Matt Rowe and Greg Henderson explain what Zone 2 training is, why it's popular with some of the greatest cycling talents and how you can implement it in your own training (even if you aren't a pro!)

In this special episode of the podcast, we tell the story of Billie Jean King, the tennis legend who shaped the game into what it is today. Followed up with a catch up with Meghan Duggan, ice hockey legend and current President of the Women's Sports Foundation; the non-profit that Billie started in the 1970s to encourage girls and women to take up sports. 

 

Show Notes:

https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/10419592/billie-jean-king-mother-betty-moffitt-dies

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jun-18-me-passings18.2-story.htm

https://www.billiejeanking.com/biography/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Moffitt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2yka9lyvMA

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SWumTwie308DHes-HHMSKvI46I3vXxWL/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113662944514955849493&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-legendary-billie-jean-king-on-holding-court/id1506622356?i=1000549637221

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/explorers-contenders-billie-jean-king/id1464524725?i=1000471310905

https://www.billiejeanking.com/battle-of-the-sexes/

https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1679472/my-inspiration-billie-jean-king-by-ilana-kloss

https://www.today.com/news/billie-jean-king-opens-about-secret-2018-wedding-new-memoir-t227944

In our second Women's History Month podcast, Kristin Armstrong is joined by Sharron Yaxley. She's a Zwift legend, known as The Mink, and she was the first woman to ride more than 100,000km on Zwift in 2020. The pair discussed motivation, friendship and fuelling for those long rides.

In the first of three Women's History Month episodes, we have combined two shows from our archives to bring you one jam packed episode full of behind the scenes tales and development advice. Tune in to find out how a pro team is run and what the future of cycling might look like, as well as what Olympic advice Maize Wimbush got from Kristin Armstrong.

Rahsaan Bahati spoke to KRT/QRT founder Curran J about how he found cycling and how his cycling club is creating a valuable space for black cyclists. Packed with pearls of wisdom, he combined his love for cycling and fashion to create a club like no other.

In this bumper episode, Freddy Ovett shares how he has been preparing for redemption at the upcoming UCI Cycling Esports World Championships. Maud Oudeman also talks about how her recent Zwift Academy win has shown she can be a true contender when she hits the start line in a few days

As the Head of Road and Innovation at the UCI and with an illustrious 16 year pro career under his belt, there is no one more qualified than Mick Rogers to speak about the upcoming UCI Cycling Esports World Championships.

Matt Rowe and Kristin Armstrong take a deep dive into what it's going to take to win the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships and who could potentially take the win

Nico Roche will be taking on the 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships, so Matt Rowe and Greg Henderson sat down with him to see how his participation on Dancing With The Stars Ireland is helping his training

Rahsaan Bahati sits down with long time friend Damon Turner, founder of the Los Angeles Bicycle Academy to talk about the work that he is doing to help young people get into the cycling industry. His program intends to provide young people with entrepreneurial skills by teaching them about every aspect of the cycling industry, and the many avenues it can take them down.