Cycling Legends Podcast

Happy New Year! But there's no rest for the wicked as cycling puts the 'Cross into CXMas, and no rest for the women as we look ahead to the Santos Tour Down Under.

Plus weird cycling dreams and remembering Melissa Hoskins. 💔

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As the lights go down on professional cycling's latest pantomime, join Gary to chew over the last 7 days and get ready for a manic Christmas period - and that's just cyclocross.

Plus, who won the Festive Peloton competition? All will be revealed behind the final door in the Cycling Legends 2023 calendar.

Merry Christmas to one and all!

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Links

Derby Wheel Pro Keirin Tour https://www.derbywheel.com/

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With the Three Wise Men apparently busy, it’s down to Gary, Chris and David to wrap things up for 2023 and get giddy for the season ahead.

Rider of the year, race of the season and best day’s racing awards are all up for grabs. Prepare to be shocked, but only at the predictability of it all.

Merry Christmas to all of you on the good Earth, from everyone at Cycling Legends. Thanks for sharing our world and for bringing us into yours!

Recommendations

Rich Roll Podcast – Mark Cavendish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Mk_s65uKU

Prendas Ciclismo/Shutt VR crowdfunder – https://www.prendas.co.uk/blogs/news/why-were-crowdfunding and https://www.seedrs.com/cycling-brands?utm_campaign=cycling-brands&utm_medium=popup&utm_source=seedrs_widget

Just Diggit - https://justdiggit.org/donate/

Other Links

Vittoria Bussi – Breaking the Hour Record https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/fitness/breaking-the-hour-record

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In your Saturday Supplement this week:

• Will new chemistry make for a cleaner atmosphere at Team INEOS?
• Triumph in the Dolomites for Manon Bakker
• Has your bike fitter made you illegal?
• And Vuelta a Espana in ‘too easy’ shocker

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Links:

Prendas crowdfunder - www.prendas.co.uk

Cycling Legends - books, posters, stuff! www.cyclinglegends.co.uk

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Brightening up your bleak midweek, Chris, David and Gary delve into cycling's latest dramas and controversies., including:

Supertalent-turned-Transfer Rebel, Cian Uijtdebroeks;

Gary's advertising consultancy to Campagnolo;

The dodgy link in Shimano's supply chain;

Making the Grand Tours grander in Women's Cycling.

PLUS WIN a copy of Chris Sidwells' Cycling Legends 02 - Ti Raleigh in our Festive Peloton competition!

Recommendations:

Cycling Weekly subscription - Cycling Weekly Magazine Subscription | Magazines Direct

Better than Bouillon - https://www.betterthanbouillon.com/ or https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Better+Than+Bouillon

Bobcat Goldthwait - You Don't Look the Same Either

Pt 1 - https://youtu.be/XX2NzMnIsOg?si=ErCU_a7gpnmw0j_4

Pt 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0l5ZwimBpE

Other stuff

Maxim Van Gils slap - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j0b3HqCyluY

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In the 1980s, men's pro cycling was a closed-door to women, unless you were a podium girl, of course. In 1985, a 25 year-old from Connecticut changed all that.

Chris Sidwell catches up with pro cycling's first female soigneur, Shelley Verses. In this hour-long interview, Shelley, who worked with 7-Eleven, La Vie Claire, Toshiba, TVM and Saturn, talks about learning the ropes and becoming accepted in the macho world of the men's peloton and supporting some of the best riders in the world.

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Music by Epidemic Sound

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In this week's Supplement:

• The curse of the Saturday Supplement.
• Hurrah for the Blackshorts!
• Weird team sponsors.

Plus WIN with our #festivepeloton competition!

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David's back! Big money is also back (not for us, natch) but could nation state sponsors be putting a target on riders' backs? Is cyclocross too mental to be governed the way the UCI wants to? Plus domestic products return to our recommendations. All this and more in the new Feed Zone.

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Recommendations:

Smol Products - https://www.smolproducts.com

Ninja Foodi smart multi-cooker - https://ninjakitchen.co.uk/product/ninja-foodi-11-in-1-smartlid-multi-cooker-6l-ol550uk-zidOL550UK

Paulo Coehlo 'The Alchemist' - https://amzn.eu/d/64X48Ts

Shameless plugs:

Bike Flex company bike leasing - https://bikeflex.co.uk/

The Graham Watson Collection (Exclusive to Cycling Legends) - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/buy/art-prints

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Team Visma-Lease-a-Bike, er, bike team; Jonas Vingegaard's door bell and why is it that we don't talk about Alvaredo, no, no, no? All this and more in the latest Saturday Supplement.

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In March this year, Gary spoke to Israel-Premier Tech Roland rider, Claire Steels during a brief pause in a hectic racing schedule in her first Women's World Tour season.

Fast forward 7 months and Claire joined us again to reflect upon a season that has contained 2 Grand Tours, a win at reVolta, second place in the GB National Championships and a place in the GB team that raced the World Championships in Glasgow. We also look ahead to 2024 when Claire starts a new 3-year contract with Movistar.

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