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Velo Podcast
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Velo Podcast episodes
- Season preview with Van Avermaet and Boswell
The 2018 season is here and what better way to kick-start the campaign than by listening to the latest Cyclingnews podcast. This week we sit down and catch up with Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) and one of Katusha-Alpecin’s newest recruits, Ian Boswell.
Van Avermaet is gearing up for another tilt at the Classics and after a hugely successful 2017 is hoping to add the Tour of Flanders to his already impressive palmares. We talked to the Belgian about his plans for the year, his dreams of Flanders and how BMC Racing are going to cope without the skills of Daniel Oss, who has moved to Bora.
Boswell arrives at Katusha after spending five WorldTour years at Team Sky. Recorded in early December, we talk to the American about making the switch, the change in atmosphere and how he is gunning to ride the Tour de France for the first time.
We also proudly introduce our new podcast sponsors, Prendas Ciclismo and Pinarello. We’re delighted to welcome both brands on board and they’ll be with us throughout the season to help us provide you with the latest interviews, race analysis and more from all the biggest races in the World. A big thank you to both Prendas Ciclismo and Pinarello.
We also check out and review [ed. if you can call it that] the WorldTour jerseys for 2018 and share with you the results from our recent reader poll. We close out the first episode of the podcast by making some bold and almost certain to be proved wrong predictions for the season, including who will win the Tour de France and who will be the biggest flop of the season.
46 min - Podcast: Rally riders prep for 2018... no bikes neededRally Cycling's pro riders put their bikes away for this off-season team camp. Instead, they hiked, skied, played basketball, and bonded with teammates new and old. The team-building may prove to be an essential ingredient if they hope to succeed in 2018 because the team is moving up to the Pro Continental level of racing. This should mean harder races, more European racing, and higher expectations. Editor in chief Fred Dreier caught up with Rally staff and riders in Winter Park, Colorado to learn more about the American squad's plans.27 min
- Podcast: Rally riders prep for 2018... no bikes neededRally Cycling's pro riders put their bikes away for this off-season team camp. Instead, they hiked, skied, played basketball, and bonded with teammates new and old. The team-building may prove to be an essential ingredient if they hope to succeed in 2018 because the team is moving up to the Pro Continental level of racing. This should mean harder races, more European racing, and higher expectations. Editor in chief Fred Dreier caught up with Rally staff and riders in Winter Park, Colorado to learn more about the American squad's plans.27 min
- Fast Talk pod, ep. 34: Become a climber (even if you live in a flat place)In this episode of Fast Talk, we tackle the always-popular topic of climbing. A listener in Iowa asked if he could become a better climber. Not only will we answer his question, we’ll describe ways in which anyone can improve their technique, efficiency, and power to refine their climbing.Surprisingly, climbing isn't as simple as dropping a few pounds or spending your days riding in the Rockies. We look at the question from a few angles: First, does dropping weight make you a better climber? The fact is, for the last few decades, winners of the Tour de France, who can climb with the best, aren't the lightest athletes. Why this is has a lot to do with something called allometric scaling. Secondly, we'll discuss whether you need to climb hills to be a climber. Is it really just a question of power-to-weight? Finally, we'll take a closer look at the particulars of climbing, including the effects of grade, cadence, standing vs. staying seated, and the importance of core strength.We’re joined by a collection of talented riders and coaches: Sepp Kuss, newly signed with the LottoNL-Jumbo WorldTour squad; Dr. Iñigo San Millan, director of the University of Colorado Sports Medicine and Performance Center; as well as fantastic climbers Joe Dombrowski and Ned Overend.1 hr 4 min
- Fast Talk pod, ep. 34: Become a climber (even if you live in a flat place)In this episode of Fast Talk, we tackle the always-popular topic of climbing. A listener in Iowa asked if he could become a better climber. Not only will we answer his question, we’ll describe ways in which anyone can improve their technique, efficiency, and power to refine their climbing.Surprisingly, climbing isn't as simple as dropping a few pounds or spending your days riding in the Rockies. We look at the question from a few angles: First, does dropping weight make you a better climber? The fact is, for the last few decades, winners of the Tour de France, who can climb with the best, aren't the lightest athletes. Why this is has a lot to do with something called allometric scaling. Secondly, we'll discuss whether you need to climb hills to be a climber. Is it really just a question of power-to-weight? Finally, we'll take a closer look at the particulars of climbing, including the effects of grade, cadence, standing vs. staying seated, and the importance of core strength.We’re joined by a collection of talented riders and coaches: Sepp Kuss, newly signed with the LottoNL-Jumbo WorldTour squad; Dr. Iñigo San Millan, director of the University of Colorado Sports Medicine and Performance Center; as well as fantastic climbers Joe Dombrowski and Ned Overend.1 hr 4 min
- Review of the year and interviews with Porte and van Garderen
We’ve a bumper edition of the Cyclingnews podcast as we look back and review the 2017 race season, while we also hear from Richie Porte and Tejay van Garderen from the BMC Racing team camp, with exclusive interviews with both riders.
