Podcasts about Cycling Australia

The Zwift SBS Cycling podcast crew this week reviews Week 2 of the 2017 Vuelta a España, we look at the upcoming World Championships with an exclusive chat with Martin Barras (High Performance Coach for Cycling Australia) all the way from Italy, and what is really going on at Cannondale-Drapac?

In this fully loaded podcast, Christophe and Macka talk with Tim Decker, performance coach for Cycling Australia, as well as Matilda Raynolds and Pat Shaw about the National Road Series moving online.

A special podcast with host Christophe Mallet coming at you from the Cycling Australia Awards night with special guests Katrin Garfoot, Rachel Neylan, Michael Drapac, Brad McGee and Matthew Keenan.

This week we speak to Steve Drake, CEO of Cycling Australia about the changes CA are trying to implement with AusCycling.

Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr David Martin. David has a remarkable and varied background starting off as a research scientist at the Australian Institute Sport and then National Sports Science Coordinator at Cycling Australia. He then becameDirector, Performance Research and Development at the Philadelphia 76ers. He is currently Chief Scientist, Director of Performance at Apeiron Life, San Francisco where he works to improve the healthspan of high net worth individuals. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Catholic University. We talked about all of this with a focus on the importance of belief systems in sports performance, how placebo effects are real, the use of placebos/belief effects in sports etc. A really interesting chat. I learned a lot. Twitter: davidtmartin0:00. Introduction to podcast and David Martin3:20. Testing Lance Armstrong and Cadel Evans8:00. Thermoregulation, Heat susceptibility9:10. Derek Clayton10:35. Amy Gillett Foundation11:40. Physiological attributes vs belief for exercise performance18:05. Cycling selection camps based on combat selection23:00. Belief effect25:20. Placebo effect of altitude training33:25. Does EPO (Erythropoietin) have its own effects on perf etc?38:00. Placebo effects on pain and depression etc42:00. The “I went to Harvard” /credentials etc effect45:05. Lying to win and Belief vs evidence47:05. How handle if mismatch between belief and evidence53:20. Real physiological effects of placebos1:01:40. How much of perf effect of CHO ingestion is belief effect1:03:10. Believable vs well informed people in sports team1:05:40. Importance of belief in the coach1:09:40. Physiological needs of the specific sport1:13:40. David and the Philadelphia 76ers1:19:00. NBA and trust/protection/managing1:23:53. His ideas and finishing up at the Philadelphia 76ers1:26:20. Regretted not going fully into academia?1:28:22. Rather fight 1000 x 1lb chickens or 1 x 1000 lb chicken?1:30:24. Balancing S&C needs and the coaches needs1:32:55. Reducing injuries in team sports1:34:55. Importance of pre-season conditioning1:35:40. Balance of winning vs how much money can make1:38:40. Lower body strength in NBA vs track cyclists1:41:18. Improving healthspans of high net worth individuals1:53:10. A focus on healthspan rather than lifespan1:58:55. Evidence base re supplements2:03:45. Miss the adrenaline of working with athletes?2:05:12. Outro Inside Exercise brings to you the who's who of research in exercise metabolism, exercise physiology and exercise's effects on health. With scientific rigor, these researchers discuss popular exercise topics while providing practical strategies for all.The interviewer, Emeritus Professor Glenn McConell, has an international research profile following 30 years of Exercise Metabolism research experience while at The University of Melbourne, Ball State University, Monash University, the University of Copenhagen and Victoria University.He has published over 120 peer reviewed journal articles and recently edited an Exercise Metabolism eBook written by world experts on 17 different topics (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-94305-9).Connect with Inside Exercise and Glenn McConell at:Twitter: @Inside_exercise and @GlennMcConell1Instagram: insideexerciseFacebook: Glenn McConellLinkedIn: Glenn McConell https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-mcconell-83475460ResearchGate: Glenn McConellEmail: glenn.mcconell@gmail.comSubscribe to Inside exercise:Spotify: shorturl.at/tyGHLApple Podcasts: shorturl.at/oFQRUYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@insideexerciseAnchor: https://anchor.fm/insideexerciseGoogle Podcasts: shorturl.at/bfhHIAnchor: https://anchor.fm/insideexercisePodcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4025218Not medical advice

