

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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Oct 20, 2022 • 1h 1min
64. Ned Boulting loves the Tour de France
In 2003, Ned Boulting made the switch from darts and football to covering the Tour de France, and since then he's become the voice of Le Tour, alongside David Millar. Here Ned looks back over two decades at the carnival, from doorstepping Floyd Landis to why Mark Cavendish should have (maybe) been at this year's Tour.Ned is also back touring his one man show, Re-Tour de Ned across the UK. See https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/ned-boulting for ticketsInterview starts at 5min 20secsFor 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.

Oct 6, 2022 • 44min
63. Jack UltraCyclist has climbed 760,656m since January
Jack Thompson is an Australian UltraCyclist who rides incredible distances, climbs incredible heights and raises incredible amounts of money. As inspirational cyclists go, he's up there, and he's doing it all to shine a light on mental health issues. And because he quite likes riding a bike.Interview starts at 3min 52secsFor 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.

Sep 22, 2022 • 56min
62. Nick Littlehales, Team Sky's sleep coach
Nick Littlehales knows sleep. He knows how to sleep, when to sleep and why to sleep, and he's helped everyone from Team Sky to Manchester United adopt new methods for better rest. Want to know what those methods are? Then listen on...Interview starts at 4m10sFor this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.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.

Sep 8, 2022 • 1h 9min
61. Sam Bewley loves Giants, hates motorbikes (sometimes)
Team BikeExchange-Jayco's Sam Bewley joins Anthony and James from Girona, a few weeks before calling time on a career than spanned 14 years and took him from racing at Livestrong under the tutelage of Axel Merckx, to a brief stint at Radioshack with Lance Armstrong to a lengthy career at Orica-GreenEdge. He's learned a few things in that time, including how to eat, how to overtake like he's still racing track and just how important a moto can be in a Grand Tour. He's a good bloke, good racer.For this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.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.

Aug 25, 2022 • 51min
60. Svein Tuft, one of the toughest pro riders ever
Anthony find himself flying solo this week (just where is that James fella?) as he talks to Svein Tuft, the Canadian ex-pro of Garmin and GreenEdge fame, who once upon took time-trial titles all over the shop from Nationals to the Tour de France, but who beneath it all would probably rather have been bike-packing around the world with just his wits and a penknife.Interview starts at 5m40secsThis episode is presented by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.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.

Aug 11, 2022 • 1h 18min
59. Matt Stephens, who needs no introduction
This week Anthony and James talk to ex-national champ, ex-GCN presenter but still prolific broadcaster and all round top human, Matt Stephens, about, well... about everything. That's because one minute Matt will be hanging out with Bradley Wiggins, the next he'll be doing punditry at the Tour and then you'll suddenly find out he had a brush with NFTs, can explain blockchain, collects art and can find the most amount of joy in the weirdest French hotel hairdryer.Interview starts at 13m27secsFor this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.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.

Jul 28, 2022 • 1h 13min
58. Peter Stetina, from WorldTour pro to gravel privateer
After nearly a decade as professional, Peter Stetina swapped skinny tyres for wide rubber, grew a tash and threw himself headlong into the gravel scene. Today he races as a self-styled privateer, competing at the sharp end of a newly emerging sport. Here he tells us why he loves gravel so much, why the UCI will change things, and tries to explain to Anthony how to use a tyre plug. Interview starts at11m38secsFor this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.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.

Jul 14, 2022 • 1h 4min
57. Imogen Cotter back from the brink
Imogen Cotter's 2022 season was looking rosy, the Irish road race champ had moved to Girona armed with a new pro contract and ready to take on the world, but in one fell swoop a horrendous road traffic accident nearly took it all away. Nearly. Because Imogen Cotter is a fighter, and here she shares her incredible journey from the back of an ambulance to getting back on her bike. This episode contains some challenging and at times graphic content.Interview starts at 8m34secsFor this episode, James is again joined by Anthony Walsh, aka The Roadman Cyclist.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.

Jun 30, 2022 • 1h 13min
56. Cory Williams is LEGION
Cory Williams is the founder of US racing team LEGION, which as well as winning road and crit races all over the world, pushes for diversity in cycling with a roster of athletes from all walks of life. And Anthony Walsh is The Roadman Cyclist, and he joins James for the return of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast. We've missed you!Anthony and James speak to Cory about founding LEGION with brother Justin, promoting diversity in cycling and the argy-bargy world criterium racing, and how to take a corner.Interview starts at 14m40secThis 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.

May 12, 2022 • 1h 15min
55. Phil Cavell, the bicycle polymath
Phil Cavell helped pioneer bike fit with the early Trek teams, runs CycleFit in London, writes books, walks dogs, rides bikes and pens a monthly column in Cyclist magazine about how to keep riding into old age. He is also author of The Midlife Cyclist (Bloomsbury).James and Joe speak to Phil about training, sleeping and how it is a young rider can be throwing up after too much to drink one minute, then winning a bike race the next.Interview starts at 18.30This 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.


