CyclingTips Podcast
365 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 747 ratingsCyclingTips is a podcast that seeks to share the beauty of cycling and to inspire cyclists of all levels to become better and more knowledgeable riders.
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Tour Daily, stage 17: Fighting it out on a cycle path
September 16, 2020 19:54 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MBThe Col de la Loze did not disappoint. The narrow, steep final climb of stage 17 set the GC race alight, and may have clinched the win for Primoz Roglic. Plus, Marianne Vos won her third stage and the Giro Rosa and we hear from 2nd place on the day, Hannah Barnes.
Tour Daily, stage 16: What's up with Egan?
September 15, 2020 18:02 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBEgan Bernal was in the gruppetto today, but was that on purpose? Will he go for stage wins? We discuss the defending champion's chances and much more. Today's Giro Rosa segment includes a diary from Hannah Barnes, who has a few tricks up her sleeve for dealing with race hotels.
Tour Daily, stage 15: Grand Colombier
September 13, 2020 17:49 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBWout van Aert was impressive, Primoz Roglic and Tadej Pogacar showed they are the men to beat, and Egan Bernal had un jour sans. We dig into what it means headed into the last week of the Tour de France. At the Giro Rosa, Vos showed her strength and the coming days look incredibly difficult. We hear from diarist Ruth Winder on the tough third stage.
Tour Daily, stage 14: Teamwork makes the dream work
September 12, 2020 20:11 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBSunweb showed once again that it's the most aggressive and cohesive stage hunting team in this Tour de France. The triple punch into Lyon gave them yet another victory. Plus we have a report from a gravel-filled Giro Rosa and a look toward Sunday's Tour massive mountain stage.
Tour Daily, stage 13: Giro Rosa and Puy Mary
September 11, 2020 19:06 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBThe Giro Rosa kicked off today, and we have a report from Abby and diary from Ruth Winder in today's episode. In France, the Tour saw two races in one, among breakaway riders and the GC. Who came out on top? We break it down.
Tour Daily, stage 12: A team effort
September 10, 2020 20:01 - 55 minutes - 76 MBHe did it. After two close calls, Marc Hirschi finally stayed away, taking his first Tour de France stage win, which also happened to be his first pro victory. We discuss the brilliant tactics of his Sunweb team and look ahead to tomorrow, one of the hardest stages of the entire Tour.
Tour Daily, stage 11: A maneuver too far
September 09, 2020 20:13 - 50 minutes - 70 MBA sprint stage at the Tour de France, and drama after the finish. Peter Sagan made himself some room on the right side of the final 100 meters, and the maneuver got him relegated, with big implicates in the fight for the green jersey. Did he deserve it? Your podcast hosts are almost in agreement... except for one of them.
Tour Daily, stage 10: Bennett sprints into our hearts
September 08, 2020 18:52 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBThe echelons never really came on stage 10, but the sprinters delivered their own brand of excitement. The tight, twisty route led to numerous crashes and a furious finale. We break down the sprint and look ahead to tomorrow.
Tour Daily, stage 9: Pogacar in the Pyrenees
September 06, 2020 16:55 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBYoung Tadej Pogacar once again proved he's willing to attack. Primoz Roglic looked calm and collected. His team, Jumbo-Visma, is just strong enough. The French are still close. And Egan Bernal is coming around. There's lots to talk about in our final episode from the first week of the Tour.
Tour Daily, stage 8: The GC battle begins
September 05, 2020 20:04 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBIt was a Tomsultuous, chaotic, brilliant stage at the Tour de France. The first day in the Pyrenees saw a series of hard attacks, with no team fully able to control the GC group, plus a successful breakaway containing a certain fiancée of one of our podcast hosts. We break down the day's tactics and discuss how the race for yellow is looking after the first day in the high mountains.
Tour Daily, stage 7: Echelons into Lavaur
September 04, 2020 19:33 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBEchelons! Lots of them. We discuss how they form, why they're so hard, who gained and who lost on the most frenetic stage of the Tour de France thus far. Plus, a look ahead to the Pyrenees, picks from the Secret Pro, Rigoberto Uran on a camel, and Bauke Mollema's second-hand peanut butter. This episode is brought to you by Trek and #GoByBike.
