YAKOV DADUSH 🇮🇱 Consistency, Planning, and Community as a Way of Life

From Israel, Yakov Dadush lives a rhythm that many talk about but few truly commit to. He’s a father of seven, a competitive SISU Racing rider, and a reminder that high-level performance isn’t forged in highlight moments - it’s built quietly, day by day, through consistency, planning, and community.

Most of Yaakov’s endurance rides happen outdoors, rolling through open roads where time stretches and effort settles. Racing and structured training, however, live on the trainer. His pain cave sits deliberately at the center of the home. The bike isn’t tucked away or treated like a luxury - it’s part of daily life, always there, always accessible. Training doesn’t wait for perfect conditions; it fits into life as it is.

Music accompanies the long endurance days. Hard sessions and races are different - silence, focus, and an internal dialogue with breath, heart rate, and sensation. Gravel rides? Those have their own soundtrack: crushed stone under tyres. Coffee before a ride is mandatory, and sometimes even mid ride - especially when training with his mentor.

The Path to Progress

When Yaakov joined SISU Racing, the team was smaller but fiercely strong. He wasn’t where he wanted to be physically, and that was fine. The goal was simple: progress.

Weekly Team Time Trials became a turning point. Alongside structured training, Yaakov joined Ride 4 Friendship, folding long endurance rides into a broader plan. Early on, two-hour rides were breaking him. Over time, four-hour rides became normal. With endurance came control, faster heart rate recovery, sharper pacing, and the ability to line up for multiple TTTs without fading.

Mindset Over Moments

True consistency arrived when training became methodical. Work and recovery began to align, and satisfaction followed. That satisfaction became fuel.

Yakov believes strong riders aren’t defined by genetics alone, but by long-term physiological adaptation. When you see your body respond, you keep showing up even when it’s hard. Almost every block contains a breakthrough ride: a strong four-hour effort, a clear jump in numbers. But no single ride creates lasting change. Consistency does. Miss it, and gains fade just as quickly.

Inspiration matters. Consistency is the key. Planning makes it sustainable.

Lessons Learned

Early on, Yaakov rode hard - too hard, too often. Heart rate stayed elevated, recovery didn’t exist, and plateaus followed. Everything changed when he learned how to ride easy properly. Real endurance riding taught efficiency, lowered heart rates, and unlocked faster recovery between efforts.

Endurance rides are now non-negotiable, even when time or motivation is thin. Volume can test motivation, but he shows up anyway. TTT sessions remain a cornerstone - structured, demanding, and deeply SISU.

SISU Racing: Where It Comes Together

SISU Racing events are demanding by design. For Yakov, they represent the peak of each training block - the place where preparation is tested. Winning isn’t the point. Variety is. Climbs, crits, road races - every rider finds terrain where they can shine.

The WTRL TTT series captures everything Yaakov values: teamwork, shared responsibility, precise execution, and ego left at the door. It’s collective effort, done right.

Looking Ahead

Heading into the 2025/26 SISU Club Championships, Yakov is hungry, but grounded. He knows his strengths, knows his limits, and respects both. He’s not a lightweight climber chasing unrealistic numbers. His journey from Category C to Category A came through realistic progression, season after season.

In 2026, the focus is efficiency. Not just stronger, but more economical. Improving aerobic capacity so high intensity efforts carry less cost. Breaking the 4.8 W/kg barrier for 20 minutes. Riding four hours around 3.4 W/kg without heart rate stress, firmly anchored in control. Ambitious? Absolutely. That’s the point.

Within SISU Racing, there’s always someone raising the bar and others pushing you forward through feedback, group dynamics, and shared data. That collective energy keeps riders coming back.

Family, Community, and Style

One of Yakov’s sons rode briefly in SISU colours before studies took priority. He believes each of his children will find their own path and cycling will likely be part of it. The bikes are, after all, right there at the heart of the home.

His favourite kit is the deep red, wine-toned SISU Racing RADL GRVL design - rich, complex, full of character. Everyone chooses their own style, and that’s SISU: strong dynamics, no ego, no arrogance, just a genuine desire to show up.

SISU Racing isn’t just a team. For Yaakov Dadush, it’s a way of life.