Women's Cycling Weekly

It's been a minute! Amy and Tilda are back to discuss what's been happening since the Tour and looking ahead to the world championships road race in Zurich.Follow Women's Cycling WeeklyFollow Tilda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quite possibly the most lit bike race to ever occur.Follow Women's Cycling WeeklyRead Rachel and Amy's work on Rouleur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was the GC day that wasn't today with something of a stalemate on Le Grand Bornand. Meanwhile Justine Ghekiere took a stunning stage win in polka-dots and Amy and Rachel went from beers on the terrace to drowned rats in the questionable pizza joint. Follow Women's Cycling WeeklyRead Rachel and Amy's work on Rouleur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tour de France Femmes has it's first French winner ever! Amy and Rachel report from a day that involved four hours or driving, cheese fondue, and a lot of bellowing. Follow Women's Cycling WeeklyRead Rachel and Amy's work on Rouleur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're in France and after a slow morning collecting badges and discussing a sock upgrade it turned out to be one of the spiciest stages so far.Follow Women's Cycling WeeklyRead Rachel and Amy's work on Rouleur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rotterdam is a distant memory after an Ardennes-style stage that delivered a veryyyy popular winner. Meanwhile, Amy and Rachel have a shambolic morning (what's new?) and a familiar voice returns. Follow Women's Cycling WeeklyRead Rachel and Amy's work on Rouleur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's stage two of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Demi Vollering is already in yellow and Amy and Rachel are back with the most chaotic cycling podcast of the moment :)Follow Women's Cycling WeeklyRead Rachel and Amy's work on Rouleur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's stage one of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and Amy and Rachel are back with the most chaotic cycling podcast of the moment :) Follow Women's Cycling Weekly Read Rachel and Amy's work on Rouleur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Surprise, it's a podcast! I'm back on the mic with Rachel discussing the current Spanish racing block and whether or not the latest winning streak means that SD Worx will be back to dominating the whole season once again.Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter here.Read Rachel's work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The band is back together! Amy is joined by Tilda and Rachel to talk all things cobbled Classics. Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter here.Read Tilda's work here.Read Rachel's work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amy sat down in a bona-fide podcasting studio with Aussie rider Sarah Gigante to talk TDU, AG Insurance - Soudal Quickstep, who she looked up to as a young aspiring pro, her disappointing 2023 season and more!Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! Chaos levels are nearing Tour de France Femmes heights and it's only March but we managed to pull it together to dissect Strade Bianche and look ahead to Ronde van Drenthe and plenty more in between. Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter here.Read Rachel's work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel joined the pod to talk about all things Opening Weekend and look ahead to Strade! Was Omloop a fluke or are we in for a more balanced 2024 season? Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter here.Read Rachel's work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel and Tildz take us through their experience from on the ground at TDU including their numerous Adelaide food recos (giant donut, anyone?) Plus, we chat about whether the peloton will bring more of a challenge to SD Worx in 2024. Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter here.Read Tilda's work here.Read Rachel's work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amy's asking the questions as Rachel and Tilda go head-to-head in the WCW end-of-year quiz. Who can remember the most about the 2023 season and take home the honour of the WCW Christmas Quiz Queen? Remember to play along at home and let us know your score! Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter here.Read Tilda's work here.Read Rachel's work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In potentially the most chaotic episode of WCW to date (itself a solid achievement) Rachel, Tilda, and I (Amy) headed over to Belgium to watch the CAPS Urban Cross X2O Trofee in Kortrijk. I forgot the muff for the microphone (sorry about the wind!!) Rachel doesn't own any appropriate shoes, and Tilda was going to go without gloves. If you make it through this entire episode you are a saint!!!! Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter here. Read Tilda's work here.Read Rachel's work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another IRL interview this week! I tracked down Brodie Chapman in her home base of Andorra to chat about what has been a difficult season for the Australian national champ, how she's spent her off season, what she's looking forward to next year and learning from her Lidl Trek teammates. Brodie is always full of interesting thoughts and opinions on how to improve the sport and we talked about the ways in which women's racing is changing, and how organisers need not be afraid of challenging the peloton.If you enjoyed this chat with Brodie then please consider rating and reviewing WCW on whatever platform you're listening on!You can subscribe to the weekly newsletter via Substack by clicking here.Enjoy!Amy x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I managed to snag an IN PERSON interview with the lovely Lizzie Stannard. Lizzie started the year on the Zaaf