Cyclist Magazine Podcast

155. George Hincapie and his Modern Adventure

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This week, James and Will chat to George Hincapie, the super-est of domestiques, double 'ard Classics man and erstwhile lieutenant to Lance Armstrong.

George was born in Queens, New York City, on 29th June 1973, to cycling-mad Colombian dad, Ricardo. By twelve he was throwing elbows racing adults in Central Park, and by his teens he was showing the talent that would take him to the Olympics in 1992 and his first pro season, with Motorola, in 1994.

At first a self-confessed bunch of American upstarts, Motorola morphed into one of the most formidable teams of the 90s and 2000s, US Postal. There, George forged his status as one of cycling’s strongest and most dependable riders, supporting team leader Lance Armstrong as road captain and lieutenant across all seven of Armstrong’s Tour wins – though of course that’s wins in inverted commas.

George retired from the pro peloton in 2012 after 19 seasons in which he started the Tour de France 17 consecutive times, finishing it 16 times and winning one team-time-trial stage. He also rode 50 Monuments including finishing second at Paris Roubaix and third at Tour of Flanders; he won Gent-Wevelgem in 2001; and was three-time US National Champ.

Today, George is bringing all that experience to his new team, Modern Adventure Pro Cycling, with the express intention of giving young riders a shot at the big time while becoming 'the next great American team', who might one day compete in the Grand Tours. We spoke to George ahead of Paris-Roubaix, where Modern Adventure had the first big wildcard entry of its inaugural season.

Out chat begins at 10.24

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154. Harry Tanfield: Baptisms of fire, keeping the faith, and the Ribble Outliers

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by Harry Tanfield. Born and raised in Yorkshire, Harry started racing aged 10, and having caught teams' attention with strong performances at races like Junior Paris-Roubaix, he turned professional aged 20 with JLT Condor. ProConti racing turned WordTour after a landmark season in 2018 that saw a silver at the Commonwealth Games time-trial, a British National track title and World Cup wins on the track plus an all-important stage win at the Tour de Yorkshire, making him the first Yorkshireman to win a stage of the race. The following year Harry joined WorldTour Team Katusha-Alpecin on a two year contract, but by the end of the season the team had folded. A few more unsettled seasons followed with moves to AG2R in 2020 then Qhubeka for 2021, but by 2022 Harry was back racing ProConti with Ribble-Weldtite, TDT then Saint Piran. Then, in 2025, he reacquainted himself with Ribble as part of the Ribble Outliers gravel team, for whom he still rides.

In this chat, Harry talks about the good old days of elbows-out crit racing, mulls over the British race calendar’s seeming implosion, speaks candidly about his tumultuous time at the WorldTour and how he handled team collapse and personal tragedy, plus what the gravel scene offers to riders coming from the road.

Our chat begins at 6.19

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153. Aero mutinies and secret shorts with Castelli's Steve Smith

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by Castelli and Sportful’s global brand manager, Steve Smith. Steve grew up in Portland, USA, where he – like most of the city he says – worked for Nike for 10 years. But in 2000 he decided to make a bold move to Italy, to live the bella vita with a job at Sportful. Four years later parent company Manifattura Valcismon bought Castelli, and in the years since Steve and his team have been responsible for some of the biggest game-changers in cycling, from creating some of the earliest, wind-tunnel designed aero kit to the now infamous Castelli Gabba, which revolutionised foul weather cycling gear and spawned a whole new genre of clothing along the way.

In this chat, Steve explains how those early aero jerseys sparked a mutiny within Castelli’s sponsored pros; the day Castelli blew everyone’s minds – including the race commissaires – with turquoise shorts; what the fastest kit would really look like if riders could only put it on properly; what changes in the law around PFC chemicals have really meant for cycling clothing; and how waterproof kit actually works – and why some jackets lose it, while others will be waterproof forever.

Our chat with Steve begins at 10.34

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152. Zoe Bäckstedt: Why I love Sundays in Hell

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This week, Robyn and James are joined by WorldTour pro Zoe Bäckstedt. Born in 2004 in Pontyclun, Wales to British track champion Megan Hughes and Paris-Roubaix winner Magnus Bäckstedt, there were only two ways Zoe’s life (and sister Elynor’s for that matter) could have gone – cycling or cycling. So she burst onto the scene as a teenager, winning multiple junior world titles in road, track and cyclocross, before turning pro with EF Education-Tibco-SVB in 2022.

The following season saw her big move to Canyon//Sram zondacrypto, where she took her first pro win a season later with a stage at the Simac Ladies Tour. A string of top results and showings has followed across all three cycling disciplines, but at just 21 years old, colleagues, managers and pundits are all sure of one thing: Zoe’s best is yet to come.

In this episode, Zoe talks about how her multi-discipline abilities have converged on Classics specialist; how dad Magnus and mum Megan have made her the rider she is, along with the British rain; why, despite the chaos and carnage, Paris-Roubaix is still her favourite race; and just how difficult it is to play boardgames in a family that's so competitive.

Zoe's chat begins at 7.38

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151. UCI rules, design evolution, and why bikes are so expensive, with Pieter Potters

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This week's guest is Pieter Potters, R&D manager at Belgian Cycling Factory, the group that owns Eddy Merckx Cycles and Ridley Bikes. For nearly six years Pieter has been at the centre of designing cutting edge road and gravel bikes, including the recent Ridley Noah Fast 3.0, which features a new kind of geometry that many see poised to change the game - think steep seat tubes, short cranks and aggressive forward positioning of the rider (don't worry, Pieter explains it better).

Pieter is also in charge designing Eddy Merckx bikes, so here he discusses plans to rejuvenate that once great marque, along with answering questions around how much input pro-riders really have into the bikes they ride, how to design bikes for the modern age, how to negotiate potentially ruinous UCI rule changes, and that perennial question, just why are bikes so expensive?

Interview begins at

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150. Brian Smith: National champ, racing with Lance, saying no to EPO, and snakes in showers

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This week, James and Will are joined by Scottish ex-pro turned team manager, commentator and pundit, Brian Smith.

Brian cut his teeth in the 1980s at the school of cycling hardknocks, ACBB – Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt – in Paris, whose alumni include Jacques Anquetil, Stephen Roche and Pippa York, before turning pro with the legendary British Banana team in 1991. Three successful seasons followed including his first British national road race title, which led to Brian catching the eye of the Motorola team bosses. He signed for the American outfit in 1994, and went on to race alongside Lance Armstrong, Andy Hampsten and Phil Anderson. Brian won his second British national road race title that same year, but as we discuss in our chat, despite such success he found himself disillusioned and on the outside of a sport he loved as cycling embroiled itself in its darkest doping years – something Brian wanted no part of. He hung up his racing wheels in 1996 but returned to the pro-peloton in 2011 as directeur sportif for Endura Racing, where he stayed as it evolved into MTN-Qhubeka then Dimension Data, before retiring in 2014.

Today, Brian can be found with a microphone in hand as a commentator and pundit for Eurosport, and among other parts of that job, Brian discusses his love of commentating and watching the lesser-known Tour of Hellas, a five-stage race around Greece which this year takes place between 6th and 10th of May, so keep an eye out for that one.

There are probably few people with as much experience across the last four decades of cycling as Brian, and certainly few people who talk so candidly about everything from being invited into 'the program' by Lance Armstrong, to having a snake thrown into his shower by Shane Sutton. So get the kettle, pin back your lugholes and listen to this one.

Interview begins at 3.44

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The Tour of Hellas in Greece is a five stage race taking place from 6th - 10th May 2026. Find out more here, and check in with wherever you watch your cycling for broadcast times

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149. The legend of Eddy Merckx, with Lee Donaldson

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This week, James is joined by Lee Donaldson, filmmaker and passionate cycling fan, to discuss his upcoming documentary 525: The Unstoppable Eddy Merckx. Lee describes 525 as having ‘the greatest cast of racing champions ever seen in a cycling documentary', and it's hard to disagree. Contributors include Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins, Lotte Kopecky, Bernard Hinault, Sean Kelly, Roger De Vlaeminck, fashion designer Paul Smith and Merckx's old mechanic, Ernesto Colnago, plus Eddy Merckx’s family and, of course, the man himself.

As you might have guessed, Lee now has an encyclopaedic knowledge of The Cannibal to rival his personal passion, so plug in, sit back and enjoy our Merckx-centric chat, which covers everything from Merckx's insane Grand Tour performances, to his tragic crash in Blois, to what it was like going to lunch with the main man.

Interview begins at 3.44

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525: The Unstoppable Eddy Merckx is produced by Lee Donaldson and Simon Hardy's 6 Day Films. Find out more, including where you can watch it, here.

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148. Hunter Allen and the future of training and racing

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This week James (and Will at the beginning) is joined by Hunter Allen, co-founder of Training Peaks, long-time elite level cycling coach to pros and US national teams, and the man who literally wrote the book on power meters back when torque measurement was just a twinkle in an SRM engineer's eye. That book was, prosaically enough, called Training + Racing With A Power Meter, and it put Hunter at the pioneering frontier of what would become the gold standard in cycling metrics: watts.

Last year Hunter was back with his new book Training + Competing With A Continuous Glucose Monitor, and in this episode we discuss why continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are set to become the new power meter and how they and the sports science involved are already behind the uptick in speeds in the pro peloton. In short, CGMs can help a rider and coach work out precisely when to fuel, and to what extent, for maximum performance, and that means Pogačar and co are breaking more records.

Hunter also talks about how to understand training data, the relationship between heart rate and power, managing training loads and fatigue, and how to develop better nutrition strategies to ride faster. It's a get the kettle on kind of pod, plus maybe fetch a pen and paper, because Hunter knows his stuff and he goes pretty deep.

Find out more about Training + Competing With A Continuous Glucose Monitor here

Interview begins at 9.59

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147. David Millar: The Christmas special (sort of)

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

In this week's episode, Will and James are joined by David Millar, a man who needs no introduction, but just in case: David's career in cycling spans decorated rider (he was the first Brit to wear all three Grand Tour jerseys) to fallen hero (he admitted to, and was suspended for two years for doping in 2004) to risen phoenix (he returned to the pro peloton as an outspoken 'clean' rider and raced successfully until 2014) to writer, broadcaster and commentator (up until this summer he was 'the voice' of ITV cycling along with co-commentator Ned Boulting) to business owner (with clothing brand Chpt III) to brand director at Factor bikes (finally nothing more to write in brackets).

Here, David chats about turning pro back in the 1990s and those difficult earlier years; the devastation of ITV losing its TV coverage and him his job; his new life at Factor bikes and the science behind Factor's new superbike, the Factor One; Factor parting ways with Israel-Premier Tech for political reasons; what it's like having your sister, Fran, as CEO of Rapha; whether he's duty-bound to ride the Rapha Festive 500; and his general and utter love for cycling.

Merry Christmas, and thanks for listening for a whole year (or just reading this bit, possibly never having listened at all).

Interview begins at 11.34

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146. Dr Hutch: Tears, resilience, beauty and endurance

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This week, James and Will are joined by Dr Hutch, the legendary British time-trial rider (second only to Beryl Burton in national wins) turned Cambridge-educated doctor turned journalist. Dr Hutch is a longstanding columnist in Cycling Weekly (other cycling magazines are available, see our link to Cyclist below y'know), commentator, pundit, voice of cycling authority and author of several books including the critically acclaimed The Hour, a warts-and-all account of his ill-fated attempt at the Hour record, Faster: The obsession, science and luck behind the world's fastest cyclists, and most recently, Further: Seeking the distant limits of cycling endurance (Atlantic).

In this episode, Dr Hutch explains the moment he 'cried for seven hours on a bike', how Haribo jelly-snakes saved his bacon, the mental madness and fortitude of endurance racing from national 24hr TTs to the Transcon, what makes a endurance specialist special, and why failing to take the Hour was exactly what it says: a failure, but one that rewarded him with lifelong lessons that have shaped his cycling ever since.

The interview begins at 9.26

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145. Alistair Brownlee: triathlon legend, gravel racing demon and sportsmanship superstar

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by Alistair Brownlee, legendary triathlete turned Ironman champion turned gravel racing extraordinaire turned sports scientist turned... If there was a personification of the polymath endurance athlete, Alistair is it, from being the only triathlete to hold two Olympic individual triathlon titles, to sacrificing his own race to carry his exhausted brother, Jonny, across the finish line, to starting his own sports nutrition company, TrueFuels, to top-tenning some of the most notorious gravel events in the world, to... Here we go again with the listing, so you should probably just listen to the episode.

Interview begins at 9.00

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144. Emma Pooley: Tour de France winner, Oat to Joy author and pro-athlete sage

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This week, Robyn and Will are joined by Emma Pooley, Tour de France women's winner in 2009 (or the Grande Boucle Féminine as it was then), Olympic medallist, UCI world time-trial winner, multiple national road and time-trial champion and triathlon and duathlon champ, plus a first class honours student at Cambridge and University Challenge contestant to boot. Oh, and Emma also won the Brompton bike racing world championships and held the Everesting record in 2020 - 8,848m climbed in 8h 53m 36s, or ten loops of a 6.8km, 13% climb back-to-back plus descents. Incredible.

In this episode, Emma talks about the psychological difficulties inherent in being a pro; the pressure of conforming to ideals like weight for riders; her highs and lows throughout her career; plus her new book, Oat to Joy, in which she explains the role of the humble grain in a cyclist's diet, along with recipes and stories about her life on a bike.

Interview begins at 5.16

Emma Pooley's Oat to Joy, a recipe book plus stories of her cycling life, is available now at emmapooley.net

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143. Why are the pros so fast, and how can we go faster? with Dr Xavier Disley

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This week James is joined by Dr Xavier Disley, sports scientist, aerodynamicist, national masters track champion and founder of AeroCoach, a UK collective of coaches, scientists and engineers who are all obsessed with one thing: making cyclists go faster. To that end, Xavier has worked with WorldTour teams and winners of all three Grand Tours, track champions, Hour record breakers, component manufacturers and clothing makers, all with one goal in mind: going faster.

In our chat Xavier explains the basics of aerodynamics and the pursuit of speed from the ground up - underlying principles, how a rider/bike works, mistakes people make that slow them down, the best bang for buck when it comes to kit, and the all-important holy grail, how to go faster for free. It's a techie subject but Xavier explains it in a brilliantly relatable way, so put the kettle on and settle into you favourite chair. Or onto your turbo. Whatever works for you.

Interview begins at 7.03

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142. Magnus Cort: the Uno-X pro on Grand Tours, Classics and dyeing his moustache blue

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This week, Robyn (and Will for the intro) is joined by Uno-X’s expert hotel reviewer and star racer, Magnus Cort. Winner of stages at all three Grand Tours, Magnus is now experiencing a new lease of life in the Classics with recent podiums at both Eschborn-Frankfurt and the Bretagne Classic, plus 6th place at Milan-San Remo this season. In this episode, the Dane speaks about his transition from stage hunter to one-day specialist, how he became a social media star, dyeing his moustache blue for a bet, the Monument he dreams of winning and his penchant for breakaways.

