The Cycling Legends Podcast [free version; no premium access] (Cycling Legends)

David, Pat and John are joined by Chris Sidwells for this week's natter.

It's Dial Grrr for Grrravel, Gaia Rrrealini and Grrrim Weather! Grrab a blanket as Garrry rrrrambles about this week in pro cycling. Music: A Month of Sleep, via Epidemic Sound

Gary and John talk about two historic days in The Pyrenees.

John is joined by Sean Lally of Cycle Systems Online to discuss ways to make your good road bike faster. This is the first of a regular monthly series on tech you can use. Got any questions? Fire them to us on Twitter. I'm @NowJustJohn and Sean is @CycleSystemsAc.

Chris focusses on the Poggio during a wider contemplation of the history of La Primavera.

Chris and John take a slightly rambling look at the UK's obsession with the Time Trial.

Gary and John look back at the recent news in the world of cycling and look forward to La Vuelta.

Chris and John discuss a niche of the sport that slightly baffles them.

Chris tells us about Jean Stablinski. If you enjoy the show please consider subscribing to our premium feed at https://awesound.com/a/cycling-legends-podcast

Chris, David, Gary and Pat talk about the end of season news.

Gary and John are joined by Chris Sidwells to discuss tomorrow's edition of La Primavera.

In this week's Supplement: The curse of the Saturday Supplement. Hurrah for the Blackshorts! Weird team sponsors. Plus WIN with our #festivepeloton competition! Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features, history and interviews. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from the East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc Get in touch! You can now drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you. Really!

British cycling lost a giant last week when 2 times World Pursuit Champion Tony Doyle died after a short battle with cancer. In this special episode of the History Show, Chris shares a very personal tribute to and recollections of a man who was a champion both on and off the track.

Barry takes us expertly through the events of the second week of Le Tour '22.

Chris talks us through some clips of his uncle Tom Simpson being interviewed. Extraordinary.

To kick off our interview shows Chris catches up with multiple world champion and stalwart of British Cycling Ed Clancy.

John is joined by Pat Bulger and David Stanley for a freeform discussion on cycling, and much more.

To celebrate the Grand Depart in Denmark Chris and John discuss the long history of Danish cycling.

Gary and John look back at last weekend's Amstel Gold races and the Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country. Subscribe to the premium shows at cyclinglegendspodcast.com

How can you miss us if we won't go away? It's only been a week but the world of cycling keeps a-rolling. Who will we miss next season? Is Saudi money bad for cycling? Or just bad for everything? All this and more in the new Feed Zone. Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com Recommendations: Nairo Quintana runs! https://twitter.com/i/status/1718226319035502951 Demi Marriner https://www.demimarriner.co.uk/ Skikes https://skike.com/ The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from North Ferriby in the beautiful East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc

From jersey design to presentation protocols, is there no problem that can't be solved by the FZ team? In between trouble-shooting, we discuss the UAE Tour Women, more jersey issues and generally shoot the breeze on all things bike racing. Recommendations: Pat's comfy pants (trousers, blushing vicar!) www.shopduer.com Gary's comfy bike https://www.pedalpower.org.uk/bike-fitting (but there's probably a guy/girl nearer you - just get a bike fit!) Cleaning up Pat's mess https://www.tubotowels.com/

We discuss the weekend's racing at the Giro d'Italia as well as other events in the cycling world.

David, John and Pat are joined by Gary Fairley to discuss this year's Paris Roubaixs. Subscribe to the premium feed at cyclinglegendspodcast.com

Welcome to the Saturday Supplement! Join Gary as he casts an eye over the last week's cycling news and looks ahead to this weekend's UCI Cyclocross World Championships.

We talk World Championships.

Sean and John look at aero clothing with a quick digression into dyneema protective wear.

Chris and Barry look back to the 1974 edition of the race.

Gary and John look back at stages 8 and 9 and look forward to what promises to be a tumultuous week.

It’s the final weekend of the Spring Classics and it’s nearly time to bid tot ziens, adieu and ciao to the cobbles, to the capos, to the bergs and to the muurs. But first, we have the trifling matter of les Cotes de La Doyenne. Plus a look back at the week's racing and Gary asks "is it time for pro cycling to find itself a new barometer?"

