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Best VeloNews podcasts we could find (updated May 2020)
Best VeloNews podcasts we could find
Updated May 2020
Updated May 2020
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We’re going deeper than ever before and exploring what it means to be an athlete. Our guests range from pro cyclist Laurens ten Dam, who speaks about his struggles in the pro peloton and the time when his career almost ended, to Mirna Valerio, author of the blog “Fat Girl Running” who is trying to change people’s perceptions about what it means to be fit. We’ll speak with Ricky Gates about what he found when he was running every single street in San Francisco – all 1,300 miles of them. And w ...
The Fast Talk podcast is your source for the science of cycling performance, offering the best training advice and most compelling insight on what it takes to become a better cyclist. Co-hosted by former VeloNews managing editor Chris Case and Fast Labs' resident physiologist and coach, Trevor Connor, each episode takes a deep dive on a range of topics, including sport science, training, physiology, technology, nutrition, and more. The show's list of guests includes some of the most prominen ...
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PYSO, ep. 52: Bjarne Riis on leadership, cohesion, and creativity in team strategy
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After an absence from the top level of the sport, longtime team director Bjarne Riis is back in the WorldTour at the helm of NTT Pro Cycling. Riis is well known for many things — winning the 1996 Tour de France as a rider, his doping confession, and leading many riders to victory as the boss of Team CSC / Saxo Bank / Saxo Bank-Tinkoff.As a team lea…
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111: Busting myths about riding in the heat and cold, with Dr. Stephen Cheung
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Ah, here at Fast Talk we love a good myth. More than that, we like busting them. From the age-old myth about sleeping in a room with plants, to the myth of lactic acid, Coach Connor and I enjoy applying science to firmly-held beliefs and turning worlds upside down—or at least correcting misinformation. Today our focus is the large number of myths a…
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VN Pod, ep. 190: Richard Plugge beat COVID-19; Van Dijk on women's Roubaix
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Richard Plugge, the managing director for Jumbo-Visma, has a very informed perspective on COVID-19 and its impact on pro cycling. Back in March Plugge came down with a fever and a cough, and after more than a week of feeling ill he was hospitalized. Plugge was diagnosed with COVID-19, and he spent more than six weeks recovering from the illness. On…
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Introducing Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
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Hey Fast Talk listeners. We're proud to introduce the latest podcast addition to the Fast Labs family, a new show dedicated to a holistic approach to cycling. The Cycling in Alignment podcast is the brainchild of Colby Pearce, a U.S. Olympic track cyclist and Hour Record holder. Colby has been a Steve Hogg Certified expert bike fitter for the past …
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Tech Podcast: Has road tubeless finally arrived?
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While tubeless tires have long reigned supreme in the mountain bike world, they have had a harder time gaining traction — forgive the pun — on road bikes. That has changed only recently, as more and more bikes come stock with tubeless-ready tires and rims.Has road tubeless finally arrived? Ken Avery would know; he has been involved in the design pr…
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PYSO, ep. 51: NTT Pro Cycling's Michael Valgren reflects on the positives of being locked down
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A novelty at first, six weeks of lockdown has taken its toll on all athletes. With the easing of restrictions now beginning, we check in with NTT Pro Cycling's Michael Valgren to see how he’s been holding up after months of uncertainty and how he’s planning on moving forward with the new UCI calendar just announced. A quick primer on Valgren, for t…
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110: Off-the-bike workouts for optimal physical and mental performance
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Getting off our bikes is the last thing most cyclists want to do. That, however, is just what we’re recommending in today’s episode of Fast Talk. Whether for overall health, improving performance and fitness, gaining athleticism, or getting a much-needed mental break, off-the-bike training and cross-training is a powerful tool with many benefits. T…
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VN Pod, ep. 189: We analyze the UCI's new 2020 calendar
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The UCI has released a plan to bring pro racing back in August with a competition calendar that squeezes all of the major races into three months. There are more than a few overlapping race dates. On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we discuss and analyze this new calendar and the ramifications it has on pro teams and events. What do we …
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Tech Podcast: Is women's specific design dead?
