Podcast appearances and mentions of lizzie deignan

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt talk about the features in our latest magazine, Rouleur 134: the Classics edition. Featuring interviews with Lizzie Deignan, Sean Kelly, Andy Schleck, Rebecca Charlton and Rachel Jary.To get a 15 per cent discount off the price of a normal Rouleur subscription, go to www.rouleur.cc/subscribe and enter the code podcast15. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a bumper transfer special on The Cycling Podcast Féminin this month. In what is proving to be one of the busiest and most significant transfer markets in recent memory, Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Orla Chennaoui discuss all the major moves. With so many of the peloton's biggest champions making the switch, we pick out which transfers excite us and surprise us the most. We'll be discussing the comebacks of former world champions Anna van der Breggen and Pauline Ferrand Prevot in detail as well as looking at the consequences of moves by the likes of Elisa Longo Borghini, Niamh Fisher-Black, Juliette Labous, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and of course Demi Vollering. Our mini feature takes us back to the Tour de France Femmes where Rose and Denny explored why the Dutch always dominated the women's road racing scene. We speak to Team SD Worx's Lorena Wiebes and Mischa Bredewold and former pro Iris Slappendel, and get an outside perspective from British riders Lizzie Deignan and Becky Storrie. Also on the agenda, we ask what would your grandma rather eat: a mint chocolate selection box or a chocolate orange? The Cycling Podcast Féminin presented by Shokz The Cycling Podcast is proudly brought to you by Shokz, pioneers of bone-conduction headphones. Shokz headphones give you unmatched sound quality and comfort without compromising your awareness of the sounds around you. Get £10 off every purchase at uk.shokz.com with the code CYCLING10  Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast LinkedIn Sales Navigator Let LinkedIn Sales Navigator help you sell like a superstar today. Right now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a 60-day free trial at linkedin.com/win Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes. The Cannibal & Badger Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our new virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in. The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am). MAAP The Cycling Podcast x MAAP collection is available now. Check out the Black Friday sale – on now – at maap.cc. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

Rouleur LIVE has become renowned as the off-season bash for the cycling industry, featuring talks with the sport's biggest names, exhibits from the biggest brands, and a passionate and knowledgeable audience and public (that's you). The 2024 edition will be our biggest and best ever, taking place at London's Truman Brewery between November 14-16 and featuring special guests like Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, Fabio Aru and Alejandro Valverde.To whet our listeners' appetites for Rouleur LIVE 2024, we're running some recordings of our stage shows from 2023. The first is a three-way conversation between the first three winners of Paris-Roubaix Femmes – Lizzie Deignan, Elisa Longo Borghini and Alison Jackson, a fascinating chat which conveys their very different characters, but also the bond that they share as the queens of the Queen of Classics.To buy tickets for Rouleur LIVE 2024, go to rouleur.cc and click on 'Rouleur Live' at the top of the page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The spring Classics are over and the Grand Tours are looming, starting with the Vuelta Femenina, which kicks off this weekend. But before we get into the Vuelta Femenina and ask if Demi Vollering can win for the first time this season, there's another huge women's story in town: that of world champion Lotte Kopecky deciding to bypass the Tour de France Femmes in August — something which would have been unthinkable even a year ago — in favour of the Paris Olympic Games. We examine the reasons behind the world number one's decision to miss the biggest race of the season in order to target gold in three events at the Paris Olympic. We hear from her French rival Audrey Cordon-Ragot, who explains why she isn't surprised to hear the news about Kopecky's change of focus. This leads us on to a wider issue... With reigning Tour de France Femmes champion Demi Vollering reportedly set to move from SD Worx to FDJ Suez next season on a salary rumoured to be around one million euros, we ask whether this growth rate of women's cycling is sustainable? Is it going to create an even bigger divide between the rich and poor in the women's peloton? Next up is a preview of the week-long Vuelta Femenina, where Vollering will be chasing an elusive first win of the season. Movistar team director Tim Harris tells us what he's expecting from the season's first Grand Tour and also reveals his hopes for his own team, which will feature Movistar leader Liane Lippert for the first time this season after her recovery from a December leg break. Staying with the women's elite, we speak to Britain's Lizzie Deignan, another rider who's on the way back after breaking a bone, in her case an arm in a crash at the Tour of Flanders. The Lidl-Trek rider also has her focus on the Olympics, where she hopes to better the silver medal she won at London 2012. She outlines her programme leading into Paris, talks about her confidence in her ability to get into the form she needs, and about Britain's emerging strength as a road race power, which could benefit her this summer. In our 'How to Make Cycling Better' feature, we hand the microphone to French veteran stage racer and recent Liège-Bastogne-Liège runner-up Romain Bardet, who offers an intriguing proposal that he believes would help to reduce the control of the major teams on racing, making the sport more unpredictable and exciting. And, finally, was there ever a time when French financial services company Cofidis was not sponsoring a bike team? Once again, the team's contract has just been renewed, ensuring that there will be a Cofidis jersey in the peloton until at least 2028. So what's the secret of their staying power? We ask French journalist Pierre Carrey, the cycling correspondent Swiss paper Le Temps, about the French team and whether there's anything to those widespread rumours linking them with French star Julian Alaphilippe, whose contract is up at the end of this season. This podcast is brought to you with the support of our sponsor, Saddle Skedaddle. Music provided by HearWeGo  Marion - High Hopes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another bike race, another Tadej Pogačar exhibition. The Slovenian didn't just win the Volta a Catalunya, one of cycling's toughest week-long stage races, he completely annihilated the opposition.Pogačar's only 25, but already he counts 69 victories on his palmarès, including two Tours de France and five Monuments. Is there anything he can't do? Is he now knocking on the door of eternal greatness?We put that question to the man himself in Catalonia, where Pogačar tells us that he's stepped up a level this year and is now going into every race determined to win, and always with a smile on his face.We also also hear from George Bennett and Guillaume Martin, who admit that the rest of the peloton are now racing for second place almost every time Pogačar takes to the start line.We also look ahead to this Sunday's Tour of Flanders, where there's also one name on everyone's lips, that of two-time champion Mathieu van der Poel. With Pogačar not defending his title and Wout van Aert and Jasper Stuyven now sidelined by broken collarbones sustained in this week's Dwars door Vlaanderen, the world champion is the outstanding favourite for a third Ronde success.We hear from Mads Pedersen, Michael Matthews, Jordi Meeus and Matteo Trentin on if and how Van der Poel can be beaten.And, finally, as Tour de France Femmes goes from strength to strength, what is happening with the British women's scene? Cycling Weekly's Tom Thewlis reveals the latest on the Women's Tour of Britain, which now, of course, has former Ineos team manager Rod Ellingworth as its race director.After a period when it appeared that the Women's Tour might not take place in 2024, there are growing reasons for optimism, with a route taking shape that includes two opening stages in Wales.We also speak to Ford Ride London Classique technical director Kevin Nash on the strides being made by that three-day May race, and hear from Britain's emblematic road racer Lizzie Deignan, who highlights the continued growth and wider popularity of women's racing in Britain and how the scene has changed since she won silver in the road event at the 2012 London Olympics.This podcast is brought to you with the support of our sponsor, Saddle Skedaddle.Support the show

We're looking at motherhood in our February episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin. With Ellen Van Dijk's much-anticipated return from maternity leave on the horizon, we explore the growing trend of racers returning to the peloton post-baby. Rose Manley speaks to Lizzie Deignan, one of the first women to be supported by her team to a return to racing and her agent Emma Wade, as well as new mum and Uno-X rider Joss Lowden, former Trek-Segafredo rider Abi Van Twisk and former British champion Meg Backstedt (née Hughes). Rose is also joined by Orla Chennaoui and Denny Gray to look at the recent racing, most notably a rare debut win for the GOAT Marianne Vos at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Discussion descends into bickering as the team try to decide how well Lidl-Trek played their tactics at the race after finishing third and fourth. We also ponder Lotte Kopecky's recent transformation after showing off her climbing legs on the UAE Tour's Jebel Hafeet and wonder how that might affect a seemingly tense relationship with teammate Demi Vollering. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am). MAAP The Cycling Podcast x MAAP collection is available now. Go to maap.cc to see the full MAAP range. Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to more than 60 exclusive episodes. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

Lizzie Deignan is among Britain's most successful cyclists. A world champion on track and road, an Olympic silver medalist and winner of the most prestigious races in professional cycling, she has consistently been among the peloton's strongest riders in a period of exponential growth and transformational change in women's cycling. In a wide-ranging interview, Lizzie describes pivotal moments in her career, from being recruited as a teenager to British Cycling's Talent Team to winning the inaugural women's Paris-Roubaix with an extraordinary solo victory equal in significance to such a monumental occasion.   Speaking in the week before Christmas from Lidl-Trek's pre-season training camp in Spain, Lizzie provides fascinating insights into some of the biggest victories of her career and offers an insightful commentary on the female sport's continuing battle for parity. From her earliest days as a professional cyclist in Belgium to the 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Lizzie describes her continuing motivation, her legacy as an inspiration to a new generation of British female cyclists and her return to Yorkshire, where she combines family life with the demands of international sport. Co-host Timothy John, formerly the editor of RoadCyclingUK.com and Rouleur.cc, discusses a host of topics with Lizzie in a broad and open conversation that offers a revealing portrait of a rider who continues to lead her sport by example in a period of expansion and evolution. 