Harry Lodge represented Great Britain in the 1988 Seoul Olympics before turning pro in 1990. During a 12-year career, Harry rode almost every major race that there was to race with the only races missing from his palmares being the Tour de France, Paris-Nice, Het Volk, and Gent-Wevelgem. In this latest Interview Show, Chris caught up with Harry to talk about his cycling career and also get some of his thoughts on the modern peloton. The Cycling Legends Podcast is proud to partner with Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories. Check out the range at https://www.vivelevelo.cc/

We talk Ride London, The Dauphine and The Women's Tour.

Barry talks about his first participation in the Pro World's Road Race and its connection to a legendary Tour de France stage win.

Caught your breath yet? Join Gary on the second rest day to ponder just another crazy week at the Vuelta, one with a final week that only has the Angliru in it. So that’s fine. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more chat in the Feed Zone plus interviews, history and features. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from the East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc Get in touch! You can now drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you. Really!

The Classics go Dutch for a day! Amstel! Fleche! Brabantse! Oh, and a rocking Paris-Roubaix. Join Gary to hear his breathless take on it all.

In this special mid-week Supplement, Gary catches up once again with John Carpenter from Help for Heroes. Join John as he talks about this year’s Big Battlefield Bike Ride, which took place in northern France in June and also previews next year’s event marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Cycling Legends Podcast listeners can sign up for this cracking event FREE by heading over to https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/fundraising/big-battlefield-bike-ride/ and using the code JCBBBR2024 at checkout. This will save you £199 if you sign up before 31 July, so hurry! You’ll find John on LinkedIn at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/johnrcarpenter and you can find out more about and also donate to Help for Heroes at https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/. And if you want to know more about this year's ride, check out the video at https://tinyurl.com/BBBR23

Fourteen seconds may be the headline on Andy Schleck’s palmares* but it’s also an Acceptable Losing Margin According to G. Join Gary to poke around the embers of a Giro that didn’t quite catch alight but still managed to warm the cockles at the end. Plus: fixture logjam for elite women, British Cycling add U23 road racers to their growing banned list and just who will bring the coupons now that Jumbo confirm their exit from all sporting sponsorship. *possibly not Links: EF Education TIBCO SVB Paris-Roubaix Femmes https://tinyurl.com/SatSup1 Saint Piran Pro Cycling https://tinyurl.com/SatSup2 Gary’s Tour de Forth fundraiser https://tinyurl.com/TourdeForth23 The Cycling Legends Podcast is brought to you in association with Vive le Velo, premium cycling retailer in the glorious East Riding of Yorkshire. Check them out at https://www.vivelevelo.cc or - better still - pop in to see Ed and the team.

The Saturday Supplement returns - amazingly - on a Saturday! Join Gary for a chat about what's been happening Not In Spain, including a look at this weekend's European Championships road races in Drenthe and a brief preview of the recently-announced men's and women's UCI World Tours for next season. Links - Dial Up Your Cycle Tech Skills https://www.facebook.com/groups/CSA2018/ Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features, history and interviews. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from the East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc

Chris, David, Gary and Pat get together for their fortnightly chat.

With Chris hitting the lucrative after-dinner speaking circuit, Gary, David and Pat trawl the retirement homes of the internet to find a stand in. Openingsweekend, UAE Tour, cycling’s love interest plus more recommendations to fill your time, ears and your stomach as well as emptying your wallet too. Recommendations: • Redshift Shockstop Suspension Stem - https://redshiftsports.com/products/shockstop-suspension-stem • New Yankee Worskshop – https://www.youtube.com/@newyankeeworkshop • Uncle Real Gourmet – https://www.youtube.com/@UncleRuralGourmet • Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/crosby-stills-nash-young/175818 • Rouleur Zoe Backstedt interview - https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/i-am-completely-open-minded-zoe-backstedt-on-starting-opening-weekend-the-roubaix-dream-and-building-lego • Caesar Salad dressing - https://www.seriouseats.com/caesar-dressing-recipe • The Who – ‘By Numbers’ - https://www.thewho.com/music/the-who-by-numbers/ • Apple Watch - https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-watch?afid=p238%7Cs1Uy5BqUr-dc_mtid_187079nc38483_pcrid_633956915225_pgrid_20355516733_pntwk_g_pchan__pexid__&cid=aos-uk-kwgo-watch--slid--category-product- • ‘David Crosby – Remember My Name’ - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884004/

David, Pat and John are stuck between the Le Tours and La Vuelta. Unsurprisingly, they still find much to talk about.