Interview begins at 3.20

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141. Joe Friel: Train slow to race fast, and why Pogačar's such a beast

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This week, James is joined by cycling coaching guru Joe Friel. Joe started coaching amateur and elite riders in the US in the 1980s, before becoming a household name in training in 1996 as author of The Cyclist's Training Bible, arguably the most successful cycling training guide of all time and still in print today in its fifth addition. In 1999 Joe founded TrainingPeaks with son Dirk and friend Gear Fisher, the training and analysis platform that most would agree still sets the bar for digital coaching tools, used by WorldTour pros and amateurs alike. This summer, Joe released his new book High-Performance Cyclist, and here he discusses many of its themes, including how to ride slower to get faster and measuring progress with on easy metric, to the importance of sleep and eating tricks for weight loss.

Joe Friel's latest book, High Performance Cyclist (Bloomsbury) is available to buy here.

Interview begins at 6.07

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140. Kasia Niewiadoma Phinney, Tour de France champ and Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto ace

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This week, Robyn (and James, but just for the intro) is joined by Kasia Niewiadoma Phinney, winner of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes and all-round star rider at Canyon–SRAM zondacrypto. That is, Kasia can win stage races, one day races, Classics, national titles, World titles... you name it, the Polish ace has a trophy and a jersey for it. Here, Kasia candidly talks about dealing with disappointment at this year's TDFF, where she finished third, her evolving definitions of success, her fearlessness as a rider, her hopes for the upcoming World Championships in Rwanda and the legacy she hopes she and her fellow riders will leave future generations of cyclists.

Interview begins at 7.43

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139. Tom Simpson: World Champ and Cycling Legend, with Chris Sidwells

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This week, James is joined by cycling journalist and author Chris Sidwells, to explore the life and times of Britain's most storied rider, Tom Simpson, on the eve of Simpson's historic World Championships win, 60 years ago, almost to the day.

As Simpson's nephew (his mother was Simpson's sister), Chris is uniquely placed to tell us the tale of the miner's son from County Durham who'd become the first Briton to wear the yellow jersey in, winning countless races including three of the five Monuments along the way. As most will know, the end of the Simpson story is a tragic one, but while Chris talks candidly about that day on Mont Ventoux and the situation leading up to it, he's also here to remember Simpson as the trail-blazing, mercurial rider, whose palmarès deserves to be the thing we remember him for most.

So sit back and enjoy stories you may have heard before, only uniquely told with hidden insights, plus many more stories you haven't, as we celebrate the extraordinary feats of Mr Tom.

From 7th-14th September, Chris and his Cycling Legends friends will be hosting an extended Tom Simpson Cycling Festival in Harworth, Nottinghamshire, which includes sportives, cycling talks and films, the Tom Simpson Museum reopening, and the return of the Retro Weekender, replete with Simpson Retro Ride, Best in Show vintage bike competition and all manner of cycle-centric fun, from grass track racing to the retro bike jumble. See cyclinglegends.co.uk .

Interview begins at 5.40

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138. Ed Clancy: The truth behind breaking my shoulders for aero gains, and other stories

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This week, James and Will are joined by three-time Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy. At 16, Ed had been scouted by British Cycling’s Academy, where he came up with riders like Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas, and by 2008, aged 23, he’d won his first gold medal in the Olympic Team Pursuit. Two more golds followed in same event, at London 2012 and Rio 2016, as well as a bronze in the Omnium in 2012, making Ed one of the most successful British cyclists of all time, and one of only a handful of athletes to have won golds at three successive Olympics.

Over a career spanning two decades, Ed won dozens of track medals at World and National level and broke multiple world track records, and enjoyed an illustrious career racing on the road for one of Britain’s most successful domestic teams, Rapha-Condor, before retiring in 2021.

Today, Ed works as the active travel commissioner for South Yorkshire, advises British Cycling on various projects, mentors, coaches and has just written a new book, Full Gas Forever, a 40+ Cyclist’s guide to riding faster and further, co-written with Lexie Williamson.

In this episode, Ed tells us about life under Dave Brailsford, having people joke about breaking his shoulders for aerodynamic gains, turning 40 and how that’s changed his cycling mentality, accidentally ‘winning’ the Fred Whitton sportive, and what it was like competing in his day versus what riders have to go through now.

Ed's new book, Full Gas Forever, is published by Bloomsbury and available here.

Interview begins at 12.20

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137. The Strange Tale of Charly Gaul, with Paul Maunder

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This week James and Will (well, mostly James) are joined by author Paul Maunder, who discusses his book, Angel of the Mountains: The Strange Tale of Charly Gaul.

Born in Luxembourg in 1932, Charly Gaul turned professional aged 20, quickly establishing himself a prodigious yet mercurial talent, 'A murderous climber with a lower gear than the rest, turning his legs at a speed that would break your heart – tick tock, tick tock, tick tock,' said fellow rider Raphaël Géminiani. In 1956 Gaul won the Giro d'Italia, followed by the Tour de France in 1958 and the Giro again the following year, yet despite such success he was a fragile and curious figure, prone to mistakes, distrust and neurosis, and by 1965 he had retired, having never reached such heights again. But that's only half the story, as Angel of the Mountains tracks Gaul through a strange and tragic retirement and into a more peaceful old age.

Angel of the Mountains - The Strange Tale of Charly Gaul is published by Quercus and is available in all good bookshops and online.

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136. Kim Le Court, Monument winner, stage hunter and history maker

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This week Robyn and Will are joined by Kim Le Court. The 29-year-old Mauritian turned pro in 2015, and now rides for Women's WorldTeam team AG Insurance-Soudal. In that time she's notched up a Giro d'Italia stage win, six national titles and earlier this year won a thrilling Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes.

In this episode Kim talks about having to petition teams to sign her, despite her obvious talent; making history by becoming the first African to win a Monument; coping with the mental strain of racing and the comedown after winning; her emotional ride to her first Grand Tour stage at the 2024 Giro; and embracing the role of the domestique while gunning for big victories - including her hopes for a Tour de France Femmes stage win this summer.

Interview begins at 3.49

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135. Stephen Roche: the Triple Crown Champion

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by Stephen Roche, who in 1987 became only the second rider in history to win the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and World Championships in one season, aka the Triple Crown (pub fact: the other was Eddy Merckx in 1972, then Tadej Pogačar joined them in 2024).

In this episode Stephen talks us through this incredible season, from the rollercoaster Giro that had him fearing for his safety, to crossing the line first in Austria to cap a historic season. Stephen also regales us with tales of his early years at notorious French amateur club ACBB; falling out with team bosses and sponsors; proving the doubters wrong; crashing and injury; and what he makes of the sport today.

This July, Stephen will be riding three stages of the Tour de France as part of the Tour 21 venture, raising money for Cure Leukaemia along the way, a charity close to Stephen's heart after his son Florian was diagnosed with the disease aged just seven. Find out more about Stephen's endeavours and how you can support him or get involved yourself at thetour21.co.uk

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134. Ned Boulting and the (last) Tour de France

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT

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This week, Robyn and Will are joined by Ned Boulting. Having started out covering football on Sky Sports, Ned joined the ITV Sports team in 2001 and soon became a reporter for their Tour de France coverage, albeit that hasn't stopped him popping up on Olympics coverage, and one of his favourite unsung sports, darts. Today, alongside co-host David Millar, Ned is the voice of the Tour for countless millions of viewers, although sadly this season will be his last (which we chat about later).

Ned has written and performed stage shows Bikeology, Tour de Ned and Marginal Mystery Tour, he ventures into the podcast world with the successful Never Strays Far with Pete Kennaugh and David Millar, and he has also written myriad books.

Ned's latest book, The Accidental Tour-ist: (Final) Dispatches from the Road (Bloomsbury) has just been released. Described as ‘a lap of honour’, the book recalls chaotic stories and memorable moments from years reporting on Le Tour, the Giro d’Italia, the Flemish Classics and more.

With the curtain set to fall on ITV4's free-to-air Tour de France coverage this summer, Ned talks to us about finding out about the news from a friend, and his personal highlights throughout the years as commentator, reporter and presenter.

Ned also talks about the seismic - and about time too - shift in women’s cycling; the riders to watch at this year's Tour de France 2025; the Tour stages that viewers cannot afford to miss; and his emotions as he contemplates putting down the mic for the last time on the Champs-Élysées.

Interview begins at 4.25

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133. Levi Leipheimer: dark years, redemption and The Growler

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT

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This week, James and Will are joined by ex-pro Levi Leipheimer. Levi turned pro in 1997 and in 2000 hit the big time with US Postal, riding as a teammate of Lance Armstrong. Stints at Rabobank, Astana and Radioshack followed, during which time he won the Tour de Suisse, three Tours of California, the Dauphine and two stages of the Vuelta a España, finishing second in Spain in 2008. His last contract at QuickStep in 2012 was cut short after Levi admitted to doping during his career, his admittance of guilt and subsequent testimony playing a role in the take down of Lance Armstrong. Today Levi is open about this part of his past, and here he speaks candidly about doping, both his feelings at the time and his feelings on the subject now, both in the context of US Postal and the early 2000s and the cycling now.

Today, Levi heads up the event he founded some 16 years ago, Levi's Gran Fondo amateur race and its pro-race sibling, The Growler. As the US calendar shrinks, the 220km Growler is said to be 'the hardest one-day race in North America', and the only race broadcast live in the States, this year via YouTube. Levi talks us through the importance of the Growler to the US domestic scene, from the $156,000 prize purse that helps fund poorly paid pros, to the platform it offers young talent.

Interview begins at 8:13

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132. Luke Rowe and his Life of Sky

Thu, 29 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT

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This week, James and Will are joined by the superest of super domestiques, Welshman Luke Rowe. As road captain at Ineos Grenediers (nee Team Sky), Rowe helped win countless Grand Tours over more than a decade at the British team. However complications from a crash forced Rowe to retire last season, and here he talks about how that decision played out, and about reconstructing his life after pro-riding.

In this episode, Luke also talks about the impact of team DS, Nico Portal's, untimely death at Sky; putting others' success ahead of his own; the dangers of cycling and crashing; getting stuck into his new role as directeur sportif at AG2R-La Mondiale; and writing his first book, Road Captain: My Life at the Heart of the Peloton, published by Penguin.

Interview begins at 7.25

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131. Bradley Wiggins and Ian Botham in conversation, plus Beefy's Charity Foundation

Fri, 16 May 2025 16:54:00 GMT

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This week, James is joined by none other than Bradley Wiggins and cricket legend Ian Botham, who on 15th and 16th September will be riding the Sir Bradley Wiggins Cycle Challenge for Beefy's Charity Foundation (sign up to ride here, more details below).

In this episode, Ian and Brad compare notes on 1980s cricket versus 2010s cycling (spoiler: there was more beer and misbehaviour in cricket), their experiences in the limelight, their greatest achievements, and how to deal with pressure, from the legendary 1981 Ashes to the 2012 Tour de France and Olympics.

Brad opens up about his time at Team Sky, tells us what he really thinks of the Dave Brailsford regime and the cycling media, and gives a candid account of his struggles on the bike and off it. Meanwhile, Ian recounts sharing changing room beers with the Aussies, why he was never into sledging, how to keep a cool head in the middle of a storm, and the long-term impact of his charity work.

Interview begins at 7.00

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130. Emma Finucane: gold medals, world records and the importance of crying

Thu, 01 May 2025 04:30:00 GMT

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This week, Will and Robyn are joined by Welsh track cycling star, Emma Finucane. At just 21 years old, Emma was the first British woman to take three medals in a single Games - including team sprint gold - since track and field athlete Mary Rand in 1964.

In winning that gold at Paris 2024, her and teammates Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant broke the world record not once but an astonishing three times, cementing Emma as the fastest woman in the world.

In this episode, Emma discusses feeling like an imposter despite being champion, body image in cycling, managing her emotions around winning and losing, and why crying before races has become one the secrets of her success. Plus Emma and Robyn get into a bit of Formula 1 chat, because why not - it's all going fast, isn't it.

Interview begins at 7.40

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129. Ineos implosion and TNT TV turmoil with Rapha CEO Fran Millar

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:22:02 GMT

This week James and Will are Fran Millar, possibly the most influential woman in British cycling.

Today Fran is CEO at Rapha, but her long CV includes managing Geraint Thomas and Mark Cavendish; a decade at Team Sky/Ineos, in which she became 'head of winning behaviours'; operations director for Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-2hr marathon record; and then CEO at clothing brand Belstaff. She is also David Millar’s sister, but really that’s just a footnote to a fascinating career.

In this episode, Fran talks candidly about the problems at Rapha - and why they will solve them; life working alongside Dave Brailsford at Sky, including developing and propagating their famous winning mentality; what went wrong at Ineos Grenediers (and it’s not what you might think, also Pidcock is mentioned); what it's like having David Millar as a brother; and whether TNT’s new TV cycling deal is about to kill British cycling.

Interview begins at 15.05

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128. Legends of Flanders, Roubaix and Tom Simpson with Chris Sidwells

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT

On this week's episode James and Will are joined by author and journalist Chris Sidwells to discuss the history of pro cycling's Holy Week, the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.

We talk about the origins of the races, the working class heroes that rode in the early editions, the legends of the 60s and 70s, and how today's riders compare.

Chris is the nephew of British cycling legend Tom Simpson, who won the Tour of Flanders in 1961, so naturally we spoke about Simpson's career, life and tragic death on Mont Ventoux in 1967.

You can buy Chris's new book, Cycling Legends 04: Flandriens (as well as the others in the series) now from cyclinglegends.co.uk

Interview begins at 11:21.

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127. Risk, burnout and Olympic gold, with Connie Carpenter Phinney

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:30:00 GMT

In this week's episode, Robyn and James are joined by Connie Carpenter Phinney, who is 1984 became the first ever Olympic Women's Road Race gold medal winner.

Connie charts her career from 14 year-old winter Olympic speed skater to champion road cyclist, a sporting career which saw her win multiple national titles and dominate races such as the Coors Classic.

Married to fellow American cyclist Davis Phinney, mother to ex-pro Taylor Phinney and mother-in-law to reigning Tour de France Femmes champ, Kasia Niewiadoma (Taylor's wife), though Connie has long since retired she's still very close to cycling, and here contrasts her experiences competing in 1980s with life on two wheels now, from her near non-existent racing budget to building her own wheels, burning out after the Olympics and watching her son race, including witnessing the horror crash that nearly cost him his life.

An irrepressible spirit, Connie has no sporting regrets, and today puts her energy into the charity she founded after husband Davis was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's. The Davis Phinney Foundation aims to raise awareness, money, and crucially to provide support and resources to those living with, and caring for, people with Parkinson's. Read more about the Davis Phinney Foundation here.

Interview begins at 11.46

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126. The doping olympics: president of the Enhanced Games, Dr Aron D'Souza

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:30:00 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by Dr Aron D'Souza, president of the Enhanced Games. Billed as 'the ultimate demonstration of what the human body can do', the Enhanced Games seeks in part to answer that age old pub question, 'What if athletes were allowed to dope, how much better would they be?'

