Hosted by Victor Prestinary

In this first special edition episode recorded out of Crested Butte, Colorado, I speak with Jackson Long of Thought for Food TV about his upcoming Vegan Alpletic Ride, which will feature famous climbs of the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, while bringing awareness to the benefits and altruism of a plant-based lifestyle.

Vegan Alpletic Ride

Jackson Long (of the Thought For Food TV youtube channel) is turning a family summer vacation into an opportunity to do epic rides through the French and Italian Alps fueled by a plant-based diet. Jackson will meet with fellow racers Ian Moore and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones (Griff). Their mission will be to raise funds for Mercy for Animals (MFA), an international non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of animals.

As Jackson explains, he expanded the trip with his family to include a bicycle tour to raise money and awareness for the wellness of farmed animals. After the idea dawned on hime, Jackson called up Ian Moore, his old cycling friend from SLO, a CAT 1 cyclist and a vegan since birth, about doing famous epic climbs in Europe for the cause. Naturally, Ian signed on, followed by Griff who lives in the UK.

The transition to a plant-based diet comes with lots of questions, and the Vegan Alpletic will be addressing a number of these. How can you get enough protein? Are there enough plant-based sources of iron? What do you eat when traveling for races and tours?

Jackson chose MFA as the beneficiary due to their multi-faceted strategy: investigations into factory farms, education about a plan-based lifestyle, corporate outreach, health benefits, and environmental impacts, without focusing on the vegan ‘dogma’. Coupled with their new platform for individuals to create their own donation programs MFA was the perfect fit for the Vegan Alpletic.

The group will be sponsored in part by Vegan Athletic Apparel, who is providing the kits for the ride. Vegan Athletic is operated by vegan athletes who go the extra mile in utilizing ethically sourced materials and labor for their line of products.

As Jackson says, cycling and racing can be very self-centered, but the Vegan Alpletic event strives to shift the cycling community into thinking more about bigger picture ideas – beyond races and Strava times, and how to play a role as athletic ambassadors for a healthier and compassionate lifestyle.

To maximize their trip, they will be using ‘base camps’ in the cities, while doing the routes with light road bikes set-up for climbing. Although it would have been fun to do a bike-packing trip, Jackson decided to do the tour this way to make it more feasible to create videos and content, without “wasting” the day away in the saddle.

Colorado was the favored training location this year for mountain preparation. Jackson pushed himself to do long climbs everyday – climbs which replicated the Alps passes. Without focusing on top-end interval training, he chose to concentrate on building endurance and base fitness.

As far as challenges go, Jackson has never really done a fundraiser, and said the logistics and organization of the event has proved to be a large undertaking, but finds inspiration in the unpredictability of traveling. With a lofty goal of raising $10k for MFA, the team has their work cut out for them, but Jackson remains excited and in good spirits.

The Tour

The riding will begin in the first days of July, with a road trip from from Tuscany, Italy to Grenoble, France. The routes will be all road, focused on climbing in the Alps of Italy and France. Ian and Jackson will meet Griff in Grenoble, a mountain town in the French Alps near Alpe d’Huez. After a few days of climbing, they will transfer to Chambéry, this year’s Stage 9 Tour de France finish,

Recorded on June 21

Hosted by Kelley O’Toole

Co-Hosts: Justin Macias, Chris Reynolds, and Tim Wilson

Follow-Up

* Episode 84 – Ultegra R8000

* Episode 83 – Caption Contest

* Jack Hoj

* Episode 79 – Solar Technology

* Solar panels

* Tesla roofing tiles

* Understand solar

* Free shuttle from Irvine to Laguna Beach

* Folding Brompton bike

* Folding bike in briefcase

Topics

* Teenage injuries dropped, senior injuries rising

* Funeral home business booming because of dying baby boomers

* Retirement homes syphilis outbreak

* Bike lanes to Downtown LA

* Guardian Bikes on Shark Tank

* Profile of Guardian Bikes

* Interbike special section for Kickstarter; no customer appreciation day

* Greg Lemond interview with Eurosport – restricting radios

* Velogames

Recorded on June 14

Hosted by Kelley O’Toole

Co-Hosts: Justin Macias, Chris Reynolds, and Tim Wilson

Follow-Up¹

* Self-Driving Car Collides with Cyclist in SF

* Google’s ‘Commuting’ Bike

Topics

* Shimano Releases Ultegra R8000

* Dura Ace Crank-Arm

* Apple iMac Pro ‘Space Gray’

* SRAM Brings 12-Speed to GX

* SRAM XX1 Eagle

* ‘New Marin’ Wolf Ridge Pro (sliding torsion arm allowed by front derailleur removal)

* Issue 142 – BPM #5 (BICYCLIST Provisions Matrix)

* Tasco MTB ‘Double Digits’ Collection

* Pure Ride Cycles

* Ottolock

* Knog Oi! Bell

* Timber Bell

* Infinity Seat

* 100%

* Deus Ex Machina

* Palm Springs to Salton Sea Bike Trail ‘CV Link’

* John Woodsen: Issue 142: The Route – Palm Thursdays

* Desert Cycling Club: Flat and Furious Ride

Post – Show

* Chick-Fil-A

Hosted by Kelley O’Toole

Co-Hosts: Justin Macias, Chris Reynolds, and Tim Wilson (absent)

Follow-Up¹

* Episode 82

* Google Streetview, Grizzly Lane

* Caption Contest

Send your suggested caption to [email protected] to enter.

