Velo Podcast

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Velo Podcast episodes

January 25, 2018 VN pod, ep. 67: U.S. women flying in CX World Cup; Down Under wrap
Compton and Keough went one-two in the Nommay 'cross World Cup. We look back on a memorable race for the Americans and puzzle over Mathieu van der Poel's seemingly nonchalant approach to winning.
Then, Fred Dreier calls up Andrew Hood for the inside line on Tour Down Under. From the heat to the surprise winner, to the cuddly critters, Hoody gets us up to speed.
Plus we consider who was off the front and who was off the back in the past week of bike racing.
50 min
January 21, 2018 Tour down Under: Impey secures overall succes as Greipel takes stage win 18
The 2018 Santos Tour Down Under has been raced and won with Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal)taking the final stage and Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) the overall victory.

In the latest edition of the Cyclingnews Podcast – brought to you in association with Prendas Ciclismo and Pinarello – we here from Greipel and Impey, along with runner-up Richie Porte (BMC) and points classification winner, world champion Peter Sagan.

We look back at the closing stage of the race and prowess of Greipel’s sprint then take a broader look at the race and success of non-Australians in a year there was just two wins for the locals. In the podcast we also discuss the informal morning press conference with UCI President David Lappartient.
32 min
January 19, 2018 Fast Talk, ep. 36: Inside the new science of climbing
Is climbing as simple as power-to-weight ratios? Not so much. In the January/February issue of VeloNews magazine, we dug into the rarely explored science of climbing. This podcast goes behind the scenes of the making of that article, and the many fascinating discoveries that came out of it.
Co-hosts Trevor Connor and Chris Case turned themselves into mad scientists and convinced WorldTour pro Sepp Kuss (LottoNL-Jumbo) to join them for several time trials up a few Boulder climbs in the quest for answers.
Chief among the questions was simply: does climbing come down to power-to-weight or does your climbing technique make a difference? In other words, if two riders weigh the same and average the same wattage, will they have the same time up a climb regardless of how they ride? Answering that question led to several others, including how a rider's "type" affects his or her climbing and what's the difference between pros and amateurs.
We also discovered some surprising answers about how different riders climb, how cadence plays a role, and if those basic online calculators can really predict your time up a climb. We also collected novel on-the-road biomechanical data.
This special episode of Fast Talk takes a deeper dive into our in-house experiment, more so than any magazine article could. No, our experiment wasn't worthy of publication in the journal Science, but we had a lot of fun, we discovered some things that we're very excited about, and, most importantly, we hope to help all of you become better climbers.
Joining us for the podcast is Ryan Kohler of the University of Colorado Sports Medicine and Performance Center, who helped with the experiments on the road.
1 hr 11 min
January 19, 2018 Fast Talk, ep. 36: Inside the new science of climbing
Is climbing as simple as power-to-weight ratios? Not so much. In the January/February issue of VeloNews magazine, we dug into the rarely explored science of climbing. This podcast goes behind the scenes of the making of that article, and the many fascinating discoveries that came out of it.
Co-hosts Trevor Connor and Chris Case turned themselves into mad scientists and convinced WorldTour pro Sepp Kuss (LottoNL-Jumbo) to join them for several time trials up a few Boulder climbs in the quest for answers.
Chief among the questions was simply: does climbing come down to power-to-weight or does your climbing technique make a difference? In other words, if two riders weigh the same and average the same wattage, will they have the same time up a climb regardless of how they ride? Answering that question led to several others, including how a rider's "type" affects his or her climbing and what's the difference between pros and amateurs.
We also discovered some surprising answers about how different riders climb, how cadence plays a role, and if those basic online calculators can really predict your time up a climb. We also collected novel on-the-road biomechanical data.
This special episode of Fast Talk takes a deeper dive into our in-house experiment, more so than any magazine article could. No, our experiment wasn't worthy of publication in the journal Science, but we had a lot of fun, we discovered some things that we're very excited about, and, most importantly, we hope to help all of you become better climbers.
Joining us for the podcast is Ryan Kohler of the University of Colorado Sports Medicine and Performance Center, who helped with the experiments on the road.
1 hr 11 min
January 19, 2018 Can anyone stop Richie Porte at the Tour Down Under?
Hear from Sagan, Impey, Porte, and Haas as GC battle hots up ahead of Willunga

It’s the end of another tough day at the Tour Down Under and world champion Peter Sagan has taken the stage into Uraidla with a sprint win over Daryl Impey and Luis Leon Sanchez. The Bora-Hansgrohe rider now leads the race from Impey at two seconds and teammate Jay McCarthy at nine seconds.