It's a divisive topic unlike any other in sport, but having secured funding - including from Donald Trump Jnr - D'Souza and his team are confident the first edition of the Enhanced Games will run within the next two years, and in so doing will change not just sport but humanity itself.

Unlike the Olympics, athletes will be directly paid to participate and bonussed to break records, and thus the edges of human limits will be smashed through. There'll be input from pharmaceutical companies, profits will be recycled into the research of newer drugs to push boundaries ever further, and the trickle down effect will be that one day, that drug you saw on TV that helped that 69 year old woman run a sub-10 second 100m will be available to you.

Is it madness or is this the future? Have a listen and make your own mind up.

Interview begins at 10.45

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125. Phil Burt, the king of bike fit

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT

In this week's episode James is joined by Phil Burt, former head of physiotherapy at British Cycling and Team Sky and the man who literally wrote the book on bike fit. They discuss micro adjusters and macro absorbers, how riders' needs and wants are changing, and the affect of indoor cycling on the body.

Phil also explains the theory behind shorter cranks, the advantages, and how Bradley Wiggins was already on 165mm cranks at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Interview starts at 10:38.

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124. The ultra-cyclist missing half his organs, Juan Dual

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 05:30:43 GMT

In this week’s episode, James and Will are joined by Spanish ultra-cyclist and runner, Juan Dual. As a teenager, Juan was diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis, a rare form of cancer that attacks the digestive system, and in the decades since he’s had his stomach, colon, large intestine, rectum and gallbladder removed. And yet Juan continues to compete in some of the most gruelling ultra-events on the planet, including El Kilometro Cero, 920km from Madrid to Cape Finisterre in under 100 hours.

In this candid chat, Juan explains how he rides such huge distances despite not being able to feel hunger, absorb calories efficiently or control how often he needs to go to the toilet. He explains how he’s cheated death, how friends and family have picked him, and how surviving cancer and taking on ultra-endurance events has given him a whole new perspective on life that he’d love to share.

Interview starts at 8.56

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123. Lael Wilcox: The fastest woman around the world by bike

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:30:00 GMT

In this week's episode, Robyn and Will are joined by ultra-cyclist Lael Wilcox, who set the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle in September 2024, cycling over 29,100km in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. Here Lael explains how to plan such a feat, the highs and lows of solitude on a bike, their fear, resilience and growth, and the unexpected emotional responses after achieving such a goal.

Interview starts at 13.36

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122. Why do we do it? Endurance, with Dr Michael Crawley

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:30:18 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by Michael Crawley, doctor of anthropology, sub-2h 20min marathon runner and award-winning author. In this episode, we discuss Michael’s latest book, To the Limit, which explores the meaning of endurance – why we do it and what it means to us culturally – through the eyes of Mexican running tribes, fell runners and professional athletes.

We talk about the Enhanced Games – one man’s bid to an all drugs allowed ‘olympic games’; the pros and lamentable cons of sleep tracking and smartwatches; the culture of doping – or not – across the globe; the pitfalls of the biological passport anti-doping system; how community and spirit is just as important as altitude in creating great endurance athletes in places like Ethiopia; and voluptuous panic. You’ll have to listen to find out about that one.

To the Limit: The Meaning of Endurance from Mexico to the Himalayas by Michael Crawley is published by Bloomsbury and available here as well as all good bookshops.

Interview begins at 8.14

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121. Andy Schleck: Chaingate, Contador, Bruyneel, Froome, retiring demons and the brotherhood

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:30:51 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by Andy Schleck, Tour de France winner, brother to Frank and victim in the infamous chaingate affair, in which Alberto Contador rode past a stricken Schleck – the yellow jersey wearer having suffered a dropped chain – to snatch the 2010 Tour de France top step. Two years later, Schleck was retroactively awarded the win after Contador was banned for doping, but how does that sit with the 39-year-old Luxembourgish today?

In a wonderfully candid chat, Schleck explains his thoughts then and now, plus what it meant to race with his brother, his special bond with teammates forged off the road, the doping scene in the early 2000s, his stunning 2009 Tour and his bittersweet experience in 2011, the injuries that led to retirement, the personal crisis he faced once he hung up his wheels, and what he really thinks about Bjarne Riis, Johan Bruyneel, Chris Froome and, of course, Christmas.

Today, Andy Schleck runs several successful cycling shops in Luxembourg and is ambassador for the Kitzbüheler Radmarathon, a gruelling sportive that takes place in Austria in September 2025.

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120. 2024 pro season review + 2025 predictions with Felix Lowe

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:30:54 GMT

Pitchforks at the ready. On this week's episode Will is joined by Cyclist's own Ewan Wilson and writer Felix Lowe to review the 2024 pro cycling season and look forward to what may come next.

Along the way we find out the lucky winners of some of Felix's annual alternative awards – which you can find in full in Cyclist magazine issue 159, out now – including 'The Manchester United Bin Fire Award'. No prizes for guessing the recipient of that one.

They also discuss whether Tadej Pogačar can repeat his historic 2024 season, what's going on with Ineos Grenadiers, the exciting status quo in the women's peloton, the future of the Tour de France's final stage and how to improve safety in races.

Discussion with Felix begins at 11:36.

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119. Tom Pidcock interview: 2025 focus, Olympic ups and downs, descending, and Link My Ride

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:30:33 GMT

This week Will is joined by two-time Olympic gold medallist and World Champion in three different disciplines Tom Pidcock. After a turbulent season that included highs at Amstel Gold Race and Paris 2024 as well as very public lows after falling out with Ineos Grenadiers management in October.

Will sat down with Pidcock in November to talk about his rapid rise to power and his rapid descending skills as well as what's on his agenda for 2025: full road focus or more mountain bike side quests?

Pidcock also discusses how the media – and Netflix – portrays him, his 'down year' and how things could've gone differently, plus his self-imposed pressure at the Olympics.

Finally he also speaks about Link My Ride, the business that he co-founded, which aims to help cyclists around the world organise group rides.

Interview begins at 8:42.

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118. Joanna Rowsell: Double Olympic gold track superstar

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:30:16 GMT

This week Robyn and Will are joined by track superstar Joanna Rowsell. Joanna was picked up in 2004 by British Cycling's Talent Team, which visited her school looking for new talent, and just four years later she won her first World Championships in the team pursuit. Three more team pursuit world titles followed plus a fifth in the individual pursuit, but it was the Olympics that made her a household name. Riding alongside Laura Trott (latterly Kenny) and Dani King (latterly Rowe), Joanna won two consecutive team pursuit golds, the first at London 2012 and the second at Rio 2016 Games. Retired from competition since 2017, Joanna is still firmly embedded in the sport as pundit and commentator, appearing across the BBC's Olympic coverage this summer.

In this episode, Joanna discusses the Olympics and the impact it had on British cycling; coming back from successes and medals to face real life; the emotional connection she still feels with riders from the commentary box; Matthew Richardson's switching nationalities from Aussie to Brit to compete for Team GB; plus she looks back at a stellar career that helped change the face of the sport in Britain and the popularity of women's cycling worldwide.

Interview begins at 18.06

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117. Fabian Cancellara: Classics king, Tudor Pro Cycling owner, patron of the peloton

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:30:53 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by Spartacus himself, Fabian Cancellara. Over a career spanning two decades, Cancellara established himself as arguably the greatest Classics rider and time-triallist of his generation, winning multiple Monuments, world, national and Olympic titles and Grand Tour stages. With a cool demeanour and effortless riding style, the Swiss cemented himself as the patron of the peloton, the guy everyone looked up to, listened to and wanted to impress. Today Cancellara owns ProTour team Tudor Pro Cycling, which this year raced its first Grand Tour as a wildcard at the Giro d'Italia, finishing a highly respectable tenth with Aussie rider Michael Storrer.

Amongst a sprawling conversation, Cancellara discusses why he never talks tactics with his own team; the importance of rider safety, especially in light of the death of would-have-been Tudor Pro rider, Gino Mäder; his rivalry with Tom Boonen; if and when Tudor Pro Cycling will race the Tour; the importance of failure - and where he hurt most; and the effect of social media on young riders and cycling.

Interview begins at 9.27

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116. Peter Sagan: Highs and lows of a triple World Champ

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:30:35 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by Peter Sagan. When Sagan burst onto the scene in the early 2010s he was heralded as the greatest talent of his generation, and so he proved to be. 121 professional victories later he'd notched up three World Championships, seven Tour de France green jerseys, multiple Grand Tour stages and national titles plus a Tour of Flanders and a Paris-Roubaix cobble.

Famed for his dry wit, flamboyant riding style and antics on and off the bike - from wheelies to running man celebrations - Sagan became cycling's poster boy for the better part of his 15 year career. Now retired, Sagan reflects on a life at the top, from the heady highs to the soul-searching lows; explains the importance of team dynamics; gives us his thoughts on today's riders; and opens up about a recently discovered heart condition that could have ended his life and has ended up costing him any further professional racing career.

Will and James also discuss the UCI Cycling eSports World Championships, ridden on the MyWhoosh virtual racing platform, for whom Sagan is ambassador. The live UCI Cycling eSports final will take place on 26th October in Abu Dhabi and will see 20 competitors in both men's and women's events going head to head over three stages for a €60,000 prize purse. The event will be streamed live on YouTube here.

Interview begins at 16.36

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115. Ned Boulting: The 2011 Tour de France, and other stories

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:30:42 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by Ned Boulting: commentator, pundit, author, stage performer, part-time comic and all-round superb raconteur. Ned talks about the 2011 season (the star of his new The Road Book 2011 almanac), from a knife-edge Tour de France with Cadel Evans snatching a last gasp victory, to a Vuelta a España that announced a rising star in the shape of Chris Froome. Conversation then turns to this year's Tour, from Cav's history-making win no.35 to the imperial form of Tadej Pogačar. All that plus Primož Roglič the unsung hero; Alberto Contador, the man who flew too close to the clenbuterol; Dave Brailsford, Ineos and United; and Ned's new touring one-man stage show, Ned's Marginal Mystery Tour – all about his love affair with an unearthed newsreel from the 1923 Tour de France.

Chat with Ned begins at 8.34

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The Road Book 2011 is out now, with essays from Chris Froome, Emma Pooley, Cadel Evans, Ned Boulting and many more. Edited by Andy McGrath. Order your copy here.

Ned's Marginal Mystery Tour is touring nationwide from 22nd October to 20th November. Get tickets here.

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114. Tadej Pogačar interview: How he won the Tour, Vingegaard, losing, winning again, and his work with PlumeStrong

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:30:38 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by none other than Tadej Pogačar, currently the greatest rider on the planet having this year triumphed - and decimated all-comers - at both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, a feat last achieved by Marco Pantani in 1998. Next up the World Championships and a potential Triple Crown - can Pogačar join that elite club of Eddy Merckx and Stephen Roche?

We sat down with Pogačar as he recce'd the World's course in Zurich and took on a charity bike ride for PlumeStrong, for whom he is ambassador. We discuss his rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard; why he secretly hates wearing the yellow jersey; what he makes of Remco Evenepoel; the pivotal moments at this year's Tour; whether his performances make him the GOAT (or if not, what more he needs to do); how he manages to stay so relaxed; and, most importantly, what he eats for breakfast.

This episode also has a bonus interview with tech billionaire and cycling fanatic, Fahri Diner. Fahri co-founded and runs Plume, the tech company behind the PlumeStrong foundation and the PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge. We talk to Fahri about staying focussed, why cycling is necessary for the soul, and how to run a tech company, a charitable enterprise and keep up with Tadej Pogačar, all the at the same time.

Interview begins at

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113. Nico Roche: Pogacar, La Vuelta, son of Stephen Roche

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 04:30:53 GMT

This week, James and Will are joined by Nico Roche. Nico was a pro-rider from 2004-2021 during which time he won numerous races including two Vuelta a España stages. His long career saw spells at Team Sky, Saxobank and BMC, though as we learn, it was with French teams AG2R, Crédit Agricole and Cofidis that Nico felt most at home. The Vuelta was Nico's favourite race, so we kick off by asking what makes that race so special, and does it get the respect it deserves?

Today, Nico is still very much involved in the sport as gravel racing privateer and top cycling pundit. As such, our chat really goes around the houses in expert fashion, from assessments of Pogačar at this year’s Tour, to team dynamics, to the evolution of training, to what it was like being a young pro with Stephen Roche as your father.

We thoroughly enjoyed this one; Nico was a wonderful guy to talk to and very generous with his time, so thanks Nico! And to you, dear listener, we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.

Interview begins at 6.52

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112. Chris Lawless: Team Sky Pro turned Saint Piran DS

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 04:30:53 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by ex-pro turned DS, Chris Lawless. At just 28 years old, Chris is the youngest directeur sportif in pro-cycling, but he's got a whole lot of experience. Cutting his teeth at Team Wiggins and JLT Condor, Chris went on to ride for Team Sky/Ineos, during which time he won the Tour de Yorkshire. As a no-nonsense rider with a stoic mentality, a move into team management naturally followed post-retirement, with Chris taking us a DS position at British Pro-Conti team, Saint Piran.

In this episode, Chris tells us about the highs and lows of his career on the road, the role of mental toughness and race craft, the problems in the British racing scene and how to nurture Saint Piran young talent to prepare it for the big time.

Interview begins at 12.50

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111. Secret Squirrel Club's Dimitris Katsanis

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:30:39 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by bike design visionary Dimitris Katsanis. Dimitris worked alongside Chris Boardman in the Secret Squirrel Club, creating the pioneering bikes and kit that helped Team GB dominate the 2012 London Games. Ever wondered where the term 'marginal gains' came from? Yep, Dimitris and his colleagues, whose work at the time was so secret not even his boss, one Dave Brailsford, was allowed to know.

Across a career spanning three decades and counting, Dimitris has had a hand in winning over 100 gold Olympic and World cycling medals, and right now his components and creations can be seen on four national teams' Olympic bikes (though he won't say which ones). Today he runs his own company, Metron A.E, which 3D-prints cutting edge parts for sport, aerospace and the medical industry. He also 3D-printed Fillipo Ganna's Hour record Pinarello Bolide F. The entire bike.

This is a man who has a story about everyone from Wiggins to Ganna, and who can explain aerodynamic drag with just his hands. So pop the kettle on or jump on the turbo, and prepare to be enlightened.

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110. Ribble Rebellion's Matt Bostock + Tour de France mega chat

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:30:12 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by Ribble Rebellion crit rider, Matt Bostock. Matt cut his teeth racing track and road, but now pedals his trade in the crit racing scene. A twice national crit champ and multiple Tour series winner, Matt now races all over the globe. In this episode Matt discusses growing up on the Isle of Man with Mark Cavendish's old mentor for help, throwing elbows in the States against crit superstars Legion (and winning), and why he'll never turn to gravel. Ever. Maybe.

