CyclingTips Podcast

The Worlds roll on. The time trials, juniors, and espoirs are behind us, and only the elites remain. 

Caley and Dave are in Harrogate, trying out all sorts of local delicacies, and open this week's episode with a discussion of junior world champion Quinn Simmons' quick jump up to the WorldTour. 

Then, Caley sits down with Abby Mickey to preview the elite women's race and talk about the junior road race winner, Megan Jastrab.

This week's episode comes straight from Harrogate, where the Yorkshire world championships kicked off on Monday and continue through Sunday. Caley Fretz and Dave Everett are on the ground and discuss Chloe Dygert's dominant win, Rohan Dennis's redemption ride, Yorkshire accents, Yorkshire food products, a triathlete from Ghana, and much more.

This week's episode opens with a discussion of Iain Treloar's recent column on his old Cannondale CaadX, which, contrary to all known marketing, still shreds. 

Where has the bike industry gotten it right, and where has it inflated claims of technological advancement? James and Caley discuss. 

Then, Marshall Opel sits down with Dirty Kanza winner Colin Strickland for a wide-ranging chat about all things gravel.

This week's episode comes to you from Rapha's Boulder, Colorado clubhouse. We talk Vuelta a Espana, Marcel Kittel's retirement, Colorado Classic, and then James brings up something a bit controversial: Electronic drivetrains aren't always reliable.

In this special episode of the CyclingTips Podcast, Marshall Opel sits down with Tyler Hamilton. 

Hamilton raced for two of the most notorious teams of cycling's doping era, and wrote a tell-all book called The Secret Race after he was banned for doping for a second time. He moved to Montana, largely to escape the pro cycling world. Marshall caught up with him there and found out what he's been up to, and what his relationship to the sport looks like now.

This week’s CyclingTips Podcast comes to you from a Boulder institution, Vecchio’s Bicicletteria, where Neal, James, and Caley first talk about Tom Dumoulin’s move to Jumbo Visma (is that team as strong as Ineos now?) and then dig into the best way to find a good mechanic.

There's a lot to rave about in modern bike tech, and a lot to rant about, too. James Huang leads this episode off with a Nerd Alert segment discussing the best and worst of the bike industry. 

We have chief gravel correspondent (and van driver) Marshall Opel on the show to discuss gravel racing and victory - and whether the two belong together. 

Finally, Matt de Neef is in Boulder all the way from CT's Melbourne office and discusses his ride up Mt. Evans, the highest paved road in North America.

In this series of Nerd Alert podcasts we aim to dispel the myths, understand the technology, and bring you the information you need to go faster.The first episode sees James Huang and Caley Fretz sit down with Specialized’s director of integrated technologies, Chris Yu, and Professor Robert Chung to discuss all things aerodynamics and just how much it matters.

The best Tour de France in years is over. Caley and Rupert are in Paris, joined by Joshua Robinson of the Wall Street Journal and Matt White, director sportif at Mitchelton-Scott, to discuss the last three weeks.

Egan Bernal secures yellow for Paris as Vincenzo Nibali wins Tour de France stage 20 from the break.

Caley, Iain, Rupert, and the Wall Street Journal's Josh Robinson talk about Bernal's Tour performance, what it means for Colombia, and what it means for the race.