Toby Edwards is currently a Strength & power scientist for Australian Track Sprint & BMX Race athletes as well as a Strength and conditioning coach and researcher interested in all things strength, speed, and power development. He had key involvements in podium performances at the 2022 World Championships and Commonwealth Games. He has experience providing strength and conditioning support to National, International, and Olympic athletes in Australia and the United States across several sports including Australian football, college basketball, college football, and track cycling. In this episode Toby discusses: His sporting background as an athlete/S&C coach in Australian rules Football. His time in the US with Purdue University. Completing his PhD studies investigating speed and it's influence in Junior AFL athlete success. His role at Cycling Australia and the upcoming World Championships and Olympic Games. You can follow Toby's work via his Twitter: @tobyedwards_phd and Instagram: @tobyedwards_phd . Join us in Edinburgh, Scotland for the LTAD Workshop on February 25th & 26th, where Rob Anderson and Jared Deacon will be covering all things adolescent training including the development of strength, power, speed and agility. Get your tickets now here:https://bookwhen.com/ltadnetwork/e/ev-sbt0-20230225000000 . To learn more about the LTAD Network check out www.ltadnetwork.com or follow on Instagram: @ltadnetwork or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltadnetwork . You can keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our www.athleticevolution.co.uk , Instagram: @athleticevouk and Twitter: @athleticevouk .

Dr. Alan McCubbin lectures and conducts research in sports nutrition at Monash University, consults with Triathlon Australia's High-Performance Program, and writes for Cycling Tips. He has worked as the dietitian for the Attaque-Gusto cycling team, adventure runner Richard Bowles, several triathlon squads, the Coburg Tigers VFL football club, and the Tour de Cure cycling charity, amongst others. He has written for Outer Edge Magazine, Trail Run magazine and lectured for Cycling Australia coaches. He has worked with summer and winter Olympians, A-League soccer players, national Taekwondo champions, triathletes, ultra-marathon runners, road cyclists & mountain bikers, boxers, and windsurfers. Alan has competed at an international level in sailing and in endurance mountain biking. Alan recently completed a Ph.D. in sports nutrition at Monash University, looking at the effects of sodium in endurance athletes. He is also the co-host of The Long Munch Podcast, a podcast that answers common nutrition questions asked by runners, cyclists, and triathletes.Alan founded Next Level Nutrition, Australia's first-ever online sports nutrition consultancy back in 2010. What was once an unheard-of service model is fast becoming the norm in the sports nutrition industry, better servicing the sporting community of Australia with access to state-of-the-art sports nutrition counseling and education delivered to clients anywhere in Australia via the web.Next Level Nutrition-https://nextlevelnutrition.com.au/site/about/Paper discussed-https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35616504/The Long Much PodcastBuy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible.Information on coaching-https://trainright.com/Koop's Social MediaTwitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop

Have you ever had your heart set on a big goal and realized it won't come to fruition? It's devastating at the time and for a period thereafter, but usually a new path becomes illuminated and we set our sights anew. After his childhood basketball dream got benched, Daniel found himself led down an entwined detour of professional evolution. Daniel first merged into 3 years as the Athletic Trainer & Massage Therapist for the Adelaide Crows Football Club before moving into the High Performance Department of Cycling Australia which further inspired his passion for Athletic Development & Performance. Now he is the owner/director of GameReady Performance. A big dream actualized and an abundance of opportunities still yet to bloom! Persistence pays off! The hard work ethic of athletes transfers into career pathways if you seek it or it is so destined to be. Tune into Daniel Chudleigh's interview to find out more. Stay Amazing Superhuman, Coach Ria Mestiza

We chat with Australian Cycling Academy Managing Director Ben Kersten about the stellar start to the 2022 season and where the idea came from to start the program. We also chat about the development of young cyclists and how to prevent burn out at junior level. Olympic Gold Medalist Brad McGee joins the conversation to chat about how do Cycling Australia restore more passion into the green and gold.