Co-hosts Timothy John and Phil Jones, the Managing Director of Brother UK, attended the 2023 Rayner Foundation dinner and charity auction. The pair shared a table with former world champion Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek) and her husband Phil, a Grand Tour stage winner, and key members of the Foundation's organising committee.  Despite enjoying the awards ceremony, charity auction and key note speeches, Phil and Tim found time to gather insights from this unique event: one that unites many of the decision makers in domestic and professional cycling with the stars of tomorrow. The Rayner dinner is at once glamorous and authentic. Committee members Serena Meakin, Tim Harris and Josh Cutler describe their practical and emotional investment in the Foundation and the importance of the dinner to its excellent work. This year's event attracted 301 guests: a higher turnout than last year, but still below pre-Covid levels. It must continue to grow. Listen out for insights and observations from Giles Pidcock, Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ), and Oliver Knight (Team Cofidis), the Foundation's Rider of the Year. Charlie Paige (TDT-Unibet) and Tom Portsmouth (Bingoal WB), other graduates to the professional ranks from the class of 2023, describe their experiences of living and racing abroad.   Hear too from the talented juniors joining prestigious development teams and the young female riders excelling in a new landscape for women's cycling shaped to a large degree by Lizzie Deignan. And enjoy Tim and Phil's extended discussion on the Foundation's work and its intersection with the domestic road scene. The pair consider the seemingly insatiable appetite of WorldTour development teams for young British riders. They discuss the explosion in British women's racing too, with as many as seven UCI Continental women's teams mooted for next season. And they reflect on the purpose of the elite men's National Road Series.  Hear from those at the heart of the most respected charity in British cycle sport: its tireless volunteers, influential supporters and shooting stars. The Foundation has helped more than 90 British riders turn professional. Phil and Tim, experienced guides in the labyrinthine world of domestic racing, provide an informed commentary. 

Can a humble bicycle become a tool to empower women worldwide? Kim Chakanetsa meets two cyclists who want more women to get on their bikes. Lizzie Deignan is a world champion track and road racing cyclist. She got into cycling by chance, when the British Cycling Apprentice programme visited her school in Yorkshire. Throughout her career she has broken down barriers for women in the sport. Keen cyclist Alisha Myers is the Global Director of Strategic Information and Innovation at World Bicycle Relief, an organisation providing bicycles and supportive programming to women in rural areas across Africa. She believes that cycling can help women access education and better job opportunities. Produced by Alice Gioia

Mulheres e a bicicleta! A Gregario essa semana traz um episódio inspirado na edição especial da revista Rouleur que chega "às bancas" nesta semana.Lotte Kopecky, Lizzie Deignan, Amina Lanaya, Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru, Orla Chennaoui e outras personagens importantes da cena feminina conduzem uma linha que costura toda a cena da bicicleta como esporte, como transporte e também como transformação social. Os gregários, com a companhia especial da ciclista Marcella Toldi, discutem e apresentam os principais destaques entre as 180 páginas da publicação. Sempre trazendo os temas para o contexto brasileiro.E sabemos que você vai ter vontade de ler a revista toda, então, temos um cupom para você. Use GREGARIO10 e assine a versão impressa ou online com desconto. Acesse: www.rouleur.ccTá chegando agora? Siga a GREGARIO nas mídias sociais: https://instabio.cc/gregario This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

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.

On cycling's Super Sunday as the Tour de France finishes and the Tour de France Femmes gets going, these are RadioCycling's headlines...As Jonas Vingegaard completes the most dominant Tour victory of recent years, we pick out the race's highlights including an unforgettable first week, the return of the Puy de Dôme, Bora's poignant tribute to Gino Mäder, and, last but not least, Thibaut Pinot's tremendous swansong in the mountains.British riders were also to the fore during the Tour, from the start in Bilbao, where Adam Yates won the day, to the finale in Paris when the Lancastrian and his twin brother Simon finished third and fourth overall.  Tom Pidcock was also in the thick of the action, and we get the Ineos Grenadier rider's take on the ups and downs of his three weeks, and what it all means for his future Grand Tour hopes. Does Pidcock think he's got what it takes to be a contender?"Beergate" or "Fizzy Watergate"? Whatever you call it, Jumbo-Visma boss Richard Plugge's claim that a French team (it was Groupama-FDJ!) were drinking beer on the second rest day was vociferously rebuffed by Marc Madiot. We examine the spat that led to the Dutch team coming under fire from French fans and that also highlighted the difference between the cutting edge and the traditional approach to the sport.One of the most open and engaging riders in the Tour peloton, Jai Hindley had an unforgettable Tour debut. "A left-hander who likes smashed avo on toast,” the Australian leader of the Bora-Hansgrohe team tells us about his rollercoaster three weeks that included a stage win, a spell in yellow and a GC-damaging crash.Having hot-legged it from the Tour's finale to the Tour de France Femmes' Grand Départ, we speak to another debutant, Lizzie Deignan. The Lidl-Trek rider tells us about her fight for racing fitness after the birth of her second child, what she's hoping for over the course of the next week, and why teammate Elisa Longo Borghini is very much a contender for the yellow jersey.Support the show

