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CyclingTips Podcast: Cav to B&B and the next Giro route

We open this week’s episode with news of Benoit Cosnefroy’s not broken arm, Mario Cipollini’s potential jail time, and Davide Rebellin’s retirement at 51. Caley, Jonny, and Ronan then dive into the Giro route, which was announced this week, and into the latest reporting around Mark Cavendish’s move to the French B&B Hotels team.

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Freewheeling: A year to remember

This week on Freewheeling we reflect on the best season of Women’s WorldTour racing…ever? And we reflect on some of our favourite moments, and riders, plus what we are already looking forward to next season.

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CyclingTips Podcast: And for Ganna's next hour record attempt...

Ronan reports from the velodrome where Filippo Ganna obliterated the hour record. After setting a near unbeatable distance, Ronan suspects it will not be Ganna’s only attempt.

Also going on this weekend: Il Lombardia, a lot of retirements, Tour de Romandie, and Gravel Worlds.

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Nerd Alert: Wait, you can 3D print a bike?!

With the news that Pinarello’s new Bolide F HR 3D track bike is the first UCI-approved 3D printed bike, Ronan visited Metron Dimitris Katsanis and find out how a bike is 3D printed and why.

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CyclingTips Podcast: There's no risk to Remco

This week on the CyclingTips podcast we chat about the Remco Evenepoel/Ineos Grenadiers rumours, Gravel Worlds, Nairo Quintana and his departure from Arkéa-Samsic, and Ronan’s easy-bake bike. For more on Ronan’s bike check out Friday’s Nerd Alert podcast.

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Freewheeling: The fight for WWT status

This week on Freewheeling we dive into some of the recent transfers which ultimately sends us down the rabbit hole that is the WorldTour calendar. Finally, we preview the final race of the year, the upcoming Tour de Romandie.

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Nerd Alert: Dropper posts for gravel bikes – yay or nay?

We’re back in the studio for a group show after a whirlwind of activity at the recent UCI world championships, and we’re wasting no time with the heated debates.

Do dropper posts (or even suspension posts) have a place on gravel bikes? What about Meta’s tease that it’s entering the virtual reality world for indoor cycling? Do our opinions even matter??

Either way, the Nerds really did do their homework this time, sharing their thoughts on the ideal setup for hidden cable routing – frame designers, take note!

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Freewheeling: What a Worlds!

The Freewheeling team breaks down the 2022 women’s road race at the World Championships, a rollercoaster week for the Dutch, heartbreak for Australia, and what ended up being one of the best races of the season.

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CyclingTips Podcast: The CyclingTips Podcast Live in Wollongong

Matt de Neef, Iain Treloar, Rupert Guinness and Caley Fretz live on the ground at the World Championships in Wollongong. They discuss the U23 and junior men’s road races and the upcoming women’s road race.

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Nerd Alert: On the ground at Road World’s

Welcome back to the Nerd Alert podcast! This week sees Dave Rome and Caley Fretz together in Wollongong, Australia for the 2022 Road World Championships. And along with VeloClub community manager Andy van Bergen, this episode circles the topic of the big event.

Things start with a few new things in the world of tech. The talk then turns to those dropped chains plaguing the past week of racing. And then we wrap up this relatively brief episode with a chat about the logistics involved in racing on the opposite side of the world, something WorldTour mechanic Kevin Grove (supporting Team USA) offers insight on.

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Freewheeling: It will be hard to control this Worlds road race

This week we preview the upcoming Women’s Road Race at the Wollongong World Championships, make our picks, and chat a bit about the time trial that happened over the weekend.

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CyclingTips Podcast: If you live in Wollongong you know there's a event on

Caley made his way down to Australia to chat with Matt de Neef, Iain Treloar, Dave Rome, and Sadhbh O’Shea from VeloNews. The crew discusses the Mixed Team Relay and the unfortunate day of the Dutch team and look ahead to some exciting days to come.

Rome tried to figure out exactly what caused the crash of Van Vleuten.

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Nerd Alert: You can 3D print that

Welcome back to the CyclingTips Nerd Alert podcast! This week senior tech editor, Dave Rome, gets to cover something that has become a personal hobby of his – 3D printing.

Joining Dave is Brian Park, the editor-in-chief at Pinkbike and Chris Heerschap, an engineer, bike mechanic, Veloclub member and 3D print extraordinaire. These two tinkerers have both created, designed and manufactured their own saleable 3D-printed products (such as a few covered on Pinkbike this week).

From the basics of home 3D printing to some fun projects, and a chat about where the tech may be headed, there’s plenty to take in.

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CyclingTips Podcast: Is Remco a Tour contender now?

This week on the CyclingTips Podcast we break down the Vuelta a España. We chat about Remco Evenepoel’s performance, Primoz Roglic’s crash and the controversial statement’s made by Roglic and his team afterwards, and the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta.

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Freewheeling: Not quite Grand Tour status

This week we talk about the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta and speculate a little about the upcoming World Championships. Oh and Annemiek van Vleuten.

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Nerd Alert: An extravaganza of new bikes

It sure felt like it this week, as we saw the announcement of the new Trek Domane, the new Canyon Ultimate, and the new BMC Kaius all in the past few days. The Nerds discuss the salient features of each one — pros and cons — as well as a big industry indicator that the market really is cooling off big-time. Prices might finally be coming down for some stuff, but other items are still super hard to come by.

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CyclingTips Podcast: GC battles are like racing in slow motion

This week on the CyclingTips podcast we discuss the ongoing GC battle at the Vuelta a España, plus last week’s Simac Ladies Tour and the upcoming Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. James is back to talk tech, and he has some thoughts on a recent advertisement.

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Freewheeling: 2023 is looking really good for SD Worx

Abby, Amy, and Tilda chat Simac Ladies Tour, a few new transfers, and the upcoming Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Check out CyclingTips.com for a full course and rider preview of the six-day race in Spain.

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Nerd Alert: How to beat a World Record with Dan Bigham

This week’s episode of the Nerd Alert podcast is certainly a special one. Dave Rome and Ronan McLaughlin chat with the newly crowned Hour World Record Holder, Dan Bigham.

Prior to besting Victor Campanaerts’ 2019 World Record, the British track cyclist was best known for his work in aerodynamic engineering. He’s worked with Mercedes F1, Canyon-SRAM, Team KGF/ HUUB-Wattbike, and Jumbo-Visma, and is currently a performance engineer with the Ineos Grenadiers. He also happens to be the brains behind the WattShop.

With such a resume in tech backed by a world-beating engine, it was well overdue that Dan joined us as a special guest on the podcast. Here we chat about the things he’s allowed to discuss related to his Hour Record, we touch on the things he’s not allowed to discuss, and plenty more.

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CyclingTips Podcast: Potentially a more exciting race in Spain

This week on the CyclingTips podcast we talk about the Vuelta a España so far, with some on-the-ground takes from Shoddy. Plus, a bit of relegation chat, some MTB, and more.

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