After a stage that saw temperatures nudge over 42 degrees, we hear from the winner Sagan, along with Impey, Richie Porte, and Nathan Haas. Porte attacked several times in the finale and, despite being unable to make a move stick, the BMC Racing rider is well placed heading into stage 5 to Willunga Hill as he looks to secure back-to-back titles.

As for Haas, the Katusha-Alpecin rider suffered terribly in the heat, conceding close to a minute and, with it, any chance of making the podium in this year’s race.

We hear from the riders in the thick of the action, dissect the GC standings, and look ahead to what might happen on the climb of Willunga. Can anyone stop Porte?
21 min
January 18, 2018 Hot hot heat at the Tour Down Under
Hear from Sunweb on how to handle 47 degrees, Viviani on his first Quick-Step win, and Matt White on stage 4

The third stage of the 2018 Santos Tour Down Under was one of the hottest in the race's history, ending with a conclusive sprint victory for Elia Viviani over race leader Caleb Ewan. In the latest episode of the Cyclingnews Podcast – brought to you in association with Prendas Ciclismo and Pinarello – we hear from Viviani, Mitchelton-Scott sports director Matt White, and Sunweb's sports director Luke Roberts.

The win was Viviani's first for his new team Quick-Step Floors as the Belgium squad nailed their leadout and took advantage of Ewan hesitating in the final 200 metres into Victor Harbor. Ewan has the consolation of remaining in the leader's ochre jersey while Viviani jumps into second place overall at 10 seconds. Mitchelton-Scott's Daryl Impey, a dark horse for stage 4, is third at 14 seconds to Ewan.

In the podcast, we hear from Viviani about his victory and how a recon of the finale paid off. We also hear White's preview of the new stage 4 finish into Uraidla and his take on how the stage will play out. Finally, we hear from Roberts, who provides his insight into how to keep riders cool and functioning when the temperature closes in on 50 degrees.
25 min
January 17, 2018 VN pod, ep. 66: CX Nats rundown; will Boels keep winning?
With Compton crushing her 14th title and Hyde battling Powers for his second title, CX Nats was an instant classic. We look back on the key races, and what's ahead for the best American cyclocross racers.
Also in this show, we discuss the 2018 Women's WorldTour. Some key riders have moved to new teams, but will that stop Boels-Dolmans from winning nearly any race? The Dutch powerhouse team looks as good as ever.
1 hr 3 min
January 17, 2018 VN pod, ep. 66: CX Nats rundown; will Boels keep winning?
With Compton crushing her 14th title and Hyde battling Powers for his second title, CX Nats was an instant classic. We look back on the key races, and what's ahead for the best American cyclocross racers.
Also in this show, we discuss the 2018 Women's WorldTour. Some key riders have moved to new teams, but will that stop Boels-Dolmans from winning nearly any race? The Dutch powerhouse team looks as good as ever.
1 hr 3 min
January 17, 2018 Tour Down Under: Sprints, crashes, and a looming GC battle
Hear from Porte, Greipel, Ewan, along with Morabito on how he defied the medics, in our latest from TDU

It's the end of stage 2 of the Tour Down Under and in the latest episode of the Cyclingnews Podcast – brought to you in association with Prendas Ciclismo and Pinarello – we hear from Andre Greipel, Caleb Ewan, Richie Porte, Adam Hansen and Steve Morabito.

For a quick recap: Greipel won stage 1 of the race and pulled on the first leader's jersey, but today, on the road to Stirling, Ewan surprised everyone and won the stage and took the overall lead in the process. After two days of racing, Ewan leads the race by 10 seconds, with a host of GC candidates hot on his heels.

We hear from Greipel about his win, and what was a difficult and emotional 2017, as well as from his long serving teammate, Adam Hansen, who has ridden with the German since 2007.

We also hear from Porte on the battle for the GC, and how his title defence could and should come down to Willunga Hill on stage 5. There’s Ewan on his first stage win of the race but the standout interview comes from Morabito, who calmly explains how he popped his shoulder in after dislocating it in a stage 2 crash.
26 min
January 15, 2018 Peter Sagan, Ewan Tour Down Under and de Gendt
In the latest episode of the Cyclingnews podcast, brought to you Prendas and Pinarello, we look back at the People’s Choice Classic from Adelaide and Peter Sagan’s win ahead of the rest of the sprinters.

With just 24-hours to go until the start of the Tour Down Under we preview the course, and the favourites, and ask if Sagan himself can challenge for the top stop on the GC.

We hear from the world champion, as well Mitchelton Scott’s Caleb Ewan, while we also have an exclusive interview with Thomas de Gendt on how to be a breakaway specialist.
25 min