Espoirs

Luke is a new team mate of mine on TRINITY racing, he is from the USA and has just taken his first stage win of 2021 at Tour d'Eure-et-Loir. We are currently both living in Belgium and after a few chats about the American cycling scene and his progression through it I was sure I wanted to get him on the podcast to chat. He has lots to say and a really mature way of thinking about his future. I hope you enjoy. Lukes Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/lukelamperti/ Make sure to share it with friends that you think will enjoy it.

Russ Ellis in my opinion is the best in the business when it comes to racing photography. His ability to capture the moment, emotion and effort that goes into the world tour peloton is amazing. In this episode we chat about what its like to be a photographer on the back of a motorbike at races like Roubaix and Flanders, how he made his way to being the main photographer for Ineos and Specialized, and all the racing/camera talk in-between. This was a real privilege to chat to someone who I have looked up to for a long time, so I really appreciate him taking the time! Links Russ Cycling Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/cyclingimages/?hl=en Website : https://russellisphotography.pixieset.com/allcyclingimagesprints/

YouTube video - https://youtu.be/TQZsWqFNDEA CHRISTOPHER BLEVINS LINKS Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/christopherblevs/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/chrisblevs Website with poetry/rap - https://milemarkersproject.com This week I am chatting with Christopher Blevins, and cyclist for TRINITY racing in 2021, with aims of going to the Olympics for USA in MTB this summer. Thats not all though, in podcast to follow you will find out that he has much much more on his plate than that, and I came away from our chat inspired and motivated to continue to keep my creative doors open.

This time I am chatting with a new team mate of mine Ben Turner. He is currently focused on the cyclocross season where he has based most of his attention for the last three years but he will be racing on the road with TRINITY racing in 2021. I talk to him about how he got into cycling, what it is that gives him drive and passion everyday but also how he has managed to miss his last 5 Christmases at home. I really enjoyed recording this chat, if you enjoyed listening then please rate the podcast and share with friends that might like to listen or on social media where I can repost. If you want to follow Ben on social media, links are below: Twitter - https://twitter.com/benjeturner Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benjamin_elliott_turner/

Charlotte Cole Hossain has been involved with Black British champions in cycling for around 3 years now, in this podcast we about that research project run by Dr Marlon Moncrieffe. We talk over topics like how to grow diversity from grass route level but also tracking the tricky questions of making the European world of the World Tour more diverse and accepting than it has been in previous years. Take away what you want but I hope you enjoy it. Don't for get to rate the podcast and share it with anyone that might like it!

This week I am talking to Zak Dempster. Zak is an ex-professional rider for Israel SUN, he finished his career in 2019 and has now transitioned into the staff at the same team, this year that has meant taking a management role at the development squad, but also experiencing being a DS at the Vuelta for the World Tour team. We talk about his development up through the sport and how the scene has changed for young riders trying to make it to the professional ranks today, making the most of the equipment and resources you have available to you to stand out from the rest. He talks about his job and what it currently involves and how their team has coped with a disrupted year. If you want some tips as a young rider he has quite a few answers... I really enjoyed chatting to Zak and I learnt a lot, so I hope you enjoy. More podcasts are lined up so subscribe so you don't miss any!

Back at it, making some more podcasts! This week I'm talking to Tom Gloag, he has recently been shortlisted for the Cycling Weekly rising stars category after performances racing in Spain and also the Baby Giro/Ronde De L'isard for TRINITY racing. He is someone that I have grown up riding with and racing against, and definitely one to watch for the future. Hear how this COVID year has actually benefited him in many ways and how his recent performances have made him think more about a career in the sport. All that along with the classic quick fire questions. I hope you enjoy!

Tom Pidcock and Trinity racing won 3 stages and the GC at the Baby giro, if you want to hear from the riders about how this happened then your in the right place. After the first 4 stages only 3 riders remained in the race, but 3 of the strongest riders at that. I talk with the riders about the whole experience and how each day went down. If you haven't already, go and listen to the first episode to hear about the whole 6 man team before the race got started and the first 4 days. I hope you enjoy.

TRINITY AT THE GIRO part 1 || This is a chat with Trinity racings riders, Before, during and after the first 4 stages of this years U23 Baby Giro. The team comprising of Tom Pidcock, Ben Healy, Tom Gloag, Max Walker, Ollie Rees and Jacques Sauvagnargues talk me through their ambitions for the race and how each day goes down. as you will hear the team is now down to just 3 riders, listen to how that happened and why cycling is such a brutal sport.  Thanks to Jamie Barlow for helping coordinate this with the riders on the ground in Italy.  Thanks to all the teams sponsors for supporting the team during these tough times, their help is important more than ever in allowing us to participate in races like this and others yet to come this year. I apologise for inconsistencies in the sound quality, I'm still new to all this. 

This week on the Espoirs podcast I'm talking to Quinn Simmons. Quinn is one of the rare few that have taken the step up from junior straight to World Tour, skipping the U23 ranks. In this episode we go through this decision along with the junior season that gave him these options. We also go into how he started cycling and what this season has been like for him... What he has learnt and how lockdown was back in America. Enjoy! Listen to the end to see what I have lined up for next time... should be a good one! Quinns Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/skin.quimmons/

This week I'm talking to Bahrain McLaren's Fred Wright. He has gone through VCL (local club in Dulwich) as a youth and junior combined with the British cycling academy taking him all the way to signing his Neo pro contract last year. We talk about his Baby Giro and L'Avenir stage wins his CCC stagier and his memories of what U23 racing felt like as a first year. I hope you enjoy it! Share and review the podcast.

Cameron talks us though how he got into cycling with mountain biking and CX, how he went about setting up his own team for his first year U23, his youtube channel, and what its like being involved with Trinity for the 2019/20 season alongside Tom Pidcock. We also go though some slightly more random questions and some quick fire ones to finish. He is a very proactive rider that I'm sure will be one to watch in both now and in the future. Enjoy! Time Stamps 0:00 - How he got into cycling 4:00 - Setting up his own sponsors for 2018/19 U23 season 7:30 - What it felt like to step up into U23 races from junior  13:45 - What its like riding for Trinity and what has he learnt from Tom (pidcock) and Aby (Mae Parkinson) 19:00 - Training  22:40 - Living away from home and being a vegan 30:35 - Youtube and social media 38:28 - Going forward with trinity racing on the road and gravel 43:30 - More random questions 48:00 - Quick fire questions 

Jacob talks us through his final Junior year where he was talking to the biggest U23 teams in the world. He then goes on to explain his time at Lotto Soudal U23 and Canyon DHB before telling us about some of the things he has lined up with his current team Indulek-Doltcini. He has had hard times and really successful times during his career so far and we hear about how he has worked through them to become the rider he is today.  Time stamps  - Start - 9mins Junior racing - 9:00 Talking to u23 teams (contracts) - 17:15 First Year U23 (lotto Soudal)  - 27:20 Canyon DHB - 35:00 2020 Indulek Doltcini - 40:35 Random questions - 45:35 Some Quick fire Questions