Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt leaf through the new edition of Rouleur, no.126, the Classics edition, and talk about the editorial highlights. This episode was recorded before Wout van Aert crashed out of Dwars door Vlaanderen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering is joined by Rachel Jary to discuss the weekend's Milan-Sanremo and Trofeo Binda events. Then in the main part of the podcast, Edward is joined by journalist and cyclist Peter Flax, former editor-in-chief of Bicycling Magazine, who has just published his book Live to Ride: Finding Joy and Meaning on Bicycle. Hosted o…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and roving photojournalist James Startt were in Nice for the culmination of Paris-Nice. They review the race, chat with winner Matteo Jorgenson and seventh-placed Egan Bernal, and discuss where the race sits in terms of its prestige and history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

The first Rouleur magazine of 2024 is available now, no. 125, with the title 'Cycling will change the world!' Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt leaf through the new mag and discuss a few of the features, from exclusive interviews with Primož Roglič, Elisa Longo Borghini and Guillaume Martin, to a special set of featur…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt talk about the new edition of Rouleur, which has the theme and title 'the Colours of Cycling' and features exclusive interviews with Jonas Vingegaard and Annemiek van Vleuten. They are also joined by Herbie Sykes, who talks about the feature he contributed to the magazine on Filippo P…

Sir Chris Hoy talks about the British Cycling success story of the last two decades and reflects on his own career with Matt Stephens, in this interview recorded on stage at Rouleur Live 2023. They also talk about the Lotus bikes that were on display at the show, the stunning Type 136 ebike and legendary Type 108. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering interviews Geraint Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France winner and the runner-up of this year's Giro d'Italia, on stage at Rouleur Live 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur Live is the best bike show in the world, and the 2023 edition was the best ever edition. Rouleur editor Edward Pickering joins photojournalist James Startt for a wander around the show, picking out a few highlights. Featuring: Puncheur: https://www.puncheur.be/ Q36.5: https://www.q36-5.com/en-gb/ Swi: https://www.swi-cycling.com/en Rocket e…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photographer James Startt leaf through the latest edition of Rouleur, no.123, the Futurology edition, which is hot off the presses and available to buy now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering is joined by photojournalist James Startt to discuss Il Lombardia and Paris-Tours, and their place in cycling's folklore, and follow up on the collapsed merger between Jumbo-Visma and Soudal-Quick Step. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt discuss Art Cycle, the ongoing series in Rouleur magazine which explores the connection between cycling and art. They talk about a few of the works that have featured so far, and also talk about their own interest in art. Works discussed in depth: Loisirs: hommage à Louis David by Fer…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering chats with staff writer Rachel Jary and photojournalist James Startt about the recently concluded Vuelta a España. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt catch up to discuss the latest edition of Rouleur, number 122, the Travel Edition, which is out now. Subscribe at rouleur.cc/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur staff writer Rachel Jary and Volata editor Olga Abalos preview the 2023 Vuelta a España. Olga gives her insight from on the ground in Barcelona a few days ahead of the race kicking off with a team time trial and Rachel also interviews Dominique Powers. Dominique was featured in Rouleur 121, the women's issue, as a leading female photographe…

Rouleur staff writer Rachel Jary and Rouleur editor Edward Pickering reflect on the women's road race at the Glasgow World Championships, and Rachel interviews the top two riders, Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with photojournalist James Startt fresh from their trip to Glasgow for the first weekend of the 'super' Worlds. Then we continue with our series of features built around our second women's edition, Rouleur 121: Close the Gap. Edward Pickering reflects on his piece 'Invisible Cycling Women' from Rouleur 121…

