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We welcome our first in-studio guest and Lewis' long promised coach - Mehdi Kordi. Track Coach with the all conquering Dutch track programme over the last 5 years, Mehdi offers his insight into their success. With culture, quirky dutch pronunciations & the toll of coaching high on our agenda, this week's episode is a must listen! Listen to the end to hear Mehdi's Olympic predictions!

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For this week's episode of The Piste Take, we bring on one of track cycling's biggest stars & personalities, Dan Bigham. In our view one of the most influential figures on our sport for the last 20 years, Dan is the current World Team Pursuit Champion with GB, race engineer for Ineos and was the aerodynamicist who turned track cycling on it's head in his time with HUUB Wattbike.

We hear about how Dan and Jonny first met, they reflect on their time working with the Danish Team in the lead up to Tokyo and what has brought Dan back into the fold with the Great Britain Cycling Team. We look ahead to Glasgow Worlds & Paris and how Dan works his life around marriage, impending fatherhood, training and his career with Ineos Grenadiers.

With thanks to Glasgow Caledonian University for the use of their recording studio.

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This week we welcome our first Olympic Champion to the podcast, Kelsey Mitchell. A relative latecomer to the sport, we hear about the family BBQ that changed Kelsey's life, her road to Olympic gold and racing since. While Lewis hasn't backed her for the Paris Olympic podium (she's not bitter), we got the chance to understand the year since Tokyo and how she's gunning for Glasgow Worlds in August. We loved speaking to Kelsey and can't wait to watch the Women's Sprinting unfolding through the next 18 months.

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This week we're dropping an extra bonus episode for all your track cycling needs as we catch up with Matty Richardson to review the overall UCI Track Nations Cup Series for 2023. Jonny tries (and possibly fails) to explain the Olympic Qualification system, we hear about Jonny, Lewis & Richo's highlights & lowlights of the series. Listen right to the end to hear all of the boys' Glasgow World Championships predictions. Do you agree? Let us know in the comments or by getting in touch at [email protected]

https://olympics.com/en/news/pathway-to-paris-2024-track-cycling-qualification-system-explained

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This week we catch up with Ally Wollaston, women's track endurance breakout star of 2023. Ally's won 4 gold medals in the Track Nations Cup for New Zealand across Omnium & Team Pursuit alongside bronze medals in the Madison. We hear about the story behind the rapid progress of the NZ Women's Team Pursuit, how a change of coaches has been instrumental to Ally's success and the curse of the word 'potential'. Hear about her Paris predictions & Dream Team women's TP too!

As always thanks for tuning in, remember to give us a 5 Star rating on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Thanks to Glasgow Caledonian University for the use of their recording studio.

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In Episode 3 we welcome our first endurance rider to the podcast: Rasmus Lund Pedersen. One of the world's top team pursuiters, Rasmus is an Olympic silver medallist, former World Champion & World Record holder, 2x European Champion and winner of the last 2 rounds of the Nation's Cup with the Danish team. We learn about Danish naming convention, hear about Rasmus' bunch racing prowess and get the inside scoop on THAT team pursuit at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

With thanks to Glasgow Caledonian University for the use of their recording studio!

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In episode 2 we catch up with 2 time World Championship & Commonwealth Games Medallist, Sophie Capewell on her recent successes at the Nations Cup in Cairo. We discuss the new era of British Women's Sprinting, changing coaches and overcoming the tragic passing of her father Nigel. With Sophie and the rest of the GB Women's squad in the frame for success at a home World Championships in Glasgow we discuss their chances and how the Paris Olympic Games run in is shaping up.

With thanks to Glasgow Caledonian University for the use of their recording studio & Taylor Craig for the artwork.

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We welcome Matthew Richardson as the first guest onto the Piste Take. Listen in to find out how Richo got on at the recent Nations Cup in Jakarta, some sick stories on his way to victory in the UCI Track Champions League 2022.  We look ahead to the next 18 months and how the runup to Glasgow 2023 & Paris 2024 is shaping up for Richo.