Cyclingtips Podcast

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... Ronan breaks down all the racing that happened since the last episode, and all the drama that came along with it from Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl's Cavendish vs. Jakobsen dilemma to Nairo Quintana's fantastic start to the season to the pure power of Remco Evenepoel to Annemiek van Veluten's impressive comeback. For this week's Nerd Nugget James has a lot to say about chamois.

This year on the CyclingTips podcast... The team chats about the UCI's new WorlTour relegation system and how that might impact the 2022 season. Matt de Neef caught up with Cadel Evans.

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... We discuss Saudi Tour, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Vuelta CV Feminas, and Etoile de Bessège and how the early season has changed. For Nerd Nugget, James discusses changes in production, specifically related to the cost of shipping now vs. pre-pandemic.

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... José Been joins the podcast to break down all the action from the Cyclocross World Championships and chat about the early season one-day races in Mallorca and France. Plus, we have updates on Egan Bernal and Amy Pieters. Ronan takes over Nerd Nugget this week to talk about the growing debate regarding time trial bikes, and Caley and Ronan actually agree?

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... Our thoughts are with Egan Bernal after he crashed at a training camp in Colombia on Monday. We chat about what we know the day after his back surgery. Chris Froome may be spending too much time with Michael Woods, the cyclocross World Championships are coming and the women's field is already down two top riders, and Canyon//SRAM announced the roster for the Generation development team. For this week's Nerd Nugget, James wants to know which shoe option is better: boas or laces?

What connects North Korean military hackers, a sex toy operation, a cryptocurrency exchange, and one of the pluckiest underdogs of pro cycling? This is the story of Nexthash, Team Qhubeka’s last title sponsor.

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... The Australian National Championships delivered two deserving winners in Luke Plapp and Nicole Frain. Caleb Ewan, Vincenzo Nibali, and Philippe Gilbert announced their target races for the upcoming season. Mathieu van der Poel underwent knee surgery while recovering from a back injury. And in the latest COVID-19 related news, France will require athletes competing in the country to be fully vaccinated.  For Nerd Nugget Ronan chats about Zwift Premium and what that could mean for the virtual company. 

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... Egan Bernal has a long-term contract commitment from the Ineos Grenadiers. Does that mean we will finally see him back at the Tour de France? Tadej Pogačar will race the Monuments in addition to targeting the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espańa. And Abby and Dane predict the major storylines from the men's and women's 2022 seasons.  James follows up on last weeks Nerd Nugget with a tip from a listener. 

In this special episode, Caley sits down with Massimo Alpian to discuss opportunity and representation in cycling and the cycling industry and the Do Racing grants we’ve got coming up. For more information on the grants, head to vengavengavenga.fans.

The CyclingTips podcast is back in 2022 to chat about everything that happened over the holiday break. A few big names are suffering from lingering injuries and an early-season race has been cancelled. But it's not all bad news! Tom Dumoulin has a new outlook on his career, thanks to his teammate Primoz Roglic.  Plus, how important is it to wipe down your indoor training setup after use?

For the final episode of 2021 the CyclingTips podcast crew hand out awards to the best riders of 2021, the most exciting race, the biggest disappointments, etc. All judged by James.  For the Nerd Nugget James picks some interesting or disappointing tech from 2021.

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... Dylan Groenewegen left Team Jumbo-Visma with one year left on his contract to join Team BikeExchange. Burger Kingwill sponsor Italian ProTeam Eolo-Kometa in 2022. And an anti-trans group protested at the USA Cyclocross National Championships.  The latest round of the cyclocross World Cup was held in snow-covered Val di Sole. Could it help their bid to be an Olympic sport in the future? 

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... We discuss Patrick Lefevere and his recent announcement that he would sponsor NXTG, a U23 women's team, via his company Experza.  Nathan Haas chats about his departure from road racing for a future on gravel.  Mark Cavendish finally set pen to paper for the 2022 season while Team DSM is down another rider.  For Nerd Nugget, James talks about possible e-bike incentives if the Build Back Better bill actually gets passed, and how it might have real effects on bicycle commuting in the United States.

In the latest of our deep-dives with the people behind new products, we sit down with coach to the stars (Rohan Dennis, Evelyn Stephens, Taylor Phinney, and many more) Neal Henderson, Wahoo's Mac Cassin, and former pro Ian Boswell to dig into Wahoo's new training app.  This episode is brought to you in partnership with Wahoo. As always, we ask anything we want.

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... The Beking festival attracted top talent in Monaco over the weekend. Egan Bernal wants to race the Tour de France next year. And speaking of the Tour de France, Wout van Aert hopes to land the green jersey in 2022. EF Education-Tibco-SVB announced their first new rider.  Cyclocross was in full swing over the weekend but the next World Cup in Antwerp has been cancelled. For this week's Nerd Nugget, Ronan talks about his lengthy guide to buying a balance bike. 

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... Dane called up Life Time’s President of Media and Events Kimo Seymour to learn a bit about Life Time's new six-race off-road series in 2022.  Peter Sagan is in the news and it's not great. Mark Cavendish had a nasty crash on the track at the Ghent six day. Team BikeExchange's women's team is coming along nicely for 2022.  And Ronan is trying to find the best indoor training set up in a new series on the site focusing on a variety of different "pain caves". 

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... Geraint Thomas had his training bike stolen, and promptly returned. The EF Education First-Nippo firing and un-firing saga. And Wout van Aert is getting into the NFT business.  The Giro d'Italia 2022 route has been announced.  And for Nerd Nugget, James chats MPG ratings...for bikes?

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... EF is joining forces with Tibco-SVB to upgrade the long-running team to a Women's WorldTeam program. Chad Haga is joining Rally, as the team continues to bolster its roster. And, why you should care about the new UCI Track Champions League. Dane caught up with USA national time trial champion Lawson Craddock about his plans for 2022.  For today's Nerd Nugget James is curious about Tom Pidcock's Pinarello cross bike. 

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... There was some excellent cyclocross over the weekend. Oleg Tinkoff is back in the news. We really want to know what is going on at Team DSM. And industry leaders' sign the Shift Cycling Culture climate commitment.  In the Nerd Nugget James has some thoughts on the dominance of Rad Power electric bikes outside the cycling-crazy bubble. 

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... There's a little bit of transfer news, a little bit of racing, and a whole lot of Nerding about.  James poses the question: how many water bottles do you have at home? And how many of those do you actually use?  Plus a snippet from last weeks Nerd Alert podcast where the Nerds dreamed of running the cycling industry.