Cyclingtips Podcast

The first stage of the Tour de France featured two gnarly crashes and one incredibly impressive effort for yellow.  Caley caught up with Lachlan Morton ahead of his Alt Tour. The (maybe) last edition of La Course by the Tour de France delivered action from start to finish. 

On the eve of the opening stage of the 2021 Tour de France Ronan and Abby call in from the car after chasing around teams for bike photos.  Dane previews the first stage of the Tour, picks riders for the win, and speculates what it means for the first week. 

With the Tour de France grand départ mere days away, the CyclingTips podcast team runs through which stages are going to matter, who is going to factor in the general classification, and their personal picks for the race across France.

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... Dane breaks down the major talking points coming out of the Tour de Suisse. The debate around Mark Cavendish going to the Tour de France continues.  Caley caught up with Justin Williams after L39ION of LA swept all the elite men's and women's races at Tulsa Tough over the weekend. For Nerd Nugget, the saga of the Speedco handlebars continues, and Ronan actually agrees with the UCI?

This week on the CyclingTips Podcast... Dane breaks down the final takeaways from the Critérium du Dauphiné and what to expect from the Tour de Suisse. Plus, the women raced their first-ever Tour de Suisse Women. Unbound Gravel delivered two impressive races from both the elite men and elite women. For Nerd Nugget, a conversation about why the UCI can’t apply some of the rules more consistently

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... The Giro d'Italia is over and with the final two stages fresh in our minds we discuss the race, who disappointed, and who impressed.  For Nerd Nugget, Ronan wrote a story about front hub "fairings" used at the Giro ITT that were banned by the UCI. 

After an exciting stage 19 at the Giro d'Italia the CyclingTips podcast gets together to chat what happened on the day and what to expect in the final two stages. 

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... We discuss the second week at the Giro d'Italia, Bernal's class, and if it was a mistake for Ineos Grenadiers to take him to the Giro instead of the Tour de France.  For Nerd Nuggets, James brings up the mysterious wheels of Jumbo-Visma spotted in Italy.

After a crazy stage 11 at the Giro d'Italia, the podcast team got together to chat about who won on the gravel and who lost. 

The podcast crew chats Giro d'Italia so far, Egan Bernal, Giulio Ciccone, and whether or not gravel should be included in Grand Tours. Caleb Ewan's early departure from the Giro was met with criticism by many. Did he disrespect the race by leaving? Plus, mechanics pull some pretty crazy stunts behind races. 

Stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia saw some significant movement in the general classification, redemption for Bahrain-Victorious, and a very bazaar situation with the Team BikeExchange car and Pieter Serry. 

The Giro d'Italia kicked off over the weekend with an ITT dominated by three teams. Why did Jumbo-Visma, Ineos Grenadiers, and Deceuninck-Quick Step shine above all the rest? We've got some ideas.  In this week's Nerd Nugget the crew discusses teams using non-sponsor correct equipment, and why it matters. 

This week on the CyclingTips Podcast... After a brief discussion of the Tour de Romandie and the Festival Elsy Jacobs, the podcast team discuss the upcoming Giro d'Italia. Dane breaks down which stages to tune into and which stages will decide the race (a more comprehensive list of stages can be found here thanks to Matt de Neef). Then the team discusses contenders. Who will show up ready to fight for the pink jersey, and who could surprise us? Plus, Peter Sagan is back, but can he out sprint Caleb Ewan? On this week's Nerd Nugget segment, James talks sweat and a nifty little device that might benefit those who are easily dehydrated.

This week on the CyclingTips Podcast... The Ardennes are over which means we are hurtling towards Grand Tour season. The crew discusses the final four one-day races for the men and women; La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.  With the Giro d'Italia mere weeks away, Dane teases who will attend the first Grand Tour.  Finally, ins this week's Nerd Nugget segment, Ronan noticed some fascinating handlebars in a Danish race recently that, like marmite, have fueled a love it or hate it debate. 

In the latest of our deep-dive episodes, where we chat with the people behind new products, we sit down with Kate Powlison, road brand manager at SRAM, and Paul Cantor, road director at SRAM, to learn about SRAM's new Rival eTap AXS, the companies increasing focus on electronic shifting, and what it all means moving forward. This episode is brought to you in partnership with SRAM. As always, we agreed prior to recording that we could ask anything we want. 

This week on the CyclingTips Podcast... We discuss two exciting finales at the 2021 Amstel Gold Race and Mark Cavendish's string of wins at the Tour of Turkey. For the Nerd Nugget, James breaks down the new SRAM Rival AXS. 

The first episode of From the Gun, a podcast from L39ion of Los Angeles and CyclingTips that will focus on stories inside American cycling. Justin Williams and Mark Alford host, joke, cry and have real conversations about our sport, the industry, the culture behind it, and much more. In this introductory episode, Justin and Mark discuss what is to come in future episodes, the first L39ion of LA team camp, expanding the team to Miami and beyond, and their upcoming racing schedule.

In this week's episode of the CyclingTips Podcast... We discuss the final stages of the Itzulia Basque Country, Mark Cavendish's win at the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, and Kasia Niewiadoma's contract extension with Canyon-SRAM.  While scrolling through the internet James came across a photo of a VW Tiguan complete with a mountain bike on the back. In this week's Nerd Nugget James goes over a few inaccuracies he noticed that are actually dangerous. 

As much as we’d like to “stay in our lane”, sometimes circumstances compel us to venture outside of it, like right now. The situation regarding trans rights in Arkansas may seem like a purely political topic, but it does actually affect the cycling community as a whole, so it’s worth all of us talking about it. What should be done here? What shouldn’t be done? How should you navigate the situation so you can decide for yourself? There are no easy answers to this, but in this conversation with longtime cycling industry advocate (and PR/marketing veteran) Chris DiStefano, maybe we can all at least figure out a way to somehow move forward. Here is one resource for a bit of guidance and information about what you can do to show your support for the trans community. 

This week on the CyclingTips podcast... The team chats 2021 Tour of Flanders. The men's race featured controversy, heartbreak, and an unexpected winner. In the women's race, a clear favourite did not disappoint.  For this week's edition of Nerd Nuggets James discusses the tyre + wheel choice of the Tour of Flanders winner.