Best Cyclist Magazine Podcasts (2024)

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112. Chris Lawless: Team Sky Pro turned Saint Piran DS 1:15:17

2d ago1:15:17

1:15:17

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 rid…

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AI and training insights from a Toronto cyclist working to make riders stronger 58:25

14d ago58:25

58:25

Years ago, Armando Mastracci got a recumbent bike that could provide him with heart rate, cadence and power data. As Mastracci trained on the bike indoors throughout one winter, the graduate of engineering science at the University of Toronto recorded his training data on spreadsheets. He also started performing his own experiments. What happened i…

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111. Secret Squirrel Club's Dimitris Katsanis 1:35:59

15d ago1:35:59

1:35:59

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 t…

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110. Ribble Rebellion's Matt Bostock + Tour de France mega chat 1:17:42

19d ago1:17:42

1:17:42

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 Cavendis…

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The cloak-and-dagger story of how mountain biking became an Olympic sport 1:01:11

26d ago1:01:11

1:01:11

In March 1993, four men met in secret on a beach in Cuba. The topic of discussion was mountain biking. Could they take the still-young cycling discipline to the Olympic Games in Atlanta within three years? One of the men, the one who’d been helping to build the sport for years, figured it could be done, but they’d have to continue to operate withou…

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109. Mikkel Honoré, pro cyclist at EF Education-Easypost 51:10

1M ago51:10

51:10

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 imp…

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Podcast: How a Toronto rider became a U.S. national champion 45:19

1M ago45:19

45:19

This past spring, Ashlin Barry won two junior national championship titles: one in the time trial and one in road race. The Toronto rider snagged the victories south of the 49th parallel, so he pulled on the stars and stripes each time he stood on the podium. Since the beginning of the year, Barry—son of Michael and Dede Barry—has been racing with …

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108. Carlton Kirby: Tour de France 2024 Special 1:31:29

2M ago1:31:29

1:31:29

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; w…

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Riding in the heat: What you need to know 55:18

2M ago55:18

55:18

Recently, Environment and Climate Change Canada delivered its summer seasonal forecast. It looks like things will be hot, or at least most of the country will experience above average temperatures. These temperatures will mostly be seen in the North, across most of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces. While we don’t know things like how many…

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107. Factor Bikes owner Rob Gitelis 1:11:45

2M ago1:11:45

1:11:45

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 …

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How a pair of mountain biking siblings became front-runners for the Olympics in one weekend 53:13

2M ago53:13

53:13

At the recent cross country World Cup in Nové Město, Isabella Holmgren had her one shot to qualify for the Olympics. Her brother Gunnar also had to do well if he wanted to get the single spot Canada has for the men’s XC race in Paris. Isabella won the under-23 women’s XCO event, finishing 2:05 ahead of the second-place rider. Almost 24 hours later,…

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106. Unbound Gravel 2024, racing with British champ Danni Shrosbree 1:02:05

3M ago1:02:05

1:02:05

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…

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New Shimano GRX Di2: A deep drive into the electronic, 12-speed gravel groupset 59:59

3M ago59:59

59:59

Bike component maker Shimano has launched its new GRX Di2 groupset, which features 12-speed cassettes and semi-wireless shifting. On this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast, Dave Lawrence and Nick Legan of Shimano talk about how the latest version of their gravel group came to be, its features and what still might lie ahead for GRX. L…

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105. RideLondon Special, with race director Kevin Nash 1:15:57

3M ago1:15:57

1:15:57

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…

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Behind the scenes at the Giro d’Italia 1:14:07

4M ago1:14:07

1:14:07

This episode was just getting polished up as both Michael Woods and Riley Pickrell were involved in crashes in Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia. Before the start of Stage 6, Woods presented symptoms of a mild concussion. The team made the decision that he should leave the race, head home and recover fully. Even though Pickrell was feeling well, he, too…

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104. Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy 1:12:30

3M ago1:12:30

1:12:30

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…

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Stephen Roche discusses Tadej Pogačar's chances of winning the Giro, Tour and worlds 1:10:26

4M ago1:10:26

1:10:26

Stephen Roche has accomplished what only one other rider has done: won the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and the road world championships in one year. (The other is Eddy Merckx.) This season, it seems Tadej Pogačar could match the Irish rider’s feat from 1987. In this episode, Roche looks back at the challenges he faced during that historic season:…

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103. Ex-pro Scott Sunderland on 90s cycling, Classics, Cancellara, breaking stuff and RideLondon 1:12:37

