Pro Women's Cycling

Loes Gunnewijk shares some memories of her 15 years in top-class cycling - and what memories! She talks about racing in the London Olympics, how she won the Omloop het Nieuwsblad and got onto the podium of the Ronde van Vlaanderen - and previews the Spring Classics, including Saturday's Ronde van Drenthe, and tells the story of how she won that one too!

And for aspiring cyclists, she had tons of advice on how to race the Classics, and lots, lots more, including how riders even get selected for the Dutch Olympic team, what she's up to now she's retired, why she retired when she did - and how you can learn her secrets. Listen here, and click through to my website for the links of everything we talked about:

https://prowomenscycling.com/2016/03/10/sarah-interviews-loes-gunnewijk/

This week we catch up on the highs and lows of Strade Bianche (which was an AMAZING race), and also talk about a little bit of controversy that befell several riders. There's the last of the Track World Championships to cover, and there's some interesting news about electric bikes and a great story out of the US about Black Girls Do Bike. Also Dan possibly challenges as a commentator to a fight.

Click through to our website for links to the things we talked about in this:

https://prowomenscycling.com/2016/03/08/podcast-2016-episode-7-dan-will-fight-you-in-real-life-over-your-commentary/

Hi team! Even though Sarah's been unwell this week she's managed to return from the dead just to help catch you up on all the racing that's been going on this week. We review the Omloops from last weekend, Le Samyn des Dames mid-week and the first two days of the Track World Championships (which have involved the presence of the Drama Llama). We also talk about a bunch of pro kits available for purchase and some really cool videos and articles from the week including several that focus on riders from ethnically diverse backgrounds, which is fantastic. As always there's heaps to get through, so enjoy!

Lisa Jacobs has always been a fascinating pro cyclist - she used to combine forays into European road racing with the Australian National Team with her day job as a lawyer, and now she's embraced the emerging cyclocross scene in Australia, and taking time off work to come and race - and all the while having one of the best cyclist blogs out there on her Ride Happy website.

She's just back from a month and a half racing Belgian cyclocross, which didn't go as well as she'd hoped, but she's still looking up. We talked about all of that, how an Aussie gets into CX in the first place, and what the scene's like there, why she lets her alter-ego of "Lisa's Mum" loose on the blog, and lots more, including her most Aussie cyclocross experience to date...

Click through to my blog for links to everything we talked about, including how to follow Lisa, and more information about getting involved in Australian cyclocross:

https://prowomenscycling.com/2016/03/03/sarah-interviews-lisa-jacobs/

You'll usually find Romy Kasper racing her hardest as a super-domestique for top women's team Boels-Dolmans, so it was fantastic to see her taking the chance to get results for herself in the 2016 Ladies Tour of Qatar, where her clever riding took her to second on the General Classification. But while she was happy with that result, she's really looking forward to tomorrow, when the Omloop het Nieuwsblad starts the Spring Classics. She told me about loving riding in the wind and rain, hoping to get to race for Germany at the Rio Olympics and more.

For links to things we talked about, head over to my website:

There's not one, but two Omloops this week, so of course we talk all about them! There's also heaps of media and interviews to discuss. The track world championships are coming up. Evelyn Stevens is about to attempt the Hour World Record. Basically there's a lot to talk about and we discuss it all with great joy. Spring is upon us and about to bloom in full, cobbled, torturous glory!

If you want the links for everything we talked about and lots more that we didn't get around to, on our website:

https://prowomenscycling.com/2016/02/24/podcast-2016-episode-5-omloops/

Martine Bras had a long and distinguished cycling career, racing everything but especially the Spring Classics, so it was fantastic to talk to her about what it's like for riders preparing for the season, and especially Saturday's Omloop het Nieuwsblad. Our conversation included Martine's transition from professional cyclist to motherhood, how the sport changed since she started, who she'd put into her fantasy DS team, and much more. All of that is in the audio interview to listen to but you can also read part of the interview, and find links to everything we talked about, on my website:

https://prowomenscycling.com/2016/02/23/sarah-interviews-martine-bras/

It's a little over a week before the spring classics which means it's the perfect time for us to catch up on some of the cool things we've seen this week. Sarah challenges Dan to a game of "Is this sexist?" and we also have a surprise announcement about an exciting comeback!

For links to everything we talked about this week, head to our blog:

https://prowomenscycling.com/2016/02/17/podcast-2016-episode-4/

This week we catch up on what happened at the Ladies Tour of Qatar, all the cyclocross action and Aussie track nationals. We also talk about some amazing media we've seen, including some really interesting pieces about mental health. We also take a look ahead at the racing coming up and take a sneak peek at what may be an incredible year of live race viewing!

Adam Myerson is one of my favourite personalities in cyclocross. He's recently retired from being a pro cyclocross and road racer, has been running CX races in the USA for over 25 years, and has a fantastic online presence as a cyclocross analyst.

We talked about the 2015-6 European season, the state of USA CX (and why referring to it as a single scene is a misnomer), how the sport has changed, and everything from "Why can't Sanne smile?" to Femke van den Driessche's motorised bike at the 2016 CX Worlds, with a focus on the women but talking a lot about the men's side of the sport as well. And we're joined by Myerson's baby son Flynn, leading to a conversation about Adam's new life as a stay-at-home dad, as well as the book he's writing.

Click through to my website for the links for more information about Adam, and things we talked about in the conversation:

https://prowomenscycling.com/2016/02/10/talking-cyclocross-with-adam-myserson/