This week Emma and James are joined by Lizzie Deignan, arguably Britain's most successful female cyclist since Beryl Burton... whom Lizzie just happened to grow up nearby to. Now riding for Trek-Segafredo, Lizzie's palmares includes World Champ stripes, the Tour of Flanders, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Women's Tour, Strade Bianche and of course the first ever women's Paris-Roubaix in 2021. And those are just the highlights.We spoke to Lizzie on the eve of the Ride London Classique, which marked her return to racing on British soil after having her second child. The interview took place in a hotel cafe, so apologies for the background noise - we hope it's not too distracting.Our chat begins at 5m 17secsSpecial thanks to bicycle insurers Cycleplan for setting up the interview.Did you know Cyclist is also stunning monthly magazine? And if you subscribe now you'll receive a FREE Sportful Hot Pack Easylight Gilet worth £75!Subscribe here: store.cyclist.co.uk/cycpod_________This episode is supported by H.V.M.N, the creators of Ketone-IQ.We hear a lot about ketones in the pro peloton, but what are they?According to the experts H.V.M.N, ketones are a natural source of fuel for your body. When stored carbs are depleted, your body starts to convert fat into ketones. Studies show that ketones are 28% more efficient than glucose, making them a super-efficient fuel source for the brain and the body.These benefits led H.V.M.N to create Ketone-IQ: a drinkable ketone designed to support energy, focus and endurance.Developed alongside the U.S. military, Ketone-IQ is one of the most powerful ketone supplements on the market. It's designed to elevate your ketone levels for up to 4 hours – much longer than other products. Plus, it's vegan, caffeine free, and compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency's guidelines. That's a major win for athletes.Ketone-IQ Shots are the best way to get your ketones on the go. They're portable, convenient, and fit perfectly in your pocket during a ride or a race.You can save 20% on Ketone-IQ using the promo code CYCLIST at https://hvmn.com/CYCLIST?To learn more about achieving your ultimate metabolic potential, subscribe to H.V.M.N's podcast 'Health Via Modern Nutrition with Dr. Latt Mansor' on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. See hvmn.com for more details_________Click here for more on the Cyclist Magazine PodcastClick here to subscribe to Cyclist Magazine now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fantastic news for all fans of women's sport and equality - The Game Changers podcast returns on November 1st with an incredible line up of guests and the one hundredth episode featuring one of the most influential women in sport, Sally Munday. The new series also includes two panel discussions considering women's sport clothing and racial equality in women's sport.Once again, this season of the award-winning podcast is backed by Sport England through a National Lottery award.The Game Changers podcast features candid interviews with trailblazing women in sport who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls across society. Along with discussing their careers, what drives them and how they've dealt with tough challenges, each episode also addresses key issues for equality in sport and beyond.This season's inspiring line-up includes: Hannah Cockcroft – one of Britain's most successful para-athletes who has won Gold medals at every major championship including Paralympics, World Championships and Commonwealth GamesSarah Hunter – England's most capped Rugby Player, and a World Cup winner who captained her country to a record-breaking number of consecutive winsDonna Fraser – a four-time Olympian, who specialises in in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in sport and has recently joined the Professional Cricketers AssociationEmma Mitchell – a former World Cup winning international rugby player, who works as a Performance Lifestyle Coach at the English Institute of SportRachel Pavlou - Women's Development Manager at the Football Association who's been instrumental in the development of the women's game for more than 25 yearsIn this series we'll also include panel discussions considering: Women's sports clothing with Rimla Akhtar, Wendy Taylor, Tess Howard, Holly BradshawRacial inclusion in women's sport including, Garnet Mackinder, Anne Wafula Strike and Shruti SaujaniFinally, we'll be celebrating our 100th episode by returning to talk to a very special guest who featured in our first series and is considered by many to be the most influential woman in British Sport – Sally Munday, the CEO of UK Sport. The Game Changers is hosted by Sue Anstiss MBE, author of ‘Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport', CEO of Fearless Women and co-founder of the Women's Sport Collective. Previous game changing guests include Jess Ennis-Hill, Gabby Logan, Katherine Grainger, Lucy Bronze, Laura Woods, Judy Murray, Sarah Storey, Denise Lewis, Shaunagh Brown, Kelly Smith, Clare Balding, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Lizzie Deignan, Emma Hayes, Chrissie Wellington, Maggie Murphy, Sue Campbell and Tanni Grey-Thompson, along with male allies including Ian Wright and Ugo Monye.The Game Changers is available free of charge across all podcast platforms including iTunes, Spotify and Google or you find out about all the guests from this and the previous series and listen here - https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers. Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here.Hosted by Sue AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On MediaA Fearless Women production

Christophe, Gracie and Macka debrief an Historic moment for Canada, and speak to Lizzie Deignan as a preview of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

Lizzie Deignan joins the team, and promptly puts us pretty much all in our place.For the Great Giveaway - simply email proof that you've bought a ticket (or two) for Retour de Ned to office@theroadbook.co.ukHere's where to get tickets.https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/ned-boultingFollow David's daily blog:https://chpt3.com/blogs/millars-tourHere's Pete's stuff:https://supass.cc

Lizzie Deignan is one of the world's greatest ever female cyclists. She's won World, Commonwealth and National titles as a road cyclist and is an Olympic silver medallist. Lizzie is now also changing the narrative around motherhood and elite sport. Having returned to cycling after the birth of daughter Orla, last October she won the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes after pulling away from the peloton with more than 80km to go in what a spectacular race. In this fascinating episode we talk about how Lizzie's team, Trek Segafredo, are supporting her during her latest pregnancy, the importance of the Tour de France Femme this summer for the profile of women's cycling and what can be done to ensure equal prize money in the future. Thanks to Sport England who support The Game Changers through the National Lottery. Executive Producer – Sam Walker Host – Sue Anstiss A Fearless Women production      

It's almost here, some of cycling's most enthralling racing — Paris-Roubaix weekend. With both Lizzie Deignan, lone winner of the inaugural women's Hell of the North last year, and Sonny Colbrelli, emotional champion in the velodrome last autumn, absent, the 2022 edition of the women's and men's race are both characterized by uncertainty over who will emerge victorious.Host OJ Borg is joined by Jeremy Whittle and renowned photojournalist James Startt, fresh from a recon with the top teams, to chat through the highs and lows of Roubaix past, the endless tech innovations that emerge each year and the expectations for a dry and dusty weekend on the cobbles, as spring settles on Northern France.

Life is unpredictable and crazy, and very rarely, if ever, does it go to plan. Professional cyclist Lizzie Deignan can undoubtedly attest to this. When asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Becoming a cyclist was never in her vocabulary; however, life had other plans.In the latest episode of "Better with Bikes," hosts Eric Bjorling and Richie Burke interview World Champion, Olympic medalist, four-time British National Champion, and 2021 Paris-Roubaix Femmes winner, Lizzie Deignan. They cover everything from her surprising introduction to cycling, the decision to have a child mid-career, and making history with the 2021 Paris-Roubaix win.Though Lizzie has accomplished much throughout her career, she is far from over. She has a second child on the way but mentioned she's far from retiring and looking forward to the next adventure. Lizzie Deignan has proven herself to be a trailblazer in women's cycling and women's sports; we are proud to have her representing our team, and we look forward to what she will accomplish in the future.For more Better with Bikes content: https://www.instagram.com/trekbikes/

This week's bonus episode of TPR features Bram Lippens, Team Chef for Trek-Segafredo. We dive into all the ins and outs of being a chef on a World Tour cycling team and we even find out what Lizzie Deignan had for breakfast before her huge win at Roubaix last year. If you enjoyed the episode please leave a review or a rating on your podcast player. - - - The Press Room Podcast is presented by Zwift. Head to www.zwift.com to get your 7 day free trial.  The Press Room is also supported by Smith Optics.  www.smithoptics.com - - - TPR Zwift Group Ride - Join here: https://www.zwift.com/events/tag/thepressroom TPR Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thepressroompodcast/ TPR Twitter https://twitter.com/jethro_nagle TPR Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFT_W4qMStQ&t=140s  

Fantastic news for all fans of women's sport and equality – the 10th series of The Game Changers podcast is launched today with an incredible line up of guests and backing from Sport England through a National Lottery award. This award-winning podcast sees Sue Anstiss talking to trailblazing women in sport who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls across society. Along with openly sharing their historic careers, what drives them and how they've dealt with tough challenges, each episode also addresses key issues for equality in sport and beyond. The new launches on April 12, 2022, with a line-up that includes: Shaunagh Brown – this professional rugby player for Harlequins and England encourages us all to re-think gender stereotypes in sport and across society Jonathan Licht – the Managing Director of Sky Sports explores what more broadcasters can do to ensure gender parity as he shares his own journey as a male ally for women's sport Pippa Britton – learn about the importance of inclusion across sport with Pippa Britton, a double Paralympian who is now Vice Chair of Sport Wales and UK Anti-Doping Tammy Parlour – the co-founder and CEO of The Women's Sport Trust explores why female athletes make such powerful role models Orla Chennaoui – the multi-talented sports broadcaster, podcaster & writer shares the power of being authentic as a woman reporting sport Emma Ross – the former Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport explains why we need to talk more openly about women's bodies in sport Isa Guha – from World Cup winning England cricketer to acclaimed cricket broadcaster, Isa Guha shares her experience of building a career in a male dominated sport Lizzie Deignan – hear how one of the world's most accomplished cyclists is changing the narrative around motherhood and elite sport  A huge thank you to our partners, Sport England who are kindly supporting the next three series of The Game Changers podcast through the National Lottery. Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here. Hosted by Sue Anstiss

La Parigi-Roubaix esiste dal 1896, ma fino al 2021 quei ciottoli e quel fango erano un'esclusiva maschile. D'altronde, la bicicletta è stata considerata per molti anni un oggetto sconveniente per le donne. La prima donna a tagliare il traguardo nella cittadina del nord della Francia è stata Lizzie Deignan. Deignan è il cognome del marito, anche lui ciclista. Quando hanno avuto la prima figlia, Orla, lui le disse: tu vai, continua a correre, pedala, resto io a casa con la bambina. E allora Elizabeth Mary Armitstead aveva deciso che da quel momento in avanti avrebbe portato sul traguardo il cognome di lui, lo avrebbe messo nell'elenco delle vincitrici. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(This is our first episode in English) In episode 24 of our podcast, we have a talk with the amazing Lizzie Deignan. Lizzie doesn't really need an introduction anymore. But for those who don't know her, Lizzie is a mom and a professional cyclist for the team Trek Segafredo. She gets trained by her husband and at the moment she is pregnant from her second child and determined to come back for the second time into professional cycling after giving birth. We talk about: how Lizzie got into cycling, how the cyclingworld reacted when she was pregnant of her first child, how she combines being a mom with being an athlete, how her menstrual cycle has an influence on her training, ... Excited to hear Lizzie her inspiring and honest story? P.S. From now on there will be a mix between episodes in English and in Dutch. In that way we hope to reach as many female cyclists as possible!