Tour Daily, stage 6: Entente cordiale
September 03, 2020 18:39 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBIt wasn't the most thrilling stage, despite an uphill finish. Is there a truce in the peloton? Or are they just scared of week three? Trek-Segafredo's Ruth Winder joins us to look ahead to the Giro Rosa and José Been includes a bridge in her stage 7 lesson. This episode is brought to you by Syncros.
Tour Daily, stage 5: Alaphilippe's oops
September 02, 2020 21:06 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBA largely uneventful stage wrapped up with a fantastic sprint and a bit of controversy when it was announced that Julian Alaphilippe would lose his yellow jersey after taking a feed within the final 20km. We have EF's Jonathan Vaughters on the episode to discuss that incident (the same thing happening to Rigoberto Uran a few years ago) and the GC race as a whole. José Been is back with another lesson and Abby and Shoddy show you what it's like at the start line these days.
Tour Daily, stage 4: The first uphill finish
September 01, 2020 19:32 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBThe first GC battle is now behind us. Did we learn anything? José Been joins us today to analyze the race. Roglic looked good, Carapaz looked bad, Bernal looked questionable, and Shoddy's favorite Frenchman put in a late dig. Plus, a story of Guillaume Martin's drinking exploits and a food and wine tour of tomorrow's stage.
Tour Daily, stage 3: Headwind sprints and clincher wins
August 31, 2020 19:09 - 40 minutes - 56 MBA mostly uneventful stage ended in a furious sprint finish defined by a nasty headwind. It took patience and more than a little daring to pull off the victory. Then, James joins us for a Nerd Alert on clinchers (with tubes!) at the Tour. Plus, we hear from the Secret Pro ahead of the first uphill finish of this Tour de France. Today's episode is brought to you by Flobikes.
Tour Daily, stage 2: Alaphilippe's second act
August 30, 2020 19:30 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBJulian Alaphilippe is at it again. The Frenchman took yellow a stage earlier this year than last - it took him until stage 3 in 2019 - but the week ahead looks favorable for a long defense. Can he do it? Do we need to become Alabelievers, once again? Plus, a more detailed look at yesterday's crashes, a top stage 3 tip from the Secret Pro, and much more.
Tour Daily: Wet and crashy in Stage 1
August 29, 2020 18:31 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBIt was a somewhat surprising podium for the first stage of the Tour de France, led by the elder statesman of the sprinters, Alexander Kristoff. It was a day full of crashes, and though most of the GC favorites stayed upright many of their domestiques did not. At La Course, an expected sprint didn't play out that way, and we dig into why. Finally, the Secret Pro sends over his tip for Stage 2.
Tour Daily: The Tour starts tomorrow
August 28, 2020 20:59 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBWelcome to the first Tour Daily episode, coming to you from an Airbnb in Nice (and elsewhere. Thanks, COVID). In this final episode before the Tour kicks off, we run through the route, key stages, plus make some picks for the most important competition, the race for the Maillot Sable. Plus, we get a stage 1 pick from the Secret Pro.
The 2020 Tour de France preview
August 25, 2020 14:47 - 1 hour - 88 MBThe 2020 Tour de France is an Alps-heavy route with eight mountain-top finishes and one crucial mountain time trial. It begins in Nice, takes a quick dip into the Alps, then runs west for a brief stint in the Pyrenees. That’s followed by a long slog across the middle of France, highlighted by a massive uphill finish at Puy Mary. The last week bounces around in the Alps and leads into a time trial finishing on La Planche des Belles Filles for the penultimate stage. Who's going to win?
The last test before the Tour
August 18, 2020 01:20 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBWe're less than two weeks from the start of the Tour de France. The Dauphine is behind us, but didn't answer many of the questions we had when it started. GC favorites are injured. Young riders are rising. We dig into the race, plus the crashes at Lombardia, and look ahead to the Tour. You know what really grinds James's gears? Water bottles.
