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Hard core fans will have noticed Loz putting in some strong rides in the harder one day races in previous years, but 2024 has been a breakthrough season where he has shown himself as one of the top contenders in the biggest races on the calendar. Laurence started the year with a win at Cadel's Race before having a Spring that turned many heads in the cycling world, highlighted by epic rides in Gent Wevelgem and Paris Roubaix as well as a stint in the Yellow Jersey at Paris Nice. Hear what's helped Laurence make this big step up this year and how he sets himself up to take on the big dogs in Belgium. Editing: Odette Lynch Music: Cyrus Monk
FYI! we're taking a little season break and will be back with our regluar, weekly Wild Ones Podcast from late August. Catch you then!Highlights and discussion from Stage 21 of the Tour de France 2024.If you'd like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you'd like us to discuss or anything else, email us at wildonespodcast@cademedia.co.ukThanks and see you next time.Check out the video versions of the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHyBWpfAggsFPDc5A7l_eWAHere's some time stamps (FYI, sometimes the adverts throw the timings off slightly)00:00 Tadej Pogačar claims his 3rd Yellow Jersey
This is a short excerpt from the longer episode. To listen to the whole thing and future episodes become a member of The Pelo. It's finally here! The Big Show! The Tour de France. The biggest bike race in the world is about to kick off, and to celebrate the spectacle Svein and I are talking all about Grand Tours on this week's Chronicles. 21 stages of racing over 3 weeks with millions of eyes watching; Grand Tours are the toughest races in cycling. Between myself and Svein, we've been on the start of 21 Grand Tours! Although I never made it to Le Tour, I did a handful of Vueltas and a couple of Giros, too - so I've got a pretty good idea of what it takes to suffer around a country for the best part of a month. Sveino and I wanted to share our own experiences of racing Grand Tours throughout our own careers, but I also wanted to draw on some riders from earlier generations to see how much they've changed over the years. I wanted to speak to someone who has seen what it's like at the front of a Grand Tour first hand, so first up I chatted to an Aussie legend; Phil Anderson. Phil turned pro in 1980 with team Peugeot and spent a day in the Yellow Jersey in his first Tour de France! The next year he finished 5th overall, bagged himself a stage win, spent 9 stages wearing the leader's jersey, and went home with the White Jersey for the best young rider! He went on to finish in the top 10 for 5 years in a row, and completed 13 Tours de France over a 15 year career. It's safe to say there aren't many people out there with more experience than Phil. We chatted about racing Grand Tours in the 1980s and 90s, and I was surprised to hear how much more relaxed it was back then. Next, I spoke to Stuart O'Grady. Stuey's a rider I really look up to, and his career was just winding down as mine was kicking off. I was even lucky enough to call him a team mate for a year on Greenedge in 2013. O'Grady won 2 road stages of the Tour, and 2 more in the Team Time Trial but, as a Sprinter, he had to spend the rest of the time muscling over mountains to make time cut. Svein and I also chat about our own experiences. From the stress and excitement of our Grand Tour debuts, to the moment it all ‘clicked' and we figured out how to get the most out of a ‘grandie'. The sanctuary of the team bus, the chaos of traveling around for a month as a small part of a big rolling circus, finding the best cannoli and parmesan in Italy or the best jamón in Spain, and heaps more. This ep is packed full of stories, and I loved reliving some great memories with my old mate. Get yourself in the mood for Le Tour and give this a listen! Cheers! Mitch
Please enjoy our prediction-focused show, OŪTCOMES. The show is hosted by THEMOVE regulars Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin, who will use their extensive knowledge and expertise to predict the outcome of every stage of this Tour de France. This episode breaks down the Tour's pre-race favorites before picking who they are backing to win and podium in the General Classification in the French Grand Tour. Later, they review the details for tomorrow's opening stage in Florence, Italy, before predicting how it will play out and who they like to win and take the race's first Yellow Jersey.
Use "thecyclingdane for the Manta Sleep 10% Discount link: https://tinyurl.com/48uvenka The Tour de France 2024 showdown between the favourites looks to be one of the greatest edition with Pogacar, Vingegaard, Roglic and Remco Evenepoel taking centre stage towards the finish in Nice.
On this week's Biotech Hangout, hosts Daphne Zohar, Josh Schimmer, Yaron Werber, Luba Greenwood and Dawn Bell start the show with a look at the XBI and M&A activity from the week, including multiple deals topping over $1 billion. The hosts highlight a few of these big transactions, including Biogen acquiring Hi-Bio for $1.15 billion, Merck acquiring Eyebio for $1.3 billion, J&J buying Yellow Jersey for $1.25 billion, and Novartis buying out Mariana for $1 billion, among others. With private acquisitions in the spotlight, the group digs into some of the high caliber private companies emerging in biotech. The group also covers data updates and related stock price reactions from Summit (the company's shares tripled after cancer treatment data), Insmed (shares rocketed following Phase 3 trial results for the company's experimental airway disease drug), Biohaven (its protein-degrader drug falls short of investor expectations), and Roivant's update on FcRn development plans. In a lively discussion, the hosts share varying viewpoints on whether a CEO should respond or comment to criticism on social media, plus they look ahead to ASCO, and more. This episode aired on May 31, 2024.
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Fergus Niland is the creative director at Santini Cycling Wear. Fergus is among the most experienced cycling clothing designers in the industry.We dive deep into the current state of cycling clothing, how clothing for professional teams is made, and what makes a great piece of kit. We also dive into the details of Santini's collaboration with ASO and the Tour de France.Santini has been making premium road cycling clothing since 1965 from their headquarters in Bergamo. They are the official clothing supplier of Ironman, the UCI, Vuelta and the Tour de France. They also provide clothing for team Lidl Trek.Read the latest 'The Business of Cycling' BlogSign up for 'The Business of Cycling' Newsletter
July 11: Jay (@croucherJD) and Drew (@whale_capper) waste no time diving into the Women's Singles draw at Wimbledon, including their favorite bets on the board Tuesday before handicapping ways to approach every team in the NFC North, beginning with the Lions as the favorite to win the division. The duo shift gears and wrap up the show with price shifts to win the Yellow Jersey at the Tour de France, as well as a wager of intrigue in the King of the Mountains market.(00:00) – Wake N' Cash Wimbledon Tuesday bets: Iga Swiatek vs Elina Svitolina, Jessica Pegula vs Marketa Vondrousova + Women's Outright prices(10:45) – Lions: +130 to win the division, O/U 9.5 wins and Dan Campbell as COY(16:20) – Vikings: O/U 8.5 wins, +280 to win the division and Justin Jefferson as OPOY(21:00) – Packers: Matt LaFleur as COY, O/U 7.5 wins and +400 to win the division(26:10) – Bears: O/U 7.5 wins, Justin Fields as OPOY and MVP and Matt Eberflus as COY(30:15) – Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard vs Tadej Pogacar to win the Yellow Jersey and King of the Mountains bets
GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Jonas Vingegaard is leading the Tour de France, so we thought you'd like to get to know him better. This is G and Tom talking to Jonas about how he won the 2022 Tour. It was recorded during the winter. We did a similar thing with Tadej Pogačar once, and you can hear that on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/38B1rKrcyUnLpmTXqYwG1n?si=0b88003e991f4780 Or on Apple here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/geraint-thomas-cycling-club/id1547237758?i=1000541176963 Luke and Tom will be back on Sunday to review the weekend's action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Australia's Jai Hindley has seized the yellow jersey in the fifth stage of the Tour de France.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As a teenager Jai Hindley was inspired by the Tour de France highlights, now he's on them after winning a stage and grabbing the yellow jersey. The question now is how long can he stay in the lead? As Katie Bates tells Patrick Stack, he's been underestimated already, who knows how high he could rise on the road to Paris. Featured: Katie Bates, national cycling champion. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Stuey O'Grady, former Yellow Jersey wearer and Race Directory for the Tour Down Under, joins us to unpack Stage 6 and what to expect at the Tour Down Under 2024. The Domestiques is presented by Black Sheep Cycling and Honan Insurance Group.
Perth local Jai Hindley has set the stage at the Tour de France, earning himself the yellow jersey after a barnstorming fifth stage sprint.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SBS Tour Correspondent Matt Keenan joins Breakfast With Harf after Australia's Jai Hindley won Stage 5 of the Tour and claimed the coverted Yellow Jersey
Episode 106Getting your first bicycle as a kid is an exhilarating experience that brings with it a newfound sense of freedom. It's a rite of passage, a gateway to exploration, and a symbol of independence. The moment you lay eyes on that shiny two-wheeled wonder, your world suddenly expands, and the possibilities seem endless.With a bicycle, you break free from the limitations of your own two feet. You're no longer confined to the boundaries of your immediate neighborhood or the distance you can cover by walking. Suddenly, the entire world becomes accessible, or at least the parts that can be reached on two wheels. Every street, every park, every hidden corner becomes an adventure waiting to unfold.Music:Red Hot Chilli Peppers - The Bicycle SongDaft Punk - AerodynamicSupport the showwww.justpassingthroughpodcast.comInsta:justpassingthroughpodcastContact:justpassingthroughpodcast@gmail.com
Lance, JB, and George break down the opening stage of the 2023 Tour de France, which started off with a bang and saw Adam and Simon Yates make history by upsetting the pre-stage favorites and going 1-2 on the stage. The win, which put Adam Yates in the first Yellow Jersey of the 2023 edition, signaled that he and his UAE teammate, Tadej Pogačar, came into this race ready to take the race to the defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and his strong Jumbo-Visma squad. The crew also discusses how the day saw two GC hopes of two pre-race contenders, Enric Mas, and Richard Carapaz, go up in flames due to ill-timed crashes late in the stage, who the remaining top overall podium contenders are, and how Mark Cavendish looked strong despite the challenging parcours, before previewing tomorrow's stage 2. Montkush: Active in the cycling community get over to montkush.com and use promo code THEMOVE to get 30% off. ROKA: Listeners can enter code THEMOVE at checkout to receive a 20% discount on their first order at roka.com/themove Ketone-IQ: Save 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ at hvmn.com/THEMOVE Pillar: Head over to thefeed.com/THEMOVE and use promo code THEMOVE to get 20% off Pillar. Ventum: Get 10% off when you use code WEDU at checkout at ventumracing.com/themove
June 28: With the Wimbledon draw set for Friday, Jay (@croucherJD) and Drew (@whale_capper) break down where they see value in the women's and men's outright market right now before pivoting to a preview of what to monitor at the Tour de France. The duo also examine Man City as the odds-on favorite next season in the Premier League and discuss the Celtics prices in both the Eastern Conference and NBA Champion market.(00:00) – Wimbledon Women's Outright: Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka as favorites + Donna Vekic, Jelena Ostapenko and other long shots(09:45) – Wimbledon Men's Outright: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz + players to eliminate close to the top of the board(19:45) – Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard vs Tadej Pogacar to claim the Yellow Jersey + favorites to win the Green Jersey(27:20) – Premier League Futures: Man City and Chelsea(31:20) – Celtics Futures: To win the Eastern Conference and NBA Finals
I'm really excited to be joined by one of my favourite female road riders and current European Champion, Lorena Wiebes.After starting out racing cyclocross, Lorena progressed to road and track racing as a Junior rider winning National and European titles in both disciplines.Lorena now focuses on road racing as well as taking part in a few cross races through the winter. With Team DSM, Lorena was the first ever wearer of the Yellow Jersey in The Tour de France Femme avec Zwift and was one of the most successful female road riders of 2022. As well as becoming Elite European champion, Lorena won 3 stages of The Women's Tour, 4 stages of the Baloise Ladies Tour and the General Classification in the Simac Ladies Tour.Lorena now rides for Team SD Worx and has already started her season well with a stage win and a 2nd at the Women's UAE Tour.I'm so grateful to Lorena for taking the time to chat with me and can't wait to watch her racing again this season. Photo used with thanks to Team SD WorxThank you so much for listening and supporting me and my podcast. Find all episodes of Cycling Talk Podcast wherever you get your podcasts from.You can also follow me on social media:Instagram - https://instagram.com/cycling.talk.podcastGCN app - https://gcn.social/cyclingtalkI'm also on Facebook and Twitter.Thanks for listening!See You on the BikeSupport the show
It's a rest day at the Tour de France and Brad is joined by Matt and Bernie ahead of Stage 10 on Monday.The gang review the first full week of the Tour, and the first topic of discussion is race leader Tadej Pogacar - who, despite being a two-time winner, Brad believes doesn't fully use the strength and power that having the yellow jersey confers.Brad says the young Slovenian "doesn't realise his status in the sport" and reflects on his own experiences when leading the greatest race in the world in 2012, and the power attached to the famous jersey in terms of dictating the terms of the race.Brad also says Pogacar arguably lacks the road captains to make the difference, recalling the time that Michael Rogers took a decision on his behalf in 2012 to ensure Team Sky abandoned a chase of a breakaway in order to focus on GC, a decision which did not amuse Mark Cavendish...Geraint Thomas is still nicely placed in GC and Bernie says the projected hot temperatures over the next week could favour G, having kept his powder dry thus far. Brad says he's never seen his former team-mate so relaxed.There's discussions on Tom Pidcock, Primoz Roglic and predictions on what is still to come. And the three discuss the moments watching the Tour as a child which made them want to be a professional cyclist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Spencer and Johan reveal their picks for the Tour's first stage that crosses multiple, albeit mild, mountain passes before digging into the chances of the Yellow Jersey changing hands before the rest day and a few stage head-to-head picks. To get access to OŪTCOMES before the race, go to https://access.wedu.team to become a WEDŪ member!
