Dan Lorang has two verified long-form appearances in the Roadman Cycling Podcast archive. Below you can choose an episode by its main questions and follow the listening order. For his current role and biography, use the source-checked Dan Lorang entity page. For all episodes in one guest feed, use Dan Lorang's podcast guest page.
Both conversations were recorded while Lorang worked at Bora–Hansgrohe, the team later branded Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe. That context remains part of the recordings. It is no longer his current credential: Lidl-Trek appointed him Head of Performance from 1 August 2026.
1. Amateur training, consistency and recovery — 29 April 2024
Roglič's Coach Builds a Training Plan for Amateur Riders | Dan Lorang Duration: 49:22
Start here if your problem is fitting training around a normal life. The transcript covers:
- why consistency and the balance between load and recovery matter more than one heroic session;
- why amateurs should leave a larger safety margin than professionals;
- how session duration and intensity interact;
- where strength work fits across a season;
- why a coach needs the athlete's work, family, travel and sleep calendar;
- why Lorang values heart rate as the body's response to external work; and
- why he regards sleep as the most dependable recovery lever.
The title refers to Primož Roglič because Roglič rode for Bora–Hansgrohe when the interview was recorded. The transcript also notes that Roglič retained his day-to-day coach, Marc Lamberts. Roadman therefore does not describe Lorang as Roglič's personal coach.
2. Season planning, tapering and total life load — 21 April 2025
13 Years of Coaching Pros: What Amateurs Don't Know Duration: 47:26
Use this episode when you have target events and need to structure the year. The transcript covers:
- ranking A-, B- and C-races, then planning backwards;
- changing taper structure for different athlete profiles;
- using power, heart rate and perceived exertion together;
- using performance charts for within-athlete context rather than cross-athlete comparison;
- integrating work, family and relationship stress into the year plan;
- paying closer attention to total recoverable load after 40;
- the cost and risk of heat or altitude interventions; and
- low-cadence torque work as one specific training tool.
The episode gives examples, not a template that every rider should copy. Heat, altitude and torque sessions carry context and risk that a short summary cannot preserve.
What the transcripts do not establish
Earlier Roadman summaries attributed several clean-sounding rules to Lorang that are not present as universal prescriptions in these two transcripts. The reviewed record does not support saying that he mandates exactly 80% low intensity for every amateur, caps every 8–10-hour rider at two hard sessions, promises FTP gains inside 8–12 weeks, or requires two weekly gym sessions for every rider over 30.
Some of those ideas may be reasonable in a particular programme. They should not be published as Lorang's words without a source that actually contains them.
For the practical, transcript-bounded translation, read Dan Lorang's amateur training-plan framework. For a claim-by-claim reference, read what Dan Lorang says about endurance training.
Sources and verification
- Lidl-Trek official team roster — current Head of Performance role.
- Lidl-Trek leadership announcement — 1 August 2026 start date and remit.
- The two complete Roadman transcripts linked above — source of all episode takeaways on this page.