Latest Freewheeling Podcast Episodes
About the Cyclists' Alliance survey with Iris Slappendel
Freewheeling - November 12, 2020 10:05 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAfter a quick run-through of what happened at the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta, Loren and Abby chat with Iris Slappendel about the latest rider survey created by the Cyclists' Alliance and filled out by the women in the sport. How did the riders respond to the COVID-19 situation this year? Wh...
Katie Hall chats her career, retirement, and her future
Freewheeling - October 30, 2020 12:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsIn this week's episode of the Freewheeling podcast Loren and Abby are joined by Jose to discuss the end of the one-days, the lack of information on the Madrid Challenge, and all the newest transfer news. For the final ten minutes of the episode Abby chats with Katie Hall about her decision to r...
Gracie Elvin on 2020, retirement, and so much more
Freewheeling - October 15, 2020 18:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsThis week Loren and Abby are joined by current professional for Mitchelton Scott, Gracie Elvin who just recently announced that she will be retiring from racing at the end of this season. Gracie opens up about her past couple of seasons, the challenges she's faced being a professional for so long...
Worlds, Giro Rosa news, and the "Spring Classics" are coming!
Freewheeling - September 29, 2020 22:36 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAbby and Loren chat all the news since the Giro Rosa, including what went down at the World Championships over the weekend and the exciting racing we have on tap this week.
Giro Rosa Daily: The Finale
Freewheeling - September 19, 2020 21:53 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsLoren and Abby chat the final stage of the Giro Rosa, the various different jerseys won, an impressive young talent, and the disappointing live coverage from the race. Plus we hear for the last time from Ruth, Hannah, and Brodie. Thank you all for following our Giro Rosa daily coverage and we w...
Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Nine
Freewheeling - September 18, 2020 20:14 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsLoren and Abby dissect a very exciting day nine at the Giro Rosa. Plus! Ruth, Hannah, and Brodie are back!
Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Seven
Freewheeling - September 17, 2020 23:09 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsLoren and Abby discuss all the stage seven news. Ruth, Brodie and Hannah are back!
Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Six
Freewheeling - September 16, 2020 17:28 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAmy Lauren Jones joins Abby today to chat on the ground coverage and the lack of live video. Ruth, Hannah, and Brodie are back!
Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Five
Freewheeling - September 15, 2020 20:28 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAbby is solo again today to discuss stage five of the Giro Rosa, but never fear! Tomorrow she will definitely have company. As usual, we get an update from Ruth Winder and Hannah Barnes.
Giro Rosa Daily: Stage 4
Freewheeling - September 14, 2020 18:15 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAbby breaks down stage four of the Giro Rosa and checks in with Ruth Winder and Hannah Barnes.
Giro Rosa Daily: Stage 3
Freewheeling - September 13, 2020 18:05 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsLoren and Abby revisit the question of gravel in stage 2 before chatting about the eventful finale of stage three. All three of our dairiests are in better spirits after stage three.
Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Two
Freewheeling - September 12, 2020 20:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsLoren and Abby get into stage two, which featured some gnarly gravel and a ridiculous amount of climbing. Plus we hear how Ruth Winder, Brodie Chapman, and Hannah Barnes went on the day.
Giro Rosa Daily - Stage One
Freewheeling - September 11, 2020 17:33 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsThe Giro Rosa kicked off with a 16.8km Team Time Trial. Abby runs through the race, plus we hear from Ruth Winder, Brodie Chapman and Hannah Barnes.
the Giro Rosa is coming!
Freewheeling - September 09, 2020 16:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsThere was a lot to talk about today on the Freewheeling podcast! We haven’t recorded since before La Course by the Tour de France, and as it was one of the most exciting races so far this season, we had to discuss it. Then we move on to discussing the women’s Tour of Ardeche. The question arises ...
Nationals, Plouay, and the coming La Course
Freewheeling - August 26, 2020 18:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAbby, Loren, and José are back to discuss all the new national titles, the European Championships, GP de Plouay, and more racing coming up for the women. With barely any racing so far in this new season, the peloton is now going into quite a large block, and we're all excited to see how that goe...
Post Strade Bianche blues
Freewheeling - August 10, 2020 16:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsTRIPLE THREAT, ASSEMBLE! After a hectic and unfortunately predictable Strade Bianchi last weekend and an unexpected break in what was supposed to be a packed calendar, Abby calls in Loren Rowney and Jose Been to chat. They dive deeper into Strade, Annemiek's form, transfer season, and more. Plus,...