George Hincapie is one of the most recognized professional cyclists in the world. Seventeen time Tour de France veteran, four time Olympian and one of only four Americans ever to wear the Yellow Jersey.
BTP host Spencer Martin and Andrew Vontz from the Choose the Hard Way Podcast kick off a special Tour de France edition of the BTP podcast where we will be both breaking down the racing and larger storylines of the sport's biggest event multiple times per week during the 2022 Tour de France. In this inaugural episode, we discuss who will win the opening time trial in Copenhagen to take the race's first Yellow Jersey, how the GC favorites will fare in the tricky opening week, why the police keep raiding the Bahrain team's hotels/homes, and much, much more. BTP Tour de France Cheat Sheet Sign up for the newsletter Listen to Andrew's Choose the Hard Way Podcast
In 1919, Eugene Christophe was awarded the first yellow jersey, but he did not win the Tour de France that year. Learn about the history of the yellow jersey and why it was adopted as a symbol of the race. [Correction: As of 2022, France has held 7 races solely in France since 1947.] Written by Darcy Benson. Narration by Nicholas B. Breyfogle. A textual version of this podcast is available at https://origins.osu.edu/watch/tour-de-france-and-yellow-jersey
Rapha presents Talking Luft! This week I've got Aussie former professional cyclist, and commentator Simon Gerrans on Talking Luft – brother to Andy Gerrans, Pro team Osteopath, who I had on the podcast last week talking about life as a staff member on a World Tour team. For those not familiar with Simon, he had a hugely successful 14 year career – winning stages in all 3 Grand Tours as well as wearing the Yellow Jersey at the Tour de France and taking out multiple one day classics such a Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Milan-San Remo. Simon's no stranger to the podcast, I had him on for an in-depth chat about his career way back in 2017, when he was in his 13th year pro. Head back and listen to that to hear more about Simon. But for now, we're Talking Luft. We chat caps & where Luft originated from. We get into the serious stuff like shaving legs post retirement, old team kit, Gravel bikes, the atmosphere at Amstel Gold Race, cyclocross racers, Fassa Bortolo kit, a Vuelta war story, the epic 2006 Tour de France and so much more! Gerro's so easy to chat to, and always has a great story to tell. I hope you love the listen as much as I did. Stay tuned next week for an episode dedicated to the art of breakaway – the Breakaway Theory with Taco Van der Hoorn, Steve Cummings, Ben Healy and Tim DeClercq. Cheers, Mitch Listen Listen & subscribe to this series on the Life in the Peloton website, at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, Stitcher, Youtube or your favourite pod app. Show Notes In case you missed my previous episode with Simon Gerrans – Making of a Champion, back in 2017 you can listen here: https://lifeinthepeloton.com/2017/01/31/simon-gerrans-making-of-a-champion/ Or search on your favourite podcast app. … Check out Simon's most re-watchable race: Stage 11 – 2006 Tour de France: https://youtu.be/7thnSqvd9CY . . . Episode breakdown: 0:00min to 1:25mins – Snippet from last week's episode with Andy Gerrans – Behind the scenes: Working in a Pro Cycling Team 1:25 to 3:15min – Intro 3:15min to end – Talking Luft with Simon Gerrans . . . This episode is brought to you by Rapha, makers of the world's finest cycling clothing & accessories and the worlds largest cycling club, RCC. Find out more about Rapha: their kit, their club, their events and awesome clubhouses at rapha.cc. . . . Merch NEW! Get your hands on our fresh new Talking Luft cap. The last of our first release are still available in our shop. Paris-Roubaix Caps are back in stock. Get your cap collection growing – jump over to our online shop to grab one now. Shop LITP casual Merch anytime online at our store. From casual caps to mugs, embroidered tees, logo tees, sweaters and much more.. Keep in touch Find all our episodes, LITP news and merch on our website www.lifeinthepeloton.com Listen on all good podcast apps, and now on Youtube. Follow us on socials: Instagram: @lifeinthepeloton Twitter: @lifeinthepelo Theme Music The theme music for Life in the Peloton was composed by Pete Shelley, who was lead singer of the punk band Buzzcocks. It was commissioned by the production company behind Channel 4's coverage of the Tour de France in the 1980s and was used as the theme music for the nightly highlights show. Pete died in December 2018. We were given permission by Pete's widow and his manager to continue using the music for the theme tune to Life in the Peloton. To hear more about the music, listen to the Andre Greipel episode of Life in the Peloton. Subscribe Sign up to Life in the Peloton email updates to get the latest episodes and merch news straight to your inbox.
In this episode of the podcast, Elyse Rivin of Toulouse Guided Walks tells us about the birth of the bicycle and of the Tour de France. The first the Tour de France in 1903 started small but hasn't stopped growing ever since. Why do we love bicycles so much anyway? Most French people worked in agriculture then and it's a fact that bicycles gave young men much freedom. Some people feared what young women might do if they had the freedom a bicycle afforded them! In this episode we wonder who wore the first yellow jersey and why? Where's a great place to watch the Tour go by in Paris? What's the publicity caravan all about? Why is the tour so popular today? Click play and get ready for a fantastic Tour starting July 1, 2022. Table of Contents for this Episode [00:00:00] Intro [00:00:38] Today's Episode of the Join Us in France Podcast [00:01:03] Keep your stuff safe [00:01:42] French Immersion / Join Us in France Reunion / France Bootcamp [00:03:00] Main show [00:03:44] How many times have they witnessed Tour de France in person? [00:05:13] More fun watching the Tour de France on TV? [00:06:13] True fans follow their team around [00:06:57] Tour de France still happened despite COVID [00:07:23] When and where does it start? [00:07:37] Stages or étapes? [00:08:15] Why are they starting in Copenhagen? [00:09:16] An exceptional year [00:09:58] Distance covered by the Tour de France this year [00:10:53] What are the stages of the Tour this year? [00:11:22] Towns pay to be a stop [00:12:28] The end stage in Paris is different this year [00:13:35] They do disturb traffic everywhere [00:13:59] Website to follow the event [00:14:42] When was the first Tour de France? [00:15:15] When was the bicycle invented? [00:16:14] When was the modern bicycle invented? [00:17:21] The first Tour de France [00:17:36] Le Vélo Newspaper Political Story [00:19:14] Bike Race to Sell the Newspaper? [00:20:14] Farmer Champion [00:21:48] Scandals and cheating on the Tour [00:22:14] Three main things were there from the beginning [00:23:22] 1911 tried high mountains [00:24:13] No races during WWI [00:24:18] When and Why the Yellow Jersey? [00:25:54] Why watch it? [00:26:46] The best place to watch it from [00:28:14] Publicity Caravans [00:29:44] Menier Chocolate the First Advertiser [00:30:47] Taken over after the war [00:31:54] Television changed everything for the Tour [00:33:08] When were drones introduced? [00:34:04] They also have motorcycles [00:35:02] How many people watch the Tour? [00:36:53] What other sports are popular to watch? [00:37:58] Teams and bikers this year [00:38:38] Commercial company sponsors vs Country representation [00:39:27] Keeping Tour de France Clean [00:39:51] Health risks during the tour [00:40:34] A little dangerous for the public too [00:41:10] Trinkets from the publicity caravans [00:41:50] If you're waiting to see the tour [00:42:41] The First Women's Tour de France [00:46:29] Thank you, patrons! [00:46:53] Shout out to new patrons [00:48:17] Preparing a trip to France? [00:48:46] Hire Annie [00:49:44] Take the self-guided tours [00:50:36] Travel question of the week [00:54:07] Feedback from Toulouse visitor [00:56:14] Personal update [00:57:07] Chateau de Mereville [00:57:27] La Grotte de Pech-Merle [00:57:44] Restaurants [00:57:54] Farm [00:58:08] Winery [00:58:25] Stranded by mechanical failure [01:00:26] Road side assistance in France [01:04:07] Show notes [01:04:34] Next week on the podcast Episode Page | Show Notes | Transcript
Alex Stieda is a retired professional cyclist from Canada. From a start in track cycling, Alex joined the 7-Eleven team and raced in the 1986 Tour de France. Remarkably, Alex became the first North American to wear the race leader's Yellow Jersey, as well as holding the jerseys for the mountain, combination, intermediate sprints and best young rider classifications. Alex tells us about the lead up to the day he took yellow at the Tour, his cycling career, founding the Tour of Alberta and much more. Alex also updates us on his journey with prostate cancer and offers some important information on cancer screenings and early detection. To learn more, please visit www.stiedacycling.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adventureaudio/support
The departure of Dylan Groenewegan puts Jumbo Visma team priorities in the spotlight which are goals to win both the Green Jersey with Wout Van Aert AND the Yellow Jersey with Primoz Roglic. Can it be done? Not so fast says the directors of Apecin Phoenix looking after their man Mathieu van der poel…but that’sContinue reading "Jumbo Visma 2022 Tour De France color parade and UAE drama to come"
“It was a Tour of heroic deeds and the stuff of legend too farfetched for a cheesy sports movie. It was the Tour of the most attrition and disarray of the generation, but I survived it. It was the Tour where Young Beowulf was Crowned King—his second Yellow Jersey in Paris. It was the Tour of Vingegaard's Revelation. It was the Tour where Poulidor's descendant first wore the Maillot Jaune he never managed to pull on in his career. It was the Tour where that Work of Aert Swiss Army Knife showed off his Range and Versatility on every facet of the route. And most famously of all, it was the fairytale Tour where the Manx Missile returned to the peak of his powers in the very twilight of his career.”
