Welcome to the GreenEDGE Cycling Bus Chronicles Podcast! In this eighth episode, we sit down with the team's sleep & mental performance coach Elise Facer-Childs to discuss how she helps the riders get the best night's sleep and the unique challenges that professional cycling poses for riders.

Welcome back to the GreenEDGE Cycling Bus Chronicles Podcast! The women's team are back for episode 7 as we build up to the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift! In this episode Quinty Ton and Amber Pate discuss their late start in cycling and their unique paths into the pro peloton, the upcoming TDFF, Quinty's return from injury, Amber's love of rice …

Welcome back to the GreenEDGE Cycling Bus Chronicles Podcast! On episode 6, the women's team take the microphone. Ingvild Gåskjenn and Caroline Andersson talk about Ingvild's meme status after those memorable photos at the Amstel Gold Race, Marco Pinotti's caffeine ban ahead of the Vuelta Femenina TTT, and ask which is the better Scandinavian count…

Welcome back to the GreenEDGE Cycling Bus Chronicles Podcast! For episode 5 the pod returns to its rightful home, the bus! In this episode Chris Juul-Jensen and Luke Plapp breakdown Plappy’s impressive third place ride on stage two of the Tour de Romandie, what’s next for Plappy, football (soccer) vs AFL chat, some Switzerland countryside sightseei…

Welcome to the GreenEDGE Cycling Bus Chronicles Podcast! In this fourth episode we bring in the staff as excitement builds ahead of Paris-Roubaix. Mat Hayman and Tristan Hoffman recount memories from their spectacular performances in the 'Hell of the North' where they have both finished on the podium on separate occasions. Enjoy!…

Welcome to the GreenEDGE Cycling Bus Chronicles Podcast! In this third episode we check in with Luke Durbridge and Luka Mezgec during their Belgian Classics block as they give us an interesting insight into various training methods aside from riding. One of the duo likes to start the day with a 4 minute deep cold plunge - yes, that's wild! They tal…

Welcome to the GreenEDGE Cycling Bus Chronicles Podcast! In this second episode Australian duo Georgie Howe & Georgia Baker, also known as 'G Squared', chat to us from their 'cosy' hotel during the Belgian cobble classics on the eve of Gent Wevelgem. Their real, uncut chat takes in all things from travel tips to who they'd bring to dinner dead or a…

Welcome to the GreenEDGE Cycling Bus Chronicles podcast! In this first ever episode Chris Juul-Jensen and Lawson Craddock debrief Strade Bianche on the bus as they head to the start of Tirreno-Adriatico. It's raw and uncut as the duo chat about life on the road as parents, social media problems, cyclotourists, the future of the podcast, who in the …

Carlton previews his new book, Sticky Bottle, and upcoming launch shows in London, Reading, Southampton that offer live chat and free drink in varying proportions. Plus his thoughts on Mark Cavendish's retirement and memories of his own days (well, day...) as a cycling champion. For info on events, see www.radiodaysevents.com. For up-to-date news f…

After dates around the country this year, Carlton looks forward to playing ('playing') his first live show ('show') in central London on December 1, at the Seven Dials Club.By Radio Days Events

Carlton reflects on some of the highlights of the 2020 Tour route, outlines his views on monks, nouvelle cuisine, trucker's cafes, certain grapes and Hugh Scully, drives round in circles with Sean Kelly, opens and closes an 80s disco, makes women cry, is invited to the world accordion championships, tries to buy a ski lodge - and witnesses an appar…

Our guide to the year's cancelled/postponed cycle races continues with trips to Austria, Slovenia and Holland. We discuss Carlton's rivals for the Telegraph cycling book award and look forward to our June 24 live online show. (More info at radiodaysevents.com).By Radio Days Events

The Tour de Suisse is traditionally one of the last big races before the Tour de France. Continuing our discussion of 2020's cancelled/postponed races continues, Eurosport bon viveur Carlton Kirby discusses why riding up Swiss mountains is easier than riding up French mountains; villages accessible only by ladder; the world's highest lighthouse; 70…

The week-long stage race in the French Alps is a traditional appetiser for the Tour de France for both riders and spectators: Bradley Wiggins, Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome (three times) have all won the Dauphine on their way to winning the Tour. Carlton reflects on summit finishes, Alpine villages, the history of the croissant, the pros and cons…

It's the final week of the (postponed) Giro, so we head into the mountains to ask: what did Carlton suggest when the race organisers asked him how they could improve the race? Does Sean Kelly get a better hotel room than everyone else? Why is Carlton embittered about the National Lottery? Plus novelty badges, memorials to curmudgeons, Queen Victori…

Our guide to the year's cancelled/postponed bike races continues. This week, Week 2 of the Giro, taking us along the Adriatic coast. We talk Marco Pantani, disappointing museums, the pros and cons of seafood, Sean Kelly's enthusiasm for pizza, the cave town of Matera, Fellini vs Clint Eastwood... and why Carlton is doing new, live commentaries on o…

Three days in Hungary and two days in Sicily were scheduled to begin the 2020 edition of the Giro... Carlton reflects on what we're missing, in conversation with Duncan Steer.By Radio Days Events

This six-day stage race round western Switzerland was scheduled for April 28 to May 3, before the lockdown came. Many riders use it to help line up a bid for the Tour de France: both Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome won here ahead of their first Tour wins, in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Carlton reflects on the race,and Switzerland in general, with …

Eurosport's lead cycling commentator, Carlton Kirby, guides us through the season's cancelled races. This week, stories from past editions of the two Belgian races that (usually) form the Spring Classics finale. Hosted by Duncan Steer.By Radio Days Events

Carlton explains why the Dutch Classic can be one of the most exciting days of racing on the calendar. Plus: heated cycle lanes, the world's greatest bubble and squeak, a thumbs-up for speed skating, a thumbs-down for virtual racing, a story about a sausage and a seal... and much else besides. Hosted by Duncan Steer.…

Carlton muses on past editions of cycling's toughest one-day race. There's a turnip lunch, an intimidating dinner, a car on fire and a lengthy conflab with France's No 1 road-surfacing fan. Plus: what did Sean Kelly tell him about his two victories? And would Carlton recommend a romantic short break in Roubaix? Hosted by Duncan Steer.…

The 2020 Tour of Flanders is not happening on Sunday 5 April. Carlton Kirby reflects on what we're missing. Why was Sean Kelly crammed into a van with a women's cycling team? Why was Carlton in tears at the finish line one year? What is the most Belgian thing in Belgium? And where's the best place to buy curly slippers? Hosted by Duncan Steer.…