In this episode – the first in a new micro-series for the Riders Digest powered by BMC – , we take a deep dive into the creativity and chaos that is housed within the walls of BMC's top-secret Impec Lab.

With every race season the age of the professional rider entering the WorldTour peloton is getting younger and younger but at the same time, the demands are getting higher with a packed racing schedule as well as the level of professionalism ever increasing. So, we caught up with two legends of the peloton, Fabian Cancellara & Axel Merckx to discuss this in more detail and how their two teams fit into this landscape, namely Tudor Procycling and the renowned Axeon Hermans Berman.

From the cobbles of Northern France to the Dolomites of Northern Italy, time trials to timed trails… The Riders Digest podcast, powered by BMC, is back for season two! Coming soon...

From route design to scheduling, and surfaces to semi self-supported feed stations, the question of whether gravel even needs a World Championships took a backseat in the furore over what was happening on the ground. Listen Now!

We sat down with ultra distance cycling legend, and BMC Ride Crew member, Ulrich Bartholmoes, or Uba, to discuss what went down at this year's Transcontinental Race as well as try to understand the mindset of these ultra distance athletes.

Coming to you live from an MTB World Cup weekend! We embed with the BMC MTB Racing Team during the World Cup in Andorra to find out what it takes to beat the best at one of the hardest tracks on the circuit.

We sit down and wrap up this year's race with our in-house Tour winner, Cadel Evans, as well as get hear from our man on the ground Brent Bookwalter.

After an phenomenally eventful week in the race, this episode features a live dispatch from the slopes of Alpe d'Huez, bringing you a taste of the chaos, as well as insights from on the ground delivered by BMC legend, Brent Bookwalter!

Can Podgacar be beaten? Will Van Aert crack? What would Cadel do and more. Together with Cadel Evans and Brent Bookwalter we break down this year's Tour de France so far.

It's that time of the year again, Tour de France time! We sit down with our in-house Tour winner, Cadel Evans and preview this year's race from the route, to the hidden traps along the way, and of course how Ben O'Connor of AG2R Citroen Team must be feeling as a GC hopeful!