{"podcast":{"title":"Frodeno Going Mental","slug":"frodeno-going-mental-7652943","podcast_index_feed_id":7652943,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PDS7074417405","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d0374d62-ea2a-11f0-b450-13f7d321288e/image/2096ffa17af066203af1984ee03bcd0d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Jan Frodeno","episode_count":23,"summary":"Welcome to Frodeno Going Mental. A podcast with me, Jan Frodeno, where I sit down with people who know what it feels like to hit the edge and sometimes go way past it. Physically, mentally, emotionally. In every episode, we dig into questions that don’t leave you alone: What actually drives us? What holds us back? And how do we grow beyond the person we thought we were? We talk about the search for meaning, identity and the tiny details that turn good into great. But also about the things most of us keep quiet: the setbacks, the doubt, the loneliness, the dark stretches that never make it into the highlight reel. This podcast is for anyone who wants honest conversations, real resilience, and stories that go deeper than results. If you’re curious about what happens in that space between breaking down and breaking through - enjoy the show.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T08:19:32.767713+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frodeno-going-mental-7652943"},"episode":{"title":"From Oxford Mathematician to Cycling World Record Holder - Vittoria Bussi","slug":"from-oxford-mathematician-to-cycling-world-record-holder-vittoria-bussi","published_at":"2026-05-18T01:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frodeno-going-mental-7652943/from-oxford-mathematician-to-cycling-world-record-holder-vittoria-bussi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frodeno-going-mental-7652943","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PDS6072305523.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PDS6072305523.mp3","summary":"In todays episode of Going Mental, Jan Frodeno sits down with cycling world record holder Vittoria Bussi. The first woman in history to ride more than 50 kilometers in one hour. But Vittoria’s story goes far beyond cycling. A former Oxford PhD mathematician, Vittoria shares how losing her father changed the direction of her life, how she turned pain into performance and why obsession became her greatest strength. Vittoria also explains how she built her own independent project outside traditional cycling structures, why she repeated one-hour simulations every single week in training and what it really feels like to push the human body to its absolute limit. This is a raw and inspiring conversation about elite performance, mental strength, grief, purpose and what it truly means to go mental. Enjoy! Ryzon offers high-performance, fairly produced endurance apparel for triathletes, cyclists, and runners. The brand is globally recognized for combining technical innovation with a clean, timeless design. Use the code “FRODENO10” to save 10% at Ryzon (valid until October 31, 2026). More: ⁠⁠https://ryzon.net/en-int/discount/FRODENO10?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=podcast&utm_term=goingmental PILLAR Performance provides science-backed, clinically dosed micronutrition designed specifically for endurance athletes. Their supplements focus on optimizing recovery, sleep, and immunity without unnecessary fillers. If you want to give it a try, use the code GOINGMENTAL at pillarperformance.shop — or, for North American listeners, at TheFeed.com. That’s GOINGMENTAL for 15% off your first purchase. Produced by Podstars by OMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In todays episode of Going Mental, Jan Frodeno sits down with cycling world record holder Vittoria Bussi. The first woman in history to ride more than 50…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4098,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/frodeno-going-mental-7652943/episodes/from-oxford-mathematician-to-cycling-world-record-holder-vittoria-bussi/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frodeno-going-mental-7652943/from-oxford-mathematician-to-cycling-world-record-holder-vittoria-bussi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}