Talk of the T-Town - All Things Track Cycling

Have you ever heard of a velodrome being stolen? Well, it happened to this week's guest! Joan is joined by track designer Dale Hughes this week. Joan and Dale talk how he got into track design, the status of the Lexus Velodrome in Detroit, returning to racing, Madisons, and much more! If you'd like to donate, head on over to the links in our show notes!

On this week's episode, Joan is joined once again by Kim Geist – multi-time world (Team Pursuit) and national champion as well as owner and operator of Kim Geist coaching and coach for Team T-Town. They delve into the pillars of Finesse and Fury, what Kim has been up to for the last year, with the Kim Geist Academy, and being inducted into the T-Town Hall of Fame.

What is your first goal that comes to mind for racing or training? For this week's guest, it's always the same: don't die. Join Joan this week as she chats with Chris Meacham, a Doylestown Bike Works athlete and forensic engineer. Joan and Chris discuss everything from balancing track and gravel racing, fitting in training around work schedules, summer plans, how Chris' work aligns with cycling, and much more.

Being a Russian Literature major eventually led this week's guest to track cycling. Curious how that journey began? Join Joan this week as she sits down with Skyler Samuelson Espinoza--they discuss how Skyler came to track cycling, her goals for the 2022 season, how being a coach impacts interactions with a coach, Skyler's work with Strong Girls United, and much more.

Curious how events like national championships happen? That's one of the many topics covered in this week's pod with Joan and guest Bree Nidds of Discover Lehigh Valley. Joan and Bree highlight the importance of a good relationship between a venue/sport and the local tourism board and sports commission, the challenges of tourism in a pandemic, and how you can bring events you are passionate about to the area.

Ever been to the Jerry Baker Velodrome out in the Pacific North West? This week's guest gives the inside scoop about what goes on there and how it compares to T-Town. Joan sits down with Amara Edwards, the program director of Jerry Baker Velodrome, and talk how they handled racing during COVID, how she came to be program director, and what it takes to put on racing.

If you found yourself in T-Town this summer for Nationals or UCI racing, chances are you ran into this week's guest: Zach Maino. Zach is a UCI Track Commissaire, an avid cyclist, and he works in clinical research management. Joan and Zach dive deep into the UCI rule rabbit hole, as there are some new changes occurring.

Chances are you've seen this week's guest helping out at the track or sitting with friends on the deck in Turn 4. This week Joan sits down with Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Velodrome Fund and good friend Rick Beuttel. They discuss everything from why the track has a special place in Rick's life, the relationship between the track and Air Products, and how to get more people to come out and enjoy track cycling.

This week's podcast guest has arguably the best hair T-Town has ever seen. Join Joan this week as she sits down with Clever Martinez to discuss his racing season for track and crit, his goats (yes, you read that right-- goats!), Clever Athletes, and his new merchandise line.

A man with incredible taste in trainers, a stellar accent, and a passion for everything he does-- what more could you want in a podcast guest? Join Joan this week as she sits down and chats with Lee Povey, CEO of Maximize Your Potential Coaching and co-founder and VP of Empower Marriage and Family Therapy, about his career pathway, how Lee came into cycling, and finding joy in life.