Cycling Legends Podcast

The Giro d’Italia is safely (ish) back on home turf so the team take stock of the first week and a bit of the year’s first Grand Tour. Predictably, Jonas’ Blockhaus blockbuster don’t impress Gary much (his time trial even less so) but is it just a matter of time before the Danish Dynamo (cough) chalks up a debut Maglia Rosa? Elsewhere in racing, is it mere coincidence that the subject of the last episode’s biggying-up, Mischa Bredewold took her first GC win at Itzulia? Of course it is, but that doesn’t stop Chris, David and Gary pushing themselves as the natural successors to Cyrille Guimard.

📸 Two giants making their Giro d’Italia debuts: on his way to the first of no fewer than 64 Grand Tour stage wins, Eddy Merckx conquers the Blockhaus on stage 12 of the 1967 race. (Credit: unknown)

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The Lincoln Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious races in the British domestic racing and has been an ever-present in the calendar since 1956. This year saw the 70th edition of the men’s race and the 11th running of the women’s event. In this special, Gary was there to capture some of the atmosphere of the race and catch up with Simpson Nouvelles on what turned out to be a very good day for the team.

📸 Simpson Nouvelles’ Greta Lawless (rider 105) tackles the iconic Michaelgate ramp on her way to 18th place at this year’s Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix (Photo: Gary Fairley/Cycling Legends Collection)

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Vuelta Feminina! Giro! Lincoln Grand Prix! It's all happening at once, but that's no problem for our dynamic trio who just talk about other stuff anyway. Belgian toothpaste, for example, which may possibly give you a very different ring of confidence. Join Chris, David and Gary for nutrition and hygiene tips with some occasional bike racing thrown in for good measure.

📸 The Lincoln Grand Prix is one of the UK’s most prestigious domestic races and the one with the longest continuous history. First raced in 1956, only the global COVID outbreak in 2020 has prevented its running. Pictured here, Huddersfield CC’s Bob Eastwood narrowly edges out Tony Hewson to take the inaugural victory. (Credit: unknown/via ITP events.)

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Tom Simpson Cycling Festival, 6-13 September 2026

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Join Chris Sidwells throughout this year’s men’s Giro d’Italia for some little slices of Corsa Rosa history.

It’s 1924 and you’re a woman who plans to ride the Giro d’Italia. But there’s no women’s Giro in 1924. Not a problem for Alfonsina Strada!

In this first show, Chris tells the remarkable story of ‘the Devil in a Skirt’.

🎵 Giro d’Italia by Trabant 33, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

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So Spring is over then. After 8 weeks of breathless single-day race action, it’s almost time to knuckle down for the long-haul of the first Grand Tour of the season, but the Classics have given us a tantalising glimpse of what we might expect should the stars align in July and beyond. Join Chris, David and Gary to look back at a Spring to remember.

📸 While the men’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege first took place in 1892, it only took another 125 years before the inaugural women’s race was held. Anna van der Breggen’s victory in 2017 saw her make history, completing an unprecedented Ardennes treble after taking Amstel Gold and La Flèche Wallone in the preceding week. (Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

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Tom Simpson Cycling Festival, 6-13 September 2026

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Toot toot! It’s all aboard the Paul Seixas hype TGV but not before we dissect 2 nail-biting Enfers du Nord. It’s been a week of cycling history being made in real time and expectations being defied. Again.

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Tom Simpson Cycling Festival, 6-13 September 2026

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Thin Glass and Thin Ice - Reg Barnett https://regbarnett.co.uk/

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Reg "Reggie" Barnett enjoyed a long and distinguished cycling career between 1965 and 1977, turning professional after. A six-time national sprint champion, he turned professional after competing for Great Britain in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He went on to race domestically for teams including Holdsworth‑ Campagnolo, Falcon, TI‑Raleigh, and later his own Barnett‑Edwards‑Shimano squad.

In this candid interview, Reg chats to Chris Sidwells about racing in the 1960s and 70s.

Reg’s autobiography, Thin Glass and Thin Ice, is available directly from Reg himself at https://regbarnett.co.uk/

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Despite our best attempts, it really is all about Flanders in this episode. Oh, and some 1970s progressive rock. Join Chris, David and “Whispering” Gary for a look back at two memorable Rondes Van Vlaanderen, with a sprinkle of noodly guitars and occasional yodelling. You don’t get this over at Lionel Birnie’s, do you?

📸 The Lion of Flanders himself, Johan Museeuw, taking the first of his 3 Ronde Van Vlaanderen victories at the 1993 edition of the race. Museeuw competed in 16 editions of de Ronde from 1989-2004, finishing on the podium no fewer than 8 times. (Credit: Piet Van Belle and Marc Herremans, via KOERS Museum of Cycle Sport)

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• Jenny Ross, artist - www.jennyrossary.com
• David’s Substack - https://substack.com/@dstan58?r=nsm6y&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=image
• Simpson Nouvelles Cycling Scholarship - https://gofund.me/32eacc351

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Despite our best attempts, it really is all about Flanders in this episode. Oh, and some 1970s progressive rock. Join Chris, David and “Whispering” Gary for a look back at two memorable Rondes Van Vlaanderen, with a sprinkle of noodly guitars and occasional yodelling. You don’t get this over at Lionel Birnie’s, do you?

📸 The Lion of Flanders himself, Johan Museeuw, taking the first of his 3 Ronde Van Vlaanderen victories at the 1993 edition of the race. Museeuw competed in 16 editions of de Ronde from 1989-2004, finishing on the podium no fewer than 8 times. (Credit: Piet Van Belle and Marc Herremans, via KOERS Museum of Cycle Sport)

Recommendations

• Jenny Ross, artist - www.jennyrossary.com
• David’s Substack - https://substack.com/@dstan58?r=nsm6y&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=image
• Simpson Nouvelles Cycling Scholarship - https://gofund.me/32eacc351

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Mama Mia! Milan-San Remo has not disappointed, from Pogi’s Poggio power to Cipressa carnage to a whole lotta Lotte doubters made schtum and all of it leaving us almost equally so. This is hardly ideal considering there’s an hour of podcast time to kill so we talk about some other stuff too. What did we learn from Tirreno and Paris-Nice? No bull with Isaac Del Toro, that’s for sure (oh, come on, everyone else has used it) but Visma-Lease-a-Bike seemingly have no shortage of moaning as well as a future title sponsor. We look ahead to more Flanders racing and also discover that Calalunya could be a bigger deal than we at first thought this season. All this plus culturally-insensitive climbs and news from Simpson-Nouvelles’ 2026 home debut at the ANEXO/CAMS Cicle Classic.

📸 Before the introduction of the Poggio in 1960 and the Cipressa in 1982, the Passo del Turchino was considered the decisive point of Milan-San Remo rather than the gateway to the Ligurian coast, where the modern race truly begins.The photo shows riders cresting del Passo during the 1922 edition, a race won by Giovanni Brunero, the first of his 3 victories in La Classicissima di primavera.(Credit: Fondazione Pirelli.)

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• I’ve Had a Rose Let’s Talk About Feelings with Sam Lake https://shows.acast.com/ive-had-a-rose-lets-talk-about-feelings-with-sam-lake
• With a Little Help from my Friends - A Tribute to Matt Long https://mattlongtributealbum.bigcartel.com
• Simpson Nouvelles Cycling Scholarship - https://gofund.me/32eacc351

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