Sir Brad and Graham 'door destroyer' Willgoss are in a brand new van talking Stage 20 of the Tour de France, when Team UAE's 22-year-old Tadej Pogacar won his second Yellow Jersey with another masterful performance beyond his years. “I actually got a little bit emotional on the bike,” says Brad, who followed Pogacar on the moto. “Listening to the roar of noise coming up the road, and him shooting through – and the crowd went crazy. “I followed him for the last 10km to the end then, and he was shifting. He was rocking and rolling. It just shows that after three weeks of racing, he is not infallible. He is beatable, on any given day.” It was a moment that also took Brad back to the 2012 time trial. “I remember it being the most lonely, solitary place being in that time trial. And the whole world is watching you, being the leader of the Tour de France. Everything that's going through your mind after three weeks of racing, the closer you get to the finish. And I knew exactly what he was going through.” Elsewhere, Brad wasn't impressed with the approach of Team Ineos's main man: “I went to the start house, and Richard Carapaz looked terrified… then he got up to fist-bump Jonas Vingegaard. It showed a defeatist attitude before he set off that he knew he wasn't going to get those six seconds back. “There's psychological warfare going on, and it's a moment you can really put your opponents off by not doing much… If I'm sat there as Vingegaard, that says a lot to me.” On to sprints, champagne and perhaps a record-breaking final stage on the Champs-Elysees. Brought to you by Zwift, where fun is fast. The Bradley Wiggins Show is produced by Pete Burton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Matej Mohorič wheeled away from the break to take a second victory on Stage 19 of the Tour de France on a day when Yellow Jersey Tadej Pogačar showed the pack who's the boss.“It was good to see him taking control of the race from the leader's point of view, because everyone looks up to him now, he's clearly the best rider, and I think that's a good sign of the next few years, of what's to come,” says Brad. “I think we've got a patron back in the peloton.“Marking his dominance, at the front of the peloton, in the Yellow Jersey, on world TV, I thought that's exactly what he should be doing. There's no unity in the peloton.”Brad also gives co-host Graham Willgoss a crash course in crash tactics from his 2012 playbook, and questions whether there is unrest in the Team Ineos camp.Break, or bunch sprint? That was the question on a stage where the big question was whether Mark Cavendish would surpass Eddy Merckx's record of 34 stage victories.“It doesn't work out every day,” says Brad. “The team has done quite a big job to get him to this point and the racing's frantic. It's not always as easy as just making it become a sprint when you've got the whole race against you, which I think he has, reading between the lines. It's very difficult. Everyone will know it was the last-chance saloon for a lot of people today, so it was always going to be difficult to control and martial it.” So, where does that leave Cav? “The record is still on,” says Brad. “He's got the Green Jersey sewn up.” Brought to you by Zwift, where fun is fast.The Bradley Wiggins Show is produced by Pete Burton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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As if the Tour is only just finished it's second week, but what is it like for the riders not at the race? We caught up with Larry Warbasse as he was up at an altitude camp in Livigno, Italy. He lets us know what him, and many other riders have been up to, and how they're all preparing for the remainder of the season. Then of course we have our weekly catch up from Yellow Jersey legend, Cadel Evans, someone who just sees the race in a very different way to the rest of us, that can only come from having won it! Be sure to follow our different social media channels to stay up to date with everything happening here at BMC, as well as catch content from inside the Tour from our different Teams and Athletes. Facebook: @bmcswitzerland Instagram: @ride_bmc YouTube: BMC Switzerland
‘That's not the most famous mountain in world cycling, it's a reasonably sized hill!' At least, that's how it looked the way Wout Van Aert rode Ventoux, crushing a high-class field with a breathtaking solo breakaway that seemingly lasted forever. It provided some well-needed cheer for the Jumbo-Visma team, who lost Tony Martin to a crash earlier in the day. Meanwhile, Tadeg Pogacar retained the Yellow Jersey - having finished 90-odd seconds behind the Belgian upstart - but he also showed his first glimpses of vulnerability in this renewal of the Tour. Ned Boulting, David Millar, Pete Kennaugh and Matt Rendell reflect.
In addition to the important matters of the day, this episode is all about words you can't pronounce and have never used, because you're too frightened about mispronouncing or misunderstanding them. Think about the big words that fit that particular bill for you, then find out what David Millar's are. We'll give you a clue: he has three. Australian Ben O'Connor took out stage 9 of between Cluses and Tignes, with Tadej Pogacar extending his overall Yellow Jersey lead. The Slovenian is starting to look indomitable, as David would struggle to say. Ned Boulting, Pete Kennaugh, Matt Rendell and Chris Boardman also use a few long words of their own to describe the latest action.
Brad and Graham Willgoss look back on another day for books as the Tour de France enters the Alps as Tadej Pogacar seizes the Yellow Jersey with what Brad calls a "sheer display of dominance".In a torrid stage of pouring rain that saw action at every turn and the peloton splattered across the road, Dylan Teuns took a solo win to make it two in two for Bahrain Victorious, with Pogacar fourth."I can't see Pogacar faltering or losing his form," says Brad. "Having said that, anything can happen in the Tour."While the 2020 winner "bounced back and stuck to 'em" to displace Mathieu van der Poel in the overall lead, GC hopefuls Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic were definitively dropped early on after a fierce pace was set on the first climb – and the race never let up."They went from the gun," says Brad. "This Tour has delighted us with race action. The rule book is out the window. It's like kids' racing just watching it. It's quite something."Brad also has praise for Wout van Aert's performance to remain second on GC."Wout, come on man," he says. "You've got to start looking at the overall now. There's a podium in it."Brought to you by Zwift, where fun is fast.The Bradley Wiggins Show is produced by undisputed quarantine swimming pool penalty shootout champion Pete Burton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
What to say about today, aside from the fact that Slovenian powerhouse Matej Mohoric joined a relatively elite club of riders to have won a stage at all three of the Grand Tours, with a supremely accomplished ride as he 'cantered' to victory in Le Creusot? Well done, Matej! That's what we'll say. Mathieu van der Poel retained the Yellow Jersey, but has never climbed a mountain in earnest during a race, according to the lads, so best of luck to him as the Alps present themselves like a set of gnarly teeth (if that's incorrect, Ned says he's willing to get up really, really early to stand corrected, so please do bombard him on all of his social channels if it is indeed an inaccuracy, and our Mathieu does, in fact, love steep hills). The aforementioned Boulting, David Millar and Matt Rendell are joined by Chris Boardman to reflect. Meanwhile, we're back on ITV4 for Stage 8!
“Julian Alaphilippe the Musketeer, one of the top showmen of the sport among this great generation of audacious and theatric racers, was on the attack at the Tour de France in a quest for the Yellow Jersey once more. For much of the season the Mighty Aces have bested him in finishes such as these, but here today at the greatest race in all the world, on home soil, in the World Champion's Jersey, even the Mighty Aces hadn't a prayer to stop the Mighty Musketeer Julian Alaphilippe.”
In the first of our 4-stage Tour run of Re-Cycle, Felix Lowe tells the story of the accidental yellow jersey. Eddy Merckx's bid to wear the Yellow Jersey from start to finish at the 1971 Tour de France was scuppered when his Molteni teammate Rini Wagtmans took the race lead by mistake on a crazy triple-split stage. Felix Lowe remembers a chaotic race at the height of Merckx Mania, when the Cannibal was pushed to his very limit by his great rival Luis Ocaña.Re-Cycle is narrated by Graham Willgoss and produced by Pete Burton.Sponsored by Zwift, where Fun is Fast! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
With Tour de France 2021 upon us, there is no better time to launch our all-new podcast series. Join us over the next month, as we preview each week of this year's Tour with Yellow Jersey winner, Cadel Evans. We look back to celebrate the legendary rider's historic win and get a behind the scenes look at La Grande Boucle from our teams and athletes within the race. The Tour de France is not only the entry point for many into the sport of road racing, but it is the star event of each year. Seeing the best riders and strongest teams race at their peak fitness always brings drama. On paper the 2021 edition is set to be one not to miss. So to kick off our first episode of the all new Riders' Digest powered by BMC, we're going to take a deep dive into the first week of the race, with none other than the legend and former Yellow Jersey winner, Cadel Evans! Be sure to follow our different social media channels to stay up to date with everything happening here at BMC, as well as catch content from inside the Tour from our different Teams and Athletes. Facebook: @bmcswitzerland Instagram: @ride_bmc YouTube: BMC Switzerland 10 years ago, we launched a bike that kickstarted a revolution in the design and construction of the performance road bike. The Teammachine SLR, has won every major title that a bike can win including; Monuments, World Championships, Olympic Games and the Tour de France. Using the combined knowledge from the past decade, we've changed the game again to deliver an all-new, class-leading frameset ready to lead for another 10 years. Discover more.
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We’re winding the clock back a bit further this week to 1910 and a spectacle we will never again see in cycling.Before he became the first man in history to wear the Tour's Yellow Jersey, Eugène Christophe battled mountains of snow, freezing temperatures and even wore the wrong trousers to take victory after more than 12 chilling hours at La Classicissima.Felix Lowe remembers the uniquely extreme 1910 race that was branded "probably the toughest bike race ever".Re-Cycle is narrated by Graham Willgoss and produced by Pete Burton. This episode was edited by Ola Fisayo.Sponsored by Zwift, where Fun is Fast! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Spend an hour with Mi Duole LEGENDS: Chris Peterson and Geno Smith. Title of the podcast comes from Geno Smith's pace line mantra: Pace line mantra that will win friends and influence people and likely prevent you and others from cheese grating the asphalt My group riding form will instill trust and will not cause harm. I'll hold my line. I won't overlap wheels. I will brake smoothly. I won't create gaps and will work to close them. When it's my turn in front, I will control the urge to surge. I'll happily take my share of pulls but will pull off before I fade. I'll call out debris, turns, and stops. I'll keep an eye out for stragglers and help bring them up. If I get dropped, I won't release a string of profanity, at least not audibly. I'll have a few jokes and a smile to share, especially when the hurt is there. And, finally, I'll open food packets at the back of the line. Chris Peterson exemplifies in every way what we hope the team looks too. For that reason he was the first recipient of the Mi Duole Yellow Jersey. This jersey, which represents leadership, example, team work, courage, strength is gifted to Duole's who in the eyes of the team have earned them. Much like the coveted “Yellow Jersey” it can't be bought. His team has said of him, “Chris Peterson has been a faithful member of Mi Duole for years. He is first to team rides. He is crazy enough to ride the White Rim twice in a single day. He is a friend to all. He loves bikes and loves sharing biking with others even more. He is constantly happy, upbeat and encouraging to all those who know him, but most importantly he can suffer!” Like a true Duole, he is the living embodiment of “I suffer.” Along with Chris Peterson, Geno Smith managed and carried the Mi Duole Team. The name “GENO” was always known as the King Pin of Mi Duole. Geno has always had a passion for mountain biking, and living in the mecca of trails, up in Park City, Geno has spent a lot of time in the dirt. Therefore, Geno is an accomplished and decorated (race wins) in mountain biking. Even to this day, Geno is on the most recent leaderboard for one of the faster times on the Park City Point to Point race. He set the tone for some of us younger riders who are now becoming older riders, and that's the beauty of Mi Duole.
Michael Woods is a runner. Yes, he's one of the top cyclists in the world, but his soul still lives on the track. To this day, Michael Woods ranks as one of the most impressive North American junior athletes track has ever seen. "Woodsy" tried to make it as a runner until a foot injury finally forced him to hobble away from the sport. He took up cycling as a form of cross-training until a coach said his "numbers" were world-class.
Jon Olson wears our Yellow Jersey. He is a leader of this team and group in every way. Look to Jon for both advice, example and friendship. He is the man! He has become the epitome of what is called "a come back story”. Jon was nominated to wear the yellow jersey because of the transformation that has taken place not only in his life, but the transformation that has taken place with his mind, body, and attitude. Watching him transform himself over the years has really shed a lot of strength and power to others. His attitude and commitment not only on the bike, but off the bike is inspiring. This podcast explores a bit of Jon's story. Jon is a true Duole. Enough said. Loves to suffer but also loves to take the time to get to know any newcomer to join a ride. He has shown over the years he is a leader by example. Welcome to the Mi Duole podcast. This episode and team are gratefully brought to you by our friends at Hanagar 15. All our thanks go out to Mike Hanseen (master bike fitter) and his crew for taking care of the Mi Duole team.
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Kits and gear are almost sacred to a cyclist. This team prides themselves on what they wear, how they look and design of our team gear. In this episode we discuss the history of the Mi Duole "Yellow Jersey". We talk about the design of our gear and how it changes. We share some thoughts on kit standards and we end with some suggestions for what to buy from the team store. Teammates in need... Morten Pedersen Todd Wahl
Alex Stieda joins the show along with Phil Anderson to relive the 1986 Tour de France and how Alex claimed the coverted Maillot Jaune. Alex raced from 1977 to 1992 and opens up about retirement and how the cycling scene is going in Canada.
The race is winding down, who will win the Yellow Jersey? The Green Jersey? Does anyone want the KOM Jersey?