4M ago1:12:37

1:12:37

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, Sunderla…

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Chaos on the European roads and splinters on the track: Olympic hopeful Sarah Van Dam faces them all 38:42

4M ago38:42

38:42

With the final Nations Cup of the season nearing, Sarah Van Dam was in Milton, Ont., with the Canadian squad getting ready for the event. Since the Olympics are only a few months away, the Nations Cup is a key part of the qualification process for Paris. Van Dam and the other riders on the team pursuit squad are after a top-eight place at minimum. …

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102. DJ Spoony on cycling, music, Dave Brailsford and sportswashing 1:09:22

4M ago1:09:22

1:09:22

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 Danci…

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Mel Webb’s ultra-endurance cycling adventures 1:14:50

5M ago1:14:50

1:14:50

Mel Webb, who has taken on such challenges as the Atlas Mountain Race and the Alberta Rockies 700, can weave the zany and the serious tougher almost effortlessly. Take her snooze in an outhouse this past summer. It’s kind of gross and funny, but in this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast, it also leads her to discuss ideas of safety a…

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101. Maurice Burton, the original British track legend 1:08:13

5M ago1:08:13

1:08:13

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, compe…

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Road cycling myth-busting with Kevin Field 1:14:04

5M ago1:14:04

1:14:04

Kevin Field is back on the pod. Longtime listeners will remember Field as Mr. Moneyball of Canadian Cycling. For years he’s been analyzing data to help riders perform at their best at the top levels of the sport. Today, he’s the chair of the board of directors at Bridge the Gap, an organization that works with riders as they progress toward their p…

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100. Shane Williams, Welsh rugby legend turned cyclist and AGILIS founder 1:15:46

5M ago1:15:46

1:15:46

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 …

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99. Daniel Troia cycled across America with no food or money 57:42

6M ago57:42

57:42

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 societ…

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98. African cycling pioneer David Kinjah, the man who made Chris Froome 1:16:06

6M ago1:16:06

1:16:06

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 i…

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97. Cycling to the South Pole with Maria Leijerstam 1:08:18

7M ago1:08:18

1:08:18

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 ab…

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96. The future of cycling, from economics to Lost Dot racing 1:10:13

8M ago1:10:13

1:10:13

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 l…

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112. Chris Lawless: Team Sky Pro turned Saint Piran DS 1:15:17

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AI and training insights from a Toronto cyclist working to make riders stronger 58:25

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111. Secret Squirrel Club's Dimitris Katsanis 1:35:59

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110. Ribble Rebellion's Matt Bostock + Tour de France mega chat 1:17:42

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The cloak-and-dagger story of how mountain biking became an Olympic sport 1:01:11

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109. Mikkel Honoré, pro cyclist at EF Education-Easypost 51:10

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Podcast: How a Toronto rider became a U.S. national champion 45:19

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108. Carlton Kirby: Tour de France 2024 Special 1:31:29

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Riding in the heat: What you need to know 55:18

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107. Factor Bikes owner Rob Gitelis 1:11:45

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How a pair of mountain biking siblings became front-runners for the Olympics in one weekend 53:13

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106. Unbound Gravel 2024, racing with British champ Danni Shrosbree 1:02:05

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New Shimano GRX Di2: A deep drive into the electronic, 12-speed gravel groupset 59:59

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105. RideLondon Special, with race director Kevin Nash 1:15:57

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Behind the scenes at the Giro d’Italia 1:14:07

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104. Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy 1:12:30

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Stephen Roche discusses Tadej Pogačar's chances of winning the Giro, Tour and worlds 1:10:26

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103. Ex-pro Scott Sunderland on 90s cycling, Classics, Cancellara, breaking stuff and RideLondon 1:12:37

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Chaos on the European roads and splinters on the track: Olympic hopeful Sarah Van Dam faces them all 38:42

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102. DJ Spoony on cycling, music, Dave Brailsford and sportswashing 1:09:22

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Mel Webb’s ultra-endurance cycling adventures 1:14:50

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101. Maurice Burton, the original British track legend 1:08:13

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Road cycling myth-busting with Kevin Field 1:14:04

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100. Shane Williams, Welsh rugby legend turned cyclist and AGILIS founder 1:15:46

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99. Daniel Troia cycled across America with no food or money 57:42

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98. African cycling pioneer David Kinjah, the man who made Chris Froome 1:16:06

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97. Cycling to the South Pole with Maria Leijerstam 1:08:18

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96. The future of cycling, from economics to Lost Dot racing 1:10:13

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