The Rouleur Podcast

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The Rouleur Podcast episodes

June 02, 2022 Rouleur Conversations - Shimano Neutral Service and Passion Project
On this edition, host Ian Parkinson joins the Shimano Neutral Service squad on the first stage of this year's Itzulia Basque Country. He learns about the work of these unsung heroes of the pro peloton and gets a high-speed ride around the Basque hills in the passenger seat of one of the famous blue Skodas. And Phil Wright reads Passion Project from Rouleur 109, the story of how two Italian entrepreneurs started the international bike clothing brand La Passione from their kitchen table.
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27 min
May 26, 2022 Rouleur Tech Podcast - Hammerhead
Dan Cavallari dives deep into the technology behind the Hammerhead Karoo, the latest and, according to its makers, most advanced cycling GPS unit. He's in Austin, Texas talking with Hammerhead's Vice President of Product, Jess Braun. According to her, it's all about developing technology that doesn't get in the way of your ride.
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40 min
May 19, 2022 Rouleur Conversations - Rouleur 111 The Youth Issue
Pro-cyclists are getting younger. Really, it's not you getting older. In the men's and women's pelotons, Grand Tours and World Championships are being won by riders in their early twenties, or even younger. Good timing for Rouleur 111 - the Youth Issue. On this podcast, Rouleur's Rachel Jary talks about her article on the lack of racing for Under-23 women, and the problems that's causing for the sport as a whole. And Rouleur editor Ed Pickering chats with Joe Laverick about the roller-coaster challenge of racing in Belgium.

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26 min
May 12, 2022 Rouleur Tech Podcast - Cervélo and the future of road bikes
What's next for road bikes? Are there any more major technical leaps to come after discs, electric shifting and tubeless tyres? What's the next 'game changer'? Or will it simply be slow and incremental improvements on tried and tested basics? Cervélo have been at the heart of road bike development for years, especially through their work with pro teams and riders. For this episode Dan Cavallari gets together with three of their senior team - Maria Benson, director of product management; engineering manager Scott Roy and senior mechanical designer Robert Pike.
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33 min
May 05, 2022 Rouleur Conversations - Steve Cummings and Technogym Ride
On this edition, Steve Cummings joins host Ian Parkinson to talk about his new book 'The Break' and the surprising evolution of Ineos Grenadiers. And Rouleur editor Ed Pickering reports from the London launch of the highly-desirable indoor training system Technogym Ride.
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23 min
April 28, 2022 Rouleur Tech Podcast - Choosing a Gravel Tyre
So you’ve taken that (not very difficult) decision and bought yourself a gravel bike. But the choices don’t end there. What sort of tyres are you going to put on it? Smoother tread or knobbly? Dry or wet compound? And what pressure?
Dan Cavallari is on the case as always, with the help of Ken Avery - Senior Vice President of product development at Vittoria. Between them, they can help you choose the right tyre (or tire as Dan insists on spelling it).
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31 min
April 21, 2022 Rouleur Conversations - Paris Roubaix Round-up and Rouleur's New Editor
“You’ve got to love bike racing - it’s the best thing in the world”. Ben Turner of Ineos after 257 km of dust, cobbles and crashes in this year’s Paris Roubaix. Rouleur’s Rachel Jary was there and in this edition she talks us through the surprises of the men’s race with contributions from Ben Turner himself, Bradley Wiggins and Dave Brailsford; and talks to two of the youngest riders in the women’s race about their baptism on the cobbles.
Ed Pickering is Rouleur’s new editor. He joins host Ian Parkinson to talk about his love for the sport and his plans for the magazine.
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25 min
April 14, 2022 Rouleur Tech Podcast - Are TT bikes really dangerous?
The pre-season crash which left Egan Bernal in intensive care has again focused attention on the safety of time-trial bikes. Tom Pidcock and Chris Froome are among the high-profile names warning that TT bikes are too dangerous to ride on open roads. But are the bikes to blame - or the natural inclination of pro-riders to ride as fast as possible, even in training? Dan Cavallari seeks the opinion of three people who know - former US Time trial champion Cameron Piper, now product manager at Specialized in California, multiple British time trial champion Michael Hutchinson and Trek-Segafredo pro Toms Skujins.
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41 min
March 31, 2022 Rouleur Tech Podcast - Heart Rate and Power in Training
Even before you-know-what confined us all to rollers and turbos, more and more cyclists were opting for the certainty and controllability of indoor training. And on the road, more of us are using heart rate monitors and power meters to make our rides efficient and effective. But how do you get the best results, and what are the latest advances? Dan Cavallari seeks answers from two training experts - Neal Henderson, head of Wahoo Sports Science and Shane Gaffney, performance training manager at Swift.
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37 min
March 24, 2022 Rouleur Conversations - Frank Vandenbroucke + The Joy of Setts
‘Cycling’s Great Wasted Talent’ is the cover line of a new book dedicated to Belgium’s tragic star Frank Vandenbroucke. Eddy Merckx said Vandenbroucke was so talented he could win anything in cycling but he was brought down by a series of drugs scandals - on and off the bike - and an urge for excess and self-destruction. In his book ‘God Is Dead’, former Rouleur Editor Andy McGrath details Vandenbroucke’s extraordinary rise and fall. Also on this edition, Phil Wright reads ‘The Joy of Setts’ from Rouleur 110, Paul Maunder’s detailed tribute to the cobble.
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31 min