Something for the turbo

Since 2009 a group of friends from the UK have been lighting up the Tour de France and other cycling races with their 'Beefeater Bend' - throwing a party for cycling fans along the roadside. They shot to global fame in 2019 when their Links Rechts video from the Alps went viral overnight attracting national and global press attention. They've won the UCI fans award, preformed on stage at the World Championships and even have a kit collaboration with Stolen Goat and their own merchandise range for which they sell to raise money for charity. What a bunch of guys! Have a listen to their journey and enjoy the stories along the way.

Axel Merckx's Hagens Berman Axeon Cycling Team are considered the greatest development team in the world and they've just signed today's guest, the exciting young British talent, Joe Laverick. We had a great catch up with Joe about his career. From a goalkeeper to getting into cycling; his junior career; juggling school work with riding for Maddison Genesis. The amazing Rayner Foundation, his year in France; his winter training; signing for Axeon; his upcoming move to Girona, Spain; what next season might look like; pro cycling and moonlighting as a cycling journalist writing for CyclingTips, The British Continental and Cycling Weekly. We loved catching up with Joe, a top man and we very much look forward to following his progress in 2021 and beyond.

We caught up with Champion System's Chris Reynolds who talked us through the Sydney cycling scene, racing every day of the week, Melbourne, Hong Kong, working with World Tour teams and riders, stories from off-season camps, his views on pro cycling, formula one, netball and lots lots more in what was a cracking conversation.

We caught up with Henry Furniss today to discuss his journey from top personal trainer to elite cyclist and then becoming a cycling entrepreneur when he established UK bike brand WyndyMilla. He talks us through the white knuckle ride of growing a cycling brand as the sport in the UK took off, sponsoring teams, the lessons he learnt along the way and then leaving the brand he built. We also discuss what he's been up to over the last few months, with exciting new projects and ventures on the horizon, working with Formula 1, 3D printing chicken, carbon and lots more.

We caught up with the recently retired Lucy van der Haar (née Garner) about her career. From entering the sport through riding penny farthings, to becoming World Junior Road Race Champion ... twice. From the difficult transition to elite women's racing, riding for some of the biggest teams in the world with Argos-Shimano and Wiggle High5 and finding happiness with Norwegian team Hitec Products. Her decision to retire, views on women's cycling, where she wants to ride now she's retired, being married to cyclocross superstar Lars van der Haar and loads more.

We caught up with master frame builder and founder of Barbastelle, Tom Skinner, about the wonderful and fascinating world of artisan, hand-built steel frames. We discuss his journey into bike building, how it works, how it has evolved over the years, what you should consider when buying a hand-built frame, steel bikes that weigh just 5.5kg, carbon, titanium, gravel bikes, welding, cargo bikes and lots lots more.

We caught up with Club Cicli Artigianali's Bob Johnson and Chris Netherclift who talk us through the amazing world of vintage bikes. How they started collecting them, the amazing craftsmanship, the growing global movement, Eroica and many other events, how you can start collecting, their London cycling club and the growth it has seen and much more.

Fascinating chat with cycling journalist Tom Owen about the stresses of covering this season, how live feeds work, some of his amazing adventures and articles for the likes of CyclingTips, including bike packing in Spain and Macedonia. We also discuss cycling in Jordan, Greece and many other destinations. Tom also gives us an amazing insight into the work that is being done in Sierra Leone to help grow cycling participation and racing. And finally we discuss Tom's amazing Tour de France Panini sticker look-a-likes ... genius.

Alex Ostroy of Ostroy, NYVeloCity, NYFG gives us an amazing insight to his story, the New York cycling scene, the amazing brand he's built with Ostroy, the growth and success of NYVeloCity.com and its involvement in Lance Armstrong's outing. He's also been involved in some amazing community cycling projects growing the sport in NYC including I Challenge Myself and Ride Up Grades.

This week we caught up with Velon CEO Graham Bartlett to hear about the superb work Velon have been doing since their inception. Some of the challenges they have faced along the way, where they are trying to get to, the Hammer Series, how best to get their content, what YOU can be doing as a fan to help grow the sport and we also need your help ... as Graham and the Velon team also want to hear your views and feedback on a couple of specific questions. We also talk through Graham's career, from starting out as a lawyer in the City, working with UEFA, Nike, Liverpool FC and Sky Sports. Plus lots more.

