

Cyclist Magazine Podcast
Cyclist Magazine
From the team behind Cyclist Magazine, this is a podcast for lovers of all things cycling, whether you’re a sucker for a sportive, a carbon fibre connoisseur or just Bernard Hinault’s biggest fan.Host James Spender brings you in-depth conversations from within the world of cycling by the people that know it best, with new episodes every other Thursday. Guests have included the likes of Greg LeMond, Tyler Hamilton, Sean Kelly, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and more.Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to listen first!Join us for the ride on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Check out our website at cyclist.co.uk and be sure to subscribe to Cyclist Magazine here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 28, 2022 • 1h 21min
54. Cam Wurf runs, rides and swims for a living
Cam Wurf rides for WorldTour team Ineos Grenadiers but is also a triathlete hoping to win the Ironman World Championships.James and Joe speak to Cam about the balancing act of cycling and triathlons, his former life as a U23 rowing world champion, his stint on Wall Street and being the ultimate training partner if you plan to win a Grand Tour.Interview starts at 13.00.This episode is brought to you by Hammerhead. Get your Hammerhead Karoo 2 with free Custom Colour Kit AND exclusive premium water bottle from Hammerhead.io using the code CYCLISTPOD.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 14, 2022 • 1h 11min
53. The. Fred Wright Stuff
Fred Wright came 7th at the Tour of Flanders. The Bahrain-Victorious rider found himself out front at the biggest race in Belgium and finished with his best career result so far.What's next? Joe and James talk to Fred about his Flanders breakthrough, his future expectations, Paris-Roubaix, living with Ethan Hayter and why he looks up to Heinrich Haussler.Interview begins at 16.40This episode is brought to you by Hammerhead. Get your Hammerhead Karoo 2 with free Custom Colour Kit AND exclusive premium water bottle from Hammerhead.io using the code CYCLISTPOD.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 2022 • 1h 22min
52. Tyler Hamilton has found peace
This week, James and Joe are joined by Tyler Hamilton.We all know who Tyler Hamilton is. It's been 10 years since Hamilton released his awarding winning book 'The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs'.It is one of the most candid accounts of cycling's dark past and lifts the lid on the systematic use of doping by Hamilton, US Postal and others during the 1990s and early 2000s released just weeks after Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.Hamilton's book was revered but he became a pariah who struggled to accept his past. A decade on and Tyler has found peace.Interview begins at 12.10This episode is brought to you by GCN+, the home of live road cycling. UK Listeners to the podcast can get 25% off an annual GCN+ subscription by heading to gcn.eu/cyclist25.For more on the Wahoo Systm training app, see here. For more on the Roadman Cycling Podcast, see here.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 17, 2022 • 1h 26min
51. Richard Moore on the changing face of cycling journalism
This week's episode is with journalist, author and one third of the Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore.From his first Tour de France covered as press in 2005 to his award-winning podcast, Moore talks to Joe and James about the changing shape of cycling journalism, which team members have the best gossip and today's golden generation.For more on the Cycling Podcast, see here. This episode is brought to you by GCN+, the home of live road cycling. UK Listeners to the podcast can get 25% off an annual GCN+ subscription by heading to gcn.eu/cyclist25Interview starts at 13.40For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 3, 2022 • 1h 20min
50. Anthony Walsh, the Roadman Cyclist
The Roadman Cyclist Anthony Walsh is many things. A coach, racer, podcaster.Walsh believes he can use cycling as a tool for health happiness and longevity so Joe and James thought we'd ask him how.You can find out more about Roadman Cycling here.This episode is brought to you by GCN+, the home of live road cycling. UK Listeners to the podcast can get 25% off an annual GCN+ subscription by heading to gcn.eu/cyclist25Interview starts at 13.22For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 17, 2022 • 1h 7min
49. Dame Sarah Storey is as inspiring as you'd imagine
Dame Sarah Storey is as inspiring as an athlete can be.17 Paralympic gold medals. 40 World titles. 77 world records including the para-cycling Hour Records. Manager and Captain of her own race team, Storey Racing. Leader of the Skoda DSI Cycling Academy. South Yorkshire Active Travel Commissioner.Hosts James Spender and Emma Cole certainly had lots to talk about. After they'd finished discussing Wordle.Interview starts at 12.35.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!To apply for the SKODA DSI Cycling Academy see here.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 3, 2022 • 1h 22min
48. Why Nathan Haas is racing gravel now
Nathan Haas has retired as a professional cyclist to take up a new life as a....professional cyclist.Haas is the latest WorldTour rider to give up the hustle, bustle of the pro peloton for life on the open off-road, as he goes full-time gravel racer.James and Joe talk to the Australian about why gravel, why now, where he thinks the gravel scene is going, whether UCI involvement is a good thing, leaving the WorldTour after a decade, and saying goodbye to French pasta forever.Interview starts at 17.55.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Sportful.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 17min
47. David O'Doherty is obsessed with cycling
Ever since watching Stephen Roche and Sean Kelly dominate the pro peloton in the 1980s, comic David O'Doherty has been obsessed with cycling.Joe and James dial in to David's home to dive into his amazing bike collection, his love/hate relationship with pro cycling in the 1980s and his recent Channel 4 show 'Along for the Ride' where he takes the likes of Richard Ayoade and Mel Giedroyc cycling around parts of the UK.David O'Doherty's 'Along for the Ride' is on the All 4 player and can be found here. For more on David's stand up tour dates and more, see here.Interview starts at 15.23.The new Brompton Ti that Joe discusses can be found here.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Sportful.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 6, 2022 • 1h 21min
46. Romain Bardet, the thinker
Happy New Year!Welcome back to the Cyclist Magazine Podcast, haven't we got a treat for you. Starting the year as we mean to go on, we took one of the peloton's great animators, Romain Bardet, to the pub to talk about everything from the excitement of life beyond cycling, the pressure cooker of AG2R, his Tour de France dreams, new beginnings at Team DSM and his love of natural wine, Rugby Union and English beer.Interview starts at 15.04.James and Joe also share some New Year resolutions which takes them down a musical theatre rabbit hole.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Sportful.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 9, 2021 • 1h 25min
45. The Chris Juul-Jensen Yuletide special!
What do pro cyclists do at Christmas? We rang Team BikeExchange joker Chris Juul-Jensen to find out.James and Joe chat to the man who's name literally means Christmas in Danish about whether you should train on Christmas day, staying ready to race in the off-season and enjoying duck and caramel potatoes. We also talk the pleasure of getting dropped, drumming in The BroomWagons and Ginger Spice.Interview begins at 14.50.Apologies for the sound issues in the intro, Joe will stop playing the wood block next episode.This is our last episode before Christmas. We will be back on January 6th 2022 with special guest Romain Bardet.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Sportful.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