In this month's tech column Sean and John discuss winter clothing options

Chris and John discuss races they'd like to see return to the pro circuit.

David succumbs to the lurgy so it's a two-up time trial with Chris and Gary this time around. We ponder 'whither Team INEOS?' as the quiet man of British Cycling (apparently) steps down, chat about Grand Tours being more Pinot-friendly in future years (talk about timing) and generally fix professional cycling. Again. Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com Shameless plug: Trofeo Baracchi (Cycling Legends website) - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/races/the-baracchi-trophy Recommendations: Girodana cycling clothing - https://www.giordana.co.uk/ The Road Book cycling almanac - https://theroadbook.co.uk/ Listening on our public feed? You can join the Feed Zone every other Sunday plus access all the interviews, features and history shows on the Cycling Legends premium feed for a measly £3.50 a month. Pop over to www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com to learn more and sign up! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from North Ferriby in the beautiful East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc

Chris and John talk about the 1967 edition of The Race to the Sun. There's exclusive content for subscribers on the Cycling Legends site here https://www.cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/30-exclusive/23-paris-nice-1967

Join the team for their fortnightly Transatlantic self-help session, where we discuss the latest news, racing and scurrilous gossip from the world of cycling. This time around we chat Pogagar, Pidcock and prize money as well as banks, bans and – erm – other stuff. Plus Louis from the Block gets sent once again to Ask Eddy, while the guys stay hiding in the car outside. Cowards. This week’s recommendations: • Tom Pidcock – Before He Was Famous - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sZc87S7zcg • Chris Froome – Behind the Scenes at Sidi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ccFE7w82vI • Eagle Cam (others are available!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD1hQQrBuLk • Drift Air Freshener - https://drift.co/ (US only, we think) • Limitless With Chris Hemsworth - https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/limitless-with-chris-hemsworth • Help for Heroes Big Battlefield Bike Ride - https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/fundraising/big-battlefield-bike-ride-2023/ • iZettle - https://www.zettle.com • Interview Show – Claire Steels – coming soon! :-)

Chris talks to rising star of the Bianchi HUNT Morvélo team Alice McWilliam.

Gary and John look back on stages 11, 12 and 13 of La Vuelta and look forward to an important weekend of racing.

Matt Brammeier is British Cycling's Senior Academy Road and Track Coach, running the U23 and men's elite programmes. He raced professionally with HTC-Highroad, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, MTN-Qhubeka and Team Aqua Blue and retired from racing in 2018, when he joined British Cycling's coaching team. In the latest Interview show Chris catches up Matt to talk about the ups and downs of his racing career and his experiences inside the original group of Team GB Academy riders. Matt also talks about the differences between the current generation of riders and his original group who joined the Academy back in 2004 (yes, 2004!!) as they look towards the World Championships and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Chris and John talk Paris Roubaix. Due to John's excessive excitement about the upcoming weekend this one is even more tangential than usual!

Join Gary for a look ahead to the second Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, which starts in Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday.

Gary and John talk Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico and The Ronde van Drenthe. Subscribe to the premium feed at https://awesound.com/a/cycling-legends-podcast

Spring is sprung, La Primavera's near But why is Patrick Lefevere still here? Gary goes all Ogden Nash as he previews Milan San Remo, Alfredo Binda and foresees a comeuppance for the winner of the 1978 edition of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Women's Tour Crowdfunder: www.gofundme.com/f/the-womens-tour-2023

Gary and John look at today's editions of the  Ronde van Vlaanderen. If you enjoy this free content please consider subscribing to the premium feed at cyclinglegendspodcast.com.