Egan Bernal was the "big loser" on Stage 15 of the Tour de France as he lost over seven minutes to Primoz Roglic, dropping out of the top 10 on GC after cracking on the Grand Colombier.Brad says it's now clear that Ineos made a mistake by not taking Geraint Thomas to the Tour and that Dave Brailsford's team have got things "horribly wrong" at the Tour this year, bringing an end to nearly a decade of dominance in cycling's biggest race.Jumbo-Visma looked in incredible shape again with Wout van Aert setting a fearsome tempo on the final climb to continue his incredible Tour.Racing ins and outs aside, we also have part two of how the Yellow Jersey changed my life, as Brad delves deep again, picking up the tale following his historic 2012 Tour de France win which we covered in last Friday's podcast.Brad discusses what came after 2012, as he struggled to cope with fame and lost focus, resulting in what even he describes as an "embarrasing" Giro in 2013.There are also reflections on the frustration of having to act almost as a spokesman for the sport after the Lance Armstrong revelations when all he wanted to do was focus on riding, and how Team Sky came to see him as an unreliable team member, not picking him for the Tour de France.Brad describes how he had to hit "rock bottom to climb again" and reflects on how his own mental health issues manifested during a difficult time in his life.It's another fascinating insight - please let us know what you think and rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Brad and Graham find a pub to talk over a barnstorming Stage 7 of the Tour de France, which saw Wout van Aert take a thrilling second sprint victory, Sagan go Green and Yates hang on to Yellow on a day crosswinds tore the peloton to pieces. There's more admiration for Alaphilippe the aggressor; and has the first week broken Ineos, or are they just warming up?Brad also reflects on how winning the Tour changed his life forever, magnified his insecurities and drove a desperation to be different that deflected from what he did best on the track and the road. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Drama on Le Tour as the race commissaire fined our race leader 20 seconds resulting in him losing the yellow jersey. Sagan is dethroned by Irishman Sam Bennett in the battle for Green. Support this podcast: www.patreon.com/anthony_walsh All the bits & bobs I recommend are here www.roadmanresources.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roadman-cycling-podcast/message
Drama on Le Tour as the race commissaire fined our race leader 20 seconds resulting in him losing the yellow jersey. Sagan is dethroned by Irishman Sam Bennett in the battle for Green. Support this podcast: www.patreon.com/anthony_walsh All the bits & bobs I recommend are here www.roadmanresources.com
Geoff, Josh and Gerry review the first 3 stages of the 2020 Tour de France. Rain, crashes, Jumbo Visma leading the way, Julian Alaphilippe, another excellent 22 year old talent and an impressive sprint by Caleb Ewan!What will the next 5 days bring us, who are the riders that will perform as expected and do the guys predict any surprises?It is without a doubt a different TdF and Geoff, Josh and Gerry talk about covid and if the organization is using this year to test out certain concepts that they might have wanted, but never dared. "never change a successful formula".Enjoy the listen and don't forget to stay healthy, safe and happy!
Geoff & Gerry preview the 2020 Tour de France together with our special guest and friend of the show Josh Wagner.The show actually starts with Geoff asking Gerry to talk about his cycling background. Gerry goes into details how he started with cycling and makes a number of references to the Tour de France and riding in France.Geoff, Josh and Gerry share their opinions on general classification, who has the strongest team, what will the different stages bring us, will there be a surprise....or two... and finally they make their predictions. Hope you enjoy the show and look forward to the start of the Tour the France as much as we do.Tour de France talk starts at minute 17:00https://www.letour.fr/en/
A special episode of the Detour as we chat with Phil Anderson - the first non European to wear the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France. He details how he got his first break to ride in Europe as well as some of his best battles with the like of Bernard Hinault on the road. Phil also talks about how he helped a young Simon Gerrans take up cycling, and the struggles he had in the early years.
La belle France est arrivee! Simon, Shane and Nathan celebrate the arrival of brand new roads in Zwift. The inaugural Tour de France Virtuel, itself a landmark in the history of the platform, has co-incided with lots of new Tarmac - always a good moment for Zwifters. The Zwiftcasters pick out their favourite bits as well as giving their overall impressions of the new roads to ride. We have an interview with Zwift marketing grand fromage, James La Londe to get some insight into the importance of the vTDF and later in the episode, ASO, the owners of the Tour de France talk about why this deal made sense to them. Simon, Shane and Nathan play a silly game - assigning marks to the various new road painted slogans that have sprouted in Zwift - with the award of a Yellow Jersey and a Lanterne Rouge. And we have an interview with Freddie Ovett, the Israel Start Up Nation rider who has lit up the racing so far in Stages One to Four. Getting the narrowest of second places on St 2 and a great win on St 4, Ovett discusses Zwift, Power Ups . . . . and his dad. The Zwiftcasters chew over the big improvements in race coverage, with new broadcast tools getting their debut in the vTdF. And of course there’s always room for more teasing of Simon over his continuing Tron Bike Fail. We hope you enjoy listening.
Denis Doeland is te gast bij De Sportmarketing Podcast met Ron van der Jagt (Le Champion) en Arno Kempenaar (MYLAPS). In de veertiende aflevering van De Sportmarketing Podcast wordt gesproken over sportevenementen in de nieuwe sportsamenleving. Welke alternatieve, virtuele evenementen ontstonden er door de maatregelen? En hoe kijken organisatoren naar de toekomst van commerciële sportevenementen?
Last summer 4 friends took on the South Downs Way - an ancient 100-mile ridgeline that spans the southeast coast of England. Starting in Winchester and finishing in East Bourne the historic chalk path has over 3500m of climbing and not a car in sight, just rolling steep hills as far as the eye can see. The South Downs was the training ground of UK cycling legend Sean Yates, the third UK rider to wear the Yellow Jersey. Now his son Liam Yates carries on the tradition, joined by mates Neil Philips, Sophie Edmondson, and Anna Mcleod. In these strange times of isolation, this short film is a reminder to all of the simple joys of cycling with friends. A joy that for the time being must remain a memory. Please do not travel to the South Downs during this period of lockdown, it is a beautiful ancient land and it isn't going anywhere.
Eniola Aluko is a former footballer who bears the notable distinction of being one of only 11 women to play for England over 100 times and the first ever female pundit on Match of the Day. Born in Nigeria, she was raised on a Birmingham council estate, where her talent for football was obvious from a young age. At 15 she signed up for Birmingham City Ladies. Later, she played for Chelsea and Juventus, gaining a First Class law degree along the way. Later still, she was a whistleblower for racist bullying within the Football Association It was a public battle that required extraordinary reserves of strength, courage and determination. Eni joins me to talk about racism, sexism, equal pay, psychological pressure, failing the New York bar exam twice and the very real difficulties of dating when you're a female athlete. We also discuss her gripping memoir, They Don't Teach This, which is ALL about the incredible lessons she's learned from failure and is therefore very on-brand for this whole podcast. Thank you Eni! This word is overused but you are truly an inspiration. * The Sunday Times Top 5 bestselling book of the podcast, How To Fail: Everything I've Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong is out now in paperback and available to buy here. * They Don't Teach This by Eniola Aluko is published by Yellow Jersey and is available to buy here. * How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is hosted by Elizabeth Day, produced by Naomi Mantin and Chris Sharp. We love hearing from you! To contact us, email howtofailpod@gmail.com * Social Media: Elizabeth Day @elizabday Eni Aluko @EniAlu
PodCrash - Talk of Champions with Philip Hindes & Callum Skinner
In this Episode we sit Down with Simon Gerrans who recently retired from Professional Cycling.Simon has won many Pro races in his career but his biggest wins are Milan-San remo, Liege-Bastogne- Liege and Stages at the Tour de France, Giro and Vuelta and actually wearing the Yellow Jersey in the tour de france!We talk to Simon about his career and how he prepared for life after Cycling!Simon now works for The Service Course. They have recently opened new shops in Oslo and Wilmslow, UK go visit if you get a chance and enjoy a great cup of coffee cakes and food and get to know The service Course.
Yanto Barker explains how 20,000 hours of riding as a pro inspired his quest to make better kit with his clothing brand Le Col. "I'm one of those rare people who will say the customer is wrong, which my team find really uncomfortable, but the fact is I am an expert." And we hear from the first non-European to wear the Maillot Jaune, the Australian great Phil Anderson. More than forty years since he took the Yellow Jersey after an epic day in the Pyrenees he can still remember every detail. What's more surprising is that it was his first Grand Tour, and his first ever taste of riding in the big mountains. "My teammate said, no don't look down the road, you've gotta look up there and I looked above the clouds at these misty peaks of the mountains, and I'd never seen anything like that before." Phil, one of the guests at this year's Rouleur Classic event, recalls that seminal day and other highlights from his career with host Ian Parkinson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
As youngest wearer of the Yellow Jersey, Egan Bernal, became the first Columbian to win the Tour de France, instantly becoming a superstar in his native bicycle and football crazy nation. In spite of Welshman Geraint Thomas and the Netherlands' Steve Kruisjick completing the podium, most of the credit for what is widely considered to be one of the most exciting Tours in the past 20 years goes to 5th place Frenchman and panache-rider-extraordinaire, Julian Alaphilippe. His attacks earlier in the race and tenacity to hold on in the latter stages stimulated the racing and forced teams to innovate in their tactics. In the end Bernal was the best climber of the bunch, although unproven against retiree and French hopeful, Tibault Pinot, and succeed in climbing clear in the mountains that counted the most. Now that the Giro and the Tour have been won by South American riders, who will win the Vuelta? Can Carapaz complete the double? Will Quintana finally deliver on his promise?
The craziest Tour de France in decades ends with a 22-year-old in the Yellow Jersey, as Egan Bernal stood on the top step in Paris. Randy recaps the 3rd week of the race and gives his thoughts and takeaways from one of the greatest stage races we've ever seen. Bernal, Alaphilippe, Pinot, & Kruijswijk are all discussed at length, and Randy is very disappointed with Bardet's polka-dot shorts... He finishes the episode by giving out his awards for this year's Tour, and teases some bonus Tour de France content for later in the week!
Is this the year a French rider finally wins Yellow? Will Team Ineos really miss Froome as much as we think? Can anyone beat Sagan for Green (without him being DQ'd)? Is there any chance a wildcard team will find stage win success? This episode has all the information you want to know about the 106th Tour de France! Randy gives the inside info on this years route, the Yellow Jersey contenders, the Green Jersey, the Polka Dot Jersey, potential stage winners, his podium picks, and more! This is your essential guide to get you fired up and thoroughly prepared for the biggest bike race of the year. Listen now so you can be the one that impresses your friends with your wealth of knowledge!
Two of Great Britain's sporting superstars face big decisions about their future. Both have achieved more in their respective sports than they possible ever imagined, but both Chris Froome and Andy Murray are at a career crossroads.Froome will be out of action for at least six months after a horrific training accident left him in intensive care, whilst Andy Murray is due back on court - playing doubles - after hip resurfacing surgery. Will Froome ever get to wear the Yellow Jersey again? Will Murray dominate Centre Court once more?The European Games start shortly in Minsk. Team GB is sending a team of over 100 athletes. We explain the significance of the event from an athlete point of view and how it's a huge landmark ahead of the next Olympic Games. And, British boxer Frazer Clarke talks to us about his prospects at the event as he aims to realise his Olympic ambition at last.World class canoeing returned to Lee Valley this weekend for the canoe slalom World Cup. There was plenty of British success and the event delivered by British Canoeing and UK Sport has been a fantastic success. We also round up action from the Diamond League, Women's World Cup, Hockey, Diving and Rowing. There's an update on Birmingham's progress as they prepare to host the next Commonwealth Games and good news, at last, for Goldie Sayers as she's finally set to receive the Olympic medal she was cheated out of back in 2008.And, as the UK celebrates Father's Day,John and Michael both reflect on how their own Dad's love of sport was so important in shaping the career path they chose - as sports reporters and commentators. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We talk to Rohan Dennis about his cycling story. All the big topics are discussed: swimming, Jayco- AIS, Rabobank days, track, turning pro, wearing the Yellow Jersey, Rainbows and pulling the pin. A genuine blockbuster episode!
