Best Bicycle Touring Pro Podcasts (2024)

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Geek Warning Bonus ep: A deep dive on the new DT Swiss Ratchet DEG 1:21:07

6h ago1:21:07

1:21:07

It’s time for another bonus episode of the Geek Warning podcast. Typically only Escape Collective members have access to the full versions of these, but this week we’re feeling generous. This episode coincides with the release of DT Swiss’ Ratchet DEG system (link to review), effectively an oversized 90T version of the famous Star Ratchet design. H…

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Placeholders: Let's chug our podium lager 49:10

1d ago49:10

49:10

Jonny Long, Kit Nicholson, and Dane Cash join Caley Fretz to ponder whether the Ardennes Classics might merit some reevaluation, to discuss World Cup mountain bike racing and the NCL going on hiauts, and to look ahead to a clash between Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogačar.By Escape Collective

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Wheel Talk: Wait, what just happened at the Amstel Gold Race? 57:04

2d ago57:04

57:04

Gracie, Loren, and Abby call in back up in the form of Matt de Neef to try and figure out what exactly happened on Sunday at the Amstel Gold Race. The shortened race impacted some teams more than others, and a top rider learned a tough lesson.By Escape Collective

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How the Race was Won: The Amstel Gold Race 33:01

3d ago33:01

33:01

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano discuss just exactly how the men's Amstel Gold Race was won, and how the riders who finished both first and second did lots of things right, whereas the rider whose shadow loomed large at the start only finished 22nd.By Escape Collective

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Geek Warning: Everyone loves a magnetic personality 49:37

7d ago49:37

49:37

The 2024 Sea Otter Classic hasn’t even kicked off yet, but the Geek Warning crew has already got a ton of new bikes and gear to talk about this week. All-road/endurance road bikes are clearly enjoying a moment in the sun with the launch of the new BMC Roadmachine and Enve Fray, and Liv has another fresh full-suspension mountain bike landing in shop…

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Wheel Talk: We can’t get enough of Paris-Roubaix Femmes 1:04:00

7d ago1:04:00

1:04:00

Loren is back in the studio this time with Abby and Gracie to take a deeper dive into the racing at Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift and look ahead to the upcoming Ardennes.By Escape Collective

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Placeholders: Don't throw things at the bike racers 50:33

8d ago50:33

50:33

Caley Fretz, Jonny Long, and Kit Nicholson talk through some of the side stories that came out of the last weekend of cobbled classics and wonder aloud what can be done to make the sport safer and less full of dumb people who want to throw things at bike racers. Plus, Iain Treloar interviews two confused deer mascots.…

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How the Race was Won: Paris-Roubaix and a bit of the Basque Country too 44:27

10d ago44:27

44:27

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down Mathieu van der Poel's dominant display (again) on the cobbles, his team's spectacular showing to support him, and the battle for the podium at Paris-Roubaix, and also the crash-marred Itzulia Basque Country.By Escape Collective

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The Rest Day: Pavel Sivakov and riding for Pogačar 29:14

11d ago29:14

29:14

Welcome to the second episode of The Rest Day with Jack Haig. In this week's show, Jack catches up with Pavel Sivakov to talk Catalunya and the UAE Tour. They talk changing teams (from Ineos to UAE), what it's like riding for Pogacar, and more.By Escape Collective

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TDF Plan B and Paris Roubaix (EP 324) 44:05

11d ago44:05

44:05

Paris Roubaix was exciting, and then it wasn't. Itzulia Basque Country was setting up to be a dramatic showdown and preview of this years Tour de France, and then it wasn't. Many teams will be scrambling to have their teams set right for the Tour. We discuss it all. Fox and Sons Coffee (promo code "Review" for 18% off orders of $25 or more) Subscri…

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Roubaix special: Goodbye to the cobbles 32:07

11d ago32:07

32:07

From next to the Arenberg and inside the velodrome, the Placeholders crew brings you an episode from the ground at Paris-Roubaix. What happened to Quickstep? Will Belgium be mad? What about two world champs winning in one weekend? That was neat. And lots of more, of course.By Escape Collective

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Performance Process: Walking the pits at Scheldeprijs 38:07

11d ago38:07

38:07

Cyclings Holy Week is all about Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix, but sandwiched between those two monuments is the sprinters classic, Scheldeprijs. Escape Collective was on the ground for the Week and took a trip to Terneuzen for the start of the race named after the river Schelde to record a Performance Process pit walk special. In this episode…

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Wheel Talk: From the Roubaix Velodrome 36:18

12d ago36:18

36:18

Loren Rowney, Matt de Neef, and special guests bring you all the action from the infield at the Roubaix Velodrome, as the fourth edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift comes to a thrilling close.By Escape Collective

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Placeholders: The Paris-Roubaix Preview 1:05:13

