-triathlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/staying-composed-on-the-bike-leg-in-a-triathlon\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Composed on The Bike Leg in a Triathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Mental_Toughness_Strategies_to_Stay_Composed\"><\/span>Using Mental Toughness Strategies to Stay Composed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/staying-composed-on-the-bike-leg-in-a-triathlon\/#Using_Mental_Toughness_Strategies_to_Stay_Composed\" >Using Mental Toughness Strategies to Stay Composed<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/staying-composed-on-the-bike-leg-in-a-triathlon\/#How_do_you_have_that_composure_when_there_is_another_biker_on_the_bike_leg_trying_to_get_into_your_head\" >How do you have that composure when there is another biker on the bike leg trying to get into your head?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/staying-composed-on-the-bike-leg-in-a-triathlon\/#Triathlete_Confidence_Workbook_Program_%E2%80%93_Available_TODAY\" >Triathlete Confidence Workbook Program &#8211; Available TODAY!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In this week&#8217;s <strong>sports psychology<\/strong> podcast, <strong>mental game<\/strong> of sports expert Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Andre Bekker, a professional cyclist and previously ranked #1 in the age category 50+ for the 70.3 Triathlon long distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A big challenge that triathletes face when on the bike leg is that they tend to worry about who is around them and very often get <strong>irritated<\/strong> with another person on the bike leg that keeps slowing down or passing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_have_that_composure_when_there_is_another_biker_on_the_bike_leg_trying_to_get_into_your_head\"><\/span>How do you have that composure when there is another biker on the bike leg trying to get into your head?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BEKKER:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;I cannot think of a single race where that has not happened. 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