team -- we all know how that one went by now -- but managed to get a ride for Israel Premier Tech where she ended up racing all three grand tours and totting up a whopping 61 race days! We chatted about Lizzie's journey into the sport, her aspirations to become a dependable domestique and how she's learning to speak Russian...If you enjoyed this chat with Lizzie then please consider rating and reviewing WCW on whatever platform you're listening on! You can subscribe to the weekly newsletter via Substack by clicking here.Enjoy! Amy x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another interview pod! This week Amy chatted to 21-year-old Kiwi, Kim Cadzow who has spent the 2023 season racing for the Jumbo Visma women's team but will join the new EF team for 2024. Kim is a promising climber and showed her strengths at the Tour of Scandinavia and the Vuelta Ciclista Valenciana this year going head-to-head with some of the biggest names in the sport. Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A brief pause in the interview pods as Rachel returns to the pod to discuss the 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift route which was revealed this week! From Rotterdam to Alpe d'Huez with a weird split day and an Ardennes stage this route has a LOT going on, but is it all good? Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter.Follow Rachel's work at Rouleur.cc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the WCW podcast's interview era. Throughout the winter I'll be bringing you chats with various guests from pro cyclists to industry professionals and the people BTS in the sport. This week, I spoke to Cassondra Spring. Cassondra is the Global Marketing Manager of the women's-specific bike brand, Liv. We talked about her experiences in the sport and the cycling industry as well as a brand new female-led mentorship programme that Cassondra is part of, Uplift.I hope you enjoy the episode! Find the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter on Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a few weeks since we got behind the mic so Rachel and I caught up with the recent Women's WorldTour races including Annemiek van Vleuten's LAST EVER pro race. Elsewhere, we chatted about transfers and, since it's basically the end of the season, we went over our fav moments from this year!Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter on Substack. Read Rachel's work at Rouleur.cc and in the print magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm joined by Rachel again to talk about Scandinavia, Tour de l'Avenir, and transfer news as well as dissecting everything that is wrong with the WWT calendar and why it means we're ready for a holiday. Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter on Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tour de France Femmes band is back together with a wrap-up of the 'super worlds' and some other chaotic ramblings about whether the season is too long, and where Rachel is going on her holidays in a few week's time. Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the Tourmalet and time trial wrapped into one. Rachel and I have completely lost the plot and so, apparently, have SD Worx if their post-race press conference is anything to go by. Subscribe to Women's Cycling Weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's stage six and oh my goodness the Tour is long, eh. I spent a wonderful day with the lovely Arnaud while Rachel sweated in the press room. We both get pied by riders at the finish and WCW pod gets an exclusive from the ice bath with Ashleigh Moolman Pasio! Subscribe to Women's Cycling Weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SD Worx reckon they're above the law and Rachel is jealous that I'm heading out for a whiz through the French countryside with her man. Plus, another popular solo victory from a relative underdog at the Tour de France Femmes!Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stage four was not a good day for our nerves, but in racing terms it was the best one yet. A big break went away, and Fenix - Deceuninck got the win they so very much deserved, while the GC race got started in earnest. Meanwhile, Rachel was crying over literally anything and I was getting a bit overprotective of the paintwork on my car. Subscribe to Women's Cycling Weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's only stage three but nerves are frayed in the press room. Meanwhile, the vibe was the same in the Fenix-Deceuninck team car as Julie Van de Velde got oh-so-close to a solo stage victory. And why on earth won't SD Worx...work? Subscribe to Women's Cycling Weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Less from riders and more of our rambling on a chaotic second stage at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.Subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter.Get in touch at mamilrepeller@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tour de France Femmes is officially underway and while there's no Orangina in sight there's been plenty of excitement to make up for it. I roped in Rachel once again to chat about the stage and we hear from Kasia Niewiadoma, Elisa Longo Borghini, Lizzie Deignan and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio before beginning our sweaty pilgrimage back the press room. Subscribe to Women's Cycling Weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Women's Cycling Weekly Podcast is back! With a slightly chaotic, hopefully informative or at the very least entertaining preview of the Tour de France Femmes. In the absence of TIlda (who I refuse to acknowledge may not come back) I have previous pod guest Rachel Jary alongside me to discuss what we can expect from both the racing and the press room freebies at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.Subscribe to Women's Cycling Weekly on Substack.Read Rachel's work at Rouleur.cc and in the magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our final episode for a while