Rouleur writers Rachel Jary and India Paine, and Volata editor Olga Ábalos were on the ground for the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes and bring you this special report on the race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and James Startt reflect on the men's Tour de France, which finished on Sunday. And Dan Cavallari speaks with Rob Gitelis, CEO of Factor Bikes, about their new O2 VAM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with photojournalist James Startt for a look back over the middle week of the 2023 Tour de France. James was on a race moto the day that Tadej Pogačar was prevented from carrying through an attack by a photographer and TV moto blocking the way, and he shares his insights into a complex and nuanced subject.…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with photojournalist James Startt to chat about the first nine days of the 2023 Tour de France. And Dan Cavallari hosts the latest instalment of the Rouleur tech podcast with an interview of Pinarello's chief of operations Maurizio Bellin and Pinarello's chief marketing officer Federico Sbrissa to talk abo…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt catch up for a chat about the opening stages of the Tour de France. Then comes a special feature on the iconic Puy de Dôme, which makes its first appearance in the Tour de France since 1988. Edward and James visited the climb for a feature that appears in Rouleur 120, the current edit…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt discuss the 2023 Tour de France, its contenders and its route. They also share their own favourite memories of covering and following the race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and roving photojournalist James Startt go in depth on the editorial highlights of Rouleur 120: the Tours issue, which is out now. Featuring: Tadej Pogačar, Miguel Indurain, Phil Liggett, the Puy de Dôme, Audrey Cordon-Ragot, Charlotte Kool, the Amaury siblings, the Gave de Pau, Betsy King and much, much more. Podcas…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with photojournalist James Startt, who covered the Dauphiné from start to finish and shares his memories of the colour and landscape of the Alpine race. For the main part of the podcast, Ed interviews cycling commentator Ned Boulting about his fantastic new book, 1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de …

Our man at the Dauphiné, James Startt, checks in with Rouleur editor Edward Pickering after the opening stages of the biggest Tour de France tune-up race. There's also discussion of the 'Impossible Slam' - the unprecedented feat of a team winning all three men's Grand Tours in a single season. Jumbo-Visma have won the Giro with Primož Roglič and st…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering is joined by photojournalist James Startt to reflect on the Giro d'Italia and its winner Primož Roglič, and to look ahead to the Critérium du Dauphiné. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering talks with Ryan Le Garrec, the filmmaker and photographer who contributed the feature 'Crossing the Divide' to the latest edition of the magazine. Le Garrec rode into Morocco, to deliberately get lost, and came back with an incredible set of memories and photographs. He talks openly and eloquently about the highs and…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with Olga Àbalos, the editor of Volata magazine, who covered the revamped Vuelta Feminina in its new May slot. Ed also speaks with Rouleur's roving photojournalist James Startt, who was on a race moto at the idiosyncratic and characterful Tro-Bro Léon event in Brittany. Subscribe to Rouleur and get a 15 pe…

It's new magazine week! Rouleur 119: the Soul Edition, is now out, and editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt discuss some of the standout features of the magazine. We talk about James's interview and shoot with Remco Evenepoel and staff writer Rachel Jary's interview with Victoria Pendleton. Guest contributor Maria David talks ab…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with GCN+ presenter Dan Lloyd for a final wrap on the 2023 Classics season. We also hear from James Startt, who spent a day on the Mur de Huy at Flèche Wallonne trying to discover the real meaning of the race. And finally, Olga Àbalos, the editor of Volata magazine, gives us her overview of the upcoming Vu…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering reflects on the Amstel Gold Races with photojournalist James Startt, and tech writer Dan Cavallari catches up with Amy Evans of Gorewear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with Dan Lloyd of GCN+ to discuss the two incredible editions of Paris-Roubaix that happened over the weekend. He also chats with Rouleur staffers Rachel Jary and James Startt, who were on the ground at the races and who share their memories of the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i…

It's Holy Week in cycling, the sacred eight days incorporating the two biggest one-day races in the world: the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with staff writer Rachel Jary, who is in the thick of the action in Belgium and uploading daily colour pieces for rouleur.cc. We also speak with GCN+ presenter …

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt talk about Rouleur 118: the Classics Issue, taking a deep dive into the Tour of Flanders and bike racing culture in cycling's biggest hotspot. They also discuss last weekend's E3 and Gent-Wevelgem races. And tech correspondent Dan Cavallari interviews Tom Hargreaves, Zwift's associate…

Ahead of cobbled Classics season, Rouleur editor Edward Pickering chats with GCN+ presenter and commentator Dan Lloyd about his own history in the Classics and both look ahead to the big races to come. We also catch up with Rouleur's photojournalist James Startt to find out how his experience of shooting Milan-San Remo from a race moto went, and to…