Alex Stieda is a true pioneer in the world of Professional cycling in the US and abroad. Turning professional in 1986, Alex and the 7-Eleven team raced the Tour de France for the first time. Finishing the 4km prologue time trial as the best rider on the team, Alex broke away on the following stage to claim enough time bonuses to win the yellow jersey, becoming the first North American to do so. In addition, he won five jerseys in total including the polka dot as best climber, white as best rookie, red for intermediate points, and the combination. After losing the yellow, Alex held the polka dot jersey for an additional five days over the hills of northern France. Three weeks later, Alex was a proud finisher of the on the Champs-Élysées. Alex continued to compete as a professional until 1992 winning many races throughout North America including Tour of Texas, Gastown Grand Prix, and stages of the Coors Classic. Since retiring in 1992, Alex has continued his involvement in cycling, by providing TV colour commentary for CBC, OLN, and Sportsnet, as well as coaching with Juventus Cycling Club. He is the co-founder of the Tour of Alberta, a professional cycling stage race in his home province. Alex has raced the Cape Epic MTB stage race twice, finishing 3rd in the Grand Masters with Tom Ritchey. He is an avid winter sport enthusiast racing the Birkibeiner Cross Country Ski Marathon 8 times and has started Skimo racing, a winter mountaineering event. Alex is a regular columnist in Pedal, a Canadian Cycling Magazine. Alex continues to share his passion for cycling by operating cycling camps at various locations throughout the world. You can find out more about Alex at www.Stiedacycling.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support
Episode Links: Peloton Magazine Peloton Instagram The Gravel Mob Event Registration. 10% off use code TheGravelRide10 UPDATE: 2018 event is SOLD OUT. Transcription: Hello everyone, this week I want to welcome Ben Edwards from Peloton magazine to the podcast. Ben, thanks for joining us. No problem. Thank you for having me and having a having to the Peloton gravel, Bob and Peloton magazine on the show. Yeah. I'm excited to dig in with you. I always like to start by giving our listeners a little bit of understanding about your background as a cyclist, your current sort of gravel interests and because he worked for Peloton magazine. Love to hear a little bit about how you arrived at Peloton. Yeah, sure. Well, I, I got into bike racing as a kid in high school. I played water polo and a kid showed up on pool deck with a road bike and he was wearing tights and we all kind of made fun of him, but in the back of my head I'm thinking that looks really cool and I want to do that. And my dad had a background as a cyclist, so once I told them I was interested then it was. It was full gas and I spent a lot of years racing is a junior track racing, a lot of team pursuit, a points race, stuff like that. And then really, um, after I was about 21 I realized I was not going to win the Tour de France. And so I, I went to school and I didn't touch the bike for almost 10 years. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. And then, um, my wife, when I was 30, bought me a road bike. I took one look at it and I said, uh, oh, we're in trouble. I just, I felt that, uh, that passion just immediately explode. And uh, yeah, it was in the movie business. And so I started doing a lot of, um, lot of film work in the cycling industry. And I started a website called [inaudible] dot com where we did a lot of bike reviews. And, uh, and from there I met Brad Rowe, who is our publisher at Peloton magazine. I met Tim Shamburg, who's our creative director, and those guys were itching to do a different kind of cycling magazine and they invited me to come on board and, uh, enjoying the party and that was eight years ago, eight years ago when we founded Peloton magazine, along with Adam, rick and Robert Rex and, um, man's been 80. We're on working on her 80th issue now. It's just hard to believe because it still feels so fresh and fun. But yeah, eight years ago, working on her 80th issue now. That's amazing. For those of you who haven't seen Peloton magazine, I definitely encourage you to go out and grab an issue really beautifully done. Every time I have an a, every time I receive an issue, I'm just inspired to ride. I think you guys do an amazing job of capturing the visual aspects of cycling and it just makes you want to kind of get suited up and go out the door. Thank you. I appreciate that. Yeah. Or um, you know, our goal with Peloton really was we didn't do a lot of focus groups. We didn't try and think what do people want to see, we just did what we wanted to see and luckily people agree with us, so we had a really fun ride for eight years and this will be our biggest year yet. Um, so, so nothing but, uh, on the web. It's looking really good. That's awesome. And it seems to me that Peloton seized on the gravel cycling scene pretty early on and has really done a lot to kind of promote gravel within the pages in the magazine. Yeah, I think that gets back to what I just mentioned, that when we just saw something we liked and we were interested in, we didn't worry if it was going to be a fit or if a drop bar magazine should be doing something in the dirt. We just thought it was cool and we just knew we were doing a lot of it on our own and we wanted to make it part of the magazine. I've always been at a mountain bike riding and mountain bike racing than a lot of that. And um, it was a great way to one, get dirt riding in Peloton magazine, which is really a drop bar, road magazine, and it was also, you know, I mean, I think it's everyone knows who rides gravel it, it's an incredible way to sort of reinvent writing territory. You may cite, you thought you knew well, you know, loops that were not possible on a road bike or not a lot of fun on a mountain bike because there was a bunch of road sections or is all just fire road are suddenly unlocked on a gravel bike. Eh, you know, in a way that's really inspiring. And, and I'm good, like I said, reinvents areas that people thought they knew. Well there's, there's new rides to be had. Yeah. I think for me, as I've said many times on this podcast, it's really drawn me back into cycling. Just that idea that I can create these mixed terrain loops and travel all over marine county, avoid the cars and see the beautiful scenery. It's just, it gets me out riding, which is super exciting about the gravel scene. Yeah, absolutely. And, and that's, that's a huge part of it is getting just out of traffic, you know, my wife, she asked me, are you going for a ride where you going? And if I say I'm writing gravel, she kind of breathes a sigh of relief and goes, have fun. I never thought of that. But it's so true. I'm curious for your, from your perspective in the industry and as somebody who's been on the both the road and mountain side, what, what part of the sport, if, if you had to, if you had to say from the road side or the mountain side, do you think gravel is drawing more athletes from? Well that's a great question. Um, I, I would say probably from the road side right now because, you know, a lot of the guys who were on mountain mountain is so segmented anyway, so segmented. Anyway, there's so many guys that are downhill and so many guys that are all mountain an enduro. And, and I do think a fair amount of the equity guys, the cross country guys have found gravel riding gravel racing. Um, but I just know so many friends that are just dedicated roadies that just their eyes have just been opened up by gravel riding and what's possible and they're so excited about the equipment and about trying to find the right gravel setup for them. Um, and it's a lot of things, you know, talking about tire pressure and tire size. You're riding that mountain. Bikers are familiar with that kind of conversation and for a lot of roadies it's very new and so it's really, um, it energizes them in a way that I don't think, um, they have been for awhile. Yeah. I tend to agree with you. It's something I've been pondering for a little bit now because I do think that more roadies are discovering gravel then mountain bike guys, for all the reasons you just described and I think it's having an effect on the equipment in the space as well because I think a lot of the equipment manufacturers came from that road plus mindset versus a mountain bike mindset. And we're starting to see the influence with the bigger tire bikes like open and thesis and a bunch of other bikes out there that are really starting to look at it from more of a cross country mountain bike perspective and add the road elements on it rather than a road perspective and add the dirt elements on it. Yeah, I think that's. I think that's very true. You sort of look at a gravel product right now and to me it always falls into two categories. It falls into sort of gravel survival, which when you look like sauces cycles, that's something like maybe a, a, a cutthroat, you know, it's a little more relaxed, tons of tire volume. It's also great adventure bike. And if you're going to try and knock out cancer and you know, you're going to be out there for a long time and just want to survive and be comfy. So perfect bike. And then there's sort of that gravel race side of things, you know. And that's um, that's like a salsa warbird, you know, something where you're gonna run a smaller tire as you can. You're really going to try and run light and you know, I want to be controversial, but some of the guys were put an arrow bars on these things now. So they're sort of. To me, there's two sides. There's gravel survival in gravel race and those products are starting to differentiate. Yeah. I buy that. United had mentioned before on the pod that I originally got interested in gravel from the bike packing side of things and I was seeing. I was just interested in following races, like the tour divide and not that I had done much of that myself, but I started to look at those bikes in the types of adventures that they were designed for and as someone who probably aligns himself more as a mountain biker than a roadie. There was a, there was an instant appeal to me. Um, and so you see the bikes, like what salsa was doing with the drop bars that were, could have a lot of carrying capacity and they were built for the, for the tour divide. And then you started seeing the other side of the spectrum where it was just sort of these road plus bikes that may be, could get out to a 38 tire Max. Um, so I liked those two categories as you define it. And clearly there's no right or wrong answer. I think it's an interesting discussion to continue to have with lots of people because as my listeners are trying to figure out what bikes are they going to buy to get into the sport, these are the types of things I think you have to grapple with. It's sort of like, are you just going to kind of get off the beaten path from time to time or is it going to be primarily dirt? Yeah, yeah, no doubt. I think, um, you're talking about those bikes where you can get up to a 38, right? That's, you can write that on the club ride with us at 28 mil tires. Put the 38th on it and you got a great bike for gravel worlds or, or the Peloton gravel mob. But you might want something a little different if you're looking at crusher or you're looking at at a dirty Kanza. But that's again, I think one of the things that energizes people is it's really tough to say what's the right bike for a specific course because you're sort of always making a compromise somewhere. You're compromising on the fast section. If you go with bigger tires and you're more laid back, you're compromising on the more technical sections if you're trying to run a real fast, narrow tire setup. So that's the equation that everyone gets to wrestle with when they are signing up for these events and trying to, you know, trying to build their right bike. That's a great segue because I want to talk about the gravel mob event that is coming up. Sure. It's actually one of my favorite events. As I mentioned to you before. I think I'll be on my third edition this year when I come down and on it to me captures all the elements of a great gravel ride. It's got great adventure. It brought me way off the beaten path that never written any of that terrain. And the first time I had been down there, and Ohi I hated my bike at one point and I love to add another point. I wait all day long for that ripping single track at the end. I'm going to tell you that right now because I'm the guy who rides the fat tires and I'm dragging up hill, but when I get there, boy, Oh boy, I am cruising down there and finding the guys who elected to be on 28 suffering through that tiny last section of the course. Yup, Yup. Yeah, absolutely. That, that is a, our Howard creek descent off the ridge line. It's definitely something that the, uh, the event has become known for. So tell us how the event started. I know you're linked up with a great shop down there and Ohi and a lot of great sponsors. I just love to hear about how it all got started. Yeah. Well, so it's our fifth year doing this when we did it with a mob shop in Ohio, uh, one of the owners of the mob shop, Tim Rowen is my co race director. So we pretty much, you know, um, it's, it's pretty equal load there in terms of the, the entire creation of the race, um, and, and running it itself. So we, uh, went six years ago, we had a Peloton cross, we were doing a cross race out at Lake Casitas here in Ohio and we decided the next year, hey, on Sunday after the cross race, let's do a gravel ride and let's go ahead and kind of create this course that we think shows off the best of, of gravel riding in Ohi and sort of Ventura county. And we realized pretty quickly that, uh, it was a lot more fun too in that gravel race. Then I'm at the crossroads and we love cross, but hearts were gravel, gravel is where our heart is. So we transitioned into just making the Palatine graebel mob, um, our focus and definitely have not regretted that. And we've had some amazing sponsors come on to support the event and just support gravel writing in general. Pattern racer has been a sponsor since year one. And then make the gravel cane, which is just, they have a bunch of great options for the ride and the gravel cane, whether you're ride in the SK or one of the file treads is perfect. Easton came on last year and Craig Ritchie, who runs their marketing program, he was in the lead group all day. I'm that guy is crazy fit. He'll be back racing again. A goo comes out, good nutrition, you rehearse while day. Kansas Champ. He comes out and he leads a ride the day before and then he crushes it on the course again. And Salsa cycles coming back for that second year. Those guys have been amazing support. And uh, we're giving away a warbird again this year in our December issue. If people saw that ultimate bike build we did last year, that was all salsa. All Easton. I'm pattern racer. And then we're really super excited because Wa who's coming on board this year as our official gps sponsor. So, uh, if you know our, our raffle at the end, which is about as important as the race itself for us a while it will be a part of that as well. That's awesome. I'm looking forward to it. I, I've been lucky two years in a row. I've walked away with something awesome. So I'm stoked for that. So I know you said you wanted, you guys wanted to kind of just create a course that took a good hard look at all the disciplines within gravel and providing a sort of an option of pushing your limits regardless of what your strengths are. So