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February 21 British Track Nationals Special Day 2 with Erin Boothman
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In our next day 2 wrap up, we're again joined by the calming presence of Tom Davidson to chat through Day 2 of the 2026 British Track Nationals.
On the Women's Endurance side we chat through a world class final between Josie Knight and Anna Morris; before being joined by rising Scottish Superstar Erin Boothman. With Men's sprinters we talk through a dominant sprint performance from Matty Richo, alongside breakthrough ride from 19 year old Archie Gill, while the Women's Team Sprint saw some team order flip flopping amongst Team GeayBeay. We wrap our way through and look ahead to an awesome Day 3.

25 min
February 20 British Track Nationals Special Day 1 with Matthew Richardson
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As Jonny is down coaching at nationals we thought we'd try and put out some short sharp episodes. With a quick roundup with Cycling Weekly's Tom Davidson, we did a short feature interview with Matt Richardson as he just recorded 9.19s in his Flying 200m - the fastest time ever at sea level outside of Olympics!
20 min
February 09 European Championships Roundup
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We talk through our take on last week's 2026 UEC Elite European Track Championships in Konya, Turkey. We discuss new World Records, Harrie Lavreysen's dethroning by Matty Richardson and what it might mean for the months ahead, and give our take on the racing overall.
Let us know your thoughts in the comments or direct message us @thepistetake on instagram!

1 hr 13 min
January 22 Episode 46: Glass Backs and Training Hacks with Joe Truman
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After some unexpected logistical hurdles, we are back with a bang! In this episode we bring on our former housemate, teammate & 4 time World Championship medallist Joe Truman. We hear about Joe's recent successes at the 2025 UCI Track World Championships in Chile where he came home with a silver and a bronze medal in the Team Sprint & 1km Time Trial respectively. Listen to our latest episode to hear about the progression of GB's Men's Team Sprint, balancing training between riding P1 in Team Sprint while winning medals in the kilo.
We also roll back the years to bring some exclusive insight into the Academy Years on GB with Jonny & Joe, including road rage, Jack Carlin's diet & Joe's part time career as a car washer. We loved having Joe on the show, and hope you do too!
1 hr 22 min
November 22, 2025 Episode 45: The 500K bike and Theo Bos - Part 1
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On this episode, we speak to one of the the all time greats of track cycling. No one else has won the sprint world championships multiple times, a world champs madison medal, and won road stages on the World Tour. Truly one of the most versatile athletes that has ever graced the bicycle, we hope you enjoy!
1 hr 18 min
November 07, 2025 REVIEW: World Track Championships 2025 with Will Tidball
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Listen as we breakdown this years Track World Championships with no less than the devil himself, Will Tidball. Dutch and GB on top, but were there any other stories from behind the scenes? We hope you enjoy!
1 hr 31 min
October 21, 2025 World Track Championships Preview 2025
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On this episode, we are back with a pre-race preview of tomorrow's World Championships. We run you through the disciplines, share a bit of gossip, and tell you who to watch out for in Santiago this year!
1 hr 21 min
August 16, 2025 Episode 44: An NPC Comes to Life with Josh Charlton
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On this episode of The Piste Take, we speak to a man who broke onto the scene last October after seemingly breaking the IP WR out of nowhere. We hear if that really was the case or if it was just a matter of time. We take a journey through the silent rise of one of the fastest and most promising pursuits of talents in the world.
1 hr 14 min
July 17, 2025 Episode 43: Chronic Silence with Cole Shields
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On this episode we speak to Olympic silver medallist Cole Shields. This is one of the more incredible stories we've had on the podcast as we hear about how Cole battled through multiple major set backs and chronic fatigue to reach the podium in Paris. I don't think we've ever had more ridiculous stories and tangents.
If you want to support Cole's journey across Africa you can find the link here: https://wbr-africa-project-2025.squarespace.com/
1 hr 46 min
June 29, 2025 Episode 42: Power AND Weight with Lewis Oliva
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On today's episode we bring on one of great relics of track sprint, Commonwealth and World Cup medallist, doctor and self declared professional rugby player, Lewis Oliva. Lewis was one of the main GB sprinters going into Rio and we hear the story of the early days of the academy programme, the progression to podium and everything in between. He is the people's champion, it was an absolute blast and we hope you enjoy!
1 hr 35 min

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Hosted by track cycling professionals, Lewis Stewart and Jonny Mitchell, the Piste Take offers top level insight into the world of track cycling. With expert analysis from some of the sports top…