* Episode 78 

* iPhone iOS11 update to include ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving’ (via Wired)

Topics

* Guaranteed Spots For Leadville 100

* The Leadville belt buckle

* The Leadville lottery

* Deer hunting lottery (Minnesota, for instance)

* Boston Marathon lottery

* Leadville route

* Willie ‘One-Arm’ Stewart

* Episode 81, Fundraising…

* Challenged Athletes Foundation

* Dirty Kanza 200, Men’s Winner, Team Panaracer’s Mat Stephens Report

* Alison Tetrick, Women’s Winner

* Racer Warner Blackburn dies from heart attack during the event.

* Hammer Series

* Justin’s Shop [Rock n Road – Irvine]

* GCN Coverage

* Climb

* Sprint

* Chase

* Velon Mobile App

Hosted by Kelley O’Toole

Co-Hosts: Justin Macias  Victor Prestinary, Chris Reynolds, and Tim Wilson (absent)

Follow-Up¹ (2:27)

* Episode 79: Tesla Solar Roofing

* Forward Lab’s Solar Roofing, 33% Cheaper, Install in Half the Time

* Bike To Work (Part 1)

* Rider Safety & Visibility Technology Meetup

* Electric Bike Central

* Old Como Ride

Topics  (9:40)

* Banging Your Helmet Against The Wall, Courtesy LAPD (via Attn:)

* South Bureau Statistics, Hit and Runs

* Vision Zero

* Automated Driving

* Driving is the Most Common Job In Every State (via NPR)

* Bicycles Confound Driverless Cars (via IEEE)

* Covfefe, Trump Tweet Unites A Bewildered Nation (via NYT)

* A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.

* Mercedes Benz ‘DISTRONIC PLUS with PRE-SAFE Brake’

* Bro-Biking

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* Tandem bicycle (wiki)

* The 4 person tandem

* ‘cis’ vs. ‘sis’

* ‘chillen’

* 100th Giro d’Italia (Spoilers)

* Velon Hammer Series

* Episode 70: The Gritty New Hammer Series

* Hammer Series on Facebook

* ‘Sports on Facebook’

* InFront Sports Marketing

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Hosted by Kelley O’Toole

Co-Hosts: Justin Macias  Victor Prestinary, Chris Reynolds, and Tim Wilson

Follow-Up¹ (2:05)

* Episode 78 – Puzzler 4 : Paul Peterson, Cooper Creek, MN

* Episode 79 – Puzzler 5 : Alexandra Moss, Caddle Creek, NV

* Issue 142 (Early Summer 2017 Edition)

* Listener Mail: Lance A. Dustin

* Police Unity Tour, Washington D.C.

* Nicky Hayden killed in cycling crash

*  2006, Hayden defeats the GOAT, Valentino Rossi

* Chris Froome, Run-Off-Road By Angry Driver

* Monaco GP

* Tom Boonen moves to Monaco

* Carlton Reed ‘Roads Weren’t Built For Cars’

 Topics  (11:40)

* Tour of California, Stage 6

* Katusha dumps waste in Big Bear (VIDEO)

* Big Bear Grizzly, “Katusha Incident To Reviewed By UCI”

* The Sea Captain Goes to War #joke

* Giro d’Italia, Stage 15 (Spoilers!)

* Tom Dumoulin’s disastrous nature break

* 2010 CANCure1000

* Nick Smith’s DIY Rain Gear (Second from left)

 

* Tour of California, Redux (Spoilers!)

* Rally Cycling

* Evan Huffman

* George Bennet

* Peter Sagan

* HBO’s Tour de Pharmacy Trailer   (VIDEO)

* Andy Samberg

* Seven Days in Hell

Hosted by Kelley O’Toole

Co-Hosts: Justin Macias (absent),  Victor Prestinary, Chris Reynolds, Tim Wilson, with special guest Philip Tinstman.

Special Guest, Philip Tinstman: BWR Co-Conspirator

* @philychzstk

* Monster Media Racing

* Saturday – Expo at Lost Abbey

* Tour of California – Stage 7

* Cervélo New Bikes

* Saturday & Sunday Schedule

* Double Peak

* Double Peak Parking Lot

* Dark Side of the Moon

* Haro Balance Bikes

* Bandy Canyon

* Cougar Pass

* Route Changes

* Mesa Grande

* Santa Isabel

* Complete Sector and Preview

Follow-Up¹ (24:52)

* Giro Cancels Downhill Competition

Topics (26:41)

* Giro d’Italia

* Stage 9 Incident (spoiler)

* RAAM Rules

* Paris-Nice on bike Footage

* Fishing weights added to race bikes to make 15lb. cut-off

* Cosmo Catalano

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This episode is sponsored by the 2017 Cervélo Belgian Waffle Ride.