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Tech Editor Dan Cavallari chats with Berne Broudy about her research into women's-specific design in the cycling industry. Where did it all start? What did the industry get right — and very wrong — along the way? And is women's-specific design now dead? Broudy guides us through two divergent paths of technology: bikes themselves, and the world of c…
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PYSO, ep. 50: Ineos boss David Brailsford
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How is the biggest team in the world dealing with the global coronavirus lockdown? Well, they've been doing a few things - including pivoting to help distribute hand sanitizer to hospitals in conjunction with their sponsor Ineos.Ineos team boss David Brailsford comes on the show to talk about how the riders, the coaches, and the support staff have …
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109: The metabolic cost of your rides—is it the same for everyone?
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Today we have a classic, complex, Coach Connor special. We ask a question not many other physiologists are asking: Is an amateur’s zone 2 ride (in a five-zone model) as physiologically taxing as a pro’s zone 2 ride? To put it another way, if a pro and an amateur are each doing a zone 2 ride—and for the pro let’s assume that means riding at 300 watt…
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VN Pod, ep. 188: Day in the life of pro riders; Catharine Pendrel
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How are pro riders spending their time amid the coronavirus shutdown? On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we dive into our recent Day in the Life series with Betsy Welch. Over the past five weeks we have been reaching out to pro of every variety: European and North American; roadies, gravel racers, and mountain bikers; veterans and fresh…
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Tech Podcast: Alison Tetrick talks training, recovering, and whiskey!
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We are certainly living in strange times, and Alison Tetrick, like other professional athletes, is stuck in a holding pattern to see if and when the race season might resume. But she's not sitting by idly; Tech editor Dan Cavallari chats with Tetrick about her training during the Covid-19 era, what gear gets her through recovery, and why she carrie…
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PYSO, ep. 49: Former Giro d'Italia boss Michele Acquarone
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Michele Acquarone ran the Giro d'Italia and RCS' other races for years, and pushed for revolutionary change such as teams sharing in TV revenue and all races having men's and women's events. On this episode of Put Your Socks On, Michele talks with Bobby and Gus about where the sport of cycling should be headed.Michele argues that all pro races shou…
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108: Q and A on TSS, training at altitude; plus exercise physiology resources
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We’ve received so many great questions about TSS, or Training Stress Score, that we wanted to look at this popular metric from several angles. Most of today’s episode is devoted to those questions; and stay tuned for a future episode where we’ll take an even closer look at TSS. I must note there are many opinions about TSS. There isn’t a single ans…
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VN Pod, ep. 187: The rescheduled Tour de France and pro cycling's return
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Pro cycling has a partial competition calendar for 2020, with the UCI approving plans for the Tour de France to start on August 29 and the world championships to begin September 20. On today's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we dig into this tentative plan to bring pro cycling back. Is it even a good idea to schedule events amid the pandemic? What …
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Tech Podcast: Is gravel suspension necessary?
