Cycling News & Blog Articles

Caley, Neal, and James are in the basement to discuss Thibaut Pinot’s emphatic victory at Il Lombardia and how the Frenchman is cycling’s most mortal star. The trio then debates Zwift racing and whether virtual racing is a future discipline of cycling. Sides are definitely chosen between the three when talking about the pros and cons. … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: Lombardia, gear boxes, and racing bikes online on Velo.

Caley and Neal open this week’s show by calling Peter Flax and asking him why stopped wearing a helmet a few months ago. Then, Caley calls up James to chat about the new SRAM 12-speed cassette that was spotted over the weekend at the Saitama Criterium in Japan. The nerd alert duo discusses the other new … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: A helmet question and SRAM’s new drivetrain on Velo.

Caley, Neal, and James are back in the basement with a new snack, and a taste test. Which Shape will prevail? The trio remembers legendary commentator Paul Sherwen and call up Lance Armstrong, who worked with Sherwen at Motorola, to pay tribute to the beloved commentator. In Nerd Alert, Specialized’s Head of Human Performance Todd Carver … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: Remembering Paul Sherwen on Velo.

Telecommunications giant Sky is pulling out of cycling. Caley, Neal and James discuss the implications this will have on the sport.  Caley also catches up with EF-Drapac boss Jonathan Vaughters to talk about cycling’s future. In Nerd Alert, James chats about a bike he recently tested and tries to define what makes a good bike, … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: Sky’s pullout and defining a good bike on Velo.

James, Neal, and Caley are in the basement for the final episode of 2018 with a pile of questions from you, our dear listeners. The three answer questions about gravel bikes, drivetrain upgrades, Mark Cavendish’s future, favourite snacks, road racing tactics, and more.  Thank you to everyone who listened, laughed, shared, and commented this year. … Continued

Read the full article at The CyclingTips Podcast: Ask Us Anything on Velo.

Dave Everett and Caley Fretz begin their Sunday in Hell with a walk around the pits at the start in Compiegne, taking in the atmosphere, checking out the bikes, and chatting with Silca’s Josh Poertner about tire optimization. Then they hop in their rental car and head out on course, hitting a few sectors before … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: Inside Paris-Roubaix on Velo.

As cyclists, we are forever chasing the elusive free watts of power, extra few kilometers per hour and a few less grams on the scales, all with the goal of going faster. In this first mini-series of Nerd Alert podcasts, we aim to dispel the myths, understand the technology, and bring you the information you … Continued

Read the full article at New Nerd Alert podcast, episode 1: Go faster with aerodynamics made simple on Velo.

Join us after each stage of the 2019 Tour de France to make sense of what just happened, reactions from the riders and personalities of the race, and shenanigans over a glass of rosé with Caley Fretz and Rupert Guinness who have covered 40 Tours de France between them. We’ll also be covering the Giro … Continued

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Welcome to the first Tour Daily episode of the CyclingTips Podcast. These daily episodes will run in the hours after each stage from today until the end of the 2019 Tour de France. In this episode, Caley Fretz is joined by Rupert Guinness at the grand depart in Brussels, Belgium. Guinness, a veteran of 31 … Continued

Read the full article at Tour Daily Podcast: Pre-Tour horror stories and a Giro Rosa preview on Velo.

The Tour de France is here. Neal, Caley, and James preview a difficult, climb-filled route, discuss the favorites for each jersey (except polka dots, which are definitely going to Julian Alaphilippe), and then dive into a hypothetical: What happens to Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas if Egan Bernal, just 22 years old, wins this Tour … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: The Tour de France preview on Velo.

This week’s episode is something of a departure from our usual programming, with an audio version of our recent feature, ‘What happened to SpeedX?‘ . It takes you on a fascinating journey from the meteoric rise to the catastrophic fall of a bike company called SpeedX – a crowdfunding sensation that made global headlines in … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: The birth and death of a bike company on Velo.

The theme of today’s episode: Conspiracies. Pro cyclist Abby Mickey joins Caley and Neal in the basement to discuss the latest racing news, plus the latest maneuverings of the Illuminati.  There is a surprisingly large contingent of people who believe that Chris Froome’s crash last week was faked. Yep, you read that correctly. For some … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: It’s all a conspiracy. Or is it? on Velo.

This week’s episode is a bit salty. Or sweaty, to be more precise. Paying attention to sweat can help you be a better cyclist. This week we’re joined in the basement by special guest Dr. Allen Lim, who explains how to hydrate for your own sweat profile. It’s all a bit more complicated, and yet … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: The things you can learn from sweat on Velo.

The second rest day of the Giro d’Italia seems a good time to look back at — or catch up on — our daily Giro podcasts, which began as the race hit the mountains last week and will continue next week. As always, you can subscribe to the CyclingTips Podcast via RSS, iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. Giro diaries: Adam … Continued

Read the full article at Giro Daily Podcasts: Adam Hansen and a check-in from the rest day on Velo.

The Giro d’Italia saw losses for Tom Dumoulin and a win for Primoz Roglic, the Tour of California may finally be won by its home team, and a couple of old sprinters are back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This week’s episode opens with a discussion of the latest racing news — … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: The Tire Size Selector Graph and a bloody Giro on Velo.

This week’s episode opens with racing news from Yorkshire and Romandie, then Neal, Caley, and Dane look ahead to the Giro d’Italia and Tour of California, both of which kick off this weekend.  In this week’s Nerd Alert, James explains why Trek’s rumored move to threaded T-47 bottom brackets is big news for the bike … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: The Giro, threaded bottom brackets, and free Giant frames on Velo.

Disc brakes can be very loud. It’s a reality that road cyclists are beginning to come to grips with, but there are things riders can do to minimize the noise. For some insight, James and Caley call up Christian Heule, a former pro cyclocross racer who now works for SwissStop.  As promised in the episode, … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: Quiet disc brakes and 2019 racing on Velo.

We open this week’s episode with a breakdown of one of the season’s best one-day races, Strade Bianche, plus a look at a windy first few stages of Paris-Nice. Then, we hear part of an astounding interview conducted by the Nordic Nation podcast with Karel Tammjärv, one of the cross country skiers busted in Austria … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: How one athlete beat the biological passport on Velo.

This week’s episode opens with the sordid tale of Iljo Keisse’s disrespectful act toward a woman in Argentina, his subsequent apology, and then his team’s utter failure to properly address the issue. James, Neal, and Caley discuss Peter Sagan’s years-old bum pinching incident, and how Keisse could learn a thing or two from how Sagan changed … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: QuickStep’s missteps and slowing down your fast friends on Velo.

Neal, James and Caley are back in the basement for the first time in nearly a month and open this week’s episode with a pressing question: Is Liege-Bastogne-Liege finally exciting? And, follow up, why can’t ASO give us live coverage of the women’s race?  That discussion ties into the second part of the show, which … Continued

Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: A better Liege and Rapha’s attempt to fix cycling on Velo.