Hosted by Kelley O’Toole

Co-Hosts: Justin Macias (absent),  Victor Prestinary, Chris Reynolds, Tim Wilson (absent)

Sponsor

* 2017 Cervélo Belgian Waffle Ride

Follow-Up¹

* Rob Templin ‘ Tour and Travel’ Columnist – Recovery Update

* Last Episode Puzzler #004, Episode 78 – OPEN (Answers Accepted Until May 17, 2017- 7PM)

* This Episode’s Puzzler

* #005 – ‘Fabian Cancellara – Part 2’

* Required info: name, hometown and your answer.

* Send to [email protected]

* 1 winner will be chosen:

* BICYCLIST Puzzler Care Package ™ 2017  –  Edition 1.4.1

* Trek – Segafredo Team Jersey – SIGNED BY FABIAN CANCELLARA

* #awesomesauce 22 oz. Purist bottles x 2

* BICYCLIST magazine, print edition – Issue #142

Announcements (8:10)

* Bill For Cyclists Rolling Stop Signs Pulled in California

* Zero Emission Investment in California Surpasses $500 Million

* Tesla Announces Consumer Solar Panels

* Tesla Gigafactory

* Renewable power use in Germany

* Dead Kennedy’s ‘California Uber Alles’

* San Diego Libraries Offer Bike Tools for Check-Out

Topics (17:05)

* Redlands Classic

* Stage 1 Winner, Serge Tsvetkov, Team Jelly Belly

* Overall Results

* AMGEN Tour of California

* Stage 6 Recon

* Team Jelly Belly, Ben Wolf, Serge Tsvetkov

* Phil Gaimon, Jon Hornbeck, Neil Shirley

* Tour of Big Bear /

This episode is sponsored by the 2017 Cervélo Belgian Waffle Ride.

Hosted by Kelley O’Toole

Co-Hosts: Justin Macias,  Victor Prestinary, Chris Reynolds, Tim Wilson (absent)

Sponsor

* 2017 Cervélo Belgian Waffle Ride

Follow-Up¹

* Special Bonus Episode 77.5 | Katie Bolling w/ World Bicycle Relief for Mother’s Day CycloFemme ride

* L’Étape California (2017 Tour of California – Stage 5 ‘Queen Stage’ Preview)

* Justin’s Strava ride profile

* BICYCLIST: SoCal & Beyond Strava Club

* Eric Foltz, perennial mileage leader

* Answer to Puzzler #001, Episode 75 – WINNER Christopher Justice (Indianapolis, IN)

* Answer to Puzzler #002, Episode 76 – WINNER Patrick ‘P.J.’ Kings (Collingwood, Ontario, Canada!)

* Answer to Puzzler #003, Episode 77 – WINNER Mark Newsom (Clovis, CA)

* This Week’s Puzzler #004 – Fabian Cancellara

* Required info: name, hometown, ‘puzzler title’, and your answer.

* Send to [email protected]

* 2 winners will be chosen:

* BICYCLIST Puzzler Care Package ™ 2017  –  Edition 1.3.2

* Trek – Segafredo Team Hat – SIGNED BY FABIAN CANCELLARA

* #awesomesauce 22 oz. Purist bottles x 2

* BICYCLIST magazine, print edition – issue #141 

Announcements

* Over the Hump starts next week (Tuesday, May 9)

* May, National Bike Month

* 200th Year Of the Bicycle

* Cyclist Anthology – P is for Peloton by Suze Clemitson

* BICYCLIST Crossword 128

* May 12-19, National Bike to Work Week/Day

Topics

* Fabian Cancellara visits SoCal and rides with customers in San Diego

* Trek Bicycle Superstore

* Highway 1 Closed To Cars

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Hosted by Kelley O’Toole

Co-Hosts: Chris Reynolds

For the first time in 6 years, Cyclofemme is partnering with World Bicycle Relief for the annual Mother’s Day ride (May 14). The two organizations are working together to encourage people worldwide to join community-led rides, that unites riders, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity or bicycle preference to share in the joy of cycling.

In an effort to multiply the impact, riders can add a fundraising component to support World Bicycle Relief. Specifically, donations raised by Cyclofemme participants will provide life-changing bicycles for female students living in rural Kenya where distance is a barrier to education. Donations – up to $15,000 – will be matched one-for-one by an anonymous donor, doubling the number of Buffalo Bicycles collectively funded.

 Topics 

* World Bicycle Relief

* Donate

* ‘A Dilemma Solved By World Bicycle Relief’

* CycloFemme

* Mother’s Day Rides