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Gravel bikes have gone soft! By which of course we mean suspension has become a stable in some form or another on most gravel bikes. Flexing seatposts, decouplers, and even full-suspension designs have all aimed to make gravel riding more comfortable. But is it necessary? Tech editor Dan Cavallari talked with VeloNews editorial director Ben Delaney…
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PYSO, ep. 48: How the business of cycling could recover after coronavirus
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Steve Maxwell and Spencer Martin of The Outer Line join the show to talk about what the sport of cycling could like in a post-coronavirus world from a business perspective. Will there be fewer teams and fewer events? Possibly. Along with the rest of the world, the cycling industry is now scrambling to figure out what it can do to stay afloat and wh…
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107: How to race aggressively, with national road champion Ruth Winder
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Welcome everyone to Fast Talk, your source for the science of cycling performance. I'm your host Chris Case. Today, we take a step away from the science, and talk tactics. When we’ll race again no one really knows. So we thought it would a great time to help our listeners at least daydream about racing with this episode. Specifically, we’re discuss…
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VN Pod, ep. 186: Zwift racing with Leah Thorvilson and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
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Pro Zwift racing has arrived, with the start of the Zwift Classics pro/am series. These six races feature $5,000 in prize cash, short and challenging courses, and fields comprised of pro and top amateur riders. So, what do you look for in a virtual race?On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we take a deep dive into pro Zwift racing with tw…
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PYSO, ep. 47: The World Players Association
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What role does sport play in a pandemic? And more importantly, what role will it play in a post-pandemic world? Bobby and Gus ask the head of the world Players Association, Brendan Schwab, these questions and more.Bobby says the world of cycling has no overarching organization. "There's no alliances, there's no loyalties. And that just has to chang…
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VN Pod, ep. 185: Rewatching Paris-Roubaix
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On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we are breaking down our favorite recent editions of Paris-Roubaix by re-watching the YouTube video and then analyzing the action. The three editions we have on tap are from 2014, 2016, and 2019. These were the races that saw Niki Terpstra, Mathew Hayman, and Philippe Gilbert take historic wins on the …
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106: Dr. Stephen Seiler on adjusting your training in a pandemic
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As promised, today in episode 106, we bring in Dr. Stephen Seiler, one of the world’s preeminent exercise physiologists, to discuss how to adjust your training now that the world is in a chronic state of disruption. Obviously, this is new territory for all of us, and there’s a lot of uncertainty as to when the situation will improve. As such, we do…
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Tech Podcast: Using power meters indoors and outdoors
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Tech editor Dan Cavallari and editorial director Ben Delaney give you the basics on what you need to take advantage of power both indoors and outdoors.Since many of us are doing a fair bit of Zwifting these days, Delaney and Cavallari discuss how to use your power meter — and more broadly, power in general — to get the most out of your Zwift sessio…
How about some rock and roll?Greg Erwin is the drummer for Saint Motel, and a buddy of Taylor Phinney. He joins Bobby and Gus to talk about how he got into cycling, and how bringing a bike on tour keeps him healthy mentally and physically.And Gus also explains the 21/90 rule of forming habits.It's time to Put Your Socks On.…
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VN Pod, ep. 184: Rewatching the Tour of Flanders
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It's Flanders week here on the VeloNews Podcast. And even though Belgium's biggest race is on hold (like the rest of the sport), we are taking a deep dive into our three favorite recent editions of De Ronde. Andrew Hood, James Startt, and Fred Dreier examine the Tours of Flanders from 2015, 2016, and 2019, and examine the tactical decisions and sto…
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105: Psychological tools to deal with disappointment, defeat, and uncertainty—lessons for cyclists (or anyone living through a pandemic), with Julie Emmerman
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It goes without saying that we are living in a time defined by disruption—loss, disappointment, confusion, and far too much uncertainty. I think it’s safe to assume those emotions are universal; each of us has been impacted by the current pandemic in small and, all too frequently, large ways. At first, it probably isn’t entirely apparent that these…
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104: Bonus Q and A on respiratory exchange, using commutes effectively, and life-training balance
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Why new music now? Well, as mentioned in our last episode, we no longer co-release Fast Talk through the VeloNews channel. We are exclusively publishing through the Fast Talk channel, so tell all your friends, teammates, riding buddies, and coaches to find us right here. And tell them that as a bonus we’ve introduced new music—finally. I’m at home …
Bobby and Gus bring you a change of pace from all the COVID-19 news with a great interview with American racer Justin Williams.Introducing him a "the #1 positive vibe guy," Gus brings on the founder of the Legion of Los Angeles cycling team.Williams talks about how he got into cycling as a 13-year-old as a way to bond with his dad, who if from Beli…
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VN Pod, ep. 183: The Mid South and coronavirus; Hannah Finchamp interview
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he Mid South gravel race was the final major cycling event held in the United States before the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancelation and postponement of the remaining events on the calendar.The race and its participants received criticism. On today's episode of The VeloNews Podcast, we examine the race's decision to continue and speak with o…