Alasdair Hooper hosts the latest episode of SportSpiel with rising Scottish cycling star Anna Shackley. The 20-year-old seemingly came out of nowhere back in 2021 when – then aged 18 – she signed for esteemed cycling team SD Worx. Prior to that she had mostly been focusing on the track with the British national programme, winning multiple Scottish junior national titles before winning the elite British points race and team pursuit titles in 2020. But during lockdown her coach reached out to the SD Worx team manager and that's where the journey, and subsequent upward trajectory stemmed from. Fast forward to now and the rider is focusing on the road and has an Olympics appearance under her belt, after she was picked as the only support rider for Lizzie Deignan at the Tokyo games.  But there is no doubting Shakley's talent and enthusiasm for learning as she aims to develop her skills even more. In this interview the rider talks all about that quick rise, being involved at an Olympic Games unlike any other as well as her love for scotland – and the scottish weather – among plenty of other topics. Messages Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportSpielPod?lang=en Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SportSpielPod/ Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportspielpod/ Get in touch: sportspielpod@gmail.com Visit our website - sportspielonline.com Find out about our partners The Mintridge Foundation - https://www.mintridgefoundation.org.uk/ Donate to Alasdair's fundraising page - https://themintridgefoundation.enthuse.com/pf/alasdair-hooper-4cb76?fbclid=IwAR01bypch5S-G4a3x00jPQHWJvDSjfXRG-XqL1wpsd5WUV4Im4V2klymXAI Credits Image: Getty Sport Music: Otis McDonald With thanks to SD Worx for help setting up this interview

Peter Stuart and Dan Cavallari run their beady eyes over the past year's technical innovations and what 2022 has in store.In 2021, we saw semi-wireless Dura Ace, SRAM phasing out mechanical groupsets, Lizzie Deignan winning Paris-Roubaix on a 1x gear system, and tubeless replacing tubulars. As for the new year, Peter considers whether the pure cyclo-cross racing bike's days are numbered as manufacturers continue to focus their efforts on gravel. Aero is making a return to the fore. And power measurement grows increasingly sophisticated, alongside integrated electronics with applications outside of the gearing-only systems. Meanwhile, Dan's hot take is that one-piece bar and stem combos are on the way out. Crazy guy… or maybe not. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lizzie Deignan has held just about every title available to road racers. She was the 2015 World Champion, won silver medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, and is a four time British national champion. She has also won the prestigious trio of races consisting of the Tour of Flanders, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and the inaugural women's Paris-Rubaix earlier this year. In this conversation, Lizzie recounts her experience at Rubaix, including what it was like encountering the infamous cobbles for the first time, being pursued by Marianne Vos, and vomiting in the final miles of the race. She also talks about how becoming a mother midway through her career was a liberating experience. At a time when cycling wasn't bringing her joy, she says that she “wanted to do something that was just an emotional, non-logical decision.” She talks about balancing family life with racing, and why having a child has actually extended rather than shortened her career.

Paris-Roubaix is not just the hardest of the Classics, it's also a unique test-bed for some of the latest - and least expected - bike racing technology. Rouleur Digital Editor Peter Stuart is just back from his first Hell Of The North and he's been sharing some of his tech discoveries with host Dan Cavallari. Out this year go tubulars, rim brakes and double wrapped bars, replaced by tubeless clinchers, discs and even 1x gear systems. If it's good enough for Lizzie Deignan, it's good enough for us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From Roubaix to the streets of Essex, the women's peloton is centre stage this week. Tom 1 spent two days at the AJ Bell Women's Tour and brings you all the reactions from the race including Demi Vollering's TT surprise and Lizzie Deignan's blistered palms. Finally, Rebecca Charlton sits down for a chat about the significance of the Women's Tour and her experiences in the sport. This episode features interviews with Demi Vollering, Lorena Wiebes, Lizzie Deignan, Joss Lowden & Rebecca Charlton. Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

We review the fantastic races in the London Marathon and also discuss Lizzie Deignan becoming the winner of the very first women's Paris-Roubaix cycle race. Our first guest is Max Fenton, Key Account Manager at Ascot Racecourse. He talks about founding the Be A Good Sport network to support and mentor sports events professionals in what has been a tough 18 months. Our second guest is women's footballer and primary school teacher Naomi Loveless. She shares her passion for football - from working in the community game and for the FA, and how all of the skills she learned there are now being put to use in her new career, managing and coaching a classroom full of 7 year olds!

Defending champion Lizzie Deignan speaks to Matt Stephens about her iconic win at the inaugural Paris Roubaix Femmes, the buzz of riding for Trek-Segafredo with home support and the current status of her hotel biscuits. Also in this AJ Bell Women's Tour special, we hear how Race Organiser Mick Bennett manages to get the most out of his staff using a mix of good humour and motivational appreciation, while the General Manager of team Drops-Lecol supported by TEMPUR, Tom Varney, explains just how important the race is for his team. Brought to you by Sigma Sports, sponsors of the Points Leader's jersey and retail partner of the AJ Bell Women's Tour.

Hell isn't hot and fiery... It's cobbled, muddy and finishes in a velodrome. The Toms are talking Paris-Roubaix this week after an historic win for Lizzie Deignan in the first women's edition of the monument. They then move on to the men's race where the mud took centre stage. Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Depois de uma semana de interregno estamos de volta ao PCMcast no rescaldo de duas espetaculares corridas do Paris-Roubaix. Do lado das mulheres foi Lizzie Deignan que foi a grande vencedora da edição inaugural da corrida feminina e do lado dos homens tivemos Sonny Colbrelli a confirmar a sua grande temporada e a vencer um Roubaix muito enlameado.Voltamos a colocar a questão de 1M € de euros: Quem pode ganhar os cinco monumentos? Mathieu Van der Poel completou em Roubaix o top-10 em todos os monumentos, mas será ele o maior favorito a pode alcançar a vitória em todos?E por falar em monumentos claro que não podia faltar um olhar sobre a Lombardia onde Primoz Roglic é o maior favorito mas onde João Almeida também está na lista dos candidatos a vencer a última corrida do World Tour.

Es regnet, es regnet kommt alle aufs Pave, Roubaix, Roubaix, sieht wie verzaubert aus. Selbst Heinrich Haussler hat zwar nach diesem Rennen im Schlamm keine Lust mehr auf eine Fortsetzung wird aber grandioser Zehnter. Nur knapp vor Jonas Rutsch und Max Walscheid. Die Frauen fahren auch im Schlamm und die Premierenausagabe der Hölle des Nordens geht am Ende an Lizzie Deignan nach einem Hasardeursritt über 80 Kilometer. Kämpft noch mit dem Schlamm hinter den Ohren: die Podcastcrew! --------------- Stravaclub: https://www.strava.com/clubs/651331 Twitter: @wattsab_podcast Instagram: @watts_ab **WATTs Ab!** ist ein M94.5-Podcast. © [M94.5 - ein Angebot der MEDIASCHOOL BAYERN.](https://www.m945.de/) Lust auf mehr junge & frische Formate?