I wanted to firstly say a big thank you for all the feedback on my first episode. I am grateful for your support and so humbled that so many of you have chosen to subscribe. So here is episode 2 of High Performance with Joe Sprange where I chat to Alex Annason. Alex is a “High Performer” in every sense of the word. Dancer, runner, triathlete, accomplished business women and wife. Alex gives us some key insights in how she achieves.- Hard work is a given- You can always learn new skills- Happiness comes from living your values, not possessions - Success isn't a solo sportI hope you find some inspiration you didn't know you needed! If you do, I'd love you to leave me a podcast review and share it with your mates.Sneaky update - episode 3 is Josh Grace an Olympic Sailor and Chief Marketing Officer.Don't forget to hit subscribe so you don't miss it! A bit about Alex - Passionate about sports, health and business, Alex has been in the health and fitness industry since 2008. Starting as a membership sales consultant at LA Fitness in the UK and progressing to becoming a multi site franchisee of Vision Personal Training, Alex has helped thousands of people achieve their health, wellbeing and career goals.Alex has been lucky enough to be recognised with a 2015 Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year Finalist Award, a 2016 Small Business Champions Award, 2015 & 2016 Most Valuable Peer of the Year Award and 2016 Franchise of the Year Award.Her passions in business include; customer experience, sales and marketing, partnership procurement/management, brand management and growth as well as building and leading high performance teams and cultivating relationships with key stakeholders.In April 2020, Alex took on a new challenge and role as Customer Service Team Leader at Cycling Australia which led to being a key player in the team that worked on Australia's biggest sporting governance reform with the launch of AusCycling.Alex is a keen triathlete, having represented Australia at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in 2019 in Nice, France and in 2019 qualified to again represent Australia at the Boston Marathon, Ironman 70.3 World Championships and the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii-three races she is determined to complete once the pandemic is over.Alex is passionate about the power a positive experience in sport or recreation can have on communities and individuals and aims to continue to be an influential part of Australia's sport and recreation landscape for years to come.

David Martin has had an amazing career in elite sport. From driving the science behind Cycling Australia's huge success in the 2000s to setting up a new training centre for the Philadelphia 76ers, he's done it all. We chat with David about his career which has spanned almost 30 years and the various characters he has met along the way.

We sit down with Simon Jones, the Performance Director at Cycling Australia. He talks about his plan for Tokyo, how things change being a year later, why the re-structure, and how he manages his atheltes. 

In this fully loaded podcast, Christophe & Macka talk to Tim Decker, performance Coach for Cycling Australia as well as Matilda Raynolds and Pat Shaw about the National Road Series moving online.  

The Tour de France has officially been rescheduled, Romain Bardet may plan to ride the Tour this year after all, Cycling Australia announces National Racing Series on Zwift.

We chat to Sport Scientist Paolo Menaspà about his time at the MAPEI Sport, working with athletes such as; Cadel Evans, Michael Rogers, Caleb Ewan, Jack Haig, his time at Mitchelton-SCOTT, and finally his new role at Cycling Australia.

This week we speak to Steve Drake, CEO of Cycling Australia about the changes CA are trying to implement with AusCycling

This week we speak to Steve Drake, CEO of Cycling Australia about the changes CA are trying to implement with AusCycling

This week we speak to Steve Drake, CEO of Cycling Australia about the changes CA are trying to implement with AusCycling

In episode 016 of Bike Tour Adventures, I interview Vroni and Jonas, a.k.a, Oni-on-Adventure, and learn about their how a bike tour adventure with a work and travel visa turned into a 3-year expedition from New Zealand back to Germany.Links to Onion Adventures' website and social media can be found by clicking my Episode 016 link below.Follow me at…EPISODE 016: http://biketouradventures.com/episode-016/WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 Show Notes~ 30 sec       Intro to episode and Vroni and Jonas ... aka ... Onion Adventure~ 7 min        Cycling in New Zealand; what bikes they are using; why Rohloff is amazing~ 18 min      The "to clip or not to clip" debate; ~ 22 min      Cycling Australia; work and travel; getting a car for free~ 32m 30s   Cycling in Indonesia; cycling the small islands; using the bum gun~ 41 min      Cycling in Timor-Leste (East Timor)~ 52 min      Why they decided to cycle back to Germany from China; tips of "maybe" getting a 60-day visa~ 56 min      What they loved and hated about China; cycling the famed Pamir Highway through Central Asia~ 1h 6m       Cycling and hiking in Georgia; taking a boat to Ukraine and skipping Turkey~ 1h 13m     Building a Tiny House in Romania~ 1h 22m     How they've changed over the past three years~ 1h 26m     What's next for Onion Adventures???~ 1h 29m     Concluding episode