Wowwing Wout and the Jumbo freight train
August 12, 2020 17:46 - 1 hour - 84 MBJumbo-Visma is on a tear. Can they hold on to that form? Plus, we dissect the Tour of Poland crash, Dylan Groenewegen's level of fault, and what the race organizer should have done differently. Transfer season is in full swing. What do the major moves mean for both the riders and their new teams? This week's Nerd Alert discusses the regional specificity of gravel tires, and the best way to find a tire that works for your part of the world.
The heightened chaos of Strade Bianche
August 05, 2020 17:04 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBThis week's episode discusses the first major one-day of the re-started season, Strade Bianche, including insight from Trek-Segafredo's Toms Skujins on the heightened chaos inside a peloton racing every day like it might be the last race of the season. Plus, we round up the latest transfer news, discuss Peter Sagan's future teammate, Nils Politt, and where Marianne Vos might end up next year. This week's Nerd Alert is simple: We're hiring a tech writer. What sort of skills are we looki...
A COVID omerta, Mavic's woes, and threaded bottom brackets
July 29, 2020 18:27 - 53 minutes - 74.5 MBThis week's episode runs through the first weekend of racing, including Annemiek van Vleuten's incredible run of wins and a spate of riders being pulled from the Vuelta a Burgos over coronavirus concerns. In this week's Nerd Alert, we kick off with news from Mavic and its new ownership, then dig into threaded bottom brackets and why they're still not a cure-all for creaks.
The TarmaCast: Inside the new Specialized Tarmac SL7
July 28, 2020 12:59 - 45 minutes - 62 MBHow do you take a bike like the Tarmac SL6 and make it even better? In this special episode, pun intended, we sit down with the engineers behind the new Tarmac SL7 to talk optimization, aerodynamics, integration, and lots more. Thanks to Specialized for partnering with us on this episode, and for making the engineers behind the Tarmac available for whatever questions we wanted.
13-speed Campagnolo and the great Froome debate
July 23, 2020 13:29 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBThis week we chat about e-racing's ability to lower barriers in Africa, debate whether Chris Froome should make Ineos' (sorry, Grenadier's) Tour de France team, and look into what a new freehub body from Campagnolo tells us about future groups from the Italians.
Real Tour, virtual Tour, and ranking our mechanic skills
July 16, 2020 02:35 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBBike racing approaches, and with it plenty of bike racing-related news. We run through news from the Tour de France, La Course, and the Virtual Tour de France, plus dig into Chris Froome's decision to jump to Israel Start-Up Nation. Then, a spirited debate: How do our podcast hosts stack up as home mechanics?
Contador and Pooley take on Everest
July 10, 2020 20:41 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBThis week's episode is overflowing with news, from Chris Froome's departure from Ineos to Emma Pooley and Alberto Contador's run at the Everesting record.
Rupert's VRAAM and the great base layer debate
July 02, 2020 03:27 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBWe open up this week's episode with the news, including discussion of Chris Froome's decision to stick with Ineos, Zwift's virtual Tour de France, and Tour de France Podcast host Rupert Guinness's virtual Race Across America. Then, the great base layer debate. Should you wear one when it's hot? What do the pros do?
The Pride Episode: Being out as a cyclist
June 24, 2020 20:31 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBPaul Hartner is 21 years old, races for the Project Echelon elite team, and has legitimate dreams of a pro career. This makes him one of the most accomplished openly queer male cyclists on earth. This is his coming out story, and, more broadly, the story of being out in the cycling world. It's told with the help of Trek-Segafredo pro Tayler Wiles and the man who guided Paul out of the closet, Owen McGrath.
The Pride Episode: Being out as a cyclist, and why representation matters
June 24, 2020 20:31 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBPaul Hartner is 21 years old, races for the Project Echelon elite team, and has legitimate dreams of a pro career. This makes him one of the most accomplished openly queer male cyclists on earth. This is his coming out story, and, more broadly, the story of being out in the cycling world. It's told with the help of Trek-Segafredo pro Tayler Wiles and the man who guided Paul out of the closet, Owen McGrath.