Later, Will and James also get into a very lengthy chat about the Tour de France, because hey, it's the best race in the world and it's just finished. So stick with us for insights into Pogacar, Biniam Girmay, Victor Campanaerts, whether Cav's record is beatable, plus the truth behind team radios.

Interview begins at 1.04

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109. Mikkel Honoré, pro cyclist at EF Education-Easypost

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 04:30:55 GMT

This week, Robyn and Will are joined by Mikkel Honoré, Danish pro at WorldTour team EF Education-Easypost. Mikkel talks us through the differences between a team like EF and one like his previous team, Quick-Step; how a small (and decidedly flat) nation like Denmark has produced so many great cyclists; and his thoughts on Pogacar, the Tour, the importance of the World Championships and his love of NBA basketball.

Interview begins at 4.38

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108. Carlton Kirby: Tour de France 2024 Special

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:30:45 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by Carlton Kirby, Eurosport's voice of the Tour de France. In this episode, Carlton looks ahead to the Tour de France 2024, and talks us through the course, all the crucial stages, the likely turning points and the surprise heroes. We discuss the inside track on Cavendish's chances of beating the Merckx record; who will triumph between Pogačar and Vingegaard (but listen out for a surprise contender); if could it come down to the wire on the last day's time-trial; how to make a few quid with some outside bets; and why Bernard Hinault has beef with Eddy Merckx.

This one's a long one, but so's three weeks in France. So take your helmet off, put the kettle on and get ready... the Tour is coming! And Carlton's here to explain it all.

Interview begins at 6.25

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107. Factor Bikes owner Rob Gitelis

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:30:10 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by the founder and owner of Factor Bikes, Rob Gitelis. Rob is originally from Miami but moved to Taiwan more than twenty years ago to start building bikes. Originally he ran a factory which built bikes for brands such as Cervélo, Scott and Canyon, but in 2015 he decided to go it alone with the purchase of Factor Bikes. In this episode, Rob discusses how the bike industry really works, why things are so expensive, what progress lies in store, and what he believes is one of the fastest bikes ever made - and it came out several decades ago.

Interview begins at 10.42

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106. Unbound Gravel 2024, racing with British champ Danni Shrosbree

Thu, 30 May 2024 04:30:26 GMT

This week James and Will are joined by gravel pro, Danni Shrosbree. Danni became British gravel national champ in 2022, then in 2023 raced to a storming fourth place on her debut at Unbound Gravel, arguably the world’s hardest gravel race - 200 unsupported miles (320km) across the Kansas prairies. Danni tells us why this was one of the most chaotic races of her life, from shacking up with strangers (the hotels were full) to having her race all but ended by freak storms. And she didn’t even pack a paint stick (what and why’s that? stay tuned). This weekend, June 1st, Danni will race Unbound Gravel 2024, and here she gives us a behind the scenes look at just how it all works.

Interview begins at 9.08

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Unbound Gravel takes place on the weekend of 1st June at 10.50am GMT.
For live coverage of the women’s Unbound Gravel 2024 follow @UnboundGravel; for live coverage of the men’s follow @LifeTimeGrandPrix

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105. RideLondon Special, with race director Kevin Nash

Thu, 16 May 2024 04:30:35 GMT

Will and James are joined by Ford RideLondon-Essex race director Kevin Nash ahead of this year's event, which takes place on May 26th 2024. Kevin discusses the challenges designing the route, from circumventing weddings to dealing with litter; explains how to deal with peloton physics and the human racing psyche; and divests the secrets of managing thousands of riders and staff, all from a secret control room in London.

Interview begins at 7.50

Ford RideLondon-Essex takes place on 26th May, with the Ford RideLondon Classique Women's Tour stage race taking place 24th-26th May. See RideLondon.co.uk

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104. Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy

Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:53 GMT

This week, Pete and James are joined by Channel 4 news presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy for a rambling (but hopefully rewarding) episode that runs from bikes to elections. We talk about Krishnan's charity bike ride, the Duchenne Dash - London to Paris in 24hrs; his fair weather approach to cycling; his time on Strictly Come Dancing; the role of AI in mainstream media; what AI Jon Snow would ask him; and just what this year is shaping up to be in the world of politics.

Interview begins at 6mins.

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103. Ex-pro Scott Sunderland on 90s cycling, Classics, Cancellara, breaking stuff and RideLondon

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:00:34 GMT

This week, Will and James talk to ex-pro, team ds and race director Scott Sunderland.

Today, Sunderland is race director for the RideLondon Classique and Tour of Flanders among others, but during the 1990s and 2000s he rode professionally for TVM, Lotto and GAN before taking on sports director roles at Team CSC and Cervélo Test Team. Here, Sunderland talks racing through the troubled 1990s; a near career-ender when he got hit by a team car; orchestrating Classics wins with Fabian Cancellara; and breaking tens of thousands of pounds of kit in the Arenberg Forest, all in the name of science. Honest. We also discuss the upcoming RideLondon Classique WorldTour women's race, which takes place on 24th-26th May.

Interview begins at 9.28.

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102. DJ Spoony on cycling, music, Dave Brailsford and sportswashing

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:00:52 GMT

This week James is joined by BBC Radio 2's DJ Spoony, current host of The Good Grove and owner of a dj'ing palmares as long as your arm, from pirate radio at London Underground to Kiss to the BBC to playing out in Ibiza and Ayia Napa. But somewhere along the way DJ Spoony also got really into cycling. And football. And golf. And Strictly Come Dancing. And charity fundraising. And politics. And his custom Ribble road bike. In fact, in this week's episode there are few topics not discussed, so screw your earphones in tight and turn up your car stereo, this one's a rambling good one.

Interview starts at 4:52

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101. Maurice Burton, the original British track legend

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:47:32 GMT

Maurice Burton joins Will and James for this week's show. Burton became Britain's first black cycling champion in 1974, and by 1975 was on his way to a stellar career racing track and Six-Day events on the Continent. Here he tells Will and James about his early days living in a butchers shop with a man who never washed, trading bikes or cars, competing in 56 Six-Day races and being sabotaged numerous times. Today, Burton runs De Ver Cycles in Streatham, London, and has just had his biography published by Bloomsbury, The Maurice Burton Way, which is out on 28th March and available to pre-order now.

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100. Shane Williams, Welsh rugby legend turned cyclist and AGILIS founder

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:00:03 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by Shane Williams, Welsh rugby union legend, Ospreys star winger, RFB Player of the Year and MBE. After nearly 20 years at the top of his sport, Shane retired in 2015 and quickly (like within a week) took up Ironman. From there, Shane's love of cycling only grew, and today he not only rides bikes and competes in triathlon, he's founded his own sportswear kit brand, AGILIS. Shane talks about training, winning, the difficulties of life after pro sport, and how he came to cycling. And most importantly answers that question: how many watts can a superstar rugby play push on a bike?

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99. Daniel Troia cycled across America with no food or money

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 06:00:54 GMT

This week James and Will talk to Daniel Troia, who cycled coast-to-coast across America (and back) with no food or money, then made a film about it: We Are All In This Together.

With only basic camping gear and his trusty Surly tourer, Daniel begged and borrowed his way across the States in the hope of answering the question of the age: as a society, how divided are we? Along the way he met some extraordinary characters, made extraordinary connections and undertook some extraordinary feats, from sleeping in toilets to riding through deserts to living out of dustbins. It's an incredible tale, and one we know you'll love too.

Interview begins at 5.26

We Are All In This Together is available to stream now on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video and Google Play.

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98. African cycling pioneer David Kinjah, the man who made Chris Froome

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 06:00:09 GMT

Joining James and Will this week is David Kinjah, Kenyan former pro cyclist who was the first black African to ride for a European team, competed at World Championships and Commonweath Games, founded the Safari Simbaz Cycling Trust and mentored many young African cyclists including one Christopher Clive Froome.

Kinjah talks us through his journey into pro cycling, his experiences in Europe, Chris Froome and African cycling in 2024.

Kinjah is also ambassador and ride leader for Ride Africa, a five day, 500km ride through some of Kenya's most beautiful regions, raising money for Child.org as it goes. Places on next year's ride are available now.

Ride Africa will take place on 2nd - 9th February 2025 and 15th - 22nd November 2025. See rideafrica.org for more details.

Interview starts at 5:47.

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97. Cycling to the South Pole with Maria Leijerstam

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 07:00:32 GMT

On the latest episode of the podcast, James and Emma are joined by Maria Leijerstam, a British adventurer and world record holder.

In 2013 Maria became the first person to cycle to the South Pole from the edge of the continent. This epic, and rather dangerous, journey took her ten days 14 hours and 56 minutes.

We caught up with Maria to hear all about her record setting journey, the highs and the lows, what cycling in Antarctica is really like, and how she ended up deciding it was a good idea.

Maria also talks about her other adventures, including taking on the Siberian Black Ice Race which included cycling across Lake Baikal the deepest frozen freshwater lake in the world. It makes the recent frost in the UK seem a little meagre.

There is also an exclusive chat about Mrs Chippy. Intrigued? Click play.

Interview starts at: 5:21

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96. The future of cycling, from economics to Lost Dot racing

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 07:00:41 GMT

To start 2024 off with a bang, James and Emma are joined by not one but two guests.

First up is Mark Sutton, editor of Cycling Electric and all-round cycling industry news specialist who explains the current state of the cycling industry, looking at the past few turbulent years and what the future might hold.

Mark shares his views on the industry landscape, discusses value vs volume brands, the boom of subscription models and whether 2023 was the bike industry’s worst year ever.

Second on the podcast is Andrew Phillips, race director of Lost Dot, the organisation which runs the Transcontinental Race, Trans Pyrenees Race and now it’s latest race the Accursed.

Launching this year, Andrew shares the ins and outs of the Accursed, how he first came to ride in the beautiful Balkans and why the race is the first ever no-fly ultra cycling event.

It’s a whopper of a podcast, and you even get some chat from James and Emma too.

Does anyone have a leap year birthday? Drop us a note if you do.

Chat starts with Mark at: 06:16

Chat starts with Andrew at: 40:21

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95. Simon Mottram, founder of Rapha

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 07:00:36 GMT

This week James and Emma are joined by Simon Mottram, the founder of cycling clothing company Rapha. You might have heard of it.

Mottram is the former corporate branding specialist and lifelong cycling fan who set up Rapha in 2004 at a time when the sport had yet to experience the explosion of interest in Britain.

You could say, he made cycling cool.

In this episode Mottram delves into his decision to step down as CEO in early 2022, and what it has been like slowly letting go of the reins, this may or may not be where his new love of gardening comes in.

He also shares his views on the current state of the cycling industry and what needs to be done to progress forward. He is unsurprisingly positive about it all, his relentless passion for the sport is unwavering.

Plus, as a bonus Emma and James share their New Years resolutions. What are yours?

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94. Adam Hansen, 20 back-to-back Grand Tours and president of the CPA

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:00:24 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by Adam Hansen, ex-pro and president of the professional riders union. As a rider, Hansen completed a record 20 consecutive Grand Tours, riding as a super-domestique first for Mark Cavendish and then for the bulk of his career with André Griepel. Hansen is also an incredible polymath, making his own carbon shoes (which weigh 76g) and writing bespoke software for this cycling team's logistics. His current day job is as president of the CPA - the Cyclistes Professionnels Associés, which represents most pro riders. He's also a staunch vegan who can go as deep as you want on why it should be the athlete's diet of choice.

As you can imagine Hansen is a font of knowledge and stories, so to tide you over in these festive times, we thought we'd give you an extended episode. We loved talking to him, we hope you like it. Merry Christmas!

Our chat begins at 4.52

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93. Nigel Mitchell, Team Sky's sports nutritionist

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 07:00:58 GMT

James is joined by ex-Team Sky sports nutritionist, Nigel Mitchell. Nigel has been a top clinical sports nutritionist for more than 25 years, with nearly a decade spent helping Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome win Grand Tours, followed by work with Team GB sailors, skiers and triathletes and more WorldTour cycling teams. In this episode, Nigel discusses the old school world of cycling nutrition and the revolutionary approach he brought to the WorldTour, plus how you can work out how to fuel on the bike based on your body, and what the future of sports nutrition looks like.

Nigel is currently ambassador for American Pistachio Growers and head of nutrition at EF Pro Cycling. For more info on the superfood that is pistachios, visit https://americanpistachios.org/

Nigel is also the author of two recipe books, The Plant-Based Cyclist and The Cyclist's Cookbook, available at all the usual bookshops.

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92. Leigh Timmis is the fastest man across Europe

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:00:10 GMT

This week Robyn and James are joined by ultra-cyclist Leigh Timmis, the fastest man across Europe, pedalling 6,330km from Cabo do Roca in Portugal to Ufa, Russia in just 16 days, 10 hours and 45 minutes. Leigh also held the record for the furthest distance cycled in seven days - 3,589km - and has also ridden around the world. Only that one took a bit longer than usual - about seven years.

Our chat with Leigh begins at 6.12

Leigh Timmis has just released his first book, The Race of Truth (Summersdale), a candid account of sacrifice, inner battles and superhuman efforts as he made his record breaking ride.

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91. Alex Dowsett tells all about pro cycling

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 06:00:15 GMT

This week Will and James are joined by Alex Dowsett, six-time British National TT champ, twice Giro d'Italia stage winner and one-time Hour record holder. And he did this all while competing with haemophilia.

Now retired, Alex has just released his autobiography, Bloody Minded (Bloomsbury), a candid account that pulls no punches, either when assessing his own performance or telling it like it was, from crap components to dodgy team owners to going-it-alone for the Hour. Happily, he's up for discussing it all, and more, on this week's show.

Interview starts at 4:20

Alex founded his charity, Little Bleeders, in 2016, which supports young people with blood disorders to get into sport. It's a great cause, so please do pay the website a visit for more details.

Bloody Minded, is published by Bloomsbury and available at all good bookshops.

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90. SD Worx's Anna Shackley is Britain's next cycling star

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:00:04 GMT

For this week’s episode, Emma and Will are joined by the formidable Anna Shackley who rides for SD Worx and, who at just 22 years old, has had a glittering summer.

Often the domestique, Shackley has her own set of decent results. Highlights include a win in the under-23 race at the British National Championships (5th overall), third place in the under-23 race at her home World Championships in Scotland, second place at the first Tour de l’Avenir Femmes, a top-10 finish at the Tour de Romandie (supporting Demi Vollering to victory) and second place at the under-23 European Championships.

Not bad, hey? Shackley chats about her role within the super team, what it’s like riding among some of the biggest names in the sport and, ultimately, where she sees herself progressing.

She is also candid about the jump from junior level to WorldTour, the lack of women’s U23 races as well as the issues in the UK racing scene and what needs to be done to nurture youngsters coming up the ranks.

Interview starts at 5:45.

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89. Ex-pro Christian Meier is an elite runner now

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:00:12 GMT

Joining Will and Emma this week is former pro road racer Christian Meier. The 38-year-old, who rode for Garmin-Chipotle and GreenEdge, recently took up trail running and this year won one of the world's biggest races in France. In this episode Meier discusses falling out with cycling, finding a new sport his ambitions in running.