Chris and John talk about Rik Van Looy, one of the greatest Classics riders of all time. Join us on the premium feed at https://awesound.com/a/cycling-legends-podcast. You can read the interview Chris did with Van Looy at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/30-exclusive/40-an-audience-with-the-emperor.

In 1982, Mandy Jones became only the second British woman to wear the coveted rainbow bands of the professional World Road Race Champion after none other than Beryl Burton.

Chris talks to Denise Burton-Cole, daughter of Beryl and a superb cyclist in her own right, and Jeremy Wilson, author of the fabulous "Beryl: In Search of Britain's Greatest Athlete" (available from all good bookshops!).

The legend that is Barry looks back on the first week of this year's Tour.

Chris and Gary discuss one of the most iconic teams in cycling history, subject of Chris's most recent book. Available now from cyclinglegends.co.uk.

All of the team give some thoughts on the upcoming Tour de France.

Gary and John return sooner than expected! We discuss today's stage of Paris-Nice and yesterday's Strade Bianche. Subscribe to the premium feed at https://awesound.com/a/cycling-legends-podcast for more cycling content.much

It's the Glorious Twelfth and Gary looks back at the hares and the hounds vying for rainbows this past week and previews the Women's Elite Road Race which closes the inaugural combined UCI World Championships in Glasgow.

David Stanley drops in to join Gary and John to look back on the Giro d'Italia 2022

Team Visma-Lease-a-Bike, er, bike team; Jonas Vingegaard's door bell and why is it that we don't talk about Alvaredo, no, no, no? All this and more in the latest Saturday Supplement. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features, history and interviews. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from the East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc Get in touch! You can now drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you. Really!

Chris and John discuss the contrast between "old school" and modern training practices. If you enjoy the show please consider subscribing to our premium feed at https://awesound.com/a/cycling-legends-podcast

European stage racing returns while the women's peleton serves up a storm in the desert. Grab a coffee and join Gary for all this plus a look back at the Hoogerheide CX Worlds and a look ahead (mind your neck!) to the Tour of Oman.

Broken of foot (and ankle) but not of spirit, Gary wraps up the Women's World Championship Road Race, chats all things Tour of Scandinavia and bids a fond 'gracias' (but not yet 'adios') to AvV. ***The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc***

Is the sky falling in at Team INEOS? GCN - WTF? And David Lappartient goes to war in the mud over cyclocross. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features, history and interviews. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from the East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc Get in touch! You can now drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you. Really!

Chris talks to multiple World Champion and all around legend Marion Clignet about the 2021 season and womens' pro cycling in general.

Sean and John talk bearings.

Will there be crucifixions on the cobbles or a burial in the Arenberg Trench? Who will roll away the stones from the Roubaix Velodrome this weekend? Join Gary for a coffee and a chat about Flanders, Itzulia, Roubaix - oh - and the "legend" of Abdel-Kader Zaaf.

Gary and John convene on the first rest day to look forward to a difficult first week.

Gary talks to Chris about the career of his friend the late Brian Robinson. We hope it also conveys a sense of the man beyond the cyclist.

Sean and John have a rant and discuss some more of the tech in the Giro d'Italia '22

It's the final reckoning at the Giro d'Italia but not before Gary tackles British Cycling's Transgender and Non-Binary Participation Policy, looks back at Mark Cavendish's career (to date!), gets all gushy about SD Worx and pours soothing turpentine on the egregious Pinot/holy Vaughters Twitter spat. Links Millar on Cavendish - https://chpt3.com/blogs/journal/mark-cavendish-retires-david-millar Women's Cycling Weekly - https://mamilrepeller.substack.com/

Chris talks to a rider who has packed a lot of success into a short career hampered by the pandemic. From track victories to riding the Classics with Movistar there's a lot of ground to cover.

Gary remembers Fabio Casartelli, the 1992 Olympic Champion, on the anniversary of his tragic death at the 1995 Tour de France.

Gary and John look back at the first week of La Vuelta.

Sean and John talk climbing bikes.