#RIPCourtneyThe Bucket List Show airs on Saturday mornings in Melbourne on Australia's Premier Sports Network, SEN. Hosts Diana Simons and Beefy (The World's Biggest Sports Fan and World Record Holder) bring you the World's First Dedicated Sports Experience Show.This week's Bucket List is busting at the seams as Guy Micklethwait chats about the Europa League final in Azerbaijan and former Swansea City player Bryan Cokely previews the Champions League final in Madrid. Alistair Birch lifts the lid on the East German systematic doping program, Beefy tells it like it is about the differing fortunes of Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic at the French Open and Tom Reynolds from Cycling Australia lets us know about what's happening in all aspects of the bicycle world. Our special guest is Jason Lambert who is off to Italy to represent Australia in the World Pinball Championships. Daniel Cecconi from Sportsnet Holidays previews one of their most popular and breath taking events - The Isle of Man TT - currently taking place in the UK. This truly is a Bucket List event worth jumping on board for!The Bucket List Radio Show is sponsored by Getback.health, MyClubShop.com.au - your essential fundraising partners for all sports clubs and community groups and Sportsnet Holidays.Remember to drop by our facebook page and tell us about your bucket list events - https://www.facebook.com/BucketListShow/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Randall Cooper, Sports Physiotherapist and CEO & Founder of Premax, joins us in this episode to share with us interesting information on physiotherapy, the best recovery tools for athletes, strength training, and their products on Premax. Premax is a sports skincare company, with a range of products for cyclists, athletes and health practitioners. Premax supplies the likes of Team INEOS, Michelton-SCOTT, Cycling Australia, and the AIS; and many other athletes and teams all over the world. In this episode we cover:  The story of how Randall became a Sports Physiotherapist. The highlights of being a Sports Physiotherapist. Randall’s shares with us how he worked and helped athletes in the Olympics. Why cyclists need to do weights. The most important tool for recovery. The story of how Premax started and how cycling has played a major role in growing their brand. Their future plans for Premax. The most interesting and the funniest things he has seen as a Physio. Links Randall Cooper LinkedIn Premax Website Premax Facebook Page Premax Instagram Premax YouTube Premax Twitter Premax Blog Posts Should cyclists do weights? Why do cyclists get groin pain? What do modern elite athletes do to recover quickly? 

The Bucket List Show airs on Saturday mornings in Melbourne on Australia's Premier Sports Network, SEN. Hosts Diana Simons and Beefy (The World's Biggest Sports Fan and World Record Holder) bring you the World's First Dedicated Sports Experience Show.It's a real traverse across the globe this week as Beefy & Di chat about the shirtless Tongan, Pita Taufatofua, and his epic Olympic ambitions, The Empire State Building Run-Up, The Cricket World Cup, Champions League Football and there's some surfing news for good measure. Mike McGleish joins the show to chat about Lazarus and his stint on Shane Warne The Musical, and Tom Reynolds from Cycling Australia previews the Giro D'Italia cycling Grand Tour event.Daniel Cecconi from Sportsnet Holidays launched their latest event - a truly monumental trip for any basketball fan to the NBA All Star Weekend in Chicago next year. This truly is a once in a lifetime Bucket List event!The Bucket List Radio Show is sponsored by Getback.health, MyClubShop.com.au - your essential fundraising partners for all sports clubs and community groups and Sportsnet Holidays.Remember to drop by our facebook page and tell us about your bucket list events - https://www.facebook.com/BucketListShow/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today’s podcast guest is Margaret Boylan. Having escaped a successful career in the public service as a lawyer, Margaret is now a Level 1 cycling coach and a Level 1 strength and conditioning coach and, of course, an accomplished cyclist herself especially in the time trial arena.Margaret coaches both privately through her company, First Principles Coaching, and for Cycling Australia with the She Rides program, encouraging women to develop cycling skills, build fitness and creat a social riding community. Her enthusiasm for cycling is infectious as is her positive attitude to life. Margaret’s story is fascinating, not least because she has had to overcome a very significant hurdle, and because she is an example of how we can build a career out of our passion.So, strap on your helmet (I mean headphones) and enjoy my discussion about cycling with Margaret.If you would like to connect with Margaret here is a link to her website, First Principles Coaching: https://firstprinciplescoaching.com.au

The interviews with the winners and movers and shakers from an unpredicatable national road race championships. Includes a chat with the head honcho/organiser of the nationals Kipp Kauffmann, head of Sport for Cycling Australia.

Cycling Australia has achieved consistent medal success at all major Games and World Championships over the past decade and its success has been underpinned by the consistent flow of local talent from the South Australian Sports Institute’s cycling program. SASI Director Wes Battams and Cycling Australia Head Coach of Men’s Track Endurance Tim Decker talk about plans for a custom designed multi-sport wind tunnel and dynamic bike-fit studio to be located in Adelaide.

In today’s episode, we discuss cycling, elite athletes and magic as I speak with Paolo Menaspà who is an early career researcher and currently the Head of Performance Solutions with Cycling Australia. Paolo discusses his thesis titled: analysis of road sprint cycling performance. And then we talk about the role that magic has within professional sport and how elite sport and the performing arts should look to one another for ways to improve performance.