L39ION of LA, Lachlan's Everest, and Manuela Fundacion
June 18, 2020 22:12 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBIt's been a wild week in bike news. We actually had to re-record most of this episode, as the 24-hour gap between recording and publishing saw two major news stories make abrupt U-turns. Manuela Fundacion will not be Mitchelton-Scott's new sponsor, and Lachlan Morton didn't actually set the Everesting record. We discuss. Plus, we chat with Justin Williams about a new podcast collaboration between CyclingTips and his L39ION of LA team.
The head-to-toe $200 kit challenge
June 11, 2020 16:06 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBWe open this week's episode with the News, including CCC's decision to pull out of its men's WorldTour team and rumors that Romain Bardet may be leaving AG2R. Then, Shoddy Dave explains how he kitted himself out, head-to-toe, for $200 USD. Helmet, shoes, shorts, jersey, socks, gloves - everything. Was the gear any good? What did he learn from shopping at the bottom end of the market?
Fastest known times and selling used bikes
June 04, 2020 03:53 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBWe open this week's episode with the news, from both the cycling world and the rest of the world. We hear from Justin Williams again, this time with a short story we all need to hear. Then we discuss Lachlan Morton's FKT on the Kokopelli trail and, finally, provide some tips on buying and selling used bikes.
Roadmap Episodes: How to make heroes
May 27, 2020 17:45 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBHow does a sport make heroes? How does cycling build superstars? This is the focus of our third Roadmap Episode, digging into the future of pro cycling at a time when the future is anything but clear. We speak with Justin Williams, who has built his Legion criterium team into a mini media house, and to Helen Wyman, who understands the lessons road cycling can learn from cyclocross. And finally, we talk to Kimo Seymour of Life Time, the company that owns North America's largest gravel even...
Froome on the move and SRAM's future drivetrains
May 21, 2020 16:26 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBWe take a break from our Roadmap Episodes this week (they'll be back next week) to bring you a news roundup, including doping positives and rumors that Chris Froome is looking to change teams, plus a chat with SRAM about the future of its drivetrains.
Roadmap Episodes: Bikes are booming, can pro cycling boom, too?
May 12, 2020 18:36 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBBikes are booming. Countries are paying for bike repairs; cities are shutting down roads to cars, making them safer for cyclists and pedestrians; bike sales are near holiday levels. One of cycling's greatest strengths, and most confounding weaknesses, is the gulf between participants and fans. Can pro cycling take advantage of the bike boom? This week's special episode of the CyclingTips Podcast, the second of the Roadmap Episodes created in partnership with Rapha, looks into this questi...
The Roadmap Episodes: How lockdown is shaping the future of cycling
May 05, 2020 16:42 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBIn unprecedented times for the sport, when every race on the calendar is postponed or cancelled and WorldTour teams face extraordinary challenges, we're partnering with Rapha to create a podcast series to consider the future of professional cycling. This first episode includes insight from Ineos' Dave Brailsford, EF's Jonathan Vaughters, and Rapha's Simon Mottram. We discuss the pandemic's impact on the race calendar, on teams, and on riders. Is there a silver lining to this cloud?
The mistakes we've made
April 29, 2020 23:47 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBWe open this week's episode with a short news roundup, including the latest Tour de France dates and more, before dropping into a conversation with a first-time gravel rider. What did he learn? What can we learn from him? Plus we throw a few silly mistakes of our own onto the pile. In Nerd Alert, the focus is on the Babymaker ebike we wrote about this week. Can the bike industry learn anything from its obnoxious but successful marketing?
Is there virus in the slipstream?
April 23, 2020 22:44 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBThis week's episode includes a chat with Dirty Kanza founder Jim Cummins on the petition to change his race's name, plus reporter Joe Lindsey joins us to discuss a study into how far apart people need to ride to stay safe. In this week's Nerd Alert, James yells at the bike industry for not putting fender mounts on enough bikes.