Meier is also one of the fore-founders of Girona's cycling scene, founding institutions La Fabrica, Espresso Mafia and The Service Course with his wife Amber, he talks to us about how the Spanish city has changed over the years and how he's developing the running community there too.

Interview starts at 4:57.

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88. Winning gold with Neah Evans

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:00:05 GMT

This week Emma and Robyn are joined by World Champion track cyclist Neah Evans.

Most recently Evans won the Madison at the World Championships in Glasgow alongside teammate Elinor Barker. She also boasts five Commonwealth Games medals, an Olympic silver medal, and has held national, European and world titles, over a number of track events.

Coming to the sport slightly later than most, Evans explains how she ended up whizzing around the velodrome and discusses the positives and negatives around her atypical entrance into the sport.

She also chats all things training with British Cycling, how track cyclists get paired up and her excitement for Paris 2024, only 15 sprint sessions away.

Interview starts at 5:32.

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87. Philosophy and cycling with James Hibbard

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:00:18 GMT

This week we’re joined by ex-professional cyclist turned philosopher-author, James Hibbard, to chat about his book, The Art of Cycling: Philosophy, meaning, and a life on two wheels.

It’s a sort of memoir-cum-meditation – a bit like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – taking the form of a cycling road trip interspliced with tales of James’s racing career and musings through the lens of philosophers such as Nietzsche and Plato. Here, our James talks to James about the sport we all love so much, what it really is, why do we do actually do it, and – the scariest question of all – is there even any point?

The Art of Cycling: Philosophy, meaning, and a life on two wheels is published by Pegasus Books, buy it now on Amazon.

Interview starts at 5:22.

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86. Yanto Barker, Le Col CEO and Richmond Park KoM

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:00:07 GMT

Robyn and Will are joined this week by Yanto Barker, former pro cyclist and founder and CEO of cycling clothing brand Le Col. Barker talks to Cyclist about his racing career, retiring twice, starting Le Col and how he got London's coveted Richmond Park Strava KoM. He also discusses ending the sponsorship of the Le Col-Wahoo team and the current state of the British domestic racing scene.

Interview starts at 5:04.

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85. Instagram vs reality with Liam Yates

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:00:13 GMT

Emma and Will are joined by cycling influencer and ultra cyclist Liam Yates. Social media has taken over the world, and Liam is all too aware of this, with his sizeable and growing 20k + Instagram following. He talks about how social media has impacted his life, why he posts what he does, and how he finds a balance among it all. He also chats about the pressures of coming from a cycling family and the enjoyment he gets from riding super long distances in super remote places. Gravel taste buds are sure to be tingled.

Interview starts at 6:06.

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84. Greg LeMond, winner of the greatest ever Tour de France

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 05:00:11 GMT

This week James is joined by Cyclist's very own editor (and his boss), Pete Muir, to interview cycling legend Greg LeMond. LeMond is a great story teller, so this is a long episode, but trust us it's worth the time to hear Greg talk candidly about getting shot and nearly dying, losing contracts, not getting paid, winning it all anyway then finding himself embroiled in cycling's most sordid era. Get the kettle on and settle in.

Our chat begins at 7m37s.

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83. Carlton Kirby, cycling's Terry Wogan

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:00:44 GMT

James is flying solo on the podcast this week, luckily he's with the great Carlton Kirby. The Eurosport and GCN commentator talks his new book 'Sticky Bottle', the new era of commentary, making mistakes and his predictions for this year's Tour de France.

Our chat begins at 4m33s.

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82. Ned Boulting, time-traveller

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:00:33 GMT

This week Robyn and Will are joined by commentator, podcaster and author Ned Boulting, to discuss his new book '1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession'. After being alerted to an old film reel from the Tour de France being sold at auction in 2020, Ned set off on a journey to find out all about it including the race, the riders, the onlookers, the social and political context and its spooky reflections in the modern world. Ned also shares his thoughts about the 2023 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, explains why he hates predictions and makes some of his own.

Our chat begins at 5m20s

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81. Lizzie Deignan returns to the pro peloton

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:30:11 GMT

This week Emma and James are joined by Lizzie Deignan, arguably Britain's most successful female cyclist since Beryl Burton... whom Lizzie just happened to grow up nearby to. Now riding for Trek-Segafredo, Lizzie's palmares includes World Champ stripes, the Tour of Flanders, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Women's Tour, Strade Bianche and of course the first ever women's Paris-Roubaix in 2021. And those are just the highlights.

We spoke to Lizzie on the eve of the Ride London Classique, which marked her return to racing on British soil after having her second child. The interview took place in a hotel cafe, so apologies for the background noise - we hope it's not too distracting.

Our chat begins at 5m 17secs

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80. Jenny Graham, the fastest person to cycle around the world

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 06:00:17 GMT

Joining Emma and Will this week is Jenny Graham, the Scottish endurance cyclist who cycled around the world unsupported in 2018, finishing in 124 days and 11 hours, a record that still stands. With her book 'Coffee First, Then The World — One Woman’s Record-Breaking Pedal Around the Planet' out now, she chats about the challenges of writing it and some of her favourite stories from her circumnavigation. Graham also talks frankly about learning to believe in yourself, not diminishing your own challenges, and the importance of structure post-adventure.

Interview begins at 3m 02s.

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79. Trek-Segafredo psychologist Dr. Elisabetta Borgia on the cyclist's inner monologue

Thu, 18 May 2023 06:00:48 GMT

Elisabetta Borgia is the WorldTour's first full-time team psychologist, supporting both the men and women at Trek-Segafredo. She knows the ins and outs of each rider, helping them develop emotional literacy and become their very best. In this week’s episode, Borgia joins Emma and James to discuss how cyclists can harness the power of self-talk, the changes parenthood can bring to a rider’s repertoire, how we feel things like nerves and fear for a reason, and the ways we can learn to accept these feelings and develop our understanding of them.

Interview begins at 6m 38s.

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78. Fear, pain and motivation with sports psychologist Dr. Josie Perry

Thu, 04 May 2023 06:00:36 GMT

From how to be a better descender, to how mentally testing cycling really is and the impact of social media platforms like Strava on elite cyclists, this week Emma and Will chat to sports psychologist Dr. Josie Perry about all things mental and cycling. Dr. Perry works with elite and amateur athletes, helping them tune into their mental wellbeing to become better versions of themselves. In this episode she spills some of her secrets.

Interview begins at 4m09

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77. Orla Chennaoui, the face of pro cycling

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 06:00:18 GMT

Joining Emma and Robyn this week is Orla Chennaoui, lead presenter of Eurosport’s cycling coverage. Chennaoui has become synonymous with cycling, but it wasn’t always the case. She talks us through how she came to work in the sport, her favourite cycling rivalry and the growth of women’s cycling. She also shares her hidden talent (spoiler, it’s a good one), discusses sticking to her values and explains why her Instagram bio reads ‘balls may drop’.

Interview begins at 3m15

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76. Polka dot jersey winner Pippa York on finding happiness

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 06:00:25 GMT

Emma and Robyn are joined by 1984 Tour de France polka dot jersey winner Pippa York, formerly known as Robert Millar, who is now working in journalism and human rights. York, who transitioned after her retirement in 1995 and came back into public life in 2017, discusses highlights from her racing career, the 1985 ‘Stolen Vuelta’, and the current cycling scene, as well as the story of her transition, her exponentially growing happiness, and about trans people in sport.

Interview starts at 6m35s

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75. Brompton CEO, Will Butler-Adams

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:00:16 GMT

Will Butler-Adams joined legendary folding bike manufacturer Brompton Bicycles aged 28 after a meeting with the chairman on a coach, he became managing director/CEO five years later in 2008 and is still running the still-growing show 15 years on. In Anthony's final episode on the podcast, he and James sit down with Butler-Adams to discuss innovation, e-bikes and cycling politics.

Interview begins at 6m40s

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74. The incredible story of Major Taylor, track champion of the 1890s

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 07:00:52 GMT

For a young black rider competing in the embers of the American Civil War, Major Taylor had the toughest of rides. He was abused by crowds, threatened with lynchings and beaten unconscious by other riders. Yet by the end of the 1890s America and the world of cycling had its first black champion, the man they called the Whirlwind. Here to tell the story is documentary maker Cyrille Vincent, whose upcoming film Whirlwind brings to life Major Taylor's incredible tale.

Interview begins at 8m08s

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73. Mani Arthur, founder of Black Cyclists Network (aka BCN)

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:25:14 GMT

Mani Arthur founded Black Cyclists Network - or BCN - in London in 2018. BCN started as grassroots cycling club with the aim of bringing together cyclists of colour, but in the five years since it has turned into a movement with members all over the globe. Here Mani talks about his path from football into cycling (and just what his mates made of his Lycra), competing for Ghana, and the reasons why creating diversity at the top of the sport is not as easy as it seems.

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72. Chris D'Aluisio probably designed one of your bikes

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 07:00:44 GMT

This week Anthony and James are joined by Specialized's concept engineer, Chris D'Aluisio, who might as well be called Specialized's in-house Willy Wonka. That's because two decades with the Big S and more bike-designing years besides has seen Chris create some of the most brilliant, iconic rides in the world, from numerous Specialized Tarmacs to suspension-outfitted Roubaixs to wind-slicing Venges, to the most recent venture, the weirdly head-turning, engineering compelling Diverge gravel bike.

Interview begins at 2m32s

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71. Ultra cyclist Emily Chappell on burn out and body image

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 07:00:57 GMT

In 2016, Emily Chappell was the first woman across the line in the Transcontinental Race, covering some 4000km and 50,000m of climbing in 13 days, 10 hours and 28 minutes. It was only the second time the former bike courier had entered, her first endeavour ending in hospital after she was forced to retire with chest pains. Since then all manner of big ride challenges have ensued, with Emily co-founding the Adventure Syndicate along the way, an organisation that encourages women to take on challenging rides. Last summer she once again rode ahead of the Tour de France as part of Le Loop, but upon returning to the UK after another mammoth few months riding around the globe, she found she was suffering from post-Covid, post-viral fatigue. Here she tells James and Anthony about her adventures, her relationship to the cycling and how she's bouncing back to fitness.

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70. The Performance Chef, Alan Murchison

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 07:00:44 GMT

Alan Murchison is a Michelin-Starred chef. He's also a nutrition coach and cook to some of the world's top cyclists. But like all things in life, success is hard-won, and you can't just expect to keep it once you've got it. In this episode, Alan - aka The Performance Chef - tells Anthony and James what it takes to get to the top, and discusses the high and lows of staying there.

Alan is also the author of The Cycling Chef series of recipe books for cyclists, whose recipes feature each month in Cyclist magazine, and which are published in full by Bloomsbury.

This episode is supported by H.V.M.N, the creators of Ketone-IQ.

We hear a lot about ketones in the pro peloton, but what are they?

These benefits led H.V.M.N to create Ketone-IQ: a drinkable ketone designed to support energy, focus and endurance.

Ketone-IQ Shots are the best way to get your ketones on the go. They’re portable, convenient, and fit perfectly in your pocket during a ride or a race.

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69. Beryl Burton, Soviet spies and Eddy Merckx

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 07:00:16 GMT

Anthony and James are joined by author and sports journalist Jeremy Wilson, whose book Beryl Burton: In search of Britain's Greatest Athlete, won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022. Jeremy regales us with tales of Beryl Burton's incredible 30 year career, from being spied on by Soviet agents to meeting Eddy Merckx at Tom Simpson's funeral. In The Cannibal's words, Beryl Burton was 'The boss of us all', and Jeremy tells us why.

Jeremy Wilson's book, Beryl Burton: In Search of Britain's Greatest Athlete is available to buy from Profile Books.

This episode is supported by H.V.M.N, the creators of Ketone-IQ.

We hear a lot about ketones in the pro peloton, but what are they?

These benefits led H.V.M.N to create Ketone-IQ: a drinkable ketone designed to support energy, focus and endurance.

Ketone-IQ Shots are the best way to get your ketones on the go. They’re portable, convenient, and fit perfectly in your pocket during a ride or a race.

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68. Lael Wilcox can ride further than you (and faster)

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 07:00:34 GMT

Anthony and James are joined by ultra-distance cyclist Lael Wilcox, winner of the Trans Am Bike Race, Baja Divide record setter, Tour Divide record setter, Navad runner up and founder of Lael Rides Alaska Women's Scholarship.

Charlotte's BMX Freestyle gold medal-winning run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBXNV40XIs

This episode is supported by H.V.M.N, the creators of Ketone-IQ.

We hear a lot about ketones in the pro peloton, but what are they?

These benefits led H.V.M.N to create Ketone-IQ: a drinkable ketone designed to support energy, focus and endurance.

Ketone-IQ Shots are the best way to get your ketones on the go. They’re portable, convenient, and fit perfectly in your pocket during a ride or a race.

You can save 20% on Ketone-IQ using the promo code CYCLIST at https://hvmn.com/CYCLIST?

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67. World's first BMX Freestyle gold medalist, Charlotte Worthington

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 07:00:58 GMT

Anthony and James are joined by Charlotte Worthington, Great Britain and the World's first women's Olympic BMX Freestyle gold medallist, and the first woman to land a 360-backflip in competition (check out the link below). Charlotte tells us about her rise to fame, from talented scooter kid to chef to World beating BMX athlete, and explains how to crash, and how to get up again and send it.

Interview starts at 6mins

Charlotte's BMX Freestyle gold medal-winning run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBXNV40XIs

This episode is supported by H.V.M.N, the creators of Ketone-IQ.

We hear a lot about ketones in the pro peloton, but what are they?

These benefits led H.V.M.N to create Ketone-IQ: a drinkable ketone designed to support energy, focus and endurance.

Ketone-IQ Shots are the best way to get your ketones on the go. They’re portable, convenient, and fit perfectly in your pocket during a ride or a race.

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66. The truth behind ketones

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:00:19 GMT

Anthony and James are joined by Dr Latt Mansor, one sports sciences leading lights and lead researcher in the field of ketones. There is no such thing as a daft question when it comes to ride fuelling, metabolism and keytones, which is good because James and Anthony ask them all, and Dr Latt is only too obliging.

Interview starts at 6mins 50secs

This episode is supported by H.V.M.N, the creators of Ketone-IQ.

We hear a lot about ketones in the pro peloton, but what are they?

These benefits led H.V.M.N to create Ketone-IQ: a drinkable ketone designed to support energy, focus and endurance.

Ketone-IQ Shots are the best way to get your ketones on the go. They’re portable, convenient, and fit perfectly in your pocket during a ride or a race.

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65. Mikel Delagrange and Salim Kipkemboi of the Amani Project

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:29:37 GMT

Anthony and James are joined by Mikel Delagrange and Salim Kipkemboi. Mikel is the founder of the Amani Project, which is bringing together initiatives aimed at enhancing inclusivity in cycling and creating opportunities for riders based in Africa; Salim is a 23-year-old rising Kenyan star who rides for Team Amani, and who this year took on the UCI Gravel Worlds in Italy.