Joyriders, Meet Richelle! ✨SHE'S OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL GUEST! ✨ Richelle Olsen is a badass Australian adventure-seeker who is all about body positivity and escaping your comfort zone. I had such a great time chatting with her and could mostly keep up with her accent! Topics discussed on the show: Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia Adult onset athlete Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Mt. Everest Basecamp Pink Triathalon Escaping Your Comfort Zone The Inca Trail The Great Divide Trail Aussie Rail Trails Tour Divide Whistler, B.C Banff, Alberta Steamboat Springs, Colorado Napa Pacific Coast Highway Cycling to Cabo Munich Helinox chair Aldi   Bike Touring for Beginners w/ Escaping Your Comfort Zone   Queenscliff   Trail mix + chocolate!!   Cheesy mashed potato flakes   Jetboil superstove   Couscous with tuna   Cycling Australia versus in the U.S.   The kindness of strangers   Packin' heat   Amanda Batty   Calling out shit (check this counterpoint to call-out culture)   Tour Down Under   Equal prize money for women!   Senator Penny Wong Casual violence and the turdness of people Words of wisdom: Find your tribe! Facebook and Meet-up area great resources! It takes a lot of guts to reach out -"your dreams need to outweigh your fears." Check out other podcasts Richelle has been on here! Check out RichelleOlsen.com + RichelleRides on Insta + Escaping your comfort zone (on Insta)  Tag us in a story if you enjoyed the show! Coming up on the Bike Love Calendar: Live the Revolution! Get ready for another night of bike love stories! The eighth annual Live The Revolution on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Alberta Abbey in Portland, Oregon. Live the Revolution is a bicycle-themed storytelling event that benefits The Street Trust and features four storytellers, three of whom are badass women in the Portland cycling community, including the Shero of Black Girls Do Bike Portland and WomenBike Roll Model Keyonda McQuarters. Tickets are $15 in advance, and $17 at the door, get 'em while they last! Learn more here. Worst Day of the Year Ride: February 11 Swift Stoked Spoke Series (Seattle): January 31, February 28, March 28 Cycle Oregon Joy Ride: June 9 World Naked Bike Ride: June 23 Cycle Oregon Weekender: July 14-15 Seattle-to-Portland: July 14-15 WTFbikexplorers summit (Whitefish, Montana): August 16-19 Cycle Oregon Classic: September 8-15 Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you'd leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution. Also, I read 5-star reviews out on the show because I love you. Ratings and reviews help with that, but nothing is better than a personal referral, it'd be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it. Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride. Forever Forward! xo ~C

A special podcast with host Christophe Mallet coming at you from the Cycling Australia Awards night with special guests Katrin Garfoot, Rachel Neylan, Michael Drapac, Brad McGee and Matthew Keenan.

The name 'Charlie Walsh' sends a shiver down the spine of Australia's top cyclists of the last few decades. David Barry Vivian 'Charlie' Walsh OAM has been the toughest and one of the most successful coaches in the history of Australian elite sport. He was the national Track Cycling Coach for Cycling Australia for 20 years. During that time he coached cyclists to 10 world records, 12 Olympic Games records and 22 Commonwealth Games records. His cyclists have won 78 Gold, 50 silver and 51 bronze medals, breaking 44 world records along the way. Among the famous names in cycling who worked under Charlie are Brett Aitken, Darryn Hill, Shane Kelly, Brad McGee, Gary Neiwand, Stuart O'Grady, Luke Roberts, Mike Rodgers, Mike Turtur, Dean Woods. Charlie was National Coach of the Year for all sports in 1982, 1984, 1993 and 1994 among many other awards. He achieved all of this as one of sport's most polarising coaches. Charlie wanted success, not popularity. He was one of the early adopters of high performance psychology, teaching his athletes to push themselves beyond all physical and mental limits. He did this through famously brutal training regimes, where the only metric was SURVIVAL. By his own admission, many extremely talented athletes didn't make it. A lot of people didn't like it. But the results spoke for themselves. Charlie shares many amazing stories from his time in cycling including those ferocious training programs, key principles for training the mind and body, reflections on the doping era of cycling, as well as his time working with AFL footballers at the Adelaide Crows. Want to book Charlie Walsh or another cycling legend for an event or other opportunity?Our Off-Field podcast is produced by PickStar, the best place to book sports stars for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine. Choose from over 700 sports stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Its blowing a spring gale as we take to the studio for another episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show. Val and Faith are joined by Kat Carter of Rehub Studio and we kick off the programme by sharing our respective bike moments. W take a look at recent news including; Cycling Australia's recent decisions about the wpmen's road team, the ongoing Mandatory Helmet Law Review, the 2017 Race to the Rock results and the Russian athlete doping scandal. Kat Carter, a physiotherapist, explains why it sometimes hurts when we jump back on the bike after a hiatus, and the best way to manage returning to riding to minimise the pain, whether you're planning on commuting to work or training for Seven Peaks. We delve into the wonderful links between our muscles, our brain and our pedals before also taking a look at the problems presenting themselves at this time of year. We finish up with some upcoming events including; an opportunity to meet Race to the Rock riders in Melbourne, the Burn Calories not Coal Bike Rally and the Cycle Chic Film Tour

