Freewheeling

Abby, Loren and Amy chat Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift route and debate the dangers of comparing the new women's race to the most popular cycling event in the world.

Abby also caught up with Kate Veronneau, the Director of Women's Strategy and Content at Zwift, to talk about Zwift's four year deal with the ASO to support the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and the growth of women's cycling.

Amy, Loren, and Abby break down all six stages and the major talking points from the AJ Bell Women's Tour. Marianne Vos is back on the cyclocross scene and back on the top step. And UAE Team Emirates is picking up a top women's team, but is that a good thing?

In September, José Been spoke with Olympic Champion Anna Kiesenhofer about her gold medal ride and how she got there.

The women of Freewheeling get together to talk about the first-ever Paris-Roubaix Femmes, what made the race special, and what they hope to see in the future. They also briefly look ahead to the AJ Bell Women's Tour, the final WorldTour stage race of the season taking place in Great Britain this week.

Loren, Abby, and Gracie dissect the road race at the World Championships in Belgium and look ahead to the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes on October 2nd!

Gracie, Loren, Amy and Abby get together to chat about the recent World Championship time trial and the upcoming road race. 

There's been a number of transfers lately that look promising new homes for some riders. 

Wade Wallace spoke with Farid Noori about the crisis in Afghanistan. If you would like to donate more information can be found here.

Lauren Kitchen joins Abby for some pancakes and a conversation about her career, retirement, and what the peloton is lacking while simultaniously growing rapidly.

The PowerPuff's assemble to discuss the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Do uphill time trials belong in stage races? Or would the general classification battle benefit more from a mountain top and a flat time trial? 

And finally, the women of Freewheeling have a PSA about respecting your fellow cyclists.

The full podcast is back together to talk about Simac Ladies Tour and GP de Plouay, five days of fantastic bike racing with lots to unpack.

Amy has been keeping track of women being evacuated from Afghanistan with the help of Shannon Galpin. Read more about women who found their freedom riding bikes now forced to burn their cycling gear and the progress made so far. You can help by donating here.

In case you missed it, find Abby's chat with Lizzie Deignan here.

Abby chats with Lizzie Deignan of Trek-Segafredo about being a mother, the Olympics, and changes in the women's peloton.

Two-time Paralympic cyclist Greta Neimanas joins Freewheeling to chat about the upcoming Games.  Paralympic Games. For more information check out Matt de Neef's guide to all the Paralympic cycling categories and events.