Episode 24 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast

We review the second of the public qualifiers for both women and men on the road to the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships.

We chat with, not one, but two of the British female riders who made it through from the public qualifiers to the semi-finals - Mim Tayor-Carter and Rhian Denton. We discuss the second open qualifier that used the Paris Classic course and then we chat all thing SRC Q2 also on that Paris Classic course - the key question is do we think it was a SRC Classic?

Plus lots more……

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Rhian Denton @rdenton29 www.instagram.com/rdenton29

Mim Taylor-Carter’s team @level_racing www.instagram.com/level_racing

Next time on Inside The Race we will be bringing you a sprint special! We're chatting to some sprint stars from the men's and women's peloton and will hopefully get some top tips on how to win a green jersey or sprint finish! It's also going to be time for our next check in with resident nutritionist Kate MacLeod - she will be talking about "the weight debate". And of course it's going to be time to preview September finals………so subscribe to be notified whenever Inside The Race goes live!

Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self-funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds.

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Matt, Emma & Hayley

Episode 23 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast New season of CEL announced, UCI Worlds public Q1 & 2, more on pedals plus SRC!

We review the first of the public qualifiers for both women and men on the road to the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships. Plus we look at who has made it to the semi finals already and whats infront of those who are racing Q2

Matt and Emma sat down with the rider who has made an instant impact in the SRC Cat 1 men’s races and took 5th in the UCI Q1 last Saturday despite only being 21 years old and just starting racing ..... Rogier Goossen

And as if that wasnt enough we bring you news of the 5th season of the Cycling Esports League - the CEL, courses, times …

https://mywhooshinfo.com/my-whoosh-cycling-esports-league/#schedule

Plus lots more……

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We will be back with the next Inside The Race where next time we will wrap up the UCI Public qualifiers and chat with one of our amazing women riders who has gone through to the semi-finals. We will finally catch up with the Chase racing so far - get in touch via Instagram or the contact form on the website and let us know your thoughts. and depending on how much more there is to tell you we might squeeze in a Final 500m too.....so subscribe to be notified whenever Inside The Race goes live!

Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self-funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds.

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Matt, Emma & Hayley

Episode 22 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast France for SRC finals.....was it good enough to race? Favero Assioma pedals new SRC rules! UCI World Champs Open Qualifier 1 this weekend!

It might have been a busy August but September seems set to be just as action packed! In this show we'll be running through all the action from the August finals which saw riders race in France for the first time and tackle the infamous Galibier.

Then this weekend sees the first of the Open Qualifiers for the 2026 cycling e-sports World Championship, as well as SRC qualifier 1 for September.

Start sheets Here:

https://mywhooshinfo.com/events/startlist/2026-09-05-12-00-mywhoosh-2026-uci-women-s-open-qualifier-1

https://mywhooshinfo.com/events/startlist/2026-09-05-14-00-mywhoosh-2026-uci-men-s-open-qualifier-1

And we also have some extremely important news to talk about with regards to racing on SRC, with changes to make Favero Assioma PRO RS & RL mandatory for Cat 1 & 2 prizes….

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We will be back with the next Inside The Race next week reviewing UCI Open Qualification number 1 and looking at who’s booked their place in the semi-finals and who will be in the last chance saloon that is Q2, we will also have another great guest so subscribe to be notified whenever Inside The Race goes live!

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Episode 21 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is back with the Sunday Race Club before we hit the August Finals.

We kick off with a review of the action from SRC 3 & 4 in both the women’s and men’s races – did they go as expected?

We talk racing and teams with BMC mastermind Simon Llewellyn with insights into how the team works and what he would change to make it even better for the teams if he had a magic wand :-0

Nutritionist and Strength Coach, as well as SRC racer, Kate MacLeod joins us for the first of our regular chats where we dive into how to fuel for SRC ….. and what not to do as well!

We really want to hear your views whoever you are, a rider, a viewer or a team manager….. Post a comment and let us know what you think!

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Simon Llewellyn @llewellyn_www.instagram.com/llewellyn_simon

Kate Macleod @katemac_44 www.instagram.com/katemac_44

Contact Kate Macleod:

https://kmhealthandlifestyle.com

Instagram: @kmhealthandlifestyle

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Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds.

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Episode 20 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast gets the inside track on all things UCI Worlds!

We said in our last show we would be featuring teams but we have squeezed in a special to talk about something a lot of people have been talking about including us - the UCI Esports World Championships but what better way to get answers to some of the questions you have been asking than to ask the man who is stitching the whole thing together - Matt Smithson!