Join Rose Manley, Lionel Birnie and Lizzy Banks as our nightly coverage of The Women's Tour kicks off following the opening stage to Banbury. Hear from Sophie Wright, teammate of stage winner Marta Bastianelli, and Anna Christian, who launched one of the most persistent attacks of the opening stage. Plus there's Lizzie Deignan, who lines up as defending champion and newly-crowned Paris-Roubaix winner, Christine Majerus, Amy Pieters and Elisa Longo Borghini. Lizzy outlines what we can expect to see over the coming five days after a number of potential winners were ruled out. Will this be a race won by the sprinter who can time trial best or can someone gain enough time against the clock to hold off the time bonus chasers? We also ask what the impact of a brutal debut edition of Paris-Roubaix may have on the six-day stage race. Plus, we discuss Banbury Cakes and ask what the nursery rhyme is all about. The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport. Supersapiens is a continuous glucose monitoring system that helps you make the right fuelling choices. See supersapiens.com For 25% off all your SiS products, go to scienceinsport.com and enter the code SISCP25 at the checkout. This episode is also supported LinkedIn Jobs. To post a job ad for free and find the right candidate for your company go to LinkedIn.com/cycle

Por primera vez en más de 2 años, tuvimos el placer de volver a ver esta clásica  épico, solo que esta vez en octubre en lugar de su fecha habitual en abril.  La lluvia pronosticada lo hizo aún más dramático, ya que todos los 55 km de adoquines estaban cubiertos de barro. Después de 258 km, tres corredores lucharon en un sprint en el icónico velódromo de Roubaix, y finalmente fue el campeón europeo e italiano Sonny Colbrelli quien superó al joven belga Florian Vermeersch y la superestrella holandesa Matthieu Vanderpoel. También tuvimos el privilegio de presenciar la primera edición de París-Roubaix para mujeres, y aquí fue la ciclista británica Lizzie Deignan quien se llevó la victoria después de una increíble escapada en solitario de más de 80 km.

For the first time in over 2 years, we had the pleasure to watch this epic classic again, only this time in October instead of April. The predicted rainfall made it even more dramatic, as all of the 55kms of cobblestones were covered in mud.  After 258kms, three riders battled it out in a sprint on the iconic velodrome of Roubaix, and it was European and Italian Champion Sonny Colbrelli who got the better of young Belgian Florian Vermeersch and Dutch superstar Matthieu Vanderpoel. We were also privileged to witness history in the making with the first ever Paris-Roubaix for women, and it was British rider Lizzie Deignan who took the win after an incredible solo ride of over 80kms. 

Cyclisme : Le premier Paris-Roubaix féminin, Lizzie Deignan, gagne la course.

The first ever women's Paris-Roubaix took place and we share the story of how Lizzie Deignan took the historic win. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Bobby and Jens catch up with the 2015 World Road Champion Lizzie Deignan to review the 2021 edition of the race in Flanders, and put the cycling world to rights! Hear how Lizzie entered the sport, her first foray on the track and how she worked out when Anna Van Der Breggen was struggling. This episode of Bobby and Jens was presented by Zwift. Bobby and Jens is a Velonews production in association with Shocked Giraffe it was produced by Mark Payne and edited by Tim Mossa.

Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore look back at the world road race championships in Flanders and ahead to the first ever women's Paris-Roubaix. We hear from Elisa Longo Borghini, who led her Italian teammate Elisa Balsamo out to victory in Flanders, and from the British riders Lizzie Deignan and Anna Henderson. There are also interviews with two riders who were retiring after the road race: Ruth Winder and Anna van der Breggen, who exits with her legacy secured as one of the all-time greats. And we hear from the chief executive of Flanders Classics, Tomas Van Den Spiegel, about his vision for women's racing in Flanders. The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport. Supersapiens is a continuous glucose monitoring system that helps you make the right fuelling choices. See supersapiens.com For 25% off all your SiS products, go to scienceinsport.com and enter the code SISCP25 at the checkout. This episode is supported by Babbel, the fun and effective way of learning a new language, using bite-sized lessons to teach you words and phrases that you will actually use in the real world. Right now, Babbel is offering our listeners six months free with a purchase of a 6-month subscription. Go to Babbel.com/play and enter the promo code CYCLING. 

For one weekend only, the Flemish city of Leuven turned into the epicentre of world cycling and Tom 1 was there to soak it all up. In this episode, the Toms go back over the talking points of this year's world championships, from Zoe Backstedt's swagger to Dutch misfortune and the relentless French attacks. This episode contains audiodiaries from the road races as well as mixed zone interviews with Lewis Askey, Zoe Backstedt, Lizzie Deignan, Anna van der Breggen, Annemiek van Vleuten, Tom Pidcock & Matej Mohoric. Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The full podcast is back together to talk about Simac Ladies Tour and GP de Plouay, five days of fantastic bike racing with lots to unpack. Amy has been keeping track of women being evacuated from Afghanistan with the help of Shannon Galpin. Read more about women who found their freedom riding bikes now forced to burn their cycling gear and the progress made so far. You can help by donating here. In case you missed it, find Abby's chat with Lizzie Deignan here.

Caley, Dane and Abby chat the Vuelta a España, Simac Ladies Tour, and GP de Plouay. You'll also hear a snippet of Abby's Freewheeling episode with Lizzie Deignan. Listen to the full interview here, or anywhere podcasts are found.

Abby chats with Lizzie Deignan of Trek-Segafredo about being a mother, the Olympics, and changes in the women's peloton. 

Lizzie Deignan won the first medal of London 2012 and now with Anna Shackley's she's in action in the Women's Road Race tomorrow (Sunday)We catch up with her after a year like no other... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode two of Kilometre 0 at the 2021 Tour de France we look back to the last La Course, the women's one day race, and ahead to the new Tour de France Femmes, launching next year. We speak to one of the driving forces behind La Course, Kathryn Bertine, and to the Tour de France director, Christian Prudhomme, and hear from some of the leading figures in the current peloton, including Marianne Vos, Lizzie Deignan, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and Alexis Ryan.  Kilometre 0 by The Cycling Podcast, powered by Supersapiens, the continuous glucose monitoring system that helps you make the right fuelling choices. See supersapiens.com

Geraint knows about winning. Tom doesn't. So we invite Lizzie Deignan to the GTCC to chat that winning feeling, celebrations and weird prizes. Also, who's more competitive - Geraint or Lizzie? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lizzie Deignan is enjoying life as a pro cyclist more than ever, and in this exclusive interview, she tells Matt Stephens all about her preference to train outdoors, whatever the weather. They look back at her confident victory at the 2015 World Road Championships in Richmond and discuss the future while touching on their shared addiction to property listing websites. Matt’s done his research in the Otley quiz, and Lizzie doesn’t disappoint with her local knowledge.

Four doyennes of the cycling world share their experiences. Orla Chennaoui, Lizzie Deignan, Fran Millar and Monica Santini on what it's like to be a woman in the sport, changing traditional attitudes and ideas for a brighter future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we catch up with Geraint Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France winner. Thomas shares his thoughts on the 2021 Tour route, and discusses Ineos Grenadiers' rivalry with Jumbo-Visma. He also takes us inside his disappointment after crashing out of the 2020 Giro d'Italia, and explains how he mentally recovered from the setback. Before we hear from Geraint Thomas, Fred Dreier and Andrew Hood link up to discuss the early-season comments from Caleb Ewan, Jasper Stuyven, Lizzie Deignan, and teammates on Bora-Hansgrohe. Ewan opined on whether the peloton would welcome Dylan Groenewegen back with open arms after his suspension. Stuyven has ambitions to win a monument; Deignan has her sights set on Paris-Roubaix; Nibali is eyeing the Tokyo Olympics; and Bora-Hansgrohe must balance the ambitions of Pascal Ackermann and Peter Sagan. All that and more on this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast.

On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we catch up with Geraint Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France winner. Thomas shares his thoughts on the 2021 Tour route, and discusses Ineos Grenadiers' rivalry with Jumbo-Visma. He also takes us inside his disappointment after crashing out of the 2020 Giro d'Italia, and explains how he mentally recovered from the setback. Before we hear from Geraint Thomas, Fred Dreier and Andrew Hood link up to discuss the early-season comments from Caleb Ewan, Jasper Stuyven, Lizzie Deignan, and teammates on Bora-Hansgrohe. Ewan opined on whether the peloton would welcome Dylan Groenewegen back with open arms after his suspension. Stuyven has ambitions to win a monument; Deignan has her sights set on Paris-Roubaix; Nibali is eyeing the Tokyo Olympics; and Bora-Hansgrohe must balance the ambitions of Pascal Ackermann and Peter Sagan. All that and more on this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast.

Rich is and has been one of my favourite illustrators for years. My icon on most of my social media accounts, Rich drew. I have several of his prints and he is one of the nicest chaps going. Rich has worked with the likes of Rouleur Magazine, Bowman Cycles, Assos and superstar cyclists such as Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Deignan to name a few. He always says his creativity is fuelled by tea. This one was a truly enjoyable chat with one of my favourite people about all things cycling. 