14d ago1:05:13

1:05:13

From a bar in Belgium straight to your ears: The Placeholders crew preview both of this weekend's Paris-Roubaix races, discuss the Arenberg chicane and the crashes in the Basque Country, and we hear from Emma Norsgaard on what Roubaix means and how to ride it.By Escape Collective

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Geek Warning: When they go high, we go low (with a $160 drivetrain) 56:40

14d ago56:40

56:40

Whew, so much new product news to discuss today, and Sea Otter is still two weeks away! Shimano looks to strengthen its stranglehold on the entry-level market with a new range called Essa, while some updates to the CUES collection may provide some hints at higher-end bits to come, too. Campagnolo finally announces a power meter to go along with the…

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Placeholders: You take Boonen, I'll take Van der Poel 47:11

15d ago47:11

47:11

The Placeholders crew comes to you live from Kortrijk, Belgium, this week, where they tackle life's greatest questions (who's better, Boonen or Van der Poel?), debate the merits of goat-based cobble upkeep, and have some Weekly Pain with a real live member.By Escape Collective

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Wheel Talk Special: Alison Jackson and the Making of a Monument 1:26:20

16d ago1:26:20

1:26:20

One year after her historic win at Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift Alison Jackson sits down with Abby Mickey to relive the day and the months leading up to her victory. The two discuss the plan going into the race, and how Jackson manifested her own destiny prior to winning the Hell of the North. Find the full written piece on EscapeCollective.com.…

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Wheel Talk: Bring on the emotions! 1:13:18

16d ago1:13:18

1:13:18

This week on the podcast Gracie, Loren and Abby break down one of the best races of the year the Tour of Flanders and talk about how Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday gave us an idea of what was to come on Sunday. They also discuss the dynamic of SD Worx-Protime and Lidl-Trek and how the two are circling each other. And Kasia Niewiadoma. We just l…

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How the Race was Won: The Tour of Flanders 47:43

17d ago47:43

47:43

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down a grueling edition of the Tour of Flanders and ponder whether anyone in the peloton could have done anything to challenge a dominant Mathieu van der Poel.By Escape Collective

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Bring on the Cobbles (EP 323) 33:03

18d ago33:03

33:03

The Cobbles are upon us as we review Dwars and Flanders. We also take a look at some other races on the calendar and contemplate the state of American Cycling. Fox and Sons Coffee (promo code "Review" for 18% off orders of $25 or more) Subscribe to our Podcast YouTube Channel. Find our audio links here: http://podcast.between2wheels.com/p/p... Foll…

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Classics Special: The rain and pain in Flanders 49:44

18d ago49:44

49:44

We're back with a special on-the-ground episode from Oudenaarde, the finish town of the Tour of Flanders. It's wet, it's cold, but we've found a bar and a fire and are ready to talk about a spectacular bike race (even if the last 50 km were slightly less spectacular). As always, for a deep run-through of the women's Flanders, don't miss Abby and th…

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Geek Warning Bonus ep: A carbon fork nearly broke Bridge Bike Works before it even got started 40:27

20d ago40:27

40:27

Bridge Bike Works is an upstart brand that's trying to make a go at building premium carbon fiber bikes in Canada. It's not just a geographic thing or a point of national pride here, though. Bridge says it's obviously proud of making bikes in its own backyard, but it's also striving to make better product, period, by keeping the entire process – fr…

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Placeholders: The big Tour of Flanders preview 37:23

21d ago37:23

37:23

The Placeholders crew is together in Belgium and talks through the route, key storylines, and crash-reduced field of favorites for the men's Tour of Flanders.By Escape Collective

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Geek Warning: A pointless trend in what people carry 1:04:48

21d ago1:04:48

1:04:48

Welcome back to Geek Warning! In this week’s edition of the regular show, Ronan and Dave discuss why current road bikes may not be ready for emerging trends in seated positions. Later Ronan shares a PSA related to multi-tools that turns out to be more of a Pick One and a rant. On the news side, the geeks discuss the new Cannondale Scalpel cross-cou…

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Placeholders: Is it safer at altitude? 52:56

22d ago52:56

52:56

This week's episode of Placeholders, recorded after a busy weekend of racing – but before Dwars door Vlaanderen ... – ponders which men's Classics team is best right now, riders skipping races to go to altitude, and whether the "Big Six" is really a thing.By Escape Collective

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Wheel Talk: Milliseconds make the difference 59:51

23d ago59:51

59:51

Another great episode this week with Abby Mickey, Loren Rowney and Gracie Elvin. They talked about Classic Brugge-De Panne and Gent-Wevelgem, specifically SD Worx-Protime’s tactics and the sprint finish where Lotte Kopecky made the difference for Lorena Wiebes. In order to really pick apart the sprint finish on Sunday they watched it live while rec…

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