Photojournalist James Startt tells Rouleur editor Edward Pickering about the experience of shooting Paris-Nice from a moto, including his observations of Tadej Pogačar's Merckx-like domination of the race. We also take a deep dive into Milan-San Remo, featuring interviews and insights from Ed, James, Rouleur Italia editor Emilio Previtali, Tour de …

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with staff writer Rachel Jary, staff photojournalist James Startt and the editor of Rouleur Italia Emilio Previtali for a 360-degree look at last weekend's Strade Bianche. Rachel was on the ground reporting the races from Siena and explains the tactical nuances and big stories from both the men's and women…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering is joined by photojournalist James Startt, who covered the Ardèche and Drôme Classics in the south of France. These two races are growing in popularity with both WorldTour teams and fans, for their tough parcours, amazing scenery and unique atmosphere, and they are becoming known as the 'Alt Opening Weekend'. Ed also…

Editor Edward Pickering and staff writer Rachel Jary introduce Rouleur 117: the body issue. Also featuring interview extracts with Lizzy Banks and Beau Marksohn, and Dan Cavallari talks 3D-printed saddles with Selle Italia. Rouleur 117 is available now. Subscribe at https://www.rouleur.cc/pages/subscribe. Beau Marksohn is @dadbod_cyclist on Instagr…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with photojournalist James Startt to talk about James's experiences at the Vuelta a San Juan and Peter Sagan's retirement announcement. There's also a brief extract of our interview with Tao Geoghegan Hart from the next edition of the magazine, and Dan Cavallari interviews Canyon's design engineer Lukas Bi…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and staff photojournalist James Startt discuss Thibaut Pinot's recent announcement that 2023 would be his last season, and talk about James's recent photoshoot with Julian Alaphilippe, which is coming to a Rouleur magazine near you soon. Also, Rachel Jary talks with Lancashire-based Ribble Cycles CEO Andy Smallwood a…

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and staff photojournalist James Startt discuss the new edition of Rouleur: number 116, the Mind Issue, available now. They talk about Lachlan Morton, Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan, who all appear in the magazine. Useful links from the show: Rouleur 116: https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/what-s-in-edit…

Fashion and cycling are intrinsically linked, from the elegant style of 50s icon Fausto Coppi, both on and off the bike, through the faster moving team kit designs of the 70s, 80s and 90s, to the huge range of the modern era. We caught up with world-famous clothes designer and cycling fanatic Sir Paul Smith and Rapha founder Simon Mottram, who have…

Dan Cavallari continues his conversation with Cervélo's Head of Design Scott Roy and NicMcCrae of Reserve Wheels. This time they focus on the history of Reserve Wheels and the benefits of the collaboration with Cervélo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Cavallari gets the background on one of the most successful bikes in the pro peloton - the Cervélo S5. It's already been proved fast in the hands of Roglič, van Aert, Vingegaard and Vos and the redesigned new generation is now available to the public. Dan talks to Cervélo's Head of Design Scott Roy and NicMcCrae of Reserve Wheels, who had a sig…

Dan Cavallari is just back from Bend, Oregon, where he's been trying out Argonaut's new take on the gravel bike - the GR3. Argonaut make custom carbon frames in their factory in Bend and the GR3 is a visually striking and innovative entrant into the gravel market. Dan gets the full story from Argonaut founder Ben Farver. Hosted on Acast. See acast.…

If you're dreaming of the bike you'd buy if money was no object, the BMC Masterpiece range may be near the top of your list. The Swiss company's most exclusive bikes are not made using pre-built sections like most of their carbon rivals, but handmade in a single mould. They're not cheap, but how do you put a price on what some consider to be the wo…

3D printing has revolutionised design in bikes and components in recent years - now it's even inside your shorts. Elastic Interface are pioneering the use of 3D printing in the making of chamois pads - they say the process helps make them more comfortable, longer lasting and less wasteful of materials. If you're not familiar with Elastic Interface,…

Just how green is cycling? Clearly the act of pedalling your bike is about as eco-friendly as it gets, but what about the way it was built, the delivery chain, even the clothes you wear to ride? Not looking quite so green now. And bike racing? Best not to ask how many air and lorry miles are involved in transporting the peloton around the globe. Ro…

Dan Cavallari gets the lowdown on Enve's Melee - the customisable road bike which takes up to 35mm tyres. His guest is Enve Composites chief engineer Kevin Nelson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.