Freewheeling

Abby, Loren, and Amy discuss the upcoming Ardennes, specifically the Amstel Gold Race and La Fleche Wallonne. 

Abby also chats with Tayler Wiles about which Ardenane she likes the most, how the racing is changing, and...cookies.

Abby, Loren, and Amy are joined this week by Gracie Elvin to chat Tour of Flanders and all the surrounding stories.

Gracie also fills everyone in on the Cyclists' Alliance new mentoring program, within the sport but also for riders ready to retire.

Abby, Loren and Amy recap Gent-Wevelgem and Dwars door Vlaanderen and discuss the postponement of Paris-Roubaix. With the Tour of Flanders mere hours away they talk about the excitement to come.

In the second half of the episode (@ 36:40), Abby chatted with Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig while she was at team camp with FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope. They discuss growing up in Denmark, Cecilie's future as a TikTok influencer, and her upcoming season.

Abby speaks with Kailey Kornhauser and Marley Blonsky about their film All Bodies on Bikes, produced by Shimano. The film follows Kailey and Marley on a bikepacking trip while diving into some of the sensitive issues regarding weight and societies obsession with it. 

Marley and Kailey are taking back the word fat, removing the negative connotations that surround it, and advocating for body inclusivity in the cycling industry. 

They are on a mission to change the perception of who is a cyclist.

This week on the Freewheeling Podcast...

Loren, Abby, and Amy discuss the Oxyclean Brugge-De Panne and Trofeo Alfredo Binda, both won by spectacular solo breakaways, as well as what's to come for the women's peloton at Gent-Wevelgem. 

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On this week's Freewheeling Podcast Abby, Loren, and Amy revisit Strade Bianche and the Healthy Ageing Tour. The biggest takeaway from the season so far is that SD Worx has the numbers. Can other teams catch up? We will get to find out at the next Women's WorldTour race, Trofeo Alfredo Binda. 

Abby also caught up with Hannah Ludwig of Canyon-SRAM to get to know the young German rider.

This week on Freewheeling Loren and Abby are joined by Amy Jones to talk about Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and it's prize money debate. Abby also caught up with Emma Cecilie Norsgaard to ask her about her first two races with Team Movistar. 

Later the three dive into Strade Bianche and what they hope to see at the first WorldTour race of 2021.

Finally, Abby chatted with Marta Cavalli (FDJ Novelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) at her team camp to get to know the Italian better.

Loren is back, finally!, to discuss the 2021 season ahead of Omloop Het Niewusblad. 

Abby met up with the general manager for FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope Stephan Delcourt to learn a little more about the inner workings of the team.

Abby chats with Kasia Niewiadoma of Canyon-SRAM about growing up in Poland, potato pancakes, and the other nationalities on her team she identifies with the most.

Abby chats with Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, professional cyclist for SD Worx and the first-ever esports cycling world champion, about everything from her ever-evolving cycling retreat Rocacorba Cycling, the future of esports, and being teammates with current world champion Anna van der Breggen.