The first races back
Freewheeling - July 27, 2020 16:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsFollowing the first women's racing since March 3rd, Loren and Abby set aside an entire episode to discuss the chaos of the race, the results, and how racing might proceed from here. They dive into what Strade will look like this weekend, and discuss the actual importance of bike racing with the w...
Kate Leeming, a Modern Explorer
Freewheeling - July 14, 2020 14:56 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsThis week we forgo the usual news and focus an entire episode on Australian adventure bicycle rider Kate Leeming. Leeming was the first person to ride a bike in an unbroken line across Africa, the first person to ride a bike across the entire Namibian coastline...the list goes on. Kate undertakes...
Directing during a pandemic
Freewheeling - June 29, 2020 19:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsLoren returns for a chat about the recent news in women's cycling. Will Americans make it to Europe to race this year? Where will Annemiek, arguably the best female cyclist currently racing, transfer if Mitchelton-Scott is no more? These questions are discussed, along with a few other topics. In...
Rapha, Outdoor Voices, and getting more women on bikes
Freewheeling - June 24, 2020 15:46 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsIn honor of the Rapha + Outdoor Voices collaboration, out today, Abby chats with two of the women behind the line, Maria Olsson and Ger Tierney. They discuss women in cycling, the approachability of the sport, and what goes into two brands coming together for a common interest.
Why do men and women train differently?
Freewheeling - June 15, 2020 16:05 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsThis week Abby chats with World Tour coach Ben Day about the differences in training between men and women. They also dive into what viewers can expect of racing this season, with the shortened calendar, as well as about what the disruptions in racing have meant for the athletes he is currently w...
Getting to Know Jose Been
Freewheeling - June 01, 2020 15:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAnother excitingly packed episode for you all today! We kick off with Loren and Abby discussing the breaking news of Lorena Wiebes signing for Team Sunweb. This episode possibly includes the most women's cycling news we've seen since January. Then, a very special guest joins Abby for this week'...
A professional opinion of eating disorders in cycling
Freewheeling - May 18, 2020 18:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsFollowing up on one of the questions in the previous Q&A episode, Abby chats with Molly Weaver about her struggles with eating disorders while in the sport, as well as her recovery. Then we seak out a professional opinion on eating disorders with Kristin Keim, a clinical sport and performance psy...
Ask us Anything, Again
Freewheeling - May 15, 2020 15:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsIn this special edition Freewheeling episode Abby and Loren discuss the new women’s world tour calendar and attempt to finish the rest of your questions in under an hour. Spoiler alert, they couldn’t. From their own ideal WWT calendars to their first bike races to their dream vacation home locati...
Your questions, answered
Freewheeling - May 05, 2020 00:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAbby and Loren attempt to answer your burning questions. From missing flights to rapid-fire responses. Some funny, some serious. This episode is all over the place, in the best way.
Tayler Wiles at home
Freewheeling - April 20, 2020 19:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAbby and Loren have a lot to discuss this week, from virtual racing to the lack of drug testing to Molly Weaver’s epic solo event. After a jam-packed first half of the episode, Abby catches up with Tayler Wiles, back home in California after experiencing the quarantine in Spain first hand. If yo...
Checking in with the pros
Freewheeling - April 06, 2020 17:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsWith limited news to discuss, Abby hands the reigns over to Loren this week. Loren chats with former Orica AIS teammates Sarah Roy and Gracie Elvin, both currently riding for Mitchelton Scott, to hear about their hasty exit from Spain amid the coronavirus chaos, their reaction to the race cancell...
An update from Italy with Elisa Longo Borghini
Freewheeling - March 27, 2020 18:08 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsIn this special mini-episode of Freewheeling, Abby catches up with Elisa Longo Borghini, who lives in Ornavasso, Italy, just 100km from Milan, in the Italian epicenter of coronavirus. With the swiftly moving news, we wanted to release this interview as soon as possible.
This podcast is definitely about cycling
Freewheeling - March 23, 2020 16:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsThis podcast, which is definitely about gear ratios and not anything else, is not a rigorous debate on the value of art and the artist, or of transcendence of genre. It is certainly not an inquisitive investigation into the very essence of mass popularity and talent. No, definitely not. We hope y...
Rocking the boat
Freewheeling - March 09, 2020 14:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsAbby and Loren are back to discuss both the good and the bad news from the last couple weeks. Coronavirus causes race cancelations and postponements galore, sexual abuse cases and the ASO’s claim of working on a Women’s Tour de France. Plus, racing did happen in Belgium! Yay! Following the news,...
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