Joining me for this episode is Australian road rider currently racing with Q36.5, Cyrus Monk. Cyrus and I chat about his early memories of cycling as well as playing lots of other sports before heading to University and starting on his path to become a professional cyclist. Cyrus has raced all over the world with teams of all different levels from …

For this episode I am joined by British rider for Canyon-SRAM, Alice Towers. Alice and I chat about her progression through youth racing, starting with cafe rides with her dad and brother before joining her local club and beginning to train and race. Alice was a Junior when we went into Lockdown in 2020 and we talk about the impact this had on her …

Today I am joined by former British Track and road rider now racing for France, Oscar Nilsson-Julien. Oscar grew up in London riding and racing as part of VCL cycling club. We chat about his progression through the youth and junior categories, the people who he raced with and the multiple British National titles he achieved. After competing as part…

For this episode I am joined my British Junior road and cyclocross rider Seb Grindley. I've followed Seb's progress since 2021 and after having him on the pod as a guest as part of a team episode a few years ago, I really wanted the opportunity to have a proper chat with Seb about his life in cycling so far. Seb started riding with his dad when he …

Today I am joined by female British road rider for Movistar Team, Claire Steels. After growing up playing field hockey, Claire studied Psychology with Sports Science at university before getting into running and then duathlon which led to her representing Team GB in her age group. Alongside setting up her own personal training business, Claire bega…

This week I am joined by Swiss mountain bike rider for Ghost Factory Racing Team Nicole Koller. I'm so grateful to Nicole for sharing the highs and lows of her life in cycling so far. We chat about growing up cycling with her brothers, her progression through the Junior category and becoming the XCO Junior World Champion. We also chat about moving …

I'm back for season 5 of Cycling Talk Podcast where I am joined by Pro and young riders in all disciplines of cycling to share their cycling life story so far. For this episode I am joined by under 23 rider for Great Britain and Trinity Racing, Bob Donaldson. Bob and I chat through his early experiences on the Road and Track through to his progress…

For this special episode I welcome back British Track and Road rider Ben Wiggins. After talking to Ben in early 2022, he joins me again to talk about his time as a Junior in 2022 and 2023. We chat about how he has progressed as a rider and the experiences he has had including being part of Team GB at a number of Nation's Cup events, riding at Track…

For this episode I am joined by road rider Rory Townsend who represents Ireland and will be joining Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team for 2024. Rory is well known by British an Irish fans after spending a number of years as part of Wiv SunGod, racing both domestically and around the world. We chat about some of his early memories of racing in Qatar and China,…

In this episode I am joined by young British Road and Track rider, Matthew Brennan. As a youth, Matty enjoyed riding multiple disciplines and achieved some great results in races around the UK before joining Fensham Howes MAS Design race team as a junior. Matty has raced in some of the top junior races in Europe on the road and track, gaining a hug…

For this episode I am joined by young British road rider Jack Rootkin-Gray. After seeing Solihull Cycling Club training in his local park, Jack found a love of cycling, joining the club and starting to ride and race with them. As a youth rider Jack enjoyed some strong results including 2nd in the GC in the Youth Isle of Man stage race and winning N…

This week I am joined by Junior British multi disciple rider Imogen Wolff. Growing up with cycling parents Imogen has always enjoyed being on a bike. After starting out with cyclocross, Imogen soon started racing on the road and then on the track. Imogen has competed in some huge races for Great Britain including the Road World Championships in Gla…

For this episode I am joined by 3 time USA National Crit Champion and Baby Giro Stage winner, Luke Lamperti. Luke and I chat about growing up in California and what it was like racing around the USA, his first trips to race in Europe and joining British Continental team Trinity Racing in 2021. Luke has been with Trinity for 3 seasons, racing in the…

In this episode I am joined by British road and track rider Ethan Vernon. Ethan started out riding and racing BMX, travelling around the UK and Europe as a child before switching to track and road as a teenager. At 17, Ethan represented Wales on the track in the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast giving him his first big games experience. Since t…

In this episode I am joined by winner of Zwift Academy 2022 and rider for Canyon SRAM, Alex Morrice. After growing up playing netball, Alex joined the university triathlon club and found a love of cycling. Alex joined the weekly Zwift sessions with her workplace and was soon progressing with a coach and became part of the Skoda Academy to help with…

Ahead of the 2023 Women's World Championship Road Race I am joined by rider for Team SD Worx and 2022 Under 23 World Champion Niamh Fisher-Black. Niamh grew up cycling with her family in New Zealand riding and racing Mountain bike, Cyclocross and Road before representing New Zealand for the first time as a Junior in Herald Sun Tour. Niamh then move…

Ahead of the Cycling World Championships in Glasgow I am joined by British multi discipline rider Joe Blackmore. Joe has been riding and racing since a young age and earned his first national podium as an under 16. Since then Joe has raced all over the World as a Junior and now as an Under 23 and has won National titles in both mountain bike and cy…