if we chop up the course, I know we've got a couple of climbs in there, a couple of good descents. Can you talk a little bit more specifically about the course and what people should expect? Yeah, absolutely. So I mean overall the course is 58 miles. So when people think about a gravel riding, oh, that's short. And it is, it is short for a short program, programmable ride and part of that's very intentional. We want people to enjoy the party after and hang out for a long time, you know, we got tacos and beer and like I said, the greater the raffle after. So that's as important as the race to us is that community feeling after an in sharing those stories from the course. But uh, we started out, the first big, big obstacle is called Sulfur Mountain. It's a monster monster climb that is in the neighborhood of eight miles, but it's really like super highway dirt fire road. And so that's where the first group group goes away, is right on there. Um, after that, the next big climb is called CSR and a CIS. Our road is a beast. It's really steep through a creek bed at the beginning. But again, fire road, couple of water crossings, it looks like there'll be a little wet this year and that's another super, super long long climb because overall there's 8,000 feet of climbing on the course. Yeah, that's. This is our climate is definitely. I think it's part obviously that it's in the latter half of the race and you've already climbed sulfur mountain, but there's something about it that I think, well, for me it was just very taxing. I think it's this super steep pitches and a couple of years I've been down there, it's been super hot. Uh, so people were just melting away on that climb. Yeah. Did you get one of the popsicles? I just have a night. I was just going to mention that. I mean towards the, towards the aid station, at the top of the climb, this, this young volunteers running down with shaking something in his hands and he asked do you want a popsicle? And I honestly like didn't know if my brain was working correctly, if I'm truly answering the right question. Absolutely. I want to popsicle. Yeah, yeah, no, for sure. And there'll be popsicles, oncourse again, don't worry. Yeah. So that climb, it's eight miles long and it's over 3000 feet of climbing. So it's, it's a big ask, although this year, and we can talk about this a little more when we get to Howard trail. So there's some big updates there. We had the Thomas fire come through in December, which really scorched all of Ohio and you're going to get a front row seat to seeing what happened with the Thomas fire in the back country of Ohio on this ride. But because of that, the bottom of Sister Canyon road, which used to be the most technical section of the course is beautiful smooth dirt. So I did a facebook post earlier this week. Um, if Neil Shirley's Koom is to fall, it's going to be this year because the bottom of the course is so fast right now that that could have a huge impact. I mean, I, that's, that part of that climb sticks in my memory every year as something that sort of piece pick male your way through. And a lot of people were getting off and walking. So I, I think, uh, our friend Neil may have some challenges in that. Keeping that KLM. Yeah, the time is not so fast, but if it's going to be done it'll be, it'll be this year. But then after you get to the top of sis are you get to what I think is the signature moment of the race itself, which is the North Ridge road. It's just this beautiful eight mile long, gorgeous gravel road across the spine of the Topa Topa mountains. And you're at over 4,000 feet. You have unbelievable, unbelievable views out to the Pacific Ocean. You're looking into the CSP wilderness left to your right. We think it's the best gravel road in America. And uh, and to me it's a signature part of the ride itself, getting getting our field up there and enjoy. And that is incredible. Yeah, no, there's definitely spectacular views. I spent a little bit more time last year up there than I had planned as my good good riding buddy. Todd got a flat and we had a hell of a time getting his tire unseated off the rim and changing out. So we were probably sitting around for 10, 10 minutes looking at that view as we were begging for extra tire leavers from riders that came by and eventually got it, got it corrected. And the good thing about where we were located was a few miles further down the trail. We came to the next aid station where I got the second surprising offer of the day. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. So yeah. Are Our final aid station of the day is right at the entrance to that single track descent you referenced earlier. Uh, Howard Howard creek trail. And um, this event is kind of run like a family event. So a lot of the people up there are my brother, my sister in law. My kid probably ran down to give you the popsicle. And so what my, my brother and sister in law, I do at that third aid station. It's not officially sanctioned by the event, but rumor has it if you need it to kill a shot before you dropped down Howard, you can have a tequila shot before you dropped down. Howard? Yes. Ed recollection serves in a doe is all fuzzy at this point. I had one of those, it, I don't think it had any net effect on me, but I did because my legs were so tired at that point. But I enjoyed that dissent, uh, as I said, I had the bike for it, so it was a lot of fun and you know, it's always fun getting a little tiny bit of payback for the guys who were on the super lightweight setups on the way up. Yeah. Yeah. So that Howard creek trail, it's called, is two, almost two and a half miles of single track. You're going to drop over a thousand feet. Um, it's, it's loose, it's exposed. Uh, and, and that's always where I said, you know, at some point during the ride, like you were saying, you're, you're having a great time and you're cursing usually us for sending you down that trail, like if you don't think that we're a little bit nuts at that point. Well, it's definitely a, um, a cool moment. And I think for a lot of people who are coming from that skinny tire background, it definitely pushes their comfort zone and pushes their technical ability. But everyone who gets down is so fired up that they were able to do it and they realized really what these drop bar bikes can do. Even with a set of 28 or 32 is, it's amazing what you can ride. Yeah, and I think the thing is it's so different from every other part of that course that you've been on all day long to arrive there and have to really just wind your way through that single track. As you said, it's loose. It takes a lot of bike control. It's a lot of fun from my perspective, but I definitely saw that it challenged a lot of people and you know, a few people I saw at the very end they're getting out onto the road where like I'm just glad I got through that without injury or, or clipping out too much. But then as you, as you're probably about to say, you're sort of rewarded by this really fun ripping road descent. Yeah. That's the descent of Rose Valley, which is sort of a staple climb out here. But we send our writers down it. So once you get off Howard, you get this a super smooth and flowing descent for 10 miles all the way back into Ohio. And uh, yeah, once you get to that point, you really know you've cracked it, you're going to make it, it's all good. Head Back Beers and talk. Yeah. And I remember each year it's sort of linking up with maybe six or seven people in pace lining and cramping, cramping as I'm coming into town house, hoping that I could stay with the group because I don't want to be out there any longer. And I know the Taco guys are already cranking the Tacos. Yeah. Well, and that's where guys who are riding the bigger tires or you know, every year there's a few guys and hardtail mountain bikes, which is great. We love it, bring them. But uh, that's where they suffer. Uh, you know, usually not a big enough gear and you're just turning a lot of tire to try and stick with some guys on some skinnier gear and dropbox. But again, it's all about finding not just the right bike, the event, the right bike for you. Where do you want to make your compromise and that that's all part of the fun. Yeah. And it's in Ohio is a great community. I mean, it was a community I hadn't visited prior to racing at Graebel mob, so it was, it's awesome because you can go down there, you can make a weekend of it, you can bring your family this plenty of plenty to do and it's a community that can definitely use our support after the Thomas fires last year. Yeah, no, no question, no question. The fires were crazy up here, but um, yeah, it is an amazing place to come hang out for the weekend and like you said, bring the family, make a weekend of it. Um, there's, there's plenty to do for, for everybody, but yeah, one thing we should definitely mention is that Howard creek trail, which we just briefly touched on, um, that's gone. That trail was wiped off the face of the mountain by the Howard, by the, uh, Thomas fire really. So all the, all the, all the plants and vegetation burned off at that trail. What happened, if you remember a lot of the real scary sections with little pucker factor. They had some wood retaining structures. Will the Thomas Fire burnt those structures away? And then we had heavy, heavy rain in January that just wiped the trail off the side of the mountain. Gotcha. Because it was, it was absolutely on the side of a mountain and I could easily see like any erosion is going to just take the whole thing out. Exactly. Exactly. So we've, we've hooked up with a guy here up in Ohio who is basically the Ohi trail whisper, this Guy Mike Gourley, he's a staple in the Ohi Ventura county cycling community and he just works tirelessly on these trails. And so a bunch of our sponsors, eastern Guru wa who stepped up along with Peloton to help foot the bill to repair that trail. So, so my Gourley is up there with a crew, literally recutting Howard trail, almost almost from scratch. So it should be an amazing shape by the time the race comes. But I'm just a huge thanks to the sponsors for stepping up to help, uh, you know, a pair of trail, not just for our event, but you know, it's one of those popular trails in that Ohi back country. So it's amazing that it'll be there, you know, be there in great shape for everybody. Yeah, absolutely. That's hugely appreciated. I'm super curious to check that out. I know talking to a couple of local rippers they were saying that they love to come up there and downhill that on their bikes, which I can see. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. The downhill is pretty fast and there's a that is officially neutral on the course, um, because really we're more of a ride than a race. It's not really about the race, it's about the ride. And there's of course, like any club ride, like anything, there's guys at the front that are racing, but really officially it's a ride. We don't give out prizes for first, second or third. Everything we get from these amazing sponsors goes into the raffle. So whether you finished first or dead last, you have the same chance of walking away with an eastern set of wheels and new Wahoo, gps, new pattern racer tires, some eastern components. Um, a bunch of good nutrition, some Schwag from salsa. Doesn't matter where you finish, you have an equal chance of winning. Last year you guys did something interesting in the magazine and you built up that gravel mob bike from salsa and you alluded to that. You're going to do that again this year. We're not doing that. That was sort of a, the ultimate build or at least what I think would be the ultimate build for the race. Like we said, there's the ultimate bill is different for everybody. So this year we're going to be giving away a salsa cycles warbird, but it's one of their stock builds. Okay. But still the way salsa puts that thing together, um, you, you can't go wrong. It's an amazing bike, not just for this ride, but for, for any ride, whether it's back country or like we talked about, you want to put on some skinny tires on it and write it on the road. It's more than capable of it. Yeah. I thought that was an interesting project because it just illustrates a lot of what we've been talking about. How the right bike for gravel mob you had, you had a bunch of different constraints in there yet a bunch of climbing with 8,000 feet of climbing, but then you had this gnarly single track descent at the end. So putting together a package that would work across all those different types of terrain was a pretty big challenge. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, and you look at the bottom of CSR, it's so steep. You really want to have that one to one gear ratio or maybe even a little more gear, but then you have a ripping fast spun out, descent down Roads Valley. So you've got to have a lot of gear range. Um, and like you said with Howard, do I want to run a 40 mil tire with some Nabi on it so I feel comfortable on Howard, but then I'm climbing with that up up. Um, you know, our first cleanup, sulfur mountain, which is a really fast climate. You can easily do on 28 millimeter road tires in the dirt, you know. So it's all about this tradeoff. Yeah. I have to say, uh, I've, I've added one easier gear each time I've come to gravel mob and I don't think I'm quite there yet. I'm mashing up a up Caesar. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I know the guys that are really racing the course. I mean some of those guys are hitting it on a 34 slash 28 or a 34 slash 32 less than a one to one. But then yeah, uh, myself included us that are a little farther back. We went that one to one gear ratio for sure. We'll have to see. I'm thinking about making a couple of equipment changes before, before the event, so we'll see what I end up with this year. Yeah, right on. Yeah, I know. Uh, I, I put 40 millimeter gravel king slicks on that salsa ultimate build. And I know a lot of people thought not slicks and file treads. A lot of people thought, oh, why didn't you go with the ski with a little more knob? But, you know, it was sort of my ultimate build. So maybe not ever been everybody's ultimate build, but I wanted, I wanted the file treads for the road stuff. That's a. that's a good choice. I think we'll have to see. That's what I love about. I mean frankly I'm like I'm not the type of writer that makes a lot of switches for a specific. Even though I kinda think about it a lot, but as I said, I've got a couple of moves in my bike quiver that may be happening before gravel mob this year. So I'll make some choices. Maybe with the intention of changing things up a little bit. Yeah, absolutely. I think that, like we talked about, that whole equipment equation is such a fun and engaging part of it, but I mean the other aspect to be of not just our event but, but all gravel racing is. I look at it as sort of like the ironman example where you get to race on the same course on the same day with world champions, with guys who wrote the Tour de France with some of the best athletes in the world and you're literally line up with them, which isn't going to happen anywhere else, you know, and it doesn't matter if you're trying to win, are you just wanting to be a participant? You all get to have that experience together. I mean last year at our race, but we had met over and came out. Got You said mountain bike world champion there. You know, we got neil surely lining up the guy who is, you know, 30 Kansas Champ, unbelievable writer. We've had dave brisky out there and to really get to line up with those guys in, you can try and stick with them, you know? Where else can you say, I'm going to try and stick with the tour Yellow Jersey on the at a big climb other than gravel racing, it just doesn't happen anywhere else. Yeah, absolutely. One of my strengths and gravel racing is the neutral rollout. I don't tend to get dropped. Yeah, so I get to ride with all the guys at that point, which I think is fun. It's fun. Rolling out of 10, rolling out of Ohio together, down that bike path, and then kind of getting everybody's geared together for the first climb and and having the second start line if you will. