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 Instagram: @cyclingperformanceclub Facebook: @cyclingperformanceclub Twitter: @cyclingclubpod LinkedIn: The Cycling Performance Club Podcast References: Skills Training Manual Eurosport Interview Code Yellow