In this episode I am joined by young Scottish rider for Team dsm-firmenich, Oscar Onley. Oscar grew up in Kelso and started riding and racing on both road and track in Scotland before competing around the rest of the UK and onto European. After some great results as a youth rider, Oscar was signed by Team dsm development in 2020. Oscar raced all ov…

This week I am joined by junior multi discipline rider from Canada, Ava Holmgren. Ava is one of five children and grew up riding the local mountain bike trails with her family before she started racing locally and then across North America. Following the 2020 Covid lockdowns, Ava moved up to the Junior category and started competing in Cyclocross W…

For this episode I am joined by rider for the Netherlands and AG Insurance Soudal Quick-Step, Maaike Boogaard. Maaike and I talk about growing up in the Netherlands and racing in Europe as a Junior before competing in the road World Champs in America. Since progressing to Under 23 and Elite level racing, Maaike has raced all over the World with bot…

This week I am joined by Scottish rider for Team SD Worx, Anna Shackley. After starting with cyclocross races, Anna quickly began competing in Scotland and the rest of the UK on the road and track as a youth rider. Anna was soon racing in Europe and representing team GB at the Road World Championships before joining Team SD Worx at the end of 2020.…

This week I am joined by British Junior Track and Road Rider Izzy Sharp. Izzy started racing triathlons before focusing on cycling and training with her grandad (who also cycled) as well as friends at the local track. Izzy was soon getting great results as a youth rider including winning the Pembrey 2 day National and winning the National Circuit s…

In this Cycling Life Story I am joined by Australian rider for AG Insurance Soudal Quick-Step, Anya Louw. Anya grew up in Tasmania and we chat about what life was like growing up there, travelling by boat to races and how it felt to race in Europe for the first time as a young rider. The Covid pandemic meant that Anya had a long time away from raci…

This week I am joined by young British rider for Fensham Howes-MAS Design, Jed Smithson. Jed has been competing since a young age, starting out with Cyclocross before focusing more on the road and track. Since an Under 12 Jed has competed in the UK and Europe with races including Youth Isle of Man and Youth Assen Tour and has had some amazing resul…

In this latest episode I welcome back Kevin Kevin, Cyclocross rider for Tormans CX Team and Switzerland. Kevin was a guest on the podcast back in 2021 and has been making huge progress ever since. In the 2022/23 cross season Kevin got his first Elite World Cup podium as well as finishing inside the top 10 at multiple World Cups and Superprestige ro…

For this episode I am joined by rider for Team Jayco AlUla, Georgia Baker. Georgia grew up in Tasmania, Australia and quickly progressed her cycling career to represent her country at the Junior Road World Championships in 2012. Combining Track and road racing since a Junior, Georgia has won numerous medals and titles in both and has represented Au…

For this special episode I welcome back British Mountain Bike National Champion Cam Orr to talk about his racing in 2022. Cam and I chat about him heading out to South Africa to take on Cape Epic, the toughest mountain bike stage race in the world. We also talk about the years Mountain bike World Cups, including racing in Brazil for the first time …

This week I am joined by rider for Trek-Segafredo, Elynor Backstedt-Calvert. Growing up with Cycling parents meant Elynor was riding a bike from a very young age and started racing on the road and track with Maindy Flyers. After riding for Backstedt Cycling and Storey Racing, Elynor joined Women's World Tour team Trek-Segafredo in 2020. Elynor has …

I'm really excited to be joined by one of my favourite female road riders and current European Champion, Lorena Wiebes. After starting out racing cyclocross, Lorena progressed to road and track racing as a Junior rider winning National and European titles in both disciplines. Lorena now focuses on road racing as well as taking part in a few cross r…

This week I am joined by young British rider for Team DSM, Max Poole. Max has been racing since he was under 10, starting out mostly on the track before road racing gradually became the number 1 discipline. Max has already had a lot of success including winning the National Omnium title and Youth Tour of Scotland, representing Great Britain in the …

For this episode I am joined by former Junior Cyclocross World Champion, Jens Dekker. After hearing Jens commentate on the cross on GCN Eurosport this season, I really wanted to find out more about him and his life in cycling. I'm really grateful to Jens for chatting with me and I'm so glad to have heard his story. Jens started out as a road rider …

I'm back with season 4 and to start 2023 I'm joined by Elite Cyclocross rider for Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, Xan Crees. I have spoken to Xan a few times at races so it was really great to get her onto the podcast for a proper chat. We talk through her life in cycling which started after being inspired by her dad and her years of racing cyclocro…

For my final episode of 2022 I'm really excited to be joined by Belgian Cyclocross rider Ellen van Loy. I have watched Ellen race cyclocross on the TV for as long as I can remember and it was amazing to have her join me to talk through her cycling life story. Ellen was a late comer to cycling and after nearly 20 years of playing volleyball she foun…

This week I have been joined by track rider for Ireland, Emily Kay. Emily and I caught up ahead of the final 2 rounds of the Track Champions League in London to talk about her life in cycling so far. Emily grew up in the North East of England and has been riding and racing bikes since the age of 5. Emily has represented England and Great Britain at…

