Amsterdam Triathlon & Cycling Club
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ATAC the Pod is the monthly triathlon podcast with news, views and how-tos for and by Amsterdam's biggest, best and internationalist triathlon and cycling club (ATAC). Hosted by club members, Neil and Matt, and featuring the best and brightest ATAC has to offer. Note: the language used is occasionally saltier than an open water swim in the North Sea.
A Garmin labels you 'unproductive'; Neil and Matt help you question the verdict.
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Straight triathlon talk with enough club-room personality to keep it moving.
Attack the Pod turns an ask-us-anything session into a solid triathlon catch up, centered on member questions about training, racing, and Garmin data. Neil and Matt keep it grounded in club life, which makes the advice feel practical and easy to use.
Triathlon talk from inside race week.
Triathlon news, unfiltered opinions, one weekly group ride.
Bill Simmons debates NBA tanking, MVP races, and movies with Zach Lowe and friends.
Zach Lowe and ESPN colleagues dissect NBA trades, cap rules, and roster fit.
Big Cat and PFT Commenter cover the NFL, March Madness, and NHL for laughs.
Ryen Russillo runs weekly NFL and MLB recaps with beat reporters like Jeff Passan and Mike Sando.
Someone in the club wears a different trisuit as underwear every Monday and nobody can figure out why.
Matt and Hugh explain mental race preparation through training visualization, checklists, and a process-focused mindset.
ATAC the Pod’s episode “025 - Tri cliches” features Neil and Matt judging triathlon language, from a Win Republic ad claiming there is “literally only one option” to Ironman Barcelona “clocking” sub-eight-hour times.
Ieva describes Norseman as a 3.8-kilometre swim, 180-kilometre bike and 42-kilometre run with approximately 3,700 metres of bike elevation and 1,500 metres on the run.
Neil and Matt explain how to follow professional triathlon by separating World Triathlon short-course racing, Super League's one-hour formats, PTO long-course events, and Ironman races.