Guests: Eloise Mavian; Scott Reigle It’s kind of a special episode for TOC because on September 4th, I will celebrate 15 years of TOC podcasting. From my very first guest, frame builder Ben Serotta, until today, when my guests are far afield from frame building, I’ve had the privilege and honor or speaking with so …

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Guests: Brad Roe & Tim Schamber; Kevin Schoenmakers I’m a huge believer in print – magazines, newspapers, books.  I prefer to turn pages and read from them, so when a client of ours mentioned this new magazine FAUSTO, I jumped right on it. The editor graciously sent me Issues #1 & #2 and I was …

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Guests: Ed Blazina; John Surico This episode of the podcast covers good news for cyclists in PA and a look at what’s happening in NYC – from the mayoral election to Central Park. Ed Blazina has been a transportation writer in Pittsburgh for over 20 years and is or was employed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  …

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Guests: Mark Van Tongeren; Professor Jim Martin Today, my guests are Mark Van Tongeren from Michigan Adventure Racing and Professor Jim Martin from the Nutrition and Integrative Physiology and Neuromuscular Function Lab at the University of Utah. I’m not sure how I didn’t know about Michigan Adventure Racing.  The organization seems so together, and Mark …

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Guest: Toby Stanton My guest is not new to the show, and he is certainly not new to U.S. cycling or to the custom bike business. In fact, Toby Stanton – Mr. Hot Tubes, Mr. Junior Development Team Guy, and probably one of the few people in the U.S. who has watched U.S. bike racing …

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Guests: Dr. Tamanna Singh; Dean Gore How’s your heart?  Do you regularly keep tabs on the highs and lows of your heart rate? Have you noticed any irregularities? My guest today is Dr. Tamanna Singh.  She is a sports cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic and, in her words, an “advocate for athletes.”  Dr. Tamanna Singh …

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Guest: Levi Leipheimer I wanted to get this episode out right away as it is time sensitive.  It isn’t always my great good fortune to be able speak with one of the iconic American pro riders who is still “in the bike world,” but today is one of those days. Retired pro racer Levi Leipheimer’s …

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Guest: Alison Tetrick She really wanted to wear skirts and get her nails done, but Alison Tetrick, while remaining ever the fashionable girl, is a feisty competitor – in all sorts of ways. Starting out as a tennis player in high school, she played in college on a full ride where she studied biochemistry.  She …

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Guest: Joe Lindsey I love talking about bike racing with Escape Collective’s Joe Lindsey because he has such a superb grasp of the sport – for both men and women. Today, our conversation covers a little bit of the Spring Classics – Paris-Nice, Milan San-Remo – both men’s and women’s editions – as well as …

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Guests: Professor Alex Karner; Maria Elena Price I believe many areas of our lives are going to be impacted as funding for programs as well as the institutions that disseminate that funding is pulled by the executive branch. One of the areas of concern is transportation – especially as it pertains to safety, equity – …

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