CyclingTips Podcast

Can pro cycling take advantage of the bike boom?

This week's special episode looks into this question.

We begin with the calendar. We hear from EF Pro Cycling's Mitch Docker and Mike Woods, as well as the Cyclist's Alliance Iris Slappendel, for a pro perspective.

Then, we look forward. We speak with the founder and CEO of Zwift, Eric Min, about his platform's place in pro cycling now and in the future.

In unprecedented times for the sport, when every race on the calendar is postponed or cancelled and WorldTour teams face extraordinary challenges, we're partnering with Rapha to create a podcast series to consider the future of professional cycling. 

This first episode includes insight from Ineos' Dave Brailsford, EF's Jonathan Vaughters, and Rapha's Simon Mottram. We discuss the pandemic's impact on the race calendar, on teams, and on riders.  Is there a silver lining to this cloud?

We open this week's episode with a short news roundup, including the latest Tour de France dates and more, before dropping into a conversation with a first-time gravel rider. What did he learn? What can we learn from him? Plus we throw a few mistakes of our own onto the pile. 

In Nerd Alert, the focus is on the Babymaker ebike we wrote about this week. Can the bike industry learn anything from its obnoxious but successful marketing?

This week's episode includes a chat with Dirty Kanza founder Jim Cummins on the petition to change his race's name, plus reporter Joe Lindsey joins us to discuss a study into how far apart people need to ride to stay safe. 

In this week's Nerd Alert, James yells at the bike industry for not putting fender mounts on enough bikes.

This week's episode opens with the news of a Tour de France start on August 29, ending in September. What would this mean for cycling? The teams? Other races? We discuss. 

In this week's Nerd Alert, James explains the positives and negatives of various types of hydraulic brake fluid. Then we have a very serious discussion related to overshoes, their color, and their place next to bare legs.

This week's episode kicks off with all the important bike-related news, good and bad, and then Dane calls up the creator of the Tour de Quarantine, race announcer Brad Sohner. 

Nerd Alert this week is a helpful guide to any new cyclists out there. What do you need to make your foray into cycling a success?

With outdoor riding limited or banned in much of the world, bikes are going online. There are virtual trade shows, replays of races, and of course virtual riding. We talk about what's available to help you scratch the bike itch. 

Then, an important discussion: Who from the modern pro peloton would win an early-1900s style Tour de France? 

Nerd Alert this week has some practical tips on making sure you're prepared to take care of yourself if you do get out on the bike.

The Olympics are postponed, the Tour de France hangs in the balance, and we have a homemade bread recipe you simply must try. 

This week's episode includes reporting from this year's edition of Milan-San Remo, including reactions from Koen de Kort and Adam Hansen. 

This week's Nerd Alert walks you through a cleaning and lubing process that will keep chain marks off your living room carpet.

CyclingTips has a new podcast! It's called From the Top, and it's hosted by CT Founder Wade Wallace. In it, Wade chats with the people who built some of the biggest brands in cycling. 

This first episode is with Simon Mottram, the founder of Rapha.

This is the only episode of From the Top that will be found on this feed, so make sure you subscribe to From the Top so you never miss an episode.

Bikes are an escape, and so in this episode of the podcast we try to talk about anything but the bad news swirling all around us, and instead look to the positives: What can we do to fill our time? Do socks belong over or under leg warmers? Can you wash a bike in the shower and dry it with a hairdryer? 

Plus, a special song to close out the episode from Cofidis pro Nathan Haas.