Open Mic with Mike Creed

THIS EPISODE Mike pays a visit to Lucas Euser, the self-proclaimed eccentric over-achiever and hair model who rides for United Health Care pro cycling team. The guys shoot the shit on friends and enemies, the impact that the routine of the road has on your life and your refrigerator contents, the hipness of Fleetwood Mac, and how being a paperboy is the perfect childhood prep for life as a pro cyclist. They also consider Lucas's role as the best damned teammate in the peloton, why there is no middle class for pro bike racers, and how Lucas recovered from his devastating training crash in Spain in 2009 to go on to place in the top 20 at the Tour of California the following year. You're going to love this high-energy conversation between two smart and funny cyclists.

THIS EPISODE Mike sits down with Neal Rogers, Editor in Chief of VeloNews.com and Velo Magazine. A slight departure from past conversations with pro bike racers, this engaging and thought-provoking back and forth with one of the top U.S. cycling journalists is a rare glimpse into some of the motivations and decisions behind covering the sport of cycling. The guys have a free-ranging conversation covering the role of social media, personal vs. professional opinions, and the merits of quality espresso machines. We hope you enjoy this insightful interview as much as we did.

THIS EPISODE Coming to you from the Tour of Utah (where Mike is driving the team bus), Creed has a chat with teammate Chad Haga, who rides for Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies, where he's been a stalwart of the team for several years. Mike and Chad are great friends who raced together prior to Mike's retirement this summer, and they chew the fat on all sorts of things, including the rumor that Chad will take his "best of Texas" attitude to a major World Tour team for 2014. We hope you enjoy this frank and funny conversation.

THIS EPISODE Mike sits down with Jim Miller, USAC vice president of athletics – the guy charged with overseeing the top-tier racing programs for USA Cycling in all disciplines. Jim and Mike are old friends who raced together back in the day, and they reminisce about those times, as well as Jim's transformation into one of the movers and shakers in U.S. cycling today. They dish on Oleg Tinkov and Twitter crazy town, USACycling's luxurious digs in a strip mall, and talk about the difficult transition from life as a pro cyclist to life after racing. We also get to eavesdrop on the inner workings at USACycling and how athlete programs are organized to achieve goals for success. We hope you enjoy this heartfelt conversation between old friends.

THIS EPISODE Mike talks to Rapha-Focus star Jeremy Powers, the ambassador of U.S. cyclocross, who also rides for the domestic Jelly Belly squad. They wax poetic on niche podcasting, the birth of Behind the Barriers, and bringing fans to the races (and vice versa). In addition, Powers’ dog Moose tries to get on air, the guys talk about missed Twitter quip opportunities, and Powers recounts his nearly perfect early season and podiuming before Louisville only to somehow have CX Nationals and Worlds "go to complete shit" on him. We also get to hear Jeremy tell the story of the first time he and Creed met in Belgium, and the advice Creed gave to him that Powers now passes on to future generations. We hope you enjoy this frank and funny conversation as much as we did.

Satisfying his constant need for attention, Mike Creed takes to the airwaves to have frank conversations with his friends, who just so happen to be figures in the world of pro cycling. Now that he’s a retired mediocre bike racer, he’s using his access to these athletes to humanize them, show you what he sees, and bring back a personal aspect to cycling. This is not the show for you if you’re looking for controversy and the hard questions. It’s more of a rambling conversation with and about the people and the sport that he loves.

THIS EPISODE Mike chews the fat with one of the nicer guys in the peloton (after Creed, Jesus, and Santa Claus). Tom currently rides for Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, and was recently crowned the US National Time Trial Champion after a difficult period of near-miss results following his contentious positive for DHEA in 2009 – the year of his silver-medal winning finish at the US Pro National Time Trial Championships and his 4th place finish in the UCI World Time Trial Championships. Mike chats with Tom about his early start in distance running, being a chemist (an unusual job interview), sleeping in football fields, life after a doping suspension and the loss of a berth on a WT team, and his nickname as "Windpants Guy." We think you'll enjoy this in-depth interview with the gentle giant of the peloton sometimes dubbed "the Wattage Cottage."

Mike catches up with friend and former teammate Andrew Bajadali, a stalwart in U.S. cycling who recently hung up his shoes after a disappointing release from Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies this year. Andrew has such palmarés to his credit as wins at the Tour of the Gila, the Tour of the Redlands, and the Tour of Utah, to name just a few. Mike and Andrew get together at a local coffee shop and have an intimate conversation about racing, the crazy joy his daughter brings him, life after cycling, and what it was like to render an heroic performance at the 2006 USA National Road Cycling Championships. Presented by Cyclismas.

Open Mic with Mike Creed Satisfying his constant need for attention, Mike Creed takes to the airwaves to have frank conversations with his friends, who just so happen to be figures in the world of pro cycling. Now that he's a retired mediocre bike racer, he's using his access to these athletes to humanize them, show you what he sees, and bring back a personal aspect to cycling. This is not the show for you if you're looking for controversy and the hard questions. It's more of a rambling conversation with and about the people and the sport that he loves. THIS EPISODE Mike has a conversation with Katie Compton, the reigning queen of US cyclocross and the silver medalist at the UCI World Cyclocross Championships held in Louisville this year. Mike and Katie have a rambling sit-down and talk about weight, eating, weight, training, her super-smart dad, and what it was like to take silver in front of the home nation crowds. Presented by Cyclismas.

Open Mic with Mike Creed

Satisfying his constant need for attention, Mike Creed takes to the airwaves to have frank conversations with his friends, who just so happen to be figures in the world of pro cycling. Now that he's a retired mediocre bike racer, he's using his access to these athletes to humanize them, show you what he sees, and bring back a personal aspect to cycling. This is not the show for you if you're looking for controversy and the hard questions. It's more of a rambling conversation with and about the people and the sport that he loves.

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Mike has a conversation with Jonathan Vaughters, owner and director of the Garmin-Sharp pro cycling team. He catches up with JV the week before the start of the Tour de France, at the home of Vaughters during his birthday party.

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