For this episode I am joined by British road rider, Thomas Gloag. Thomas and I chat about growing up racing at Herne Hill Velodrome, joining Trinity Racing and representing Great Britain. We chat the highs and lows of racing and how you can learn from every race. We also talk about him recently joining Jumbo Visma, his first 3 races for the team an…

To celebrate my 100th episode of Cycling Talk Podcast I'm really excited to welcome back Fred Wright, rider for Bahrain Victorious and Great Britain. Fred is joining me for the 3rd time to talk about his incredible 2022 road season. We chat about his amazing progression throughout the year and all the races he has been a part of from the Tour of Fl…

This week I am joined by Scottish Cyclocross and Mountain bike rider, Rory McGuire. I have watched Rory race a few times over the last 18 months so it was really great to have him as a guest on the podcast and hear about his life in cycling so far. Rory has been riding bikes since a really young age and has raced in National Trophies and National S…

For this episode I am so excited to be joined by one of the best Cyclocross riders in the world, Daan Soete! I have watched Daan race for years so it was amazing to have him as a guest on the podcast and hear his cycling life story. We talk about growing up as a cyclist in Belgium, his teams and teammates and some of his incredible results. As well…

This week I am joined by rider for Storey Racing and Hope Factory Racing Cat Ferguson. As an Under 16 Cat has won the British National Championships in Road, Cyclocross and on the Track in the Madison. Cat joins me to chat about her Cycling Life Story so far including wins at the Youth Isle of Man Race and The Tour of Scotland. As Cat prepares for …

For this episode I am joined by British Track rider, Neah Evans. After training as a vet, Neah took up cycling as a way to keep fit and soon fell in love with the bike and then with the Track. Neah has represented Scotland at 2 Commonwealth Games, most recently in Birmingham 2022 winning medals on the track and in the road race. Neah has also repre…

In this episode of Cycling Talk Podcast I am joined by New Zealand Road and Track rider, Aaron Gate. Aaron has competed in 3 Olympics and 3 Commonwealth Games with huge success. Most recently, Aaron won 4 Gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth games, 3 on the track and also winning the men's road race. Aaron and I chat about growing up in New Z…

For this episode I am joined by rider for Cams Basso Bikes, Sammie Stuart. Sammie has always been into sports growing up from playing football to competing in triathlons, marathons and even an Ironman! Following a football injury, Sammie focused on cycling and found out that she was really strong on the bike. Sammie only started road racing in 2020…

This week I am joined by Paracyclist Fin Graham. Fin has represented Great Britain at World Cups, World Championships and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and he is still only 22! Fin grew up in the Scottish highlands and despite being born with 2 club feet he has been riding a mountain bike for as long as he can remember. Fin's parents encouraged him to get…

For this episode I am joined by rider for Ineos Grenadiers and the current British National Road Race Champion, Ben Swift. I'm so grateful to Ben for joining me ahead of the 2022 National Road Race Championships where he will be defending the title he has held since 2019. Ben tells me about growing up riding bikes and how much racing has changed hi…

For this episode I am joined by rider for Canyon-SRAM and winner of 2021 Zwift Academy, Maud Oudeman. After watching Maud compete in the series I really wanted to hear about her experience at the Zwift Academy and what is was like to win a Pro contract with Canyon-SRAM at just 18 years old. Maud tells me about growing up in the Netherlands, competi…

For this episode I am joined by Road and Track rider for Great Britain and Cams Basso Bikes, Maddie Leech. Maddie and I chat about how she has progressed from being the only rider in her family to representing Team GB at the Junior Road World Championships. We also talk about how important it is to be part of a great team of friends and riding with…

Today I am joined by British rider for Fensham Howes MAS Design Junior Road Team, Ben Wiggins. Ben and I talk about what its like to grow up in a cycling family, riding as a Youth and how lockdown affected his GCSE’s and his training. Ben is now a first year Junior, riding for FH MAS and is also part of the GB Junior Academy. We chat through the se…

For this episode I am joined by Zwift Academy Winner and rider for Alpecin Fenix, Alex Bogna. Alex and I chat about him growing up in Australia and being inspired by the Commonwealth Games and his early races before joining the Zwift Academy programme. Alex talks me through being selected for the finals, training and riding with the Pro riders at A…

For this episode, I am joined by the amazing Jake Scott, rider for WiV SunGod. Jake and I talk through his life in cycling, from early racing to huge success in the Tour of Britain over an number of years including winning the King of the Mountains and Sprinters Jerseys in the 2021. We also chat about highs and lows of cycling, what happens when a …

Today I am joined by WiV SunGod rider, Matt Gibson. Matt and I talk about his early career on the Road and Track, the pressures of over training and the difficult progression from Junior to Under 23. We also chat about riding for a Pro team, the need for results and being part of Conti team, Ribble Weldtite for the 2021 Tour Series and Tour of Brit…