Brad and Graham are back tomorrow but we've got something special for you today on our bonus episode as Orla Chennaoui talks to the newly-crowned winner of Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Lizzie Deignan.It's been a super season so far for the Trek-Segafredo rider, who says she has found a team which allows her to "have fun on her bike again".Deignan also discusses motherhood, her upcoming calendar (including a historic first Paris-Roubaix) and of course the nightmare news from the Giro d'Italia with Geraint Thomas unable to start Stage 4 after his bad crash on Stage 3.Oh, and we couldn't get Lizzie on the show without asking her about Brad's call for her to win Sports Personality of the Year... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hol doch die Stylepolizei! EF steht in Zukunft nicht mehr für Education First sondern Epic Fail. Der neue Trikotsatz verursacht nicht nur Augenkrebs, sondern zieht auch noch einen ordentlichen Strafzettel nach sich. Aber er bringt zumindest Erfolg beim Giro. Im Gegensatz zum deutlich modischeren Weltmeistertrikot. Sieht zwar schön aus, sorgt bei Alaphilippe aber für seltsame Nebenwirkungen. Bekommt heute leider kein Foto für sich: Die Podcast-Crew! --------------- Stravaclub: https://www.strava.com/clubs/651331 Twitter: @wattsab_podcast Instagram: @watts_ab

We kick this episode off with a midview (like a preview, but after the race has started) of the Giro d'Italia. The first three stages saw major GC shakeups.  Then, we talk Liege, including Alaphilippe's early post-up and Lizzie Deignan's clever breakaway move.  Finally, we chat with Tadej Pogacar's coach. 

Brad is joined by Graham Willgoss as Julian Alaphilippe was brought back down to earth with a bang in a thrilling finale at Liege-Bastogne-Liege as Primoz Roglic profited from the Frenchman's bravado.While Lizzie Deignan raced on instinct to secure an impressive win in the Women's race, proving once and for all to Brad that she should be awarded Sports Personality of the Year.While the Giro d'Italia looks set to be one of the best in living memory.The Bradley Wiggins Show is produced by Pete Burton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brad is joined by Graham Willgoss and Brian Smith to dissect the first stage of the Giro d'Italia, with the trio concluding that Ineos Grenadiers look a team transformed following their struggles at the Tour de France. Filippo Ganna looked almost unbeatable, says Brad, as he took the spoils on a 15.1-km individual time trial while Geraint Thomas put time into his rivals on an excellent first stage of the Giro for the British-based team. Both Wiggins and Smith say Thomas - backed up by what they call a brilliant, well-balanced team - looks the outright favourite for the Maglia Rosa. There is also a look back at the UCI World Championships, and how some riders used the Tour as a tune-up event for the rainbow jersey battle. Brad ponders whether the Great Britain set up needs a shake up after questions are raised over the tactics that led to Lizzie Deignan's sixth-place finish. Elsewhere, Mathieu van der Poel's exploits at the BinckBank Tour could see him miss Sunday's Liege Bastogne Liege, with Brad asking whether cycling expects too much of the Dutch superstar after his long-range attack on Saturday. The pod closes with Brad, Brian and Graham lamenting the behaviour of Quinn Simmons who was suspended by Trek-Segafredo last week for what the team called ‘divisive and incendiary' statements on social media.The Bradley Wiggins Show is produced by Pete Burton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

İkinci bölümde La course yarışını kazanan Lizzie Deignan'ı, koşulan 9 etabı ve turun ikinci haftasına dair beklentileri konuştuk.

Some fine racing in the opening week of the Tour de France for our panel to mull over. Ineos Grenadiers looking less than convincing, Jumbo bossing it, Caleb Ewan on fire. Fingers crossed we will get to Paris for a grand finale. A Rouleur quartet of Andy McGrath, Ian Cleverly, Maria David and Stuart Clapp join Ian Parkinson for a Tour chinwag. Lizzy Banks was a revelation at the GP Plouay, finishing second to an imperious Lizzie Deignan. She's been a guest on our podcast before, because she's a great talker as well as a brilliant bike rider. The Équipe Paule Ka rider enjoyed La Course immensely, is improving her racecraft to go alongside the strong legs, and will be in action at the Giro Donne imminently. Rouleur contributor Maria David has been following Donnons des Elles au Velo, a group of riders who ride the Tour de France route one day ahead of the men to campaign for a women's race of equal standing to the men's. Now in its sixth year, it seems ASO and Christian Prudhomme are finally listening to their fine efforts. Finally! Desire Editor Stu has broken arms. Yes, that's right. Both of them. A bike riding incident, you'd think? No, but there were wheels involved. Don't do this at home, kids. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The delayed Tour de France got off to a chaotic start on Saturday with crashes galore on Stage 1 thanks to a deluge of rain around Nice.Graham and Brad are joined by Joanna Rowsell to reflect on Alexander Kristoff's win, and a brilliant day's work for Lizzie Deignan at La Course.But should there be a full women's Tour?The team also discuss the Olympics, the risks involved in racing and all the other big storylines on day one. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the August episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin we speak to Lizzie Deignan, the former world champion who rides for Trek-Segafredo and returned to racing with the rest of the women's peloton last month.  Deignan discusses the races to come, picking out La Course by Le Tour de France at the end of August as a highlight, and she talks about the world's best rider, Annemiek van Vleuten, who is unbeaten this season. "I'm not training to that level," says Deignan of Van Vleuten, "most of the male pros I know are not training to the same level. I'd probably be in a box, six feet under, if I tried to emulate her training."  Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore look ahead to the races to come, picking a race, a rider and a team to look out for. And we also hear from Bob Varney of Drops Cycling Team about their search for a new sponsor and the impact of winning the Virtual Tour de France.  The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by iwoca and Science in Sport OUR SPONSORS iwoca became The Cycling Podcast’s title sponsors in March 2020. iwoca specialises in supporting small businesses and can lend between £1,000 and £250,000. iwoca have been accredited by the British Business Bank to offer CBILS (Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme) – the scheme is now open, so businesses can apply for a loan rather than just register interest. To find out more, go to iwoca.co.uk (https://www.iwoca.co.uk/) Science In Sport is The Cycling Podcast’s longest-standing supporter. It’s a relationship that stretches back to the 2016 Giro d’Italia. Listeners can get 25% off Science In Sport’s range of energy drinks, bars, gels and cakes at scienceinsport.com (http://scienceinsport.com/) with the code SISCP25 This episode is sponsored by WHOOP (https://whoop.com) , a fitness wearable that provides personalised insights on how recovered you are and how much stress you put your body through during the day—so you can maximise your workouts and performance. Each day when you get up, WHOOP (https://whoop.com) gives you a recovery score based on your sleep, resting heart rate, and heart rate variability. This score let’s you know how to approach your day— whether you should push yourself or take the day off. WHOOP is offering 15% off with the code “CYCLE”. Go to WHOOP.com (http://whoop.com/) and enter “CYCLE” at the checkout to save 15%. Sleep better, recover faster, and train smarter. Optimise your performance with WHOOP today.

In a special one-off bonus episode Bradley Wiggins joins Lizzie Deignan and host Orla Chennaoui as part of Eurosport's ‘Return to London 2012 series'. Brad opens up like never before on every aspect of his games in a summer that redefined British sport. From riders letting down Mark Cavendish to having to ‘cruelly' ignore his family to focus on gold.You can relive London 2012 in all its glory with exclusive interviews from Brad, Chris Hoy, Joanna Rowsell, Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford and many more here: https://www.eurosportplayer.com/sport/olympic-gamesThe Bradley Wiggins Show will be back soon, stay tuned! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It is Mother's Day, don't forget it. This week Ian speaks with two world champion cyclist and more importantly, world champion mothers; Sonya Looney and Lizzie Deignan. Hear how these two inspiring women balance their lives of sport and motherhood.

