The Hollywood Hour

Raphael Freienstein (Raph) of InForm Make is the 2018 Individual Classifications winner of the National Road Series. He finished on 960 points, ahead of Nicholas White (Olivers Real Food Racing), on 795 points. In this podcast, Lee Hollywood Turner talks to Raph about his season in 2018; including racing with team InForm Make, the way the season … Continue reading "The 2018 National Road Series Champion (Podcast with Raphael Freienstein, InForm Make)"

In this podcast Lee is speaking with a very well respected and well-known cycling personality here in Australia, Patrick (Pat) Lane. Pat has recently made some big decisions in his life, including his goals and ambitions for his cycling career moving forward. While he’s still tearing apart the local scene -with recent high profile wins for his new … Continue reading "Patrick Lane – Behind My Decision to Join InForm Make"

Mr Google processes over 40,000 search queries every single second of the day. Many of these searches have a ‘?’ associated with them and many cyclists or people looking to get into riding a bike turn to Google every day with an array of questions about the humble bicycle. Considering the growth of cycling and internet … Continue reading "Top 10 Questions YOU ASK GOOGLE about cycling, Answered!"

In this podcast Cam Nicholls from Bike Chaser interviews Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner about Peaks Challenge Falls Creek. Notably, lessons and insights Lee has obtained from riding the event six times previously. Lee discusses preparation the day prior, event briefings, and then a step-by-step commentary about the course and what to expect. Listen to the podcast … Continue reading "Peaks Challenge Falls Creek, Learnings & Insights (Podcast with Lee Turner)"

It’s fair to say Cycling Australia (CA) and its National Road Series (NRS) has copped some severe criticism in recent years. At Bike Chaser, Tommy Nankervis (ex National Road Series rider) made some suggestions on how road cycling at Australia’s highest level could be improved in a podcast titled “Why point-to-point racing is killing the … Continue reading "The Radical Changes to the NRS in 2018 – Cycling Australia’s GM of Sport Kipp Kaufmann Speaks Out (Podcast)"

The news broke on 2 September 2016.  The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) released a statement that Michael Gallagher had returned a positive out-of-competition test for EPO. Michael – or ‘Micky’ as many refer to him as – is a double Australian gold medalist at the Paralympic Games (Beijing & London) in the individual pursuit … Continue reading "Why I took performance enhancing drugs: Podcast with Paralympian Michael Gallagher"

Women’s cycling has come a long way in a very short period of time. It’s actually hard to fathom its progression over the past 10 years alone. In this podcast you’ll hear Monique Hanley describe her own experiences at grass root/club level and the old-school male-dominated mentality that is still resonating at the entry level … Continue reading "Why Women’s Racing Still Has a Long Road Ahead – Podcast with Monique Hanley"

In this very first edition of “The Hollywood Hour” podcast, Lee is speaking with Cameron McKimm, team owner of InForm Make, a National Road Series team based in Melbourne, Australia. This article and podcast discussion outlines the motivation behind starting and developing a national road team, in addition to the challenges and opportunities that come … Continue reading "How to Start a National Road Team: The Rise of InForm Make"