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. That's really is so everyone can line up and start to get it because I don't know if you've ever done something like the Belgian waffle ride. Not all neutral starts are created equal. There are some full gas neutral starts out. There are neutral strategies are real neutral. Start with a regroup at the bottom of sulfur mountain and that's where the ride really gets going. Yeah. Now I want to go back to one thing you touched on which was the distance of the ride at 58 miles because I do think personally that that's the sweet spot. It's the type of thing that it's. It's not insignificant. Certainly with the climbing, you feel like you'd put a big day together, but it's also not bone crushing at all. Yeah. Yeah. I made the top guys are going under four hours, they're moving and then there's some people that are taking six or seven of course. But uh, yeah, it's, it's to really sort of reinforced the fact that we feel the community aspect is as important as the ride itself. And you know, everyone's got a story to tell whether you were first or last. So let's, let's hear your story and let's do it over or some, some great tacos from Turkey, a house in Topa, Topa. Brilliant. Does the beer. So it's a and we're all hanging out at the mob shop. It's um, it's the perfect environment to share those stories. Yeah, it is. I think it's interesting as how the race promoters and course designers are exploring the different ends of the spectrum, whether it's shorter, punchier races that are really truly races and everybody's gone ballistic the whole time. Or the gravel mob distance, which I think is a, is the kind of perfect in between a distance where it's hard and long but not epic. And then you've got, you know, things like dk, 200 and the xl that are just exploring the full epic side of the spectrum. Yeah, yeah, exactly. How far can you go. And, and we, I love that side of the sport as well. I've done grab a world's 150 mile course eight hour day. Um, we love that side of it too. Bwr what those guys do. They put on a great, a great event. But yeah, we like to hang out and have tacos and beer and not be completely smashed. Yeah, no, I think I've come to the conclusion that there's room for all of them, you know, in the calendar and some you're only gonna do one, maybe 150 200 mile race a year and you'll focus on that. But you can, you can drop in a ton of these 60 mile in shorter races. Um, and have a blast doing them. Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. I mean that, that has been an amazing part of this gravel riding explosion, not just all the cool product and all the brands that are getting behind it, but the promoters and just, there's so many great events. Uh, you know, it's southern California here. We got Grapes of Wrath coming up October 26th I think, which is an amazing event. Sandbar. And is that the same emphasis, the rock cobbler out in, um, in Bakersfield, which is another amazing events in, I think it's in February. So there's just so many cool events that you as a writer, you really, you have your pick of just a really fun calendar. Yeah, I agree. I mean, I think the toughest thing is an earthing information about all these great regional events and putting a plan together to go hit them. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. I know, uh, my buddy at fast track, Dave lotteria comes out and does the gravel bob every year. But uh, at the end he ended the year. He always does this big facebook post with every single number that he has from the year. And as well as I know the grapple seen, there's still some numbers in there. I'm like, what event is that? And I have to look into it because there's so much out there. Yeah, I mean it's clear the classics of the future or just get getting created right now, which is exciting to be part of the sport at this juncture. Yeah, absolutely. I was thinking that this year at Belgian waffle ride, you know, the, the guys that um, that are going well there and trying to win that, that's going to be their biggest one of the season, you know, I think more people know who ted king is now for winning dirty Kanza. Then when he was racing the tour and racing the zero, I mean that's how far the sport's come. Yeah, I would definitely agree with that bullet. Ben. I appreciate all the time. It's always great to talk gravel with someone who's been in it and, and making the scene happen. I appreciate you guys creating the event and I appreciate all the coverage and Peloton magazine. Oh well, no problem. And thank you for letting us talk about our event. Just we throw it out there at Peloton gravel mob is going to be on November 17th this year and we want to put together, we've put together a code for your listeners, so if you listen to the gravel ride, go to bike, Raj searched, peloton gravel mob, put in gravel ride 10, and you get 10 percent off your entry for being a a gravel ride podcast listener. That's awesome. Well, I appreciate that Ben, and we'll definitely try to get a truckload of people here from northern California to come down and hope hopefully listeners from around the country. We'll have time to make plans and as I said, Ohio is a great, great place to visit and an even better place to gravel ride. Yeah, yeah, exactly. Bring the family. It's an awesome spot.
Stage 20 of the Tour de France 2018, the Time trial decided the order, and the Yellow Jersey
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It is July and the Tour De France is in full effect. This podcast will give you three challenges to make your business stand on the podium of your success. Most people think that winning the Yellow jersey is the only objective. there are so many other ways to get noticeed, earn money and recognition in the Tour and the winner is just one. In your business it is the same. The big issue is that most of us have dreams that just stay dreams in our heads. Some of us are more advanced which means we have goals. Which are dreams written down. There are very few of us in the small and medium size business world that have Objectives which are goals that have specific times, details and amounts. Learn here how to pedal faster, work with your team and succeed at a high standard.
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The difficult second episode! Recorded Monday the 10th of July, 2017. Iwan and Jack stumble their way through this week's TDF action (Stages 3 to 9) as some favourites abandon, the "Bad Boy of Cycling" Peter Sagan is disqualified and Chris Froome tightens his grip on a fourth Yellow Jersey. Jack explains the Green Jersey and recommends a book that has nothing to do with the Tour De France, but is still cycling related so it's acceptable. Follow us on Twitter to complete the week's Polls - @BikeCuriousPod
In today's episode, I sit down with the man the myth the legend Matt Abe'rahamian! Matt stopped by to talk his fitness journey from fat to fit over forty. From winning the coveted Yellow Jersey to getting his sponsorship from Vital4u. He gives some helpful tips for anyone looking to make a healthy change in their life. Oh and let's not forget he reminds his teammate James that Matt is number 1… it’s a team but Matt is still pretty rad. The contest for the Vital4u as ended. Thank you to all those who participated. https://www.vital4u.com/collections/vital-4u-apparel Matt’s Instagram @Hot_shot_abe http://www.chicocyclingteam.org/ http://www.wildflowercentury.org/ http://www.chicovelo.org/ Music for the Podcast Credit Show Your Moves Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ EntertainmentPoliticsStorytellingLifePodcast
The Tour de France is happening right now! The 2015 edition started on July 4th and will continue until July 26th. I’m excited to be able to share this interview with Eric Reed about his new book, Selling the Yellow Jersey: The Tour de France in the Global Era (University of Chicago Press, 2015) as riders make their way through the various stages of this, the most famous bike race in the world. A compelling historical narrative of the Tour, including some of its most significant moments and stars, Selling the Yellow Jersey explores the Tour as a global phenomenon. Reed argues that, over the course of the twentieth century, France was a full participant in a globalization that the Tour exemplified as a business and media enterprise, and a spectacle consumed by millions of fans around the world. Considering the roles of organizers, riders, and spectators within and outside of France, the book examines the meanings of “Frenchness” in contexts regional, national, and global. From the Tour’s emergence in 1903 during a “cycling craze” that had a particular vitality in France, to the doping scandals of more recent years, Selling the Yellow Jersey traces the Tour’s triumphs and scandals over more than a hundred years. It is a history of culture and commerce, from an organizational home base in Paris, to smaller French host cities such as Pau and Brest, to an international scene of participants both on, and beyond, the saddle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Tour de France is happening right now! The 2015 edition started on July 4th and will continue until July 26th. I’m excited to be able to share this interview with Eric Reed about his new book, Selling the Yellow Jersey: The Tour de France in the Global Era (University of Chicago Press, 2015) as riders make their way through the various stages of this, the most famous bike race in the world. A compelling historical narrative of the Tour, including some of its most significant moments and stars, Selling the Yellow Jersey explores the Tour as a global phenomenon. Reed argues that, over the course of the twentieth century, France was a full participant in a globalization that the Tour exemplified as a business and media enterprise, and a spectacle consumed by millions of fans around the world. Considering the roles of organizers, riders, and spectators within and outside of France, the book examines the meanings of “Frenchness” in contexts regional, national, and global. From the Tour’s emergence in 1903 during a “cycling craze” that had a particular vitality in France, to the doping scandals of more recent years, Selling the Yellow Jersey traces the Tour’s triumphs and scandals over more than a hundred years. It is a history of culture and commerce, from an organizational home base in Paris, to smaller French host cities such as Pau and Brest, to an international scene of participants both on, and beyond, the saddle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Tour de France is happening right now! The 2015 edition started on July 4th and will continue until July 26th. I’m excited to be able to share this interview with Eric Reed about his new book, Selling the Yellow Jersey: The Tour de France in the Global Era (University of Chicago Press, 2015) as riders make their way through the various stages of this, the most famous bike race in the world. A compelling historical narrative of the Tour, including some of its most significant moments and stars, Selling the Yellow Jersey explores the Tour as a global phenomenon. Reed argues that, over the course of the twentieth century, France was a full participant in a globalization that the Tour exemplified as a business and media enterprise, and a spectacle consumed by millions of fans around the world. Considering the roles of organizers, riders, and spectators within and outside of France, the book examines the meanings of “Frenchness” in contexts regional, national, and global. From the Tour’s emergence in 1903 during a “cycling craze” that had a particular vitality in France, to the doping scandals of more recent years, Selling the Yellow Jersey traces the Tour’s triumphs and scandals over more than a hundred years. It is a history of culture and commerce, from an organizational home base in Paris, to smaller French host cities such as Pau and Brest, to an international scene of participants both on, and beyond, the saddle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Tour de France is happening right now! The 2015 edition started on July 4th and will continue until July 26th. I’m excited to be able to share this interview with Eric Reed about his new book, Selling the Yellow Jersey: The Tour de France in the Global Era (University of Chicago Press, 2015) as riders make their way through the various stages of this, the most famous bike race in the world. A compelling historical narrative of the Tour, including some of its most significant moments and stars, Selling the Yellow Jersey explores the Tour as a global phenomenon. Reed argues that, over the course of the twentieth century, France was a full participant in a globalization that the Tour exemplified as a business and media enterprise, and a spectacle consumed by millions of fans around the world. Considering the roles of organizers, riders, and spectators within and outside of France, the book examines the meanings of “Frenchness” in contexts regional, national, and global. From the Tour’s emergence in 1903 during a “cycling craze” that had a particular vitality in France, to the doping scandals of more recent years, Selling the Yellow Jersey traces the Tour’s triumphs and scandals over more than a hundred years. It is a history of culture and commerce, from an organizational home base in Paris, to smaller French host cities such as Pau and Brest, to an international scene of participants both on, and beyond, the saddle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Tour de France is happening right now! The 2015 edition started on July 4th and will continue until July 26th. I’m excited to be able to share this interview with Eric Reed about his new book, Selling the Yellow Jersey: The Tour de France in the Global Era (University of Chicago Press, 2015) as riders make their way through the various stages of this, the most famous bike race in the world. A compelling historical narrative of the Tour, including some of its most significant moments and stars, Selling the Yellow Jersey explores the Tour as a global phenomenon. Reed argues that, over the course of the twentieth century, France was a full participant in a globalization that the Tour exemplified as a business and media enterprise, and a spectacle consumed by millions of fans around the world. Considering the roles of organizers, riders, and spectators within and outside of France, the book examines the meanings of “Frenchness” in contexts regional, national, and global. From the Tour’s emergence in 1903 during a “cycling craze” that had a particular vitality in France, to the doping scandals of more recent years, Selling the Yellow Jersey traces the Tour’s triumphs and scandals over more than a hundred years. It is a history of culture and commerce, from an organizational home base in Paris, to smaller French host cities such as Pau and Brest, to an international scene of participants both on, and beyond, the saddle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pelotons, polka-dots and Paris - it's the Tour de France. Allons-y!
