Cycling Overtime

The countdown to the Olympics in Tokyo next year is on!

On this episode, Randy discusses the different approaches that riders dreaming of Gold will be taking in preparation for the climb heavy course in 2020. Is it best to ride the Giro and skip the Tour, or vice versa? Is it possible to rider both Grand Tours before the Olympics and still be in contention for the top place on the podium?

Details are beginning to trickle out about the different race programs that the biggest contenders have scheduled for next year and we break down all the different possibilities on this edition of Cycling Overtime.

Plus, Randy introduces a new segment at the end of the episode!

In the first half of today's episode, Randy responds to Total Direct Energie team boss Jean-Rene Bernardeau's comments regarding UCI points and how they affected the management of his team's tactics in 2019.

He finishes the episode by discussing Floyd's Pro Cycling and how important the continental team was to Canadian cycling, before getting into a discussion about sponsorship ethics in the pro peloton.

R.I.P. Raymond Poulidor

Cycling Overtime goes virtual..

This episode is a discussion of the pros and cons of Zwift/E-racing at a professional level and whether or not it can benefit the popularity of road cycling. Randy talks about how E-racing might be able to help the growth of road cycling spectatorship before getting into why it might be too early for the UCI to have sanctioned a World Championship in the discipline.

This is the first in what will be an ongoing discussion of the positives and negatives of E-racing and how it affects the world of professional cycling on the road.

In the second part of our series on The Silly Season, Randy takes a look at the riders switching teams in 2020. He starts off by talking about some of the biggest names in the sport including Tom Dumoulin and Vincenzo Nibali and how their presence on their new teams could positively or negatively impact their new teammates.

Randy then moves on to discuss some of the more underrated transfers that he's excited about before going way off the radar with some names that no one is talking about but could have bright futures ahead of them in the World Tour.

Finally, Randy discusses 5 teams that he thinks have either gained or lost the most during the Silly Season, and which riders will have the greatest impact on those teams in 2020.

We say goodbye to the Tour of California.

Well, that went well!.....or did it?

In the first of a two part series Randy looks back at the biggest rider transfers from 2018 to 2019. He discusses the riders that have impressed for their new teams and those that underachieved and gives his picks for both the Best and the Worst transfer of the year.

He finishes the episode off by paying tribute to the riders who have chosen to retire in 2019.

Who were the best riders of the year? Best team of the year? Best race? Best haircut? Best name?

This is the episode you've all been waiting for! The 1st annual edition of the Cycling Overtime Awards Show Extravaganza, the biggest and most prestigious awards show in cycling has arrived. All the biggest names in the cycling world were on hand and the academy honoured the top names in the sport. Hosted by Randy Back, this was an event for the ages!

Il Lombardia and the Italian Classics wrapped up the cycling season last week and we had 4 incredible races to put a cherry on top of what was an incredible year on the bike. Randy discusses the races from last week that led up to Il Lombardia, and then takes on the final monument of the year and gives his views on what was a great week for the Cycling Overtime family.

The final Monument of the year takes place in Italy on Saturday as the cycling year is starting to wrap up. This is a race that favours the climbers and the puncheurs and some of the biggest names in the sport will be on hand. Can Julian Alaphilippe, Primoz Roglic or Philippe Gilbert put giant exclamation points on their seasons, or will Vincenzo Nibali take his 3rd win in Il Lombardia? 

Randy also reviews the races that have taken place since the World Championships and talks about some of the big news from the week in the cycling world.

It was an incredible week in Yorkshire that certainly lived up to the hype. There was crazy weather, multiple controversies, legendary exploits, and surprise victories. Randy takes you through all the action from the time trials and the road races for both the men and the women. He gives his thoughts on the riders that will be wearing the Rainbow stripes for the next year and also on those who missed out on golden (or rainbow) opportunities.