Interview starts at 6mins

This episode is supported by H.V.M.N, the creators of Ketone-IQ.

We hear a lot about ketones in the pro peloton, but what are they?

These benefits led H.V.M.N to create Ketone-IQ: a drinkable ketone designed to support energy, focus and endurance.

Ketone-IQ Shots are the best way to get your ketones on the go. They’re portable, convenient, and fit perfectly in your pocket during a ride or a race.

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64. Ned Boulting loves the Tour de France

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:30:00 GMT

In 2003, Ned Boulting made the switch from darts and football to covering the Tour de France, and since then he's become the voice of Le Tour, alongside David Millar. Here Ned looks back over two decades at the carnival, from doorstepping Floyd Landis to why Mark Cavendish should have (maybe) been at this year's Tour.

Ned is also back touring his one man show, Re-Tour de Ned across the UK. See https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/ned-boulting for tickets

Interview starts at 5min 20secs

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63. Jack UltraCyclist has climbed 760,656m since January

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 06:00:28 GMT

Jack Thompson is an Australian UltraCyclist who rides incredible distances, climbs incredible heights and raises incredible amounts of money. As inspirational cyclists go, he's up there, and he's doing it all to shine a light on mental health issues. And because he quite likes riding a bike.

Interview starts at 3min 52secs

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62. Nick Littlehales, Team Sky's sleep coach

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 06:00:20 GMT

Nick Littlehales knows sleep. He knows how to sleep, when to sleep and why to sleep, and he's helped everyone from Team Sky to Manchester United adopt new methods for better rest. Want to know what those methods are? Then listen on...

Interview starts at 4m10s

For this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.

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61. Sam Bewley loves Giants, hates motorbikes (sometimes)

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:00:27 GMT

Team BikeExchange-Jayco's Sam Bewley joins Anthony and James from Girona, a few weeks before calling time on a career than spanned 14 years and took him from racing at Livestrong under the tutelage of Axel Merckx, to a brief stint at Radioshack with Lance Armstrong to a lengthy career at Orica-GreenEdge. He's learned a few things in that time, including how to eat, how to overtake like he's still racing track and just how important a moto can be in a Grand Tour. He's a good bloke, good racer.

For this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.

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60. Svein Tuft, one of the toughest pro riders ever

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:00:14 GMT

Anthony find himself flying solo this week (just where is that James fella?) as he talks to Svein Tuft, the Canadian ex-pro of Garmin and GreenEdge fame, who once upon took time-trial titles all over the shop from Nationals to the Tour de France, but who beneath it all would probably rather have been bike-packing around the world with just his wits and a penknife.

Interview starts at 5m40secs

This episode is presented by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.

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59. Matt Stephens, who needs no introduction

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:00:12 GMT

This week Anthony and James talk to ex-national champ, ex-GCN presenter but still prolific broadcaster and all round top human, Matt Stephens, about, well... about everything. That's because one minute Matt will be hanging out with Bradley Wiggins, the next he'll be doing punditry at the Tour and then you'll suddenly find out he had a brush with NFTs, can explain blockchain, collects art and can find the most amount of joy in the weirdest French hotel hairdryer.

Interview starts at 13m27secs

For this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.

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58. Peter Stetina, from WorldTour pro to gravel privateer

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:30:27 GMT

After nearly a decade as professional, Peter Stetina swapped skinny tyres for wide rubber, grew a tash and threw himself headlong into the gravel scene. Today he races as a self-styled privateer, competing at the sharp end of a newly emerging sport. Here he tells us why he loves gravel so much, why the UCI will change things, and tries to explain to Anthony how to use a tyre plug.

Interview starts at11m38secs

For this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.

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57. Imogen Cotter back from the brink

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 06:30:35 GMT

Imogen Cotter's 2022 season was looking rosy, the Irish road race champ had moved to Girona armed with a new pro contract and ready to take on the world, but in one fell swoop a horrendous road traffic accident nearly took it all away. Nearly. Because Imogen Cotter is a fighter, and here she shares her incredible journey from the back of an ambulance to getting back on her bike. This episode contains some challenging and at times graphic content.

Interview starts at 8m34secs

For this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.

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56. Cory Williams is LEGION

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:29 GMT

Cory Williams is the founder of US racing team LEGION, which as well as winning road and crit races all over the world, pushes for diversity in cycling with a roster of athletes from all walks of life. And Anthony Walsh is The Roadman Cyclist, and he joins James for the return of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast. We've missed you!

Anthony and James speak to Cory about founding LEGION with brother Justin, promoting diversity in cycling and the argy-bargy world criterium racing, and how to take a corner.

Interview starts at 14m40sec

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55. Phil Cavell, the bicycle polymath

Thu, 12 May 2022 06:30:29 GMT

Phil Cavell helped pioneer bike fit with the early Trek teams, runs CycleFit in London, writes books, walks dogs, rides bikes and pens a monthly column in Cyclist magazine about how to keep riding into old age. He is also author of The Midlife Cyclist (Bloomsbury).

James and Joe speak to Phil about training, sleeping and how it is a young rider can be throwing up after too much to drink one minute, then winning a bike race the next.

Interview starts at 18.30

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54. Cam Wurf runs, rides and swims for a living

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:20:04 GMT

Cam Wurf rides for WorldTour team Ineos Grenadiers but is also a triathlete hoping to win the Ironman World Championships.

James and Joe speak to Cam about the balancing act of cycling and triathlons, his former life as a U23 rowing world champion, his stint on Wall Street and being the ultimate training partner if you plan to win a Grand Tour.

Interview starts at 13.00.

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53. The. Fred Wright Stuff

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:15:29 GMT

Fred Wright came 7th at the Tour of Flanders. The Bahrain-Victorious rider found himself out front at the biggest race in Belgium and finished with his best career result so far.

What's next? Joe and James talk to Fred about his Flanders breakthrough, his future expectations, Paris-Roubaix, living with Ethan Hayter and why he looks up to Heinrich Haussler.

Interview begins at 16.40

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52. Tyler Hamilton has found peace

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 06:10:34 GMT

This week, James and Joe are joined by Tyler Hamilton.

We all know who Tyler Hamilton is. It's been 10 years since Hamilton released his awarding winning book 'The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs'.

It is one of the most candid accounts of cycling's dark past and lifts the lid on the systematic use of doping by Hamilton, US Postal and others during the 1990s and early 2000s released just weeks after Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

Hamilton's book was revered but he became a pariah who struggled to accept his past. A decade on and Tyler has found peace.

Interview begins at 12.10

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51. Richard Moore on the changing face of cycling journalism

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:30:03 GMT

This week's episode is with journalist, author and one third of the Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore.

From his first Tour de France covered as press in 2005 to his award-winning podcast, Moore talks to Joe and James about the changing shape of cycling journalism, which team members have the best gossip and today's golden generation.

For more on the Cycling Podcast, see here.

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Interview starts at 13.40

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50. Anthony Walsh, the Roadman Cyclist

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 07:20:06 GMT

The Roadman Cyclist Anthony Walsh is many things. A coach, racer, podcaster.

Walsh believes he can use cycling as a tool for health happiness and longevity so Joe and James thought we'd ask him how.

You can find out more about Roadman Cycling here.

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Interview starts at 13.22

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49. Dame Sarah Storey is as inspiring as you'd imagine

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:23:33 GMT

Dame Sarah Storey is as inspiring as an athlete can be.

17 Paralympic gold medals. 40 World titles. 77 world records including the para-cycling Hour Records. Manager and Captain of her own race team, Storey Racing. Leader of the Skoda DSI Cycling Academy. South Yorkshire Active Travel Commissioner.

Hosts James Spender and Emma Cole certainly had lots to talk about. After they'd finished discussing Wordle.

Interview starts at 12.35.

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48. Why Nathan Haas is racing gravel now

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:30:10 GMT

Nathan Haas has retired as a professional cyclist to take up a new life as a....professional cyclist.

Haas is the latest WorldTour rider to give up the hustle, bustle of the pro peloton for life on the open off-road, as he goes full-time gravel racer.

James and Joe talk to the Australian about why gravel, why now, where he thinks the gravel scene is going, whether UCI involvement is a good thing, leaving the WorldTour after a decade, and saying goodbye to French pasta forever.

Interview starts at 17.55.

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47. David O'Doherty is obsessed with cycling

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:22:51 GMT

Ever since watching Stephen Roche and Sean Kelly dominate the pro peloton in the 1980s, comic David O'Doherty has been obsessed with cycling.

Joe and James dial in to David's home to dive into his amazing bike collection, his love/hate relationship with pro cycling in the 1980s and his recent Channel 4 show 'Along for the Ride' where he takes the likes of Richard Ayoade and Mel Giedroyc cycling around parts of the UK.

David O'Doherty's 'Along for the Ride' is on the All 4 player and can be found here. For more on David's stand up tour dates and more, see here.

Interview starts at 15.23.

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46. Romain Bardet, the thinker

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:15:00 GMT

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to the Cyclist Magazine Podcast, haven't we got a treat for you. Starting the year as we mean to go on, we took one of the peloton's great animators, Romain Bardet, to the pub to talk about everything from the excitement of life beyond cycling, the pressure cooker of AG2R, his Tour de France dreams, new beginnings at Team DSM and his love of natural wine, Rugby Union and English beer.

Interview starts at 15.04.

James and Joe also share some New Year resolutions which takes them down a musical theatre rabbit hole.

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45. The Chris Juul-Jensen Yuletide special!

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:15:00 GMT

What do pro cyclists do at Christmas? We rang Team BikeExchange joker Chris Juul-Jensen to find out.

James and Joe chat to the man who's name literally means Christmas in Danish about whether you should train on Christmas day, staying ready to race in the off-season and enjoying duck and caramel potatoes. We also talk the pleasure of getting dropped, drumming in The BroomWagons and Ginger Spice.

Interview begins at 14.50.

Apologies for the sound issues in the intro, Joe will stop playing the wood block next episode.

This is our last episode before Christmas. We will be back on January 6th 2022 with special guest Romain Bardet.

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44. Fiona Kolbinger is a special bike rider

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:50:22 GMT

Ultra-cyclist Fiona Kolbinger is a special bike rider.

The 26-year-old became the first female winner of the Transcontinental Race in 2019 winning in a time of 10 days 2 hours and 48 minutes, 10 hours better than second place. All the while, she's also training to become an oncologist too.

She's inspiring, honest and very funny. There are some top notch stories from knowing a human's limit to sleeping in supermarket loading bays.

Interview starts at 9.08.

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43. Pete Kennaugh has come full circle

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:30:17 GMT

In 2019, Olympic gold medalist and two-time British National Champion Pete Kennaugh retired from the sport of cycling aged 29.

Once tipped as the 'next big thing' in British cycling, Kennaugh found himself no longer driven to ride a bike and after years of inner conflict decided to close the pro racing chapter of his life.

Three years on and Kennaugh is beginning to open up on why this happened and how he confronted his inner demons.

Joe joins Pete at a central London hotel to talk about his career, retirement, honesty and his latest film with Wahoo, Frontiers.

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42. A Ned Boulting from the blue!

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:17:25 GMT

A Cyclist Magazine Podcast first as we are joined by not only by a relation of Kula Shaker's Crispin Mills but also Jordan Stephens, one half of Rizzle Kicks. It's Ned Boulting!

Joe and James talk to Ned about commentating in China, buying Marianne Vos a dartboard, three-week Grand Tours without mountains, the correct pronunciation of Tadej Pogacar and much more. We also discuss the fourth edition of The Road Book.

The Road Book, the most in-depth chronicle of the road racing season, is on pre-sale. Pre-order the Road Book 2021 before November 6th and receive a signed copy here - https://www.theroadbook.co.uk/

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41. The mad world of Jens Voigt

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:30:17 GMT

The fall of the Berlin Wall, being part of the German army, being airlifted to hospital at the Tour de France, how cycling stopped him from being like a villain from Grand Theft Auto and how to form the perfect breakaway. Just some of the amazing topics we cover with the legendary Jens Voigt.

Inspiring, insightful, hilarious, this is one not to miss!

For more on the Specialized Crux mentioned at the top of the show, check out our story here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/10163/specialized-crux-2022

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40. Magnus Backstedt on PARIS-ROUBAIX!!!

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:30:09 GMT

Paris-Roubaix is back! After 900 days, the best race in the cycling calendar is back, get in!

So to celebrate the Hell of the North's return and the inaugural women's Roubaix (what took them so long?), we decided to chat to bonafide legend of the race, winner from 2004, Magnus Backstedt.

This is a man that lived, breathed and even ate the stones of Roubaix and he has some incredible stories to tell about his favourite race ever. So sit back and enjoy!

For more on Paris-Roubaix, see our hub page here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/1015/paris-roubaix-all-you-need-to-know

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39. Cherie Pridham on making history, travelling the world and the state of the British pro scene

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:39:20 GMT

Cherie Pridham made history in 2021 by becoming the first female sport director of a men's WorldTour team.

Joe and James caught up with Cherie to discuss her first season with Israel Start-Up Nation, directing her first WorldTour victory, visiting Rwanda and more.

We also talk about her record-long stint at British Conti level as team manager of Raleigh and then Vitus Pro Cycling and how the British domestic scene can begin to flourish again. Cherie also talks us through her days as bike racer and why the Midlands is the best part of the UK.

Cherie is a regular columnist for Cyclist Magazine, offering readers insight into the WorldTour from her Israel Start-Up Nation team car. Issue 118 sees Cherie talk about the mechanics of the transfer window and can be bought here - https://shop.cyclist.co.uk/collections/coffee/products/issue-118

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38. How cycling saved my life: Lee Stephenson

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:15:06 GMT

After two decades in the police as a firearms officer, Lee Stephenson suffered terrible mental health issues. In today's episode, he speaks to Joe and James on how cycling – and talking – helped to get his life back.

For more on the issues discussed in today's episode, visit https://www.mind.org.uk/

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37. Adam Blythe on choosing family over cycling, the Aqua Blue saga and Oleg Tinkov

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:30:07 GMT

'Bike riding is just bike riding and I couldn't always be there for my family when I need to be'.

On this week's episode, James and Joe share a candid, honest conversation with Adam Blythe about why he retired from pro bike racing aged 30 for the sake of his family, the demise of Aqua Blue Sport, how racing 1x cost him race results, going for dinner with Oleg Tinkov and much more.

Apologies for Joe's sound quality that corrupted while downloading. We're as annoyed as you, trust us.

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36. Is the bike industry going bust? Talking to Will Pearson

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:20:13 GMT

Pearson Cycles is the oldest bike shop in the world having first opened its doors back in 1860. And after 161 years of trading, these past 18 months have been its toughest.

James and Joe are joined by Pearson owner Will Pearson who talks about the big bike boom of the pandemic, why the industry is struggling to keep up with demand and why online retail giants may struggle to offer the massive discounts of the past.

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35. Jo Rowsell-Shand on being an Olympic champion

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:30:12 GMT

With the Tokyo Olympics finally here we thought it best to get an Olympic champion on the pod. Not just any Olympic champion either, we got double Olympic gold medalist Joanna Rowsell-Shand.

