Off The Back Podcast

A shorty episode this month as we catch up bike news, talk about the Palouse to Cascades and why railroad grade kills, and recap our thoughts around the wrap-up of the Giro d'Italia.

Racing has been hot in this seasons mid-classics. Dropper posts in Sanremo and Sprints up the Kwaremont. We've had a few corkers lately.

In spite of over a month of racing, the true opening weekend is the last weekend in February with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. We look at both races and give our hot hot takes on Strade Bianche

We joined (most of) the worlds best cross racers in sunny Fayetteville, Arkansas for a weekend of amazing races. In this podcast we talk about our impressions of this new cycling Mecca, the venue, the course, and have tons of interviews from riders such as Clara Honsinger, Maghalie Rochette, Lucinda Brand, Jack Spranger, Tibau Nys, Kerry Warner, Michael Vanthourenhout, Laurens Sweeck, and more.

Its our last pod of 2021 and as Cross is entering the Kerstperiode we talk about the races that lead up to it. Lots of new winners over the past couple of weeks and a dominant return to cross by Wout van Aert.

We also talk about our favorite racing moments of the year from the world tour and pro cyclocross.

Intro: https://soundcloud.com/yemi_ukg/yemi-innocence-blue-lights-remix-1

The PNW Cross season has come to an end, but the pro scene is hotting up with the forthcoming return of Vos, Pidcock, MVDP, and WVA.

We recap the last 4 races and talk about the final Puget Sound race at North Seatac Park.

Our plans for Fayetteville are set! We'll see you there!

Deceuninck join Alpecin-Fenix as a co-sponsor: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CW6GJrJlX8R/?utm_medium=copy_link

Intro: https://soundcloud.com/yemi_ukg/yemi-innocence-blue-lights-remix-1

LVDH has gone from being a long-time second tier rider to winning the Euros and the Tabor World Cup. We've poopooed Men's cross for this whole season, but watching him ride and win those races made us fall in love with Men's cross again.

Intro: https://soundcloud.com/yemi_ukg/yemi-innocence-blue-lights-remix-1

Danny and Matt finally raced against each other - listen in to find out how they did. We also recap the women's Overijse World Cup and celebrate Clara Honsinger's first elite win at the legendary Koppenbergcross.

Intro: https://soundcloud.com/yemi_ukg/yemi-innocence-blue-lights-remix-1

Winter is upon us and our activities move to the indoors. This week we tried to coordinate a virtual ride on Zwift and it almost felt like we were riding together.

The Cyclocross season is in full swing and we talk about the 4 world cups that have already been raced.

Intro: https://soundcloud.com/yemi_ukg/yemi-innocence-blue-lights-remix-1

Two of the biggest races of the season took place over the past two weekends: World Championships and Paris-Roubaix - the men's race hasn't taken place since April 2019 and the women race it for the first time.

We also discuss how you support sports personalities when they have said and done egregious things.

Intro: https://soundcloud.com/yemi_ukg/yemi-innocence-blue-lights-remix-1