The Rouleur Podcast

"Yes, I still get the odd looks if I cycle in shorts, or if I'm red faced and sweating, but instead of lowering my eyes, I smile. I've reached my own version of happiness." Being a plus-sized woman should be no barrier to enjoying the ride. Emmie Harrison-West gets back in the saddle to discover big is beautiful on a bike too.Read by Emma Wright. From issue 101 of Rouleur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our issue 101 cover star Shanaze Reade looks back on her rise to the top of the BMX world and her battle with the bottle following retirement. As Shanaze tells us in her frank interview in the magazine: "I was a binge drinker, so I’d go for three days on, then take a couple of days off, and think I was all right. But inside I was dying, peeing blood, in a bad way... I was screaming for help." Also joining host Ian Parkinson is former Team Sky chef Henrik Orre, author of three fine cycling and cooking books, and host at the soon to be opened Velochef Clubhouse in Oslo. He tells us what is good to eat on your rides, in the house, and in the wild. Henrik will be hosting a cook-along with Rouleur on Friday, 26th February on Instagram Live, so do join us. It's a simple dish for starters, with Rouleur executive editor Ian Cleverly posing your questions and playing sommelier for the evening. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

With issue 101, our special entirely female content edition, about to leave the printers to subscribers, guest editor Orla Chennaoui joins us to chat through the revolutionary cover and content. Very proud she is too, and rightly so. Also joining Ian Parkinson in the virtual studio is Rebecca Charlton, a lockdown Zwift convert making her Rouleur debut with a feature on eRacing. As inaugural world champion Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio found, it's racing with sexual equality in its DNA – and that includes handsome prize money. Does it have a future post-pandemic? A brutally honest and open interview with Shanaze Reade, the sublime photo essay of a year in the racing life of Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, and the first mention of the word 'vagina' on the Rouleur podcast. All are up for discussion this week. Are you sitting comfortably? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Florence to Rome on the Via Francigena - an ancient pilgrimage route which begins in Canterbury. From Rouleur Issue 100. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Staying in Europe this winter means Amanda Spratt will be unable to defend her green and gold Australian national champion's stripes, but she's got plenty of other targets in her sights. As former world champion Annemiek van Vleuten moves on to pastures new at Movistar, Spratt steps up to more of a leader's role at the newly-named Team Bike Exchange. What next for the born winner? And will it include a karaoke version of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun?And talking of Bike Exchange, our very own tech-head Peter Stuart keeps tabs on the merry-go-round of manufacturers swapping teams during transfer season, with the Aussie's now switching to Bianchi. It's a veritable minefield. Pay attention. Pete talks like he rides – fast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Riding in the rain is grim. Racing in the rain is treacherous. Matt Seaton’s essay on pedalling through precipitation from issue 6 of Rouleur magazine.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With two new foreign language editions added to the Rouleur stable, meet our Spanish and Italian editors, Olga and Emilio. Olga Àbalos is our Barcelona-based colleague with six years’ experience as co-founder of Volata magazine in Spain. A former racer herself, she tells us why she started the magazine and what the future holds with our multi-language collaborations.  Emilio Previtali, our Rouleur Italia editor, went from climbing up and skiing down mountains to training on the bike, then to racing, then to journalism. He doesn’t sit still for long, but Ian Parkinson asks Emilio how life is shaping up in these lockdown times in his hard-hit region of northern Italy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1973, Zoltan Elekes arrived in Plymouth from Romania to ride the Milk Race. It would be 22 years before he saw home again. Emma Wright reads No Direction Home by Steven Green from Rouleur 18.6. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daredevil speed merchant, track racer and German superstar from the early 20th century, Thaddeus Robl met a predictably tragic end, but not on a bicycle. The story of Germany’s first sporting hero. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.