Yorkshire is once again the centre of the cycling world and the podcast comes direct from Rouleur's temporary home - the Corner Haus Belgian bar in Harrogate. Ian Parkinson is joined by Ned Boulting and Rebecca Charlton, looking back at the championship so far and looking ahead to the star events - the men's and women's elite road races. Will Vos be unstoppable or will the home crowd cheer home Yorkshire's own Lizzie Deignan for the win. And can anyone stop Mathieu van der Poel from leading that last sprint past Betty's Tea Room. One thing is certain, both races are going to be long, brutal and probably wet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yorkshire's Lizzie Deignan knows what it takes to become World Champion. When her surname was still Armitstead, she claimed the coveted rainbow jersey in Richmond, Virginia in 2015. In the couple of years afterwards, Lizzie was in unbeatable form, hoovering up wins in some of the biggest races on the women's calendar. Then, having settled down with husband Phil (also a pro-cyclist), she took 2018 out of the sport to become a mum. This year though, the Worlds are back in Britain for the first time in a generation, and being raced on the Yorkshire lanes Lizzie knows so well. We rode together on a loop out of Harrogate, that took in the finish where she aims to clinch the rainbow stripes again.Look for @HomeRoads on Instagram, Twitter and Strava for more information, images and the rides. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Richard Moore, Orla Chennaoui and Rose Manley reunite in Pau to cover the 6th edition of La Course by Le Tour de France. This year the race comprised five laps of a closed circuit around Pau and featured a 1.1km climb, the Côte de Gelos. In this episode you'll hear a mix of live race reportage, atmosphere and analysis. There are interviews with the pre-race favourite and winner Marianne Vos of CCC, Lizzie Deignan of Trek–Segafredo, Amanda Spratt of Mitchelton-Scott and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig of Bigla Pro Cycling. Kilometre 0 by The Cycling Podcast is supported by Hansgrohe showers and taps. Photo © ASO.

Trek-Segafredo rider discusses parenting, pro cycling and dreams of winning a second world title in Yorkshire   Welcome to the Cyclingnews Podcast Women's Edition, brought to you by Sportful, Pinarello and Floyds of Leadville. In this episode Cyclingnews' women's editor Kirsten Frattini sits down with former world champion and new mom Lizzie Deignan to discuss motherhood, her postpartum return to pro cycling, dreams of winning a second world title at Yorkshire World Championships, and her biggest hopes for the future of women's cycling. Deignan took time away from the sport to give birth to her first child and only recently returned to the peloton with her new team Trek-Segafredo at the Ardennes Classics, Tour de Yorkshire, Tour of California and the OVO Energy Women's Tour, where she won the overall title. At a time when major sport sponsors are pushing promotional content geared toward equality, female athletes such as American Olympians Kara Goucher, Allyson Felix and Alysia Montaño, have exposed American company Nike for its performance-based reductions clause in athlete contracts, and how that affects athletes who want to have a baby. Montaño wrote a detailed opinion piece in The New York Times titled "Nike told me to dream crazy, until I wanted a baby", where she described the company's policy of reducing and cutting salaries after some of its female athletes decided to become pregnant. Female cyclists can relate to this policy as contracts have been cancelled or considered nullified if an athlete becomes pregnant. Hear from Deignan on her decision to start a family while at the peak of her cycling career and why she left long-time team Boels Dolmans. She also speaks about the importance of competing for a team and sponsors that support her cycling career while also being a mother. Deignan also spoke about the UCI's decision to include a maternity clause and other insurances into its standard athlete-team contracts beginning in 2020. But she noted that a similar amendment, in the form of a paternity clause, would be welcomed among the men's peloton as well. We hope you enjoy our discussion with Lizzie Deignan. If this is your first time listening to the Women's edition podcast, make sure you go back and listen to our previous three episodes; The edge of popularity, Behind the scenes at Trek-Segafredo and What makes a woman? Sponsor message Born in the Italian Dolomites, Sportful has been making athletes faster, more efficient and better protected since 1972. Sportful has a rich and successful racing history; optimising performance for athletes who have gone onto win Grand Tours, one-day classics, and the World Championships. Sportful leads the market with innovative and technical apparel so you can experience those unforgettable moments, your very best days on a bike. For more details visit Sportful.com and follow the ride on Instagram @sportful 

The final stage of the Ovo Energy Women's Tour saw Lizzie Deignan seal the overall victory, her first win since becoming a mother less than nine months ago. She also became the first rider to win two editions of a race that was first held in 2014, having also won in 2016. In The Cycling Podcast Féminin, Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore discuss the final stage and look back over the six days of racing.  We hear from Deignan and the runner-up, Kasia Niewiadoma, as well as the race director Mick Bennett and one of the revelations, Lizzy Banks, who finished seventh overall. Bennett tells us that it had been the toughest edition of the Women's Tour and that they will consult with the teams and riders to make more changes to next year's race.  The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Rapha, Science in Sport and Rapha.

The toughest stage ever to feature in the Ovo Energy Women's Tour did not disappoint as Lizzie Deignan won her first race since her return to racing following childbirth and Kasia Niewiadoma lit it up on the climbs, finishing second at the finish in Builth Wells.  The two former winners now sit first and second going into the sixth and final stage, also in Wales, on Saturday.  In the latest episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin we hear from Deignan and Niewiadoma, as well as previous leader Liane Lippert, as Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore discuss the stage and look ahead to the final day. Orla spent the day in Niewiadoma's Canyon/SRAM team car so we hear what went on as the race reached its decisive phase, and there's a Roald Dahl theme to Orla's story of the stage. The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Rapha, Science in Sport and Skoda.

The Women’s Tour burst into life on stage 4 as former winner Kasia Niewiadoma won the first summit finish at Burton Dassett. Behind her, 21 year old Liane Lippert was second to take over the race lead. There are interviews with both riders in The Cycling Podcast Féminin as Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore discuss the action and look ahead to two more difficult days. We also hear from Lizzie Deignan, Lizzie Banks and Henk Vos, whose daughter, Marianne, crashed out while leading overall the previous day. The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Rapha, Science in Sport and Skoda.

There was an unusual second stage of the Ovo Energy Women's Tour, a circuit race at the Kent Cyclopark in Gravesend, but it was won by a familiar face, with Marianne Vos sprinting in ahead of Lizzie Deignan and Sarah Roy. Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore discuss the stage on the latest episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin and there are interviews with Deignan and Roy. For Deignan it was her best result since her return to racing after having her baby, and her first visit to the podium, as she accepted the jersey for best British rider. We also hear from Hannah Barnes and her sister Alice, the stage one winner, Jolien D'hoore, and the sports director of the Boels-Dolmans team, Danny Stam.  The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Rapha, Science in Sport and Skoda

Stage one of the Women’s Tour was won by Jolien D’hoore for the second year in a row as the six-day race got underway in East Anglia. The Cycling Podcast Féminin was at the start in Beccles and the finish in Stowmarket, and will be following it all the way with Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore analysing the race and bringing interviews with the top riders.   In the stage one episode we hear from Lizzie Deignan and the day’s attacker, Abby-Mae Parkinson, as well as D’hoore’s teammate Christine Majerus. We also hear from Marianne Vos, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio and last year’s winner, Coryn Rivera.   The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Rapha, Science in Sport and Skoda.

With the Giro d'Italia in our slipstream, BeSpoke pops across the Pennines to Leeds and a catch-up with Lizzie Deignan - the dominant British female road racer of her generation and, as of eight months ago, a mother to daughter Orla. We find out how she is balancing the competing demands of racing and motherhood, chew over her chances of winning back her World title in Yorkshire this September and ask whether her Trek-Segafredo team-mates have got any closer to cracking the correct pronunciation of her married name

May's episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin covers all the racing in April as well as last weekend's Tour de Yorkshire. Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore look back on a thrilling Amstel Gold Race, won by Kasia Niewiadoma, who we hear from after her 6th place at Flèche Wallonne a few days later. There is an interview with Lizzie Deignan, who has just returned to the sport after the birth of her daughter. Deignan discusses the challenges facing her and her new team as she starts a new phase of her career, admitting that in her absence the standard of women's racing has improved significantly.  There are also interviews with two of the revelations of the season so far, Annika Langvad and Demi Vollering. Roxane Knetemann, the veteran Dutchwoman, tells us why this will be her final season, and Bob Varney opens up about a difficult period for his Drops team. The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Rapha and Science in Sport. The British Heart Foundation are offering all listeners £5 off the entry fee for the London to Brighton bike ride on Sunday, June 16. The Cycling Podcast will also be entering a team, with Lionel and Richard joined by photographer Simon and some of the production team to ride the 54-mile event. Be part of the peloton for one of Britain's oldest charity rides by registering here: https://www.bhf.org.uk/l2b2019 Use the code Brighton5 to get £5 off the entry fee. If you can't ride, why not sponsor The Cycling Podcast team on our Just Giving page. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/The-Cycling-Podcast