It's nearly Flanders time! All the Belgian Classics have been leading to this, haven't they?After a couple of weeks off, we talk through all the latest action from Belgium, including SD Worx's insane dominance and some questionable group 2 tactics, plus look forward to the big one on Sunday.Read and subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter at https://mamilrepeller.substack.com/. Plus now find us on Twitter and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello lovely listeners! This week we discussed where on earth the promised women's Milan-Sanremo went and if it's even something we want to see. RCS promised it for 2023 but it's looking more like 2024, plenty of riders want it, Annemiek van Vleuten wants it to be 250 km long (ofc), but what does it mean for Trofeo Alfredo Binda. Plus, what makes a monument anyway, and does the women's calendar need its own? Read Kirsten Frattini's interview with Annemiek van Vleuten about the possible women's MSR here: https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/annemiek-van-vleuten-envisions-a-crazy-long-milan-san-remo-for-women/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just the two of us for the news and racing this week! BUT we do have a guest interview for you for the first time in a while with photographer Jojo Harper! Jojo has worked in cycling for eight years and has been embedded in the Trek-Segafredo team for the past few seasons mainly with the women's team. Her work is know for capturing the human side of the sport with some incredible behind the scenes shots and post-race raw emotion. She chatted to Amy in a cafe in Girona (please excuse the background noise!) about shooting one of her favourite races, Strade Bianche, the BTS of being a cycling photographer, and being a working mum. Follow Jojo on Instagram: @jojoharper_Jojo's website: https://jojoharper.com/ Read and subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter at https://mamilrepeller.substack.com/. Plus now find us on Twitter and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PSA: with Elisa Longo Borghini confirmed to be out of Strade Bianche with sickness, you can listen to Tilda's weirdly specific prediction as more of a dream than a real possibility. RIP.But ANYWAY, the Classics are here, finally! With lots to chat about from Opening Weekend and Le Samyn, we roped in Sadhbh O'Shea of VeloNews to talk all things Belgium with us, as well as look ahead to Strade this weekend. You can follow Sadhbh here and read her article about La Vuelta Femenina (and the rest of her work) here.Read and subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter at https://mamilrepeller.substack.com/. Plus now find us on Twitter and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, it's surely time to throw out the idea that racing only starts at Opening Weekend, because we've had A LOT of it this month! With so much to dissect, we looped in Rouleur's Rachel Jary to talk through everything that happpened at the UAE Tour, the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, as well as our predictions for Opening Weekend.You can read Rachel's (excellent) work over at Rouleur, or follow her on Twitter. Read and subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter at https://mamilrepeller.substack.com/. Plus now find us on Twitter and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we were lucky enough to sit down for a chat with Puck Pieterse, one of the riders who has taken the cyclocross world by storm this season. Never finishing off the podium in any race she started, the Dutch super talent spoke to us from the middle of her Worlds prep, where she'll be hoping to add to her collection of accolades this weekend.Head to GCN+ to watch Puck teach Mitch Docker how to bunnyhop in There Will Be Mud: https://plus.globalcyclingnetwork.com/watch/5095307 Keep an eye on our Twitter for giveaway details, and why not drop a follow on Instagram too?Read and subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter at https://mamilrepeller.substack.com/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you've been missing the Freewheeling podcast then we have the perfect antidote for you in this week's episode! The one-and-only Abby Mickey joins us to dissect the first WWT edition of the Tour Down Under as we look at who's in form and who has some work to do before the classics plus we ask: how much can you really tell from a race where only 6 of the 15 WWT teams showed up?Check out The Album Files here:Read and subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter at https://mamilrepeller.substack.com/. Plus now find us on Twitter and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a new year and we're baaaack!Recorded just before Christmas, this week's episode features British track sprinter Sophie Capewell. One of the biggest new names in women's sprinting, Sophie came up through the GB programme and had a huge season in 2022, taking home medals at both the Commonwealth Games and the World Championships.As well as her sprinting career, we spoke to Sophie about health and advocacy in sport, her studies, and her side adventures as a photographer. You can check out her stuff here.Read and subscribe to the Women's Cycling Weekly newsletter at https://mamilrepeller.substack.com/. Plus now find us on Twitter and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Chriiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssss! No guest this week just ✨vibes✨ as we take a look at the past, present, and future of the 2022 season a la Scrooge xAs ever if you enjoyed the pod then check out the newsletter at mamilrepeller.substack.com and we would LOVE you forever if you rated, reviewed, and subscribed to this podcast! Amy and Tilda x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.