Back on the Bus is back for a new season, and in this catch-up episode Svein and Randy settle back in like no time has passed. They talk about the realities of carving out time for life, training, and podcasting, with Randy sharing what the first eight months of fatherhood have been like and how quickly everything changes when you have a kid in the house.

From there, the conversation rolls into the familiar territory that always pulls them back together: bikes, fitness, adventure, and racing. Randy talks about rediscovering some motivation through consistency and a new road bike with a power meter, while Svein reflects on why chasing fitness later in life is less about numbers and more about holding on to that feeling of being capable, strong, and ready for anything.

Svein also shares stories from a huge ski mountaineering trip deep in the Monashees, where long glacier days, helicopter access, basecamp life, and big mountain terrain made for one of the standout adventures of the winter. Then the two dive into the spring Classics, unpacking Milan-San Remo, Flanders, Roubaix, Pogacar’s remarkable run, the value of great teammates, and why racing looks very different when you’ve actually lived it from inside the bunch.

They also look ahead to what’s coming next, including Svein’s new Jumbo Wild 600 bikepacking event in the Kootenays, the storytelling focus behind his FKT Challenges project, and a new podcast idea, The Long Game Project, built around staying fit, curious, and fully engaged as the years roll on.

It’s part race talk, part life update, part adventure story, and exactly the kind of conversation that makes Back on the Bus what it is.

After a busy summer we catch up about what we have been up to - a little rusty with the edits, but we are happy to back at it! We chat events as well, a little on Worlds and GP Montreal.

In this episode, we chat about some summer travels, riding fondo's, bike builds and generally catching up. There are also some stories about our time racing the Vuelta and specifically its team time trial. A laid-back conversation about bikes, family, and the wild world of cycling.

In this episode, we sit down and chat about Svein and his son Gunnar's bike packing adventure. We also look back at some key moments from this year’s Tour de France and share a few of our own race stories from the road. A laid-back conversation about bikes, family, and the wild world of cycling.

We're back after a long break—catching up, sharing what we've been up to, and chatting about life and bikes. Nothing fancy, just real talk and good stories.

We had a great chat with Dan Jones this week! Dan was the creator of the Backstage Pass with GreenEDGE Cycling if you have not watched any episodes you need to: 

https://www.youtube.com/c/greenedge/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid 

or check out the All for one documentary: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwOhifub6O4 

Dan really changed the game of how fans got to see a realistic look into a World Tour cycling team and captured its inner workings. We hope you enjoy listening to some more behind-the-camera stories! 

Since we are in May and the Giro is on, we sat down and talked about it! Svein raced 7 Giro’s and wore the maglia rosa in 2014, so he has plenty of great insight and stories from over the years. We hope you enjoy!

We have Anthony Walsh on hand this week from the Roadman Cycling podcast. Anthony gets into his outlook on life from law school to cycling and some startups in between. Anthony has built himself a great podcast that you should check out if you have not already. We hope you enjoy!

https://a1coaching.libsyn.com/

In this episode, we sit down with the legend Mathew Hayman and touch on his long career at the top of the sport. This weekend the peloton races the third monument of the year Paris-Roubaix, so it’s fitting we chat about when he won the race in 2016! He is still leaving his mark on the sport as a director of the world tour team BikeExchange-Jayco which is the same team he finished up his racing days with. We had a great time hearing more of Hayman’s story and we hope you enjoy it as well.

We had our good friend Mike woods back for round 2 on the poddy. Mike is always good for some great stories and he certainly didn't disappoint. We talk about his trials and tribulations in this wild early season where the illnesses are ripping through the peloton. We also get into his off-season training where he goes skimo in the mountains of Andorra. We hope you enjoy this one and please share it with your friends.