Welcome to the second episode of Cyclingnews Podcast Women's Edition, brought to you by Sportful, Pinarello and Floyd's of Leadville.  In this episode, we take a behind the scenes look at the new Trek-Segafredo women's team. We will hear from team manager Luca Guercilena, directeur sportifs Ina Yoko Teutenberg and Giorgia Bronzini and star rider Lizzie Deignan.  Trek-Segafredo are part of a growing trend of WorldTour teams running men's and women's squads under the same umbrella, with Movistar, FDJ, Astana, Mitchelton-Scott, CCC, Sunweb and Lotto Soudal all running concurrent programmes.  Trek have been involved in women's road cycling with the Trek-Drops team for the past few years, but they announced last July that they would set up their own programme. In the months since the announcement, they have built up a roster of 14 riders, led by former world champion Deignan, with support from former riders Teutenberg and Bronzini. They had their first team camp soon after the conclusion of the 2018 season, at Trek's headquarters in Waterloo, Wisconsin.  They met up again, along with the men's team, a few months later for a training camp in Sicily, in December. This is where we caught up with them, a day after they landed on the Italian island. The training camp was an opportunity for everybody to touch base before the season began at the Tour Down Under just a few weeks later and a chance to get in a final few group rides.  Click here (http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-womens-worldteam-minimum-salary-set-for-2020) for more information developments in women's cycling set for 2020.   Sponsor message  Born in the Italian Dolomites, Sportful (https://www.sportful.com/ii) has been making athletes faster, more efficient and better protected since 1972.  Sportful has a rich and successful racing history; optimising performance for athletes who have gone onto win Grand Tours, one-day classics, and the World Championships.  Sportful leads the market with innovative and technical apparel so you can experience those unforgettable moments, your very best days on a bike.  For more details visit Sportful.com (https://www.sportful.com/ii)  and follow the ride on Instagram @sportful  (https://www.instagram.com/sportful/)

On this edition, Lizzie Deignan tells Rouleur's Hannah Troop about her new team, training, ambitions for next year - and motherhood. It won't surprise you that this Yorkshirewoman has the 2019 World Championships firmly in her sights. Ian Parkinson talks 'cross with Mike Kluge, founder of Focus Bikes, and Roger Hammond, who won his junior world 'cross title the same day Mike won the senior. Meanwhile, Stuart Clapp is in Mallorca with Team Sky, at a tricky time for the all-conquering British squad. He brings along his new friend - Sky DS Gabriel Rasch, the inspiration behind Castelli's game-changing Gabba rain jersey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Reigning Commonwealth Road Race Champion Lizzie Deignan chats to Darren Harper about Tour De Yorkshire, CycleExpo, 2019 World Champs and becoming a mum.....

When Orla Met Lizzie Deignan is a chat with one of the top cyclists in the world about the challenge and excitement of impending motherhood. Lizzie shares her joy at starting a family, and her plans to juggle her new role, with that of being a professional cyclist. She also talks openly about her “horrendous” experience before the Rio Olympics when it was reported that she had missed three anti-doping tests in a year, despite having her name cleared in court, and her disappointment in the UK Anti Doping Agency for their role in the matter.

In the May episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin Richard Moore, Orla Chennaoui and Rose Manley look back on a busy month of racing, in Yorkshire, China, California and the Basque Country. Orla has a report from the Tour de Yorkshire and there are interviews with Lizzie Deignan and Sarah Storey. Deignan is expecting her first child and says that she is determined to return to racing in 2019, aiming towards the world championships in Yorkshire and Tokyo Olympics a year later. She also hints that she might be in different colours, raising the possibility of her moving from the team, Boels-Dolmans, with which she has enjoyed so much success. In this episode we also hear from Trek-Drops owner Bob Varney as he reflects on recent challenges and the team's best ever result, thanks to Tayler Wiles at the Tour of California. The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Rapha and Science in Sport. Become a Friend of the Podcast to access a library of in-depth, special episodes. Sign up on https://thecyclingpodcast.com

Huge episode for you all today! We start off this episode with a chat between Lizzie Deignan and Laura Winter. Following that is a recap of de Ronde van Vlaanderen and lots more talking points, and jokes, with Abby and Laura. Finally, Laura attended the Canyon Experience Weekend and chatted with Tiffany Cromwell.  As always, a huge thank you to Canyon for their support and to Brother Cycling for helping us cover the Spring Classics! canyon.com voxwomen.com/podcast

The March episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin sees Richard Moore and Orla Chennaoui joined once again by Rose Manley as they discuss the opening races in the Women’s World Tour.  We hear from Gracie Elvin, the leading Australian rider and one of the people behind The Cyclists’ Alliance, a new organisation set up to represent and promote women’s cycling. And there are interviews with some of the in-form riders, including Kasia Niewiadoma, Alexis Ryan, Alice Barnes, Marianne Vos and Coryn Rivera. Orla also reports from the launch of the Ovo Energy Women’s Tour, where she spoke to Lizzie Deignan and Elinor Barker.  The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Rapha and Science in Sport.

The December episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin, with Orla Chennaoui and Richard Moore, focuses on some of the sponsors who back women's teams. We hear from Erwin Janssen, of the Dolmans Landscaping Group, who co-sponsors the world's top team, Boels-Dolmans, which includes such stars as Anna van der Breggen, Lizzie Deignan and Megan Guarnier. Janssen tells Orla why they support a women's team, and what they get out of it.  Richard has a report from the WNT team's get-together in Germany, where he spoke to several team members, including the promising young German rider Lin Teutenberg, the latest member of the Teutenberg cycling dynasty – her aunt is Ina-Yoko, who once dominated women's racing, and her father is Lars, a former pro who is now performance director at Peter Sagan's team, Bora-Hansgrohe. In the final episode of 2017 there's also an interview with Brian Cookson, the former UCI president who is aiming to launch a women's team in 2019.  The Cycling Podcast Féminin is supported by Rapha and Science in Sport  Become a Friend of The Cycling Podcast to access a range of feature-length, documentary style episodes on https://thecyclingpodcast.com #procycling #UCIWWT

Abby chats with former World Champion and current British National Champion Lizzie Deignan about coaching herself, being a vegetarian, her team, her marriage, and so much more! A really fun episode that will give you a little look into the life of one of the very best female cyclists in the world. 

We were promised a race full of attacks and excitement — did the 2017 Tour de France route deliver? Spencer Powlison argues that it didn't. On the ground in France, Fred Dreier got really sweaty. He also got peeved that Chris Froome and Team Sky shut most journalists out of traditional rest day press conferences. Plus, we talk about the unconventional La Course women's race. First it went up the Izoard. Then, it raced around Marseille. Former world champion Lizzie Deignan liked part of it — but not all. Also we talk to Polish champion Kasia Niewiadoma.

We were promised a race full of attacks and excitement — did the 2017 Tour de France route deliver? Spencer Powlison argues that it didn't. On the ground in France, Fred Dreier got really sweaty. He also got peeved that Chris Froome and Team Sky shut most journalists out of traditional rest day press conferences. Plus, we talk about the unconventional La Course women's race. First it went up the Izoard. Then, it raced around Marseille. Former world champion Lizzie Deignan liked part of it — but not all. Also we talk to Polish champion Kasia Niewiadoma.

Triple world speed-skating champion Elise Christie, British heavyweight boxer David Price, former England rugby star, now chief executive of Sussex cricket, Rob Andrew and British cycling star Lizzie Deignan join Eleanor Oldroyd to discuss the week’s sporting issues.

Abby and Loren are joined by Carlee Taylor to discuss the Ardennes week, where Anna van der Breggen won the hat trick, all three races, with Lizzie Deignan and Kasia Niewiadoma rounding out with second and third (yep, same podium for all three races). Then Abby interviews Tayler Wiles, who just won the GC at the Tour of the Gila in the United States! 

We're in the middle of the Ardennes week which means there's heaps of racing and heaps of climbs around. This week Sarah and Dan talk through how Amstel Gold and Fleche Wallonne both unfolded (they were amazing!), and what this might mean for Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday. There's also time to catch up on some of the main results from the recent Track World Championships, and to find out a bit more about Lizzie Deignan's new book "Steadfast" which is out now. Of course there's plenty more in the podcast and even more in the post!