The Tour de France in September
April 15, 2020 22:55 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBThis week's episode opens with the news of a Tour de France start on August 29, ending in September. What would this mean for cycling? For pro teams? For other races? We discuss. In this week's Nerd Alert, James explains the positives and negatives of various types of hydraulic brake fluid. Then we have a very serious discussion related to overshoes, their color, and their place next to bare legs.
Inside the Tour de Quarantine
April 09, 2020 23:42 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBThis week's episode kicks off with all the important bike-related news, good and bad, and then Dane calls up the creator of the Tour de Quarantine, race announcer Brad Sohner. Nerd Alert this week is a helpful guide to any new cyclists out there. What do you need to make your foray into cycling a success?
Scratching your bike itch online
April 02, 2020 00:27 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBWith outdoor riding limited or banned in much of the world, bikes are going online. There are virtual trade shows, replays of races, and of course virtual riding. We talk about what's available to help you scratch the bike itch. Then, an important discussion: Who from the modern pro peloton would win an early-1900s style Tour de France? Nerd Alert this week has some practical tips on making sure you're prepared to take care of yourself if you do get out on the bike.
Milan-San Remo and a sparkly clean chain
March 25, 2020 19:34 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBThe Olympics are postponed, the Tour de France hangs in the balance, and we have a homemade bread recipe you simply must try. This week's episode includes reporting from this year's edition of Milan-San Remo, including reactions from Koen de Kort and Adam Hansen. This week's Nerd Alert walks you through a cleaning and lubing process that will keep chain marks off your living room carpet.
From the Top: Building Rapha
March 24, 2020 19:12 - 1 hour - 117 MBCyclingTips has a new podcast! It's called From the Top, and it's hosted by CT Founder Wade Wallace. In it, Wade chats with the people who built some of the biggest brands in cycling. This first episode is with Simon Mottram, the founder of Rapha. This is the only episode of From the Top that will be found on this feed, so make sure you subscribe to From the Top so you never miss an episode.
The anti-virus virus show
March 18, 2020 22:47 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBBikes are an escape, and so in this episode of the podcast we try to talk about anything but the bad news swirling all around us, and instead look to the positives: What can we do to fill our time? Do socks belong over or under leg warmers? Can you wash a bike in the shower and dry it with a hairdryer? Plus, a special song to close out the episode from Cofidis pro Nathan Haas.
Knee warmers, friend or foe?
March 12, 2020 00:44 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBKnee warmers, are they good or bad? This is the very important topic that dominates this week's Nerd Alert segment. James and Neal are on Team Good, Caley and Abby are on Team Bad. Which team are you on? It's a good thing this week's Nerd Alert is lighthearted, because the rest of the episode... isn't. Sorry. We run through the latest coronavirus news, abuse allegations, and then say a sad goodbye to Nico Portal and Ben Sonntag.
The bad news bears
March 04, 2020 18:40 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBIt's been a rough week in cycling-related news. Coronavirus, abuse allegations, Gianni Moscon - none of it is particularly uplifting, but we need to talk about it. And, don't worry, we do throw some good news in there, too. Then, in this week's Nerd Alert, James discusses a frequently overlooked component that can make your bike safer.
The cheapest way to make your shifting better
February 26, 2020 22:02 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBThis week's episode opens with a news roundup, from Valenciana to the UAE Tour to track worlds. Then we discuss coronavirus and it's potential impact on the pro calendar. Then, James discusses a cheap, easy way to make your shifting better.
Testing gravel bikes in Arizona
February 21, 2020 15:47 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBThis week's episode comes to you from Sedona, Arizona, where much of the CyclingTips crew is currently testing a slew of gravel bikes. James, Abby, Caley, and Dave Rome discuss what exactly these sort of tests look like, plus dig into the week's news.
In the pocket of Big Tubeless
February 12, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBJames, Neal, and Abby are back in Vecchio's for this week's episode and kick things off with a rundown of the week's news. Then, James digs into some new rolling resistance data that suggest using latex tubes can be just as fast as a good tubeless tire.