Talk of the T-Town - All Things Track Cycling

For the final episode of the '22-'23 Talk of the T-Town season, Andrew and Maura sit down and recap their favorite episodes. Through their conversation, they discover a common thread running through: each of these guests gives us and you insight into something we traditionally don't hear about in every day news; pulling back the curtain, if you will.

The Talk of the T-Town will resume with the '23-'24 season this fall. We'll be hard at work with events and racing this season, and working to get you the best interviews with those who come visit us this summer!

Wondering what T-Town has in store for the 2023 season? This episode has you covered as Maura and Andrew sit down to discuss all T-Town has to offer this year! From programming to training to bierfests to international racing, there's something for everyone! As always, more information is available on our website, thevelodrome.com!

This week's guest has had a whirlwind of a start into the world of track cycling-- she raced her first UCI season with us, podiumed at Elite and Master's Track Nationals, and went on to race at Master's Track Worlds. Maura sits down with Emily Schelberg and they discuss everything from Emily's history with the US Skeleton team to navigating the track cycling world as well as what her support system looks like and what athlete she looks up to.

If you missed it last year, this year is your chance-- the Gran Fondo Hincapie returns to the Lehigh Valley on June 3rd! This week Andrew sits down with Joe Coddington, the technical director of the Hincapie Group. The guys discuss what a fondo is, the flare that Hincapie brings, Joe's background in cycling and his passions, and much more like his favorite movie and the grossest mid-ride snack he's seen someone eat. Be sure to listen to get the scoop on all of the upcoming Hincapie Gran Fondos!

This week's guest is similar to host Andrew Paradowski-- Canadian and a Velodrome director! Andrew is joined by VELO Sports Center's very own Travis Smith. The two talk a little bit of velodrome history, the benefits of having an indoor 250, what the VELO Sports Center has to offer, and much more (including Travis's favorite movie and music to train to)

This week's guest is another that joined us for a large block of racing in T-Town this summer, and he's another athlete with a great haircut. This week, Maura sits down with Grant Koontz and talks how Grant found cycling, his aspirations to represent Team USA on the Olympic level, racing at the UCI Track Champions League, what's next, and much more!

You'll recognize this week's guest from many places: her block of racing in T-Town, killing it on the road, racing on track up in Canada, or in the TCL! This week, Andrew sits down with Maggie Coles-Lyster and talks how she got into the sport, her experiences racing, what the TCL was like, where she's headed on the road next, and much more-- including her favorite post training snack!

Join us for the very first podcast of 2023 as we invite our very own Community Programs Manager, Dave Underhill, into the Studio. Dave is excited to tell us and the Valley Preferred Cycling Center Community all about the new additions and changes to the current program offerings, as well as sharing a little bit about his history in the sport. As a bonus, listen all the way till the end to hear about the nuances of officiating an Elimination race. It's a great way to start off the year.

Can you place the accent of this week's podcast guest? He's been a crowd favorite all summer, and we were certainly sad to see him leave. Andrew is joined this week by Kaio Lart, a cyclist from New Zealand. Kaio ventured out to T-Town this summer with a group of mates to get a solid block of training and racing done, as well as pick up some valued UCI points. Listen to learn how Kaio got his start in cycling, what it's been like racing here in T-Town, and much more.

If you joined us for racing over the summer, chances are you saw some dark green kit go by in a blur. One of those belongs to this week's guest, British Sprinter Joe Truman. Joe and his teammates joined us for a two week block this summer. **As a disclaimer, this episode was recorded in June 2022-- Joe went on to compete at the Commonwealth Games where he went down in a crash in the Keirin Semis. He is on the mend, and we wish him continued recovery.** Andrew and Joe discuss how Joe came into cycling, what it's like being coached by a former teammate, racing Japanese Keirin compared to Keirin, and much more.