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Velo Podcast episodes

March 29, 2018 VN pod: The Recon Ride previews Tour of Flanders
All the "tune-up" races are in the rearview mirror. The big kahuna of the Flemish classics awaits. The Tour of Flanders — De Ronde van Vlaanderen for the faithful — rolls out from Antwerp on Sunday.
In contrast to recent years that saw Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen bidding the cobbles adieu, the conversations at the classics in 2018 have not revolved around "last hurrahs." Instead, all the focus has been on big stars in their prime. Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet, seemingly every rider on Quick-Step Floors ... They will all be in the hunt for Belgium's biggest cycling prize at De Ronde.
The Recon Ride pre-race show previews the route and the contenders, hears from perennial contender Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First-Drapac), and picks a few favorites to land on the podium ahead of the Tour of Flanders.
40 min
March 27, 2018 VN pod, ep. 76: On the cobbles at E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem
Go inside the Belgian spring classics with our team of reporters who are on the ground (er... cobbles) at E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem.
Dane Cash, Andrew Hood, and Gregor Brown discuss the racing action. Just how good was Quick-Step at E3? Is Sagan's win at Gent-Wevelgem an indication of bigger things to come? Why did American Coryn Rivera go off the front in Gent-Wevelgem instead of waiting for the sprint?
Stay tuned for more analysis and interviews throughout the rest of the big one-day races, including Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.
53 min
March 22, 2018 Ask Fast Talk, ep. 1: We answer your questions about training
We receive tons of compelling questions from Fast Talk listeners, and now it is time to give you the answers. On this first edition of "Ask Fast Talk," we discuss the following: the importance of aerobic threshold training and the physiological adaptations that take place from doing so; should FTP be based on one's very best race effort or on a test; dealing with muscle soreness after weight training; training in extreme cold; and much more.
37 min
March 20, 2018 VN pod, ep. 75: Nibali's Sanremo surprise; what's Land Run 100 all about?
With a daring attack over the final climb, Vincenzo Nibali wrote himself into Milano-Sanremo history with a solo win. Did he get lucky, or was this a result of careful tactics? Which sprinters' teams blew it in the final chase? We unpack all of the takes and analysis from the first monument of the season and talk to reporter Gregor Brown who was on the ground in Italy.
Plus, Spencer has a rundown of his trip to Oklahoma for the Land Run 100 gravel race. He didn't end up scraping peanut-butter mud off his bike with a paint stirrer, but it was still an epic day on the bike.
54 min
March 16, 2018 Fast Talk, ep. 40: Too much of a good thing? Heart arrhythmias in endurance athletes
When it comes to exercise, can there be too much of a good thing? In this episode we take a deep dive into heart arrhythmias in endurance athletes, and the details of how and why long-term endurance exercise could cause a variety of heart arrhythmias.
We’ll analyze the research, discuss warning signs, and give you an idea of how hard your heart is working when you’re doing that set of intervals or running a marathon. And, of course, we’ll discuss at length the evidence that suggests there could be too much of a good thing when it comes to exercise.
1 hr 22 min
March 15, 2018 VN pod: The Recon Ride previews Milano-Sanremo 2018
With the season's first monument just around the corner, the show is switching gears for a deep dive into Milano-Sanremo via the Recon Ride, back with the VeloNews podcast for the spring classics!
The Recon Ride is a race preview show with more analysis and commentary than you ever knew you needed. On this week's show, hosts Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash take a closer look at the route and favorites for Milano-Sanremo, and also have a chat with one of the contenders, Quick-Step's Elia Viviani.
52 min
March 13, 2018 VN pod, ep. 74: What would Sky do without Froome? Paris-Nice and Tirreno analysis
This week's Tirreno-Adriatico race got us thinking: What would Team Sky do without Chris Froome? The four-time Tour champ had a rough outing at the one-week Italian stage race. We analyze the action from there and also consider the takeaways from Paris-Nice.
Plus, Fred talks about his recent article on virtual racing. Will bike races of the future take place on trainers, in front of sell-out crowds in huge stadiums, on Zwift?
58 min
March 10, 2018 Tirreno Adriatico: mountain showdown featuring Thomas, Dumoulin and Bennett
In the latest episode of the Cyclingnews podcast - in association with Prendas Ciclismo, Pinarello and Floyds of Leadville – we look back at a thrilling stage 4 at Tirreno-Adriatico.

As expected, it all came down to the final climb to Sarnano Sassotetto. The stage was won in impressively fashion by Mikel Landa (Movistar), who held off Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe), George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Fabio Aru (Astana).

The turning point came when race leader Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) slipped his chain with less than 1.5km to go. The Team Sky rider’s mechanical sparked chaos, with several attacks going clear just before. Despite a late chase, Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing) did enough to move back into the race lead.

We hear from a devastated Thomas, as well as George Bennett, who almost won the stage. We also interview Tom Dumoulin after the 2017 Giro d’Italia winner was forced out of Tirreno-Adriatico following a crash.

Courtesy of our partners Prendas Ciclismo, we are giving away a free jersey from their retro collection. To win, all you need to do is click here (https://immediate1.typeform.com/to/lQmcms) and vote for your favourite jersey. Entries close next week
23 min
March 08, 2018 VN pod, ep. 73: Strade Bianche takes; is Wiggins’s reputation tarnished?
Strade Bianche was a muddy masterpiece of bicycle racing. We've got takes on how the racing action went down, and what we can expect in the classics this spring.
Then, we unpack the never-ending Team Sky saga, which again has Bradley Wiggins in the hot seat, defending his reputation and his time as Britain's standard-bearer in the Tour de France. Is his reputation tarnished forever? We discuss. All that and more on this week's VeloNews podcast!
55 min
March 07, 2018 Tirreno TTT featuring Froome, Bardet, Dumoulin & Kittel
In the latest episode of the Cyclingnews podcast - brought to by Prendas Ciclismo, Pinarello and Floyd’s of Leadville – we analyse the opening team time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico.

BMC Racing won the stage, with Mitchelton Scott and Team Sky completing the podium.

In the podcast we hear from Chris Froome (Team Sky) with his thoughts on his team’s current status after the Select Committee’s report and his own case. We hear from Tom Dumoulin and Romain Bardet on their form, their Grand Tour ambitions and Froome’s participation in the race, while Marcel Kittel talks about teething problems since his move to Katusha-Alpecin and how he is trying to get back to winning ways here in Italy – a country he’s not competed in since 2016.

European Editor Stephen Farrand talks about the history and relevance of the race, and we also discuss Mark Cavendish’s unfortunate crash and elimination from the race after missing the time cut.

Courtesy of our partners Prendas Ciclismo, we are giving away a free jersey from their retro collection. To win, all you need to do is click here (https://immediate1.typeform.com/to/lQmcms) and vote for your favourite jersey. Entries close next week.
32 min