We also run through the week of news and the development in the Chris Froome case. Ed Pickering from Procycling and Daniel Benson from Cyclingnews then look back at the year of racing and pick out their highlights, lowlights and everything in between.
56 min - VN pod, ep. 63: What doctors are saying about Froome caseChris Froome's Vuelta anti-doping test has thrown the 2018 cycling season into limbo. No one knows if he'll be allowed to race the Giro d'Italia as planned. It also remains to be seen if he'll have his 2017 Vuelta title stripped. We discuss.Also, Chris Case summarizes a conversation he had with an asthma doctor that tested Chris Froome. How could the Tour champ have gone so far over the limit for Salbutamol? What's the difference between exercise-induced asthma and regular asthma?Want to win a smart trainer? Enter Bkool's winter VeloNews giveaway. Everyone who signs up gets three free months of the Bkool online simulator! Go to: www.bkool.com/partners/velonews39 min
- VN pod, ep. 63: What doctors are saying about Froome caseChris Froome's Vuelta anti-doping test has thrown the 2018 cycling season into limbo. No one knows if he'll be allowed to race the Giro d'Italia as planned. It also remains to be seen if he'll have his 2017 Vuelta title stripped. We discuss.Also, Chris Case summarizes a conversation he had with an asthma doctor that tested Chris Froome. How could the Tour champ have gone so far over the limit for Salbutamol? What's the difference between exercise-induced asthma and regular asthma?Want to win a smart trainer? Enter Bkool's winter VeloNews giveaway. Everyone who signs up gets three free months of the Bkool online simulator! Go to: www.bkool.com/partners/velonews39 min
- Emergency podcast: Froome fiasco!We break down the key storylines behind Chris Froome's doping test from the Vuelta. He went over the limit for Salbutamol. Now, Froome and Sky have a chance to explain themselves, but a pall of doubt has been cast over his four Tour wins and that Vuelta victory. We speak with Andrew Hood who has insider knowledge from an anti-doping expert and a lawyer. This is cycling's biggest story in years — stay tuned as new developments come to light.Want to win a smart trainer? Enter Bkool's winter VeloNews giveaway. Everyone who signs up gets three free months of the Bkool online simulator! Go to: http://www.bkool.com/partners/velonews33 min
- Emergency podcast: Froome fiasco!We break down the key storylines behind Chris Froome's doping test from the Vuelta. He went over the limit for Salbutamol. Now, Froome and Sky have a chance to explain themselves, but a pall of doubt has been cast over his four Tour wins and that Vuelta victory. We speak with Andrew Hood who has insider knowledge from an anti-doping expert and a lawyer. This is cycling's biggest story in years — stay tuned as new developments come to light.Want to win a smart trainer? Enter Bkool's winter VeloNews giveaway. Everyone who signs up gets three free months of the Bkool online simulator! Go to: http://www.bkool.com/partners/velonews33 min
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