As a consequence of trying out a SRAM 1x set up, we had to overcome some technical glitches before battling the final brutal slopes to bring you the latest show. Mark Cavendish then has the audacity to interrupt our gushing over the Stage 20 Time Trial by winning his final Giro stage. The cheek of the man. David dishes the dirt on where Eddy and Louis are this week and we also have a special guest. LINKS Vive le Velo - https://www.vivelevelo.cc Saint Piran - https://saintpiranprocycling.com RECOMMENDATIONS 1. "An Eye for a Killing" - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lkxp/episodes/player 2. "The Shining Mountain", Peter Boardman - https://amzn.eu/d/bgo1oQy 3. "Savage Arena", Joe Tasker - https://amzn.eu/d/bgo1oQy 4. Arc browser for Mac - https://arc.net/ 5. "The Happiness Equation", Neil Pasricha - https://amzn.eu/d/asrfSxH 6. The Rich Roll podcast - https://www.richroll.com/all-episodes/ 7. Huberman Lab - https://hubermanlab.com/ 8. Easy Bagger - https://amzn.eu/d/8NFYrxT 9. Hiver Beers - https://www.madeofengland.co.uk 10. "Abyss", Max Hastings - https://amzn.eu/d/duA9dYa

David, Chris, Gary and John discus Il Lombardia, Ganna's Hour and the usual mix of nonsense.

Rik Van Looy is still the only man to have won every single-day classic on the calendar. Jacques Anquetil was the Grand Tour master of the late 1950s and first half of the ‘60s, and Rik Van Looy was the classics king. He was a fierce competitor, high-handed in his dominance, with 492 victories in a professional career lasting nearly 20 years. They called him the Emperor of Herentals, after the east Belgian town where he lives, and where Chris Sidwells was granted an audience. Get in touch. You can now drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from North Ferriby in the beautiful East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc

Where is everybody? Sometimes Real Life intervenes and the team find themselves miles from a mic. So here's something a little bit different (and free!) but not without getting Eddy's view of the world and also - as ever - sticking it to the blazers. We're also proud to welcome Vive le Velo to partner the show and you can learn more about Ed and the team at Yorkshire's finest premium cycling retailer at www.vivelevelo.cc. Free UK delivery on orders over £50! Recommendations Trek Race Shop - Access All Areas: Lizzie's Comeback https://youtu.be/UigD72n8LLA Vive le Velo - https://www.vivelevelo.cc

Track 88 in The Cycling Legends Podcast.

We chat pre-Tour stuff.

David, Pat Gary and John talk Giro, Dauphine, Froome, guns and Rice cookers, amongst other things.

John and Sean talk cobbled Classics tech. Elevator music is Local Forecast – Elevator by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Gary and John talk Injury and illness, E3, Gent Wevelgem and Catalunya.

The "growler" episode.

Dave, Pat, Chris and John talk about the second week of the 2022 Tour de France.

Chris, David, Gary and Pat get together for their fortnightly chat.

In the first of a regular series Chris talks to Barry Hoban about his first appearances in the biggest races. This time? Milan- San Remo.

Sean and John talk about life as a team mechanic.

Gary and John are joined by Chris again to look back on yesterday's Milan-San Remo.

Chris talks to Barry Hoban about one of his favourite races.

Former podcaster John Galloway and Sean Lally talk winter bikes.

After the garlic bread of Lombardy, Gary proceeds directly to the intravenous injection of single-day cobbled bike races. Redemption is near, ye sinners. It’s Holy Week in Flanders.

Chris, David, Gary and Pat get together for their fortnightly chat. Cav, Godfather Merckx, Le Tour parcour and much more are on the agenda today.

The road season may be over but we've still got track heroes, cross heroes, unsung heroes and the return of a fallen hero. Oh, and another wedding too. The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from the East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc Get in touch! You can now drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you. Really!

Chris talks to one of the best riders Britain has ever produced, a key part of the ACBB generation, Graham Jones.

Claire Steels is in her first year as a Women's World Tour rider, with Israel-Premier Tech Roland. Gary caught up with Claire recently to chat about her less-conventional route to the WWT, life in the women's peloton and her plans for the rest of the season.