This week we catch up on the racing in Spain and France with the Madrid Challenge and the Tour de l'Ardeche. We discuss what happened at the mountain bike world championships in Cairns, and we also get into the latest intrigue from Cycling Australia leading into the Road World Championships in Bergen. Speaking of which, racing in Bergen starts on Saturday! So we talk worlds, along with transfers and new team rumours. Heaps to discuss so let's get to it!

The Zwift SBS Cycling podcast crew this week reviews Week 2 of the 2017 Vuelta a España, we look at the upcoming World Championships with an exclusive chat with Martin Barras (High Performance Coach for Cycling Australia) all the way from Italy, and what is really going on at Cannondale-Drapac?

The SBS cycling crew get together for another discussion centring on the new Cycling Australia chairman Steve Bracks, Esteban Chaves at the Tour de France and Shane Perkins's Russian roulette.

Tiffany Cromwell is a real success story of Australian Cycling. She's grabbed every opportunity with both hands and made the most of it. Now based in southern France and riding with Canyon SRAM, Tiffany has her eye firmly on winning the 2017 World Championships in Norway and has already begun training hard. I caught up with Tiffany in her home town of Adelaide to discuss her career so far and what the future holds

The Cycling Central Podcast for the week of the 19th February, 2015, providing your weekly review of all things cycling. This week on the show, a Belgie passes before his time, helmets are good, but also bad, a painted bike lane shouldn’t be demonised, how not not fix a crank arm on a pursuit bike, and summarizing the shambles of a half decade at Cycling Australia. Hosted by Al Hinds, with Phil Gomes, Anthony Tan, and Ride Media’s Rob Arnold.

Brodie Talbot talks about his overall win at the Adelaide Tour. Audio via Cycling Australia.

There’s plenty of history being rewritten of late in road cycling circles, but with former Australian Institute of Sport rider Scott McGrory recently demystifying the ‘legend’ that is – or was – Charlie Walsh, the annals of Australian track cycling are also getting a thorough workout. In this week’s Cycling Central podcast, we – that being Al Hinds, Phil Gomes and Anthony Tan – speak to Jonathan Lovelock, author of ‘The Human Cost Of Gold Medals’, published today on the CyclingTips website, which follows up from the fallout created by McGrory’s nervy but stirring retrospective. We also get on the blower to Kevin Tabotta, performance director at Cycling Australia, to review the Cyclones’ medal tally-topping haul following the track world championships in Cali, Colombia, and ask what we can expect down the (pun alert!) track (at least we warned you!) as we move inexorably closer to the 2016 Games in Rio. The 72nd edition of the ‘Race to the Sun’, Paris-Nice, begins this Sunday. With no prologue, no time trial, and no hilltop finish it’s a surprisingly open parcours that could favour a puncheur like Simon Gerrans or Sylvain Chavanel or GC contender like Richie Porte or Tejay van Garderen; the only certainty, it seems, is that the cycling world will be watching. Aside from Strade Bianche and Roma Maxima also on this weekend there’s the Australian MTB championships – yes, we know, it’s only March and you’re already glued to the couch! – so Al and Tanny defer to the Wisdom of Phil, who guides us through the contenders hoping to book themselves a seat to Glasgow for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Ye up for that, laddies and lassies? If yoos say aye then press ‘play’!

Anna Meares after winning her 31st national title in Adelaide.

Cycling Australia Track Nationals: Matt Glaetzer by SBS

Cycling Australia Track Nationals: Amy Cure by SBS

Jack Bobridge made a return to the track where he led South Australia to its fifth national team pursuit title.

Cycling Australia Track Nationals: Matt Glaetzer by SBS