Part of the all-conquering women's team pursuit team of London 2012 and Rio 2016, James and Joe chat to Jo about how the Olympics changed her life forever, being part of the British Cycling medal winning machine and why she had to live off energy gels at the Rio games.

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34. Tom Ritchey, the Godfather of Gravel Part 2

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:57:51 GMT

Ride gravel? Ride mountain bikes? Well, you have Tom Ritchey to thank for that, kind of. He is, after all, the Godfather of Gravel.

James and Joe joined Tom from his California home (virtually) to bathe in his many anecdotes about the early days of off-road riding around California with Jobst Brandt and pioneering the first off-road bikes.

This is Part 2.

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34. Tom Ritchey, the Godfather of Gravel Part 1

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:45:21 GMT

Ride gravel? Ride mountain bikes? Well, you have Tom Ritchey to thank for that, kind of. He is, after all, the Godfather of Gravel.

James and Joe joined Tom from his California home (virtually) to bathe in his many anecdotes about the early days of off-road riding around California with Jobst Brandt and pioneering the first off-road bikes.

This is Part 1. Part 2 will be along shortly.

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33. Phil Liggett, the voice of cycling

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:30:15 GMT

With the Tour de France starting this weekend who better to sit down with than the voice of cycling himself, Phil Liggett.

Liggett has offered a soundtrack to cycling for almost 50 years, describing the sport of cycling to millions around the world from the commentary booth.

James and Joe chat to Phil about how he got into cycling commentary, his iconic partnership with the late Paul Sherwen, life after Paul and what makes the Tour de France such a special race.

*Apologies for the audio problems during the interview, we had some issues!

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32. Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy on cycling, the media and fake news

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 06:30:15 GMT

Krishnan Guru-Murthy is best known for holding to account everyone from Hollywood A-listers to senior cabinet ministers during his day job as one of Channel 4's news presenters. However what you may not know is that Krishnan is also a road cyclist which gave us a great excuse to get him on the pod.

James and Joe sat down with Krishnan to talk about how he got into cycling, his annual London-Paris charity ride, riding a bike in London and this year's Duchenne Dash event at Goodwood motor circuit.

There's also plenty of non-cycling related chat about Quentin Tarantino, Jon Snow, Jeremy Corbyn, the current threats faced by the media and the rise of fake news.

Here is the clip of Krishnan interviewing Tarantino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrsJDy8VjZk

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31. Graham Watson - Stories from the great pro cycling photographer

Thu, 27 May 2021 06:15:13 GMT

On today's pod is legendary cycling photographer Graham Watson who joins Joe and James to regale us with some incredible stories from his 40 years in the professional peloton.

From his Tour de France capturing the great Merckx to telling Greg LeMond he had won the 1989 Tour de France to witnessing Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck duel on the Tourmalet, Graham has been there for every major drama over the past four decades.

Graham talks us through how he became cycling's most iconic photographer, helping a French policeman pull a wheelie on his motorbike during the Tour de France, capturing the moment Mario Cipollini had a fag during a race and much, much more!

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30. Chris Boardman, the Politician

Thu, 13 May 2021 06:30:04 GMT

Joining James and Joe this week is Chris Boardman, Olympic champion, Tour de France yellow jersey wearer, Hour Record holder, Greater Manchester walking and cycling commissioner, Question Time guest and everything in between.

Boardman talks us through how the pandemic changed cycling, what's stopping those at the top backing cycling and how embracing two wheels is our only way out of this current crisis and the best way of avoiding the next one, climate change.

We also discuss Boardman's brief stint working in his local Halfords last year, aerodynamically testing 10,000 materials including fur and sequins for the 2008 Olympic Games and getting only one portion of free chips for becoming an Olympic Champion.

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29. Mat Hayman on Paris-Roubaix, life as a sport director and Aussie one-hit wonders

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:30:10 GMT

Joining James and Joe on the pod this week is 2016 Paris-Roubaix winner Mat Hayman.

The Aussie talks about his switch from the peloton to the team car, the pressures Covid is putting on racing, his iconic Roubaix win five years ago, living in Belgium and one-hit wonder, Daryl Braithwaite.

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28. Johan Museeuw on the pressures of being 'the next Merckx', meeting his heroes and the ultimate Flandrien

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:30:11 GMT

Johan Museeuw – the Lion of Flanders, one of the greatest Cobbled Classics riders of all-time and one of cycling's true hardmen.

Now 55 years old, Museeuw chats to James and Joe on the latest Cyclist Magazine Podcast about how he is still stronger than some pros on the bike, how Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert need to deal with the pressures of being the 'next Eddy Merckx' and his special bond with former team manager Patrick Lefevere.

Johan also settles some debates including Paris-Roubaix or Tour of Flanders, Belgian beer or Italian wine and also declares the ultimate Flandrien.

If you want to learn more about Johan Museeuw, read our this profile on the Lion when we visited his Flemish home in 2017 here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/5159/the-lion-of-flanders-johan-museeuw-on-returning-from-injury-winning-and-doping

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27. Paris-Roubaix Bonus Episode!!!

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:30:22 GMT

Yes, we know that the men's and inaugural women's Paris-Roubaix has been postponed until October but that doesn't mean we cannot do some reminiscing about the greatest race in the cycling calendar right now.

After all, with the race not taking place on April 11th like scheduled, what else do you expect us to do to fill the void?

We called upon friends of the podcast, including Greg LeMond, Sean Kelly, Magnus Backstedt and more, to tell us their most memorable moments from the Hell of the North. Learn how LeMond guided Hinault to victory, why five crashes reduced Kelly to tears and what it's really like to race a wet Roubaix with Rob Hayles.

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In homage to the best race in the cycling calendar, Cyclist and Komoot want you to plan and ride your own Roubaix-inspired route this weekend. Cobbles, gravel, byways, particularly pot-holed main roads, the lot.

Once you’ve got your route and ridden, be sure to tag Cyclist Magazine on Komoot so we can see the very best rides.

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26. Craig Calfee, the man who brought carbon fibre bikes to the Tour de France

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 06:00:21 GMT

Last month we gave you Greg LeMond. Today, the man who made his bikes, Mr Craig Calfee.

The first bike builder to have a full carbon fibre bike raced at the Tour de France, Calfee has always been a man who is ahead of the curve. Listen as Joe and James delve into Calfee's intriguing life of building bikes, missing out on pro contracts, where the big performance gains are to be had in race bikes and how bikes can make a more sustainable world.

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25. Magnus and Elynor Backstedt and their dream of father/daughter Roubaix glory

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:00:16 GMT

Paris-Roubaix winner from 2004 Magnus Backstedt and Trek-Segafredo women's rider Elynor Backstedt share the same dream: to become the first father and daughter duo to have both won the 'Hell of the North'.

However, for 124 years it was just that, a dream. Because while the men have been able to race the Queen of the Classics since 1896, the women have never had an equivalent race for their own pro peloton – until now.

On Sunday 11th April, Covid-permitting, we will see the inaugural women's Paris-Roubaix take place and with that, the dreams of both Magnus and Elynor will have the chance to become reality.

In the latest edition of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast*, James and Joe catch up with the duo from their Welsh home to talk about why it has taken so long for the women to earn their own Paris-Roubaix, how Elynor spent her childhood writing to the UCI for a women's Queen of the Classics and how some fatherly advice may help her take home her own cobble one day.

* Apologies for the clicking in the introduction, Joe promises to wear fewer zips for the next episode...

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24. The Greg LeMond Special Part 2

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 06:30:21 GMT

Joining us this week is three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, the only man to have won the Tour after getting shot!

**THIS IS PART 2. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE GO BACK AND LISTEN TO PART 1**

James and Joe sat down with Greg to talk about almost everything, so much so we have split the two-hour conversation into two separate episodes.

In Part 1, we talk Greg's new bike brand, 'revolutionary carbon fibre', his prior experiences in the market and being the 'most innovative professional cyclist ever'.

In Part 2, Greg tells us about how he got into the sport of cycling, turning pro in Europe as an American, his legendary rivalries with Bernard Hinault and Laurent Fignon, the 1989 Tour, the current professional peloton, his worries around mechanical doping and why he thinks the peloton is biologically cleaner.

If you want to see LeMond's new range of e-bikes, read Joe's write up of the range here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/9111/greg-lemond-reveals-new-lemond-prolog-urban-e-bike

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23. The Greg LeMond Special Part 1

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:30:18 GMT

Joining us this week is three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, the only man to have won the Tour after getting shot!

James and Joe sat down with Greg to talk about almost everything, so much so we have split the two-hour conversation into two separate episodes.

In Part 1, we talk Greg's new bike brand, 'revolutionary carbon fibre', his prior experiences in the market and being the 'most innovative professional cyclist ever'.

In Part 2, Greg tells us about how he got into the sport of cycling, turning pro in Europe as an American, his legendary rivalries with Bernard Hinault and Laurent Fignon, the 1989 Tour, the current professional peloton, his worries around mechanical doping and why he thinks the peloton is biologically cleaner.

If you want to see LeMond's new range of e-bikes, read Joe's write up of the range here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/9111/greg-lemond-reveals-new-lemond-prolog-urban-e-bike

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22. Rob Hayles on carbon jewellery, aerodynamics and bike industry guff

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:15:17 GMT

Rob Hayles is a winner of three Olympic medals, two World titles and countless national titles on the track long before it was cool and a British National Champion on the road who then retired for a spot in the commentary booth at BBC Radio Five Live and Eurosport.

He is also a man with magical hands who has long been involved in the mysterious world of carbon fibre technology and who owns his own bespoke carbon engineering and jewellery business, Carbon Concepts.

We talk to Rob about his love of carbon fibre, how he helped pioneer aerodynamics in the peloton, the horrors of riding for a French team in the early 2000s, why Bradley Wiggins always broke his bikes and how to make a wine bottle holder from a Campagnolo Super Record crank.

If you want to learn more about Rob's carbon business, visit carbon-concepts.co.uk.

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21. The King Sean Kelly on being one of the greatest of all time and why he should have won the Tour de France .

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:35:08 GMT

Our guest on the show this week is the King, Sean Kelly.

159 career wins, nine Monuments, one Grand Tour, seven consecutive Paris-Nice, countless other big races, Kelly is one of the greatest road cyclists of all time.

James and Joe talk to Sean about that immensely successful career and being ranked the second greatest cyclist ever behind Eddy Merckx, never having to pay for his own pint in Ireland and being recognised in the street, his notoriously strict eating habits including banning bread from his diet, Tour of Flanders and rainbow jersey regrets, that insane Poggio descent in 1992 and why he should have won the Tour de France.

We also chat with Sean about the peloton's current crop and ask which rider from today reminds of him most and whether he really did get left behind by his team once.

Joe talks about Zwift at the top of the show, we have a guide to the training app/game here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/tutorials/4206/zwift-top-tips-on-how-to-make-the-most-of-the-virtual-app

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20. Fausto Pinarello on Ineos, Indurain, the future of the bike industry and winning with style

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:28:18 GMT

On the show this week is Mr Fausto Pinarello.

From his humble beginnings as a frame painter to worldwide domination with the Ineos Grenadiers/Team Sky and all the times he almost bankrupting the company in between, Fausto has done it all.

James and Joe chat with the man behind the most successful road bike of the last decade on how his father built the Pinarello brand from nothing, the team's many successful relationships with the likes of Barnesto and Ineos, why he has respect for the Mike Sinyard and Specialized bikes and reveals the one rider he never managed to get on a Pinarello bike.

To start the show, James talks about his love of gilets and Joe laments the men's WorldTour team kits of 2021.

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19 . Brian Holm on Cavendish, Jakobsen, retirement, his love of London and dealing with the pandemic

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:00:18 GMT

Our guest this week is a bonafide legend of professional cycling, Brian Holm.

Deceuninck-QuickStep DS, former brick layer-turned-pro rider, best man to Mark Cavendish, Copenhagen city councillor, best mates with Paul Smith and Paul Weller, Brian has lived a life.

James and Joe talk to Brian about almost everything including rider safer and dealing with the Fabio Jakobsen crash, his close bond to Mark Cavendish, whether Ineos Grenadiers will continue being fun to watch, his love of London, why the sport will never have any true rockstars anymore, flirting with retirement and dealing with the pandemic. It's a bumper episode but we promise you will love it!

And apologies for some of Brian's audio, we are not sure why it dropped out a few times!

James talks about Quickguard mudguards. They form part of our round-up of the best mudguards on the market here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/buying-guides/3865/buyers-guide-best-bicycle-mudguards

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Bonus Episode - Angelos Epithemiou, cycling's newest commentator!!!

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:30:18 GMT

This Christmas is going to be a bit weird with everything going on. With that in mind, Joe and James thought it would be nice to drop a little bonus episode for you to enjoy over the Festive season.

In turns out that the burger-van owning Angelos Epithemiou of Shooting Stars fame fancies himself as the next Carlton Kirby/Ned Boulting. With that in mind, Angelos came on the podcast to offer us some alternative commentary to this year's Tour of Flanders.

To watch the video Angelos offers alternative commentary to, click this link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDL1myTN9w4

We also spoke to Dan Skinner, a man who looks suspiciously like Angelos, on life as a cyclist in Lockdown London and making ends meet as a bicycle courier in the capital.

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17. Marcus Leach and achieving the impossible

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 08:30:13 GMT

When the challenges get a little crazy, Cyclist sends Marcus Leach.

In the latest pod, James and Joe chat to Marcus on his recent scenic JOGLE adventure for Cyclist which saw him ride through some of the UK's most incredibly tough yet beautiful terrain all self-supported during a global pandemic.

We also talk about being stalked by giant ants in a Taiwanese jungle and riding all three Grand Tour in one year. Sit back and be inspired, it's a real eye-opener!

James talks about cleaning chains and how much he hates it. Thankfully, editor-at-large Stu Bowers is a chain cleaning King and even made a video on how to clean that chain like a pro here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/tutorials/4525/video-how-to-clean-your-bike-chain-and-drivetrain-like-a-pro-in-just-five-minutes

Joe watched the 2004 Paris-Roubaix on YouTube recently. That can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeMbALtdWV8

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16. Alex Dowsett on how Covid stole his Hour Record attempt

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 08:00:06 GMT

On the 12th December, Britain's Alex Dowsett was set to take to the Manchester Velodrome to regain the Hour Record from Belgian Victor Campenaerts... then he caught Covid.

Joe and James caught up with Dowsett while he was in isolation to talk catching Covid and it forcing him to postpone his Hour attempt, why he was certain he could go better than his 2015 effort and recapture the record and about that memorable Giro d'Italia stage win which kept him in cycling's WorldTour.