We caught up with John Croom to hear about his amazing journey from playing American Football and competing as a heavyweight wrestler to becoming an elite track cyclist, a US record holder, with multiple national titles and a Pan American Games win. He's also got a brilliant podcast - The Coffee and Van chats podcast - works with some top sponsors and will be racing around the US with his van, good coffee and contagious personality as soon as we are through the pandemic.

We caught up with top chef Henrik Orre who talks us through his journey from becoming a chef to building a Two Michelin Star restaurant and then moving into cycling; firstly with the Norwegian Cycling Federation and then with Team Sky where he spent five years. He gives us a brilliant insight into what the riders eat and when, the logistics of how it works and how he found the experience of working with Chris Froome and co. He also talks us through his superb books and his latest exciting venture in Oslo, Norway.

Rory Sutherland has seen a lot and he kindly joined us after La Flèche Wallonne last week to talk us through his career; from arriving in Europe, his early years in Belgium with Rabobank, before racing in the US for five years and returning to ride in Europe with Saxo Tinkoff, Movistar, UAE Team Emirates and now Israel Start Up Nation. We talk about some of the world's biggest races as well as riding for Contador, Valverde and Dan Martin. We discuss his views and thoughts on the sport, how it's evolving, his restaurants/cafes and he even leaves us with some wise words of wisdom. As he hangs up his wheels at the end of the season, we wish Rory all the best with the next chapter.

We absolutely loved catching up with former pro, coach, bio-hacker and podcaster Anthony Walsh about his career and journey. From racing in France and the US, to running multiple businesses before taking stock and discovering a new way to train and lead your life, which is now what he is sharing with you all through his Roadman Cycling coaching and lifestyle business. This is a brilliant conversation where we discuss many things from Sam Bennett winning the Green Jersey to some of the bio-hacks that can improve your life including; intermittent fasting, cold therapy, light therapy, journaling, meditation, grounding and why it's worth looking into all of these methods, especially from a stress management perspective. From his 14 day intro challenge for just 2 Euros to lots more training and performance options. We also discuss podcasts – Sam Harris, Joe Rogan and other, books – James Nestor's 'Breath', Matthew Walker's 'Why we sleep', James Wallman's 'Stuffication' and 'Time and how to spend it' plus loads more.

We caught up with professional 'cycling bum' Alain Rumpf about his 36 years in cycling. From racing to working with the UCI for 20 years, to cycling guiding in the Swiss Alps to now, providing some of the most wonderful cycling content we all love to see. We discuss a tremendous amount, from the tarnished era of cycling – doping and its impact – the UCI and its evolution. Some of the things the UCI does well and the challenges it has faced. We discuss riding in Switzerland, some of the best climbs to do, where to stay, events to keep on your radar plus loads more.

We caught up with Ian Field who is 5 times British Cyclocross Champion about his journey, British Cycling, Mountain Biking, Cyclocross obsession in Belgium, Wout van Aert, Matthew van der Poel, Toon Aerts, Tom Pidcock, approaches to coaching, his Veld Cycling coaching business, cyclocross for schools and much more.

Listening to the inspirational author James Nestor talk about his new book, Breathe, on the Joe Rogan Podcast, he mentioned the amazing Iced Viking - Chuck McGee III. We dropped Chuck a note to see if he wanted to join us on the podcast and despite his post Rogan fame, luckily for us, he agreed. Chuck was able to give us a great insight into breath work, what it is, various types, the advantages and more. We talk about being a Wim Hoff Method and Oxygen Advantage Instructor. We discuss potential performance gains, taping the mouth shut to sleep, holotropic breathing, feeling light headed, climbing mountains in the snow in just a pair of shorts, slowing your heart rate, ice baths, and lots more – we even do a couple of exercises for you to try.

We caught up with Rich Lang, who basically ticks every box with regards to the guests we have on the show and the topics we like to cover. He's an Australian former pro, having raced internationally with the Australian Institute of Sport alongside Michal Matthews, Luke Durbridge and Rohan Dennis; before racing with Pro-Conti team Rapha in the UK. After making the decision to retire at 24 years old, he studied before setting up a business community in Haute Rouleurs and becoming a coach. It was during this time Rich had the idea to set up Spok'd making him a tech start up entrepreneur.