We cover everything from the race format to venues, National Federations to broadcasts, random check points to just what should it take to win a world title…..

Plus some hot off the presses updates re race hubs, semi-finals quotas and 2027 and beyond….

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Episode 19 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is our first regular weekly show!

Well it is now August and after a busy July with plenty of racing we are finally getting into our regular shows.

This week we have on the show - SRC Beta Categorization, Q1 & Q2 round-up, a look ahead to Q3 PLUS yet more UCI Elite Worlds news and in the latter part of the show we look ahead to Sunday Race Club Qualifier 3.

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Episode 18 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is our first look at the tech guide for the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships for 2026!

Friday the 7th of August saw the UCI publish the first version of the technical guide for the 2026 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships (Link below). There are major changes to dates, formats, racing and so much more – in the show we bring you the key facts and details.

We really want to hear your views on the plans for 2026 whoever you are, a rider or a viewer or a team manager….. Post a comment and let us know what you think!

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UCI tech guide:

2026_UCI_Cycling_Esports_World_Championships_Elite_Technical_Guide_and_Roadbook

https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/2YRhwVXA6b34tQrdm4Me6z/a95f2d0cea2fd837bf172e3d5d33a1c6/2026_UCI_Cycling_Esports_World_Championships_Elite_Technical_Guide_and_Roadbook.pdf

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Episode 17 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is our last look at  the MyWhoosh Championships for 2026 and we take a very different dive into the numbers….

We peer into the weird world of Emma and take a look at what the results would look like if this were the Olympics instead of the MyWhoosh Championship …..

While Matt & Hayley have fun guessing the results, Emma has been number crunching with Jakub of MyWhooshInfo to whom a huge thank you is owed for all of his work!

Its certainly a different way of looking at the race!

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SPOILER ALERT – Do this after the show NOT before!!

To see the full results of the nations instead of team hit the link:

https://claude.ai/code/artifact/7ad263c6-7b6f-4a18-bbe6-4d159d134578?via=auto_preview

We will be back with the next Inside The Race with an important update on the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships which has a very different format this year – subscribe to be notified when the show goes live!

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Episode 16 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is a full review of all of the men’s racing in the MyWhoosh Championships for 2026 plus a dive into the GC, stage order and formats in general.

We review the action and we interview the winner of all but one men’s categories, we explain just what made our favourites lists and take a look at what we would like to see in the race if we had our wish if we have another MyWhoosh Championship – don’t forget to add your race wish lists to the comments…

Hayley rolls out her Spanish, we have our first star interviewer – thank you Minna Koistinen, Emma gets creative and Matt gives his views on his latest curve ball idea…

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Cat1 Winner @jasonosbornerowing

Cat 4 Winner @panualaluusua

Cat 5 Winner @arquiteto_junior_penz

Cat 6 Winner @santteriii

Star Interviewer - @minna.koistinen

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MyWhoosh @mywhoosh www.instagram.com/mywhoosh

MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo www.instagram.com/mywhooshinfo

We will be back with the Inside The Race with our final MyWhoosh Championship show for 2026  - a special bonus edition! 

Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds.

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Episode 15 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is a full review of all of the women’s racing in the MyWhoosh Championships for 2026 plus a dive into the climbing and sprint formats in general.

We review the action and we interview the winner of every single Women’s category, we explain just what made our favourites lists and take a look at what we would like to see in the sprint & climbing competitions if we have another MyWhoosh Championship – don’t forget to add your climbing / sprint competition wish lists to the comments…

Hayley reflects on her race, the lessons she has learnt, what she got right……and wrong! Emma lets us know what made her cry on air and Matt gives his views on what should be FAL and what should be FTS…

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Cat1 Winner Kate McCarthy @mary_kate_mccarthy

Cat 2 Winner Silvia Gorrea @silviagorrea

Cat 3 Winner Brittney Litton @brittapirate

Cat 4 Winner Shanna Martinewski @shannamartinewski

Cat 5 Winner Isabel Alzate @analazatenutricion

Cat 6 Winner Nina Pearce @ninapearce_

Inside The Race @mywhooshracing

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Emma @biking_emma

Matt @mattfixerpayne

MyWhoosh @mywhoosh

MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo

We will be back with the Inside The Race MyWhoosh Championship review show Part 2 where we give the men’s winners the same treatment as the women.

Plus we dive in detail into the stages and what type of stage each day was as well as discuss the overall route and GC competition – what we felt worked and what we would change..and more on Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast!

Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds.

If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.mywhooshracing.com

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Matt, Emma & Hayley