Joe mentions the new Adidas road cycling shoes which you can find out more about here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/8957/adidas-releases-first-set-of-road-cycling-shoes-in-15-years

James talks about the stupidly light Specialized S-Works Aethos he is testing currently. Learn more about that bike here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/specialized/8796/specialized-s-works-aethos-first-ride-review-on-the-lightest-ever-disc-brake-bike

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15. Jai Hindley's incredible Giro d'Italia

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 07:05:06 GMT

Jai Hindley came within 20 minutes of winning the Giro d'Italia. Losing a Grand Tour on the final day is a bitter pill to swallow. Thankfully, the 24-year-old Australian Hindley has a steady head upon his shoulders. Because while it was Tao Geoghegan Hart who took home the Giro title, it was Team Sunweb's Hindley who came away with the realisation he can win a Grand Tour one day.

The Cyclist Magazine Podcast sat down with Hindley for a long conversation around his Giro experience discussing everything from team leadership dynamics, struggling to put jackets on and wearing the Maglia Rosa in Milan.

We also made the surprise revelation that Hindley is half Mancunian and chat about being the only boy at school who shaved his legs and wore lycra on the weekends.

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14. Ben Tulett, the next big thing in British cycling

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 08:53:42 GMT

Ben Tulett may only be a teenager but he is undoubtedly the next big thing for British cycling. He is a two-time cyclocross Junior World Champion, a teammate of Mathieu van der Poel at Alpecin-Fenix and, aged 19, the youngest rider to finish Liege-Bastogne-Liege since 1909.

Following in the footsteps of fellow young star Tom Pidcock, Tulett is showing a rapid rise towards the top of the sport and ultimately the dream he has harboured since he was five years old, namely winning the Tour de France. He is definitely one to watch.

The Cyclist Magazine Podcast caught up with Ben recently to discuss being teammates with Van der Poel, why racing Liege is like riding in Kent, having a Belgian fan club and his greatest accomplishment – holding the record at his local 10.

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13. The one with England and Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:03:07 GMT

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Ben Foster is an 8-time capped England goalkeeper who has played Premier League football for Manchester United, Birmingham City, West Brom and Watford, where he is still currently club captain. But it turns out he is also a cycling fanatic.

That's right, he is one of us! A bonafide leg-shaving, Rapha-wearing, Specialized-riding roadie who loves his cycling so much he even uses oversized Ceramic Speed jockey wheels.

So we got Ben on to the Cyclist Magazine Podcast to discuss how road cycling became his passion, balancing the bike and football, which footballer would make the ultimate pro cyclist and why he wants to try the Race Across America when he retires.

Ben's new YouTube channel, The Cycling GK, has already launched and you can check that out here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi33DX7KG3M3bI0ipjOP2Eg

James got all misty-eyed about gravel biking and the Stayer Groadinger. That's probably because Issue 4 of Cyclist Off-Road just hit the shelves! You can buy your copy from the Cyclist shop here - https://shop.cyclist.co.uk/collections/coffee/products/off-road-issue-4

Joe talks about the Kask Valegro that he really likes. He reviewed this lid a while back and you can read that here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/reviews/4736/kask-valegro-helmet-review

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12. The new Canyon Aeroad and why aero isn't dead

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 08:09:12 GMT

A few weeks ago, Specialized declared the aero bike dead. This week, Canyon revived the aero bike.

The new Canyon Aeroad CFR is an out-and-out sprint machine which the German brand claims is its fastest ever road bike.

Six years on from the first Aeroad, the German brand has made plenty of changes to this latest bike, not least saving 4.4 whole watts, but also inventing nifty handlebar solutions, comfy seatposts and much, much more.

James and Joe speak with the lead engineer on the project, Lukas Schuchnigg, about these big changes, the future of aero bike, which brands he thinks are doing good things in the bike world and which UCI laws need to be scrapped.

If you want those nitty and gritty Aeroad details, check out our report here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/canyon/aeroad/8789/canyon-aeroad-cfr-first-ride-review-canyon-s-fastest-bike-ever

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11. Peloton enemies, Champs-Élysées breakaways and Tour de France debuts with Connor Swift

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 08:43:52 GMT

The 107th Tour de France has just finished and proved to be one of the most dramatic editions in modern history.

21-year-old Tadej Pogačar shocked the cycling world on the penultimate day's time trial on La Planche des Belle Filles by overturning a 57-second deficit to Slovenian compatriot Primož Roglič, eventually winning Le Tour by 59 seconds. It truly was one for the ages!

But while Slovenian Pogrog battled it out for the Maillot Jaune, there was a 24-year-old Yorkshireman by the name of Connor Swift riding his way around France on Grand Tour debut.

As recent as 2019, Swift was racing for the now-defunct British Continental team Madison Genesis at the Tour Series in Redditch. Last Sunday, he finished cycling's biggest race.

So James and Joe got on the phone and had a chat with Swift to see what it was like to make his Grand Tour debut, talk being Nairo Quintana's personal bodyguard, whether he made any enemies in the peloton and what it was like to get in a Champs-Élysées breakaway.

James also takes us through his recent trip to Italy which included plenty of beautiful mountains and sadness at the demise of the breakfast buffet while Joe gives us a sneak preview into what to expect on the next episode!

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10. The plight of Pinot and talking the Tour with Felix Lowe

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:36:44 GMT

We are slap bang in the middle of the Tour de France and there are plenty of things to talk about.

James and Joe start off by looking at the plight of Thibaut Pinot. For another year, the Groupama-FDJ man saw his hopes of yellow fade up the side of a mountain as his body failed him yet again. Are the French cursed in their quest for a first Tour title since Bernard Hinault in 1985 or are their riders simply not good enough?

As James mentions, Joe also wrote about this in further detail and that article can be found here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/8674/is-thibaut-pinot-the-most-human-of-all-professional-cyclists

We are then joined by Cyclist columnist and Eurosport man-in-the-know Felix Lowe to talk through the first week of the Tour, the rapid rise of Slovenian PogRog and which professional rider would make the best James Bond. Hint, it's Tom Dumoulin.

There also some obligatory chat about tyre pressures, expensive chain lube and the time Joe and James saw Fabian Cancellara almost got run over in Richmond Park.

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9. The Tour de France is finally happening!

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:00:19 GMT

It's here, it's finally here! The Tour de France is finally happening. Granted a few months late and a bit different to what we are used to but who's complaining?

Not us, and while they cannot be there in the flesh due to logistical and 'legal' reasons, James and Joe have put together a little alternative preview to the three-week lap of France highlighting the stages you better not miss, which riders you need to have posters on your wall of and why there should be a jersey for the best old rider, too!

There's also chat about the Swift RaceVox, a T-Mobile Giant TCR eBay bargain and why running could be a necessary evil for amateur cyclists.

*Sound issues* Please accept our apologies for the sound issues throughout the episode, we are really unsure what went wrong and Joe was unable to sort despite spending all day trying to fix it!

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8. In conversation with Carlton Kirby

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:19:43 GMT

The man, the myth, the chosen son. Cyclist spoke to the voice that has narrated many of the biggest moments in professional cycling over the past decade, Eurosport's Carlton Kirby.

A man who, quite frankly, divides opinion like no other cycling commentator. Like marmite, some love him and some absolutely hate him.

We caught up with Kirby to discuss almost everything from his humble beginnings alongside football's Jeff Stelling, dealing with online abuse and his iconic commentary partnership with the King, Sean Kelly.

It's a long one so sit back, pour yourself a glass of Côtes du Rhône and enjoy, we think this is a cracker!

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7. The new Specialized Tarmac SL7 and the death of the aero bike

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:04:37 GMT

The aero bike is dead. Well, according to Specialized it is.

Earlier this week it launched its latest road racing bike, the Tarmac SL7, which not only hits the UCI weight limit of 6.8kg but is so fast in the wind tunnel, Specialized has decided to ditch its dedicated Venge aero bike.

That's right, we have got to the point where a lightweight race bike is just as fast as an out-and-out aero bike.

So this begs the question, is the aero bike dead?

James and Joe caught up with product manager of the new Tarmac SL7, Cameron Piper, to ask him about the end of aero and the other mass changes seen with the new Tarmac SL7, not least that new threaded bottom bracket!

James and Joe then mull over where road bikes are headed and what other bike trends could join aero in the bin.

James has a gripe about how bikes are not set up properly for the consumer while Joe praises Shimano Ultegra Di2 and laments a diesel 4x4 being promoted by a professional cycling team.

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6. A history of Pinarello bikes and a chat with the world's best domestique, Tim Declercq

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:35:18 GMT

Bike racing is literally weeks away from returning so to celebrate, we called up the world’s best domestique, Tim Declercq of Deceuninck-Quickstep - it’s official, he won a vote and everything.

We had lots to ask him and he had lots to say such as how nervous his all-conquering Classic team get before the start of the Tour of Flanders, how sprinters no longer cooperate with one another in the gruppetto and how he arranges for his wife Tracey to pick him up halfway through Paris-Roubaix so he doesn’t have to ride to the finish line.

Oh, and Tim has been spending his lockdown playing computer games and building cots for his newborn daughter, Marilou.

And since the turn of the year, James has spent more time riding, visiting and talking about Italian bike brand Pinarello than he has spent time with his own father.

Before lockdown, James jumped on a plane to the brand’s base in Treviso, northern Italy, for a tour of its factory conducted by the man himself, Fausto Pinarello.

He saw a collection of the most defining bike’s in Pinarello’s history for a feature that can be found on the Cyclist website while he also sat down for a long conversation with Fausto, the profile of which is in the latest issue Cyclist, on sale now.

James also rode and reviewed the Pinarello Dogma F12 Disk and is currently riding the Pinarello Grevil gravel bike. Honestly, if he was to go onto Mastermind, Pinarello would be his specialist subject.

So with all this knowledge, we talk through the brand’s humble beginnings in the early 1950s to being the bike that has taken 10 Grand Tours in just eight years.

Joe mentions the new Continental GP5000 clincher tyre in tan wall, you can read about that here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/8437/continental-releases-tan-wall-version-of-the-gp5000-road-tyre

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5. How to go Everesting with Phil Gaimon

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 07:57:10 GMT

Welcome back to Episode 5 of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast.

Since lockdown stopped bike racing back in March, it seems like every man, woman and their dog have turned their hand to Everesting, the slightly insidious challenge of riding hill repeats on an individual climb, in one continuous ride until you hit 8,848m of vertical elevation.

We called up former WorldTour pro turned YouTuber, author, Strava King of the Mountain getter and former Everesting world record holder Phil Gaimon to discuss how hard it actually is, what the perfect climb for an Everesting record attempt would look like and whether it is actually possible for us mere mortals.

James and Joe then discuss some of the hardest rides and sportives they have ever done (all of which are much, much harder than Everesting).

James discusses the time he retraced Stage 2 of the 1903 Tour de France, a 374km epic from Lyon to Marseille, while Joe talks about how riding the Paris-Roubaix Challenge left him with swollen fingers for a week.

Joe also mentions the Bergkonnig Vintage Festival in Switzerland. You can read more about that here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/6400/keeping-it-wool-at-the-bergk-nig-vintage-sportive

And if you want to read Joe's review of the Katusha Light rain jacket, that can be found here, too -https://www.cyclist.co.uk/reviews/8388/katusha-light-rain-jacket-review

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4. Tattoos of the pro peloton and the interesting history of the cycling team bus

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 08:16:48 GMT

James and Joe return for Episode 4 of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast.

Tattoos are a mark of modern life so it comes of no surprise that the professional peloton is awash with them. From Peter Sagan’s Joker tattoo to the lyrics to Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ scribed across Nico Roche, we discuss the good, the bad and the ugly ink of cycling.

We even gave Trek-Segafredo domestique Koen de Kort a call about his tattoo collection and how it represents his life as a cyclist, too.

Cold meats, chewing gum, concrete flooring, industrial explosiveness, aperitifs. No, it’s not a dinner party around Mario Cippolini’s house, it's a brief list of some of the weird and wonderful things that have propped up professional cycling teams over the years.

We discuss the origins of the cycling team sponsor including one, rather sordid sponsor, that gave us the humble team bus.

We also kick off the show with our usual natter on things we like and don’t like.

For James, it’s the Rapha Pro Team shoes which he absolutely loves. Luckily, he also put digital pen to internet paper to review these knitted kicks, which can be read here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/reviews/7764/rapha-pro-team-shoes-review

And for Joe, it’s buying second-hand jerseys from eBay, something he discussed at length here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/8325/forget-modernity-just-buy-your-cycling-jerseys-from-ebay

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3. Learning nothing new about Lance Armstrong and how to fix your bike with a cable tie

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 08:09:42 GMT

Hello and welcome to Episode 3 of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast!

Last week, ESPN released its latest 30 for 30 documentary. A two-part, four-hour deep dive back into the life of cycling's answer to Lord Voldemort, Lance Armstrong.

Did we learn anything new? Was it any good? Who's Chad Mountain? Well, Joe and James have answers for all of these questions and more.

And in a world where three literally is a crowd, cycling for many of us is becoming lonelier than a Thomas de Gendt breakaway, so in this episode, we discuss tips on how to ride big distances with only a Mars bar and your wits for company. Ok, and a chaintool.

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2. Bradley Wiggins' Big Yellow Storage

Thu, 21 May 2020 07:36:03 GMT

Hello and welcome to Episode 3 of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast.

Last week, ESPN released its latest 30 for 30 documentary. A two-part, four-hour deep dive back into the life of cycling's answer to Lord Voldemort, Lance Armstrong.

Did we learn anything new? Was it any good? Who's Chad Mountain? Well, Joe and James have answers for all of these questions and more.

And in a world where three literally is a crowd, cycling for many of us is becoming lonelier than a Thomas de Gendt breakaway, so in this episode, we discuss tips on how to ride big distances with only a Mars bar and your wits for company. Ok, and a chaintool.

If you fancy watching the Lance documentary yourself, here's how - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/8255/how-to-watch-30-for-30-lance-armstrong-documentary

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1. Italy's mystery mountain, Eddy Merckx bikes and ambassador secrets

Thu, 07 May 2020 08:21:16 GMT

Hello and welcome to episode 1 of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast, we've been expecting you!

On today's episode, Joe and James discuss the Colle Fauniera. A giant mountain in the Italian Alps, it has long been forgotten by the Giro d'Italia but we think it should be near the top of every amateur's bucket list. It's also the home to every ambassador's favourite sweet treat.

They also chat about the great one, Eddy Merckx, but not so much about the man himself, rather his bike company that went from hero to zero.

Oh, and do forgive Joe's nerves for mistaking Jose Maria Jimenez's name for Juan Miguel Jimenez. Like you, we also don't know who Juan Miguel Jimenez is.

And QuickStep only managed five victories in 2011, not 11. How far that team has come!

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Introducing the Cyclist Magazine Podcast

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:48:41 GMT

Welcome to the brand new Cyclist Magazine Podcast, hosted by digital writer Joe Robinson and deputy editor James Spender! Every other Thursday, we'll discuss topics such as the wonderful world of bike technology at Paris-Roubaix, what bikes are impressing us at the moment, the truth behind carbon fibre technology, professional team sponsors from the past, and our favourite climbs, sportives and Gran Fondos from around the world.

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