We caught up with charismatic former pro rider, team manager, top coach and founder of the innovative SpatzWear - Tom Barras. We talk through his racing career taking on some of the biggest races in the world while living in Belgium before returning to the UK to race domestically picking up 100 wins in the process. He set up a successful coaching career working with athletes such as Tom Pidcock, as well as launching Spatzwear. We discuss his unique approach to solving issues to produce their brilliant range of products. We talk about all this, racing in the Bahamas and loads more. Have a listen today.

We caught up with industry insider Troy de Haas. Former Australian athlete Troy moved into cycling from travel when he took up the position of Head of Sport with BMC. Based in Switzerland, he was responsible for looking after their pro team, as well as their mountain bike, triathlon and other athletes and ambassadors. He oversaw tremendous success with BMC with their trade team and across many other channels before securing the relationship with the now NTT Pro Cycling team so BMC remained within the World Tour. He subsequently set up sports agency TdH which has worked across a number of sports, including F1. He is currently working with three world tour teams; NTT Pro Cycling, Israel Start Up Nation and Michelton Scott. He also works with ASO and a number of the sports legends, including George Hincapie and Cadel Evans. We discuss his journey, the structure of the sport, the future of the sport, travel and lots more.

We caught up with Hans Flensted-Jensen, a Danish cyclist living in Oslo, Norway; about cycling in both countries, gravel, bike-packing, Dare Bikes, Uno X Pro race team, mid-summer riding through the night and building one of the most thriving cycling communities anywhere in the world, the Oslo Dawn Patrol. With its twice weekly rides they've had over 300 riders join, from glorious summer evenings to -16C in the winter - the Dawn Patrol always rolls.

A delightful catch up with legendary Brian Smith. We talk through his career, racing one of the dirtiest Giro's in history, being Lance Armstrong's teammate at Motorola in 1994, twice winning the British Championship, being an Olympian, the challenges of doping and EPO. We also discuss his career as as a team manager at Cervelo Test Team, NetApp Endura, MTN-Qhubeka / Dimension Data working with riders like Thor Hushovd, Mark Cavendish, Steve Cummings and more. We also discuss his career as a commentator and broadcaster with Eurosport, becoming one of the most recognisable voices in cycling. Plus a whole load more, it was a fascinating discussion, we hope you enjoy it.

We caught up with former British U23 Champion and current British Hill Climbing Champion, Ed Laverack, to discuss his career to date, racing around the world, hill climbing, Tour of Britain, bikes, training, insane power numbers, the structure of professional cycling, the future of professional cycling, his brilliant YouTube channel, how he's managed the loss of events this year, upcoming events and loads more.

We caught up with Julien Verlay for a chat about Haute Route, Rapha, MAAP, Festka, Open Bikes, riding in Paris, the Pyrenees, this year's Haute Route Ventoux, long distance riding, Paris-Brest-Paris, the Cevennes region of France, 'The Rider' by Tim Krabbe, this year's Tour de France and when France will get a winner, the joys of exploring the world on the bike, including Greece, Italy, Sweden and Norway plus lots more.

A legendary former pro, multiple TdF stage winner and ex-British Champ described him to us as 'cycling's man of the moment' and we couldn't describe him any better. Dan Bigham is the founder of trade team Huub Watt Bike and the aero accessory company Watt Shop. He is one of the fastest pursuit and team pursuiters in the world. He was due to be going with his team to Bolivia to take on a number of work records at altitude. A disruptive thinker, utilising his engineering background to re-think the art of time trialling with changes that have spread throughout the cycling world. He also consults with some of the biggest teams - Danish Team Persuit, Canyon Sram, Jumbo Visma and works with the likes of Wout van Aert. As if today's guest isn't enough, we were also joined by YouTube sensation, engineer and self-confessed aero geek Alex Thomas, whose YouTube channel – Peak Torque – is well worth checking out.