On November 10, 2009, Robert Enke stepped in front of an express train at a crossing in the German village of Eilvese. At age 32, Robert left behind a young family: he and his wife, Teresa, had just adopted a baby girl only six months earlier. And Robert was also at the top of his professional career. He was the star goalkeeper for the club Hannover 96 of the Bundesliga, and he was expected to be the starting keeper for the German national team at the World Cup in South Africa. But despite this success, and the new addition to his family, Robert was unable to overcome a severe clinical depression that had gripped him for months. Only a small circle of family and friends knew of the depth of his illness. For others, both those who knew Robert personally and those who knew of him only as one of Germany’s best footballers, his death was an incomprehensible shock. Ronald Reng was among those stunned by Robert Enke’s death.An award-winning German sports journalist based in Barcelona, Ronnie had meet Robert in 2002, when he was the standout keeper for the Portuguese side Benfica. The two men became friends when Robert moved to Barcelona months later, after signing with the city’s storied club. But Ronnie was never aware of his friend’s depression, and he was left to ask what could have drawn Robert, a man with seemingly everything to live for, to the belief that death was his only solution. The answers unfolded in the research and writing of his biography A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke (Yellow Jersey Press, 2011). In writing his friend’s life story, Ronnie drew upon the diaries and letters of Robert and Teresa, interviews with Robert’s friends, family, teammates and coaches, and his own conversations with Robert over the years. As he explains in the interview, his aim was to tell Robert’s story from Robert’s own perspective. In this, he succeeds.Readers gain a sense of the anxiety and anticipation as a football keeper tracks his opponents and then decides, in the space of a split-second, whether to leap or retreat. And readers also realize how debilitating and uncontrollable depression can be. Robert did everything that is recommended to battle depression: he admitted his illness, sought medical help, took medications, and pushed himself out of bed to follow a structured routine. Still, his thoughts remained black. Ronnie’s portrait of his friend is an extraordinary piece of writing, and the book was the deserving winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award for 2011. The story is indeed a tragedy.Robert Enke was, at once, a remarkably gifted athlete and also a pleasant and humble man. Readers will like him, and root for him, and ache for him. And I believe that those who pick up the book will hold the thought while reading, as I did: “I hope this ends differently that I know it does.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On November 10, 2009, Robert Enke stepped in front of an express train at a crossing in the German village of Eilvese. At age 32, Robert left behind a young family: he and his wife, Teresa, had just adopted a baby girl only six months earlier. And Robert was also at the top of his professional career. He was the star goalkeeper for the club Hannover 96 of the Bundesliga, and he was expected to be the starting keeper for the German national team at the World Cup in South Africa. But despite this success, and the new addition to his family, Robert was unable to overcome a severe clinical depression that had gripped him for months. Only a small circle of family and friends knew of the depth of his illness. For others, both those who knew Robert personally and those who knew of him only as one of Germany’s best footballers, his death was an incomprehensible shock. Ronald Reng was among those stunned by Robert Enke’s death.An award-winning German sports journalist based in Barcelona, Ronnie had meet Robert in 2002, when he was the standout keeper for the Portuguese side Benfica. The two men became friends when Robert moved to Barcelona months later, after signing with the city’s storied club. But Ronnie was never aware of his friend’s depression, and he was left to ask what could have drawn Robert, a man with seemingly everything to live for, to the belief that death was his only solution. The answers unfolded in the research and writing of his biography A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke (Yellow Jersey Press, 2011). In writing his friend’s life story, Ronnie drew upon the diaries and letters of Robert and Teresa, interviews with Robert’s friends, family, teammates and coaches, and his own conversations with Robert over the years. As he explains in the interview, his aim was to tell Robert’s story from Robert’s own perspective. In this, he succeeds.Readers gain a sense of the anxiety and anticipation as a football keeper tracks his opponents and then decides, in the space of a split-second, whether to leap or retreat. And readers also realize how debilitating and uncontrollable depression can be. Robert did everything that is recommended to battle depression: he admitted his illness, sought medical help, took medications, and pushed himself out of bed to follow a structured routine. Still, his thoughts remained black. Ronnie’s portrait of his friend is an extraordinary piece of writing, and the book was the deserving winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award for 2011. The story is indeed a tragedy.Robert Enke was, at once, a remarkably gifted athlete and also a pleasant and humble man. Readers will like him, and root for him, and ache for him. And I believe that those who pick up the book will hold the thought while reading, as I did: “I hope this ends differently that I know it does.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On November 10, 2009, Robert Enke stepped in front of an express train at a crossing in the German village of Eilvese. At age 32, Robert left behind a young family: he and his wife, Teresa, had just adopted a baby girl only six months earlier. And Robert was also at the top of his professional career. He was the star goalkeeper for the club Hannover 96 of the Bundesliga, and he was expected to be the starting keeper for the German national team at the World Cup in South Africa. But despite this success, and the new addition to his family, Robert was unable to overcome a severe clinical depression that had gripped him for months. Only a small circle of family and friends knew of the depth of his illness. For others, both those who knew Robert personally and those who knew of him only as one of Germany’s best footballers, his death was an incomprehensible shock. Ronald Reng was among those stunned by Robert Enke’s death.An award-winning German sports journalist based in Barcelona, Ronnie had meet Robert in 2002, when he was the standout keeper for the Portuguese side Benfica. The two men became friends when Robert moved to Barcelona months later, after signing with the city’s storied club. But Ronnie was never aware of his friend’s depression, and he was left to ask what could have drawn Robert, a man with seemingly everything to live for, to the belief that death was his only solution. The answers unfolded in the research and writing of his biography A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke (Yellow Jersey Press, 2011). In writing his friend’s life story, Ronnie drew upon the diaries and letters of Robert and Teresa, interviews with Robert’s friends, family, teammates and coaches, and his own conversations with Robert over the years. As he explains in the interview, his aim was to tell Robert’s story from Robert’s own perspective. In this, he succeeds.Readers gain a sense of the anxiety and anticipation as a football keeper tracks his opponents and then decides, in the space of a split-second, whether to leap or retreat. And readers also realize how debilitating and uncontrollable depression can be. Robert did everything that is recommended to battle depression: he admitted his illness, sought medical help, took medications, and pushed himself out of bed to follow a structured routine. Still, his thoughts remained black. Ronnie’s portrait of his friend is an extraordinary piece of writing, and the book was the deserving winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award for 2011. The story is indeed a tragedy.Robert Enke was, at once, a remarkably gifted athlete and also a pleasant and humble man. Readers will like him, and root for him, and ache for him. And I believe that those who pick up the book will hold the thought while reading, as I did: “I hope this ends differently that I know it does.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On November 10, 2009, Robert Enke stepped in front of an express train at a crossing in the German village of Eilvese. At age 32, Robert left behind a young family: he and his wife, Teresa, had just adopted a baby girl only six months earlier. And Robert was also... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On November 10, 2009, Robert Enke stepped in front of an express train at a crossing in the German village of Eilvese. At age 32, Robert left behind a young family: he and his wife, Teresa, had just adopted a baby girl only six months earlier. And Robert was also at the top of his professional career. He was the star goalkeeper for the club Hannover 96 of the Bundesliga, and he was expected to be the starting keeper for the German national team at the World Cup in South Africa. But despite this success, and the new addition to his family, Robert was unable to overcome a severe clinical depression that had gripped him for months. Only a small circle of family and friends knew of the depth of his illness. For others, both those who knew Robert personally and those who knew of him only as one of Germany’s best footballers, his death was an incomprehensible shock. Ronald Reng was among those stunned by Robert Enke’s death.An award-winning German sports journalist based in Barcelona, Ronnie had meet Robert in 2002, when he was the standout keeper for the Portuguese side Benfica. The two men became friends when Robert moved to Barcelona months later, after signing with the city’s storied club. But Ronnie was never aware of his friend’s depression, and he was left to ask what could have drawn Robert, a man with seemingly everything to live for, to the belief that death was his only solution. The answers unfolded in the research and writing of his biography A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke (Yellow Jersey Press, 2011). In writing his friend’s life story, Ronnie drew upon the diaries and letters of Robert and Teresa, interviews with Robert’s friends, family, teammates and coaches, and his own conversations with Robert over the years. As he explains in the interview, his aim was to tell Robert’s story from Robert’s own perspective. In this, he succeeds.Readers gain a sense of the anxiety and anticipation as a football keeper tracks his opponents and then decides, in the space of a split-second, whether to leap or retreat. And readers also realize how debilitating and uncontrollable depression can be. Robert did everything that is recommended to battle depression: he admitted his illness, sought medical help, took medications, and pushed himself out of bed to follow a structured routine. Still, his thoughts remained black. Ronnie’s portrait of his friend is an extraordinary piece of writing, and the book was the deserving winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award for 2011. The story is indeed a tragedy.Robert Enke was, at once, a remarkably gifted athlete and also a pleasant and humble man. Readers will like him, and root for him, and ache for him. And I believe that those who pick up the book will hold the thought while reading, as I did: “I hope this ends differently that I know it does.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here's a sport quiz for you. Name a world-class athlete who hailed from the state of Nebraska: an Olympic champion, a hall of famer, someone who was among the very best at his or her game. (And no sneaking over to Google!) If you're stumped, as I was, you'll find... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here’s a sport quiz for you. Name a world-class athlete who hailed from the state of Nebraska: an Olympic champion, a hall of famer, someone who was among the very best at his or her game. (And no sneaking over to Google!) If you’re stumped, as I was, you’ll find... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here’s a sport quiz for you. Name a world-class athlete who hailed from the state of Nebraska: an Olympic champion, a hall of famer, someone who was among the very best at his or her game. (And no sneaking over to Google!) If you’re stumped, as I was, you’ll find some hints below. But first, think of another distant land with the same population as Nebraska (roughly 1.8 million), far removed from financial and industrial centers, like the state on the American Plains, with a hard climate and a waning economy. Then mix in violent sectarian conflict that turns athletic rivals into bitter enemies. Yet surprisingly, from this marginal and divided region came the greatest footballer of his generation, an Olympic gold-medalist in the pentathlon, a world champion boxer, and a young golfer hailed as the sport’s next great star. This is Northern Ireland. Teddy Jamieson grew up in Coleraine, a small city in County Londonderry. He was a boy when the Troubles began, but as he explains in the interview, his hometown was mostly quiet in the years of bombings and shootings. Nevertheless, he was eager to leave to go to university, and he has lived in Scotland ever since. Teddy came to realize early on, however, that he would never be Scottish. That realization came while watching sports. Even though he had been desperate to leave the North, believing that there was nothing there for him, Teddy’s first loyalty–expressed spontaneously, unconsciously, when watching a football match on television–remained with Northern Ireland. Teddy’s book Whose Side Are You On? Sport, the Troubles, and Me (Yellow Jersey Press, 2011) is, in part, a history of the mixing of sports and politics in Northern Ireland. He presents the stories of the great footballer (George Best), the Olympic pentathlete (Mary Peters), the boxing champion (Barry McGuigan), and the young golfer (Rory McIlroy), as set against the Troubles and its aftermath. But his book is also the memoir of fan who comes to understand how deeply his sports allegiances and memories shape him. In that respect, Teddy’s book–and hopefully our interview–offers insight into the experiences of any fan, whether from divided Northern Ireland or placid Nebraska. And as for world-class athletes, Nebraska has indeed produced a few. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Douglas Lipton is a poet and teacher based in Dumfries. His works include The Stone Sleeping Bag (Mariscat Press), Hale-Bopp Poems, Fairy Tales, The Outside World (all from Markings Press). about Douglas LiptonlistenFor a hifi version of this MP3, go here.Poems:The Yellow JerseyLullabyThree FingersKiller BeesLuna De MielSexton BeetleOak Apple'A Good Sink': an anecdoteLe Cirque Albaron
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