How do you introduce Emma Pooley? She has ten Olympic, World and Commonwealth medals, including becoming the World ITT Champion in 2010. She has six World Cup victories and seven Stage Races wins to her name, not to mention multiple tri and duathlon victories. Not bad for someone who considers themselves a runner at heart! She also has a PhD in geotechnical engineering having graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2005 with a first class degree in Engineering; managing her studies alongside her racing. She's recently discovered the joys of off-road cycling and bike packing which she now combines with running, swimming, bouldering and riding on the road. She is working with the Swiss Cycling Federation running their Fast and Female programme. She's just broken the Women's World Everesting Record and is the creator of the amazing Pocket Porridge snacks. We discuss all of this, plus a whole load more, so sit back and enjoy.

As cyclists, we all love to take a photo when out on a ride; the view, the selfie. However, capturing iconic race moments, documenting the sport, climbs, the adulation and the pain is an art and it feeds our love of the sport. Cycling photographer Alex Duffill has already worked with brands Rapha and Pas Normal Studios; publications such as Cyclist Magazine and Rouleur; and Neon Velo and Vitus Professional Cyclists teams – all by the age of just 23. He's worked with some of the world's best cycling photographers, travelled the globe shooting races and cycling destinations. We discuss all this plus how you can take better photos with your iPhone, the Giro Rosa and women's cycling, cyclocross, gravel, this year's racing when it starts, including the Tour and the Col de la Loze, plus lots more.

Is there anything this man cannot do? Stu was an elite mountain biker, cycle cross racer competing as a pro and representing Team GB in both disciplines. He was also a a team mechanic for the British team before becoming the tech specialist for Cycling Weekly. Eight years ago, he joined the team that launched Cyclist Magazine as their Deputy Editor and last year he launched their new Cyclist Off Road publication where he is the Editor. He has travelled the world racing, creating amazing cycling content, riding some of the coolest bikes there are to ride. We discuss this, plus much more....enjoy.

We caught up with elite physio and founder of Body Mechanics, Dave Emsley, about various approaches to physiotherapy, the Integrated Systems Model, biomechanics, posture, cycling, cycling injuries, bike fit, mistakes cyclists make, tests you can try at home, yoga, pilates, cranial, foam rolling, massage guns and loads more.

Steve Cummings lit up the pro peloton for over fifteen years with his clear strength, panache and mastery of the breakaway. He won many races around the world including the Tour of Britain, a stage at the Vuelta, two amazing victories in the Tour de France, winning the British road race and time trial National Championship in the same year, not to mention being a World Champion on the track. He raced for some of the world's biggest teams including Discovery, Team Sky, BMC and Qhubeka/Dimension Data. We discuss all this, ice creams, Liverpool FC, bone density, the structure of the sport, mental challenges and lots more.

Rising Chilean cycling star, Catalina Anais Soto Campos joins us to share her amazing and inspirational story of her journey from racing track in Santiago, Chile to racing in Europe for the UCI World Cycling Centre in Agile, Switzerland via Melbourne Australia. Her drive and determination is contagious, at just 19 she's seen and experienced so much and we look forward to following her journey and trajectory over the next few years.

In 2017 Jacob Hennessy burst onto the world cycling scene with a spectacular win at Ghent-Wevelgem (U23). His journey to winning that race is utterly remarkable and his rollercoaster journey as a pro since then just highlights what a mad world pro-cycling is for those of us on the outside. Facing crossroads in his career on a couple of occasions, Jacob still has ambitions and the belief that he can be successful on the biggest stage. For a man of just 23 years old, he has seen and experienced a lot more than most his age and we look forward to following his journey from here. Compelling listen this one, we enjoyed it a lot.

We caught up with climber extraordinaire Hannah Rhodes who, as an amateur, smashed the Women's World Everesting Record in the Lake District, UK. At the time, she also took the UK overall Everesting record. An amazing achievement, we caught up with Hannah to discuss, why, how, the preparation that went in to it, Everesting tips and tricks, her travel plans and much more.

We caught up with cycling writer and journalist Chris Sidwells for a great chat about his uncle, Tom Simpson, Sir Chris Hoy, Chris Boardman, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Eddy Merckx, pro racing, favourite races, how racing has evolved over the years, many tales from the peloton and much much more. Grab a coffee, sit back and let Chris take you on a journey.

Cafés have become the heartbeat of cycling communities around the world. We caught up with one of the three founders of Four Boroughs, Ed Lochee-Bayne, to discuss jumping off the corporate treadmill and pursuing the dream. The journey, challenges, working with local businesses, coffee, beer, kombucha, cycling and loads more. It's an inspiring story that might just be the spark of inspiration you need to make that life change.

Founder and CEO of rapidly growing performance cycling apparel brand Le Col, Yanto Barker, joins us to discuss his professional cycling career – both of them, and his sabbatical in between. We talk about his journey from having an idea to growing Le Col into one of the most desired brands out there; delving into building a business, his focus and work ethic, the labour that goes into bib shorts, Le Col's focus on performance, wind tunnels, Bahrain McLaren, racing, training, Strava, trenching, and loads more. He's a superb athlete, an entrepreneur and his drive, passion and focus is contagious so it's well worth a listen.

A fascinating insight into the science behind the sport. From lab testing athletes and why it's not only for elite cyclists, how training works and how it makes you go faster, adaptation, over training, under recovery, different engines for different disciplines, sleep, improving endurance performance, supplements, consistency of training, inspire talent programme, elite riders and the impact of ageing to cyclists and what we can all do to combat it. Why you shouldn't Google too much for magic bullet performance gains and loads more.

We caught up with Shannon Bufton, founder of Serk Cycling, about the growth of cycling in China, exploring the Himalayas, Everest, the world's greatest descents, dressing as a panda at the Tour of Beijing, gravel in Kyrgyzstan, cycling culture in Beijing, titanium frames built for adventure, new places still be be discovered, a tour to North Korea plus loads more.

We caught up with ex pro mountain biker and gravel racer Ryan Steers to talk all things US races including Leadville 100, Dirty Kanza and loads of other cool races across the US. We also discuss working with Floyd Landis and Dave Zabriskie doing cool gravel trips in the Malibu Hills and Floyd's growing CBD business – Floyd's of Leadville. How CBD works, potential benefits to cyclists and more. We also discuss wine, evolution of gravel bikes, Matthew van der Poel, Colin Strickland and lots lots more, it's a cracker.

Ade Hill, his wife Shelley and their amazing team support riders doing some of the most epic events in Alps, Dolomites and Pyrenees as well as running some of the best regarded bespoke trips. We speak to Ade about all this and much more; from favourite climbs, new events, the Tour de France, raclette, milkshakes and much much more.

We caught up with trainSharp coach and experienced elite rider Chris McNamara about racing in the UK and Belgium in the 90's and how it's evolved over the years. The growth of British Cycling. Coaching, who it's for, how it works, how coaching has evolved. Identifying up and coming talent. The structure of cycling, this year's Tour de France plus loads more. Enjoy!

Let VeloVietnam founder, David Lloyd, talk you through the amazing array of cycling on offer in Vietnam. From where to go, what to expect, food, climbs, culture, everesting and much more.

We catch up with Rob McManmon who is the founder of Bike Tour Japan. We talk through the spectacular cycling Japan has to offer and how he ended up discovering it. We talk roads, bike paths, blossom, volcanoes, car free climbs, food, temples and much more.

Surviving a stroke, yoga, sleep, changing the course of your life and how meditation can help you as a cyclist in ways that you might not realise.

A fascinating discussion around the importance of the right cycling shoe, the checks you can do at home and the impact it can have. We also discuss pedals, cleats and inner soles.

Grass Track Cycling (sounds amazing), Doug's background, how to find a bike fitter, your bike fit on the turbo and some tweaks you can do yourself.

After a few weeks break over the summer, host Jules Doyle and the 'something for the turbo' podcast is back. Jules has invited engineer Alex Stopps from Ep. 2 back on the to the show to join him in speaking with master wheel builder Ben Sharp from Sharp Precision Wheels. The conversation is a fascinating insight into the world of custom wheels, factory wheels, wheels for gravel, tubeless, hub designs and much much more. Have a listen and join us on the hub, download the Unfound App today.

Alex talks us through many topics including aero opportunities in ultra-cycling; bike frames and how they are evolving; wheels and where we may see wheel development going over the next few years, HUUB Wattbike, aerodynamics, TT, the UCI and much much more.

A fascinating chat with Indian Pacific Wheel Race and record breaking TransAm winner, Abdullah Zeinab. We discuss training, racing, the mental and physical demands of Ultra-Cycling and how this all relates to dealing with the challenges of daily life. Honest, insightful and fascinating, Abdullah's views and approach to life are truly inspiring.