Cyclist Magazine Podcast
From the team behind Cyclist Magazine, this is a podcast for lovers of all things cycling, whether you’re a sucker for a sportive, a carbon fibre connoisseur or just Bernard Hinault’s biggest fan.
Hosts James Spender and Emma Cole bring you in-depth conversations from within the world of cycling by the people that know it best, with new episodes every other Thursday. Guests have included the likes of Greg LeMond, Tyler Hamilton, Sean Kelly, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and more.
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 141
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
139. Tom Simpson: World Champ and Cycling Legend, with Chris Sidwells
This week, James is joined by cycling journalist and author Chris Sidwells, to explore the life and times of Britain's most storied rider, Tom Simpson, on the eve of Simpson's historic World Champion…
138. Ed Clancy: The truth behind breaking my shoulders for aero gains, and other stories
This week, James and Will are joined by three-time Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy. At 16, Ed had been scouted by British Cycling’s Academy, where he came up with riders like Mark Cavendish and Gera…
137. The Strange Tale of Charly Gaul, with Paul Maunder
This week James and Will (well, mostly James) are joined by author Paul Maunder, who discusses his book, Angel of the Mountains: The Strange Tale of Charly Gaul.
Born in Luxembourg in 1932, Charly Gau…
136. Kim Le Court, Monument winner, stage hunter and history maker
This week Robyn and Will are joined by Kim Le Court. The 29-year-old Mauritian turned pro in 2015, and now rides for Women's WorldTeam team AG Insurance-Soudal. In that time she's notched up a Giro d…
135. Stephen Roche: the Triple Crown Champion
This week James and Will are joined by Stephen Roche, who in 1987 became only the second rider in history to win the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and World Championships in one season, aka the Tripl…
134. Ned Boulting and the (last) Tour de France
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This week, Robyn and Will are joined by Ned Boulting. Having started out covering football on Sky Sports, Ned joined…
133. Levi Leipheimer: dark years, redemption and The Growler
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This week, James and Will are joined by ex-pro Levi Leipheimer. Levi turned pro in 1997 and in 2000 hit the big time with US Postal, …
132. Luke Rowe and his Life of Sky
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This week, James and Will are joined by the superest of super domestiques, Welshman Luke Rowe. As road captain at Ineos Grenediers (n…
131. Bradley Wiggins and Ian Botham in conversation, plus Beefy's Charity Foundation
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This week, James is joined by none other than Bradley Wiggins and cricket legend Ian Botham, who on 15th and 16th September will be ridi…
130. Emma Finucane: gold medals, world records and the importance of crying
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This week, Will and Robyn are joined by Welsh track cycling star, Emma Finucane. At just 21 years old, Emma was the first British woman …
129. Ineos implosion and TNT TV turmoil with Rapha CEO Fran Millar
This week James and Will are Fran Millar, possibly the most influential woman in British cycling.
Today Fran is CEO at Rapha, but her long CV includes managing Geraint Thomas and Mark Cavendish; a dec…
128. Legends of Flanders, Roubaix and Tom Simpson with Chris Sidwells
On this week's episode James and Will are joined by author and journalist Chris Sidwells to discuss the history of pro cycling's Holy Week, the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.
We talk about the or…
127. Risk, burnout and Olympic gold, with Connie Carpenter Phinney
In this week's episode, Robyn and James are joined by Connie Carpenter Phinney, who is 1984 became the first ever Olympic Women's Road Race gold medal winner.
Connie charts her career from 14 year-old…
126. The doping olympics: president of the Enhanced Games, Dr Aron D'Souza
This week Will and James are joined by Dr Aron D'Souza, president of the Enhanced Games. Billed as 'the ultimate demonstration of what the human body can do', the Enhanced Games seeks in part to answ…
125. Phil Burt, the king of bike fit
In this week's episode James is joined by Phil Burt, former head of physiotherapy at British Cycling and Team Sky and the man who literally wrote the book on bike fit. They discuss micro adjusters an…
124. The ultra-cyclist missing half his organs, Juan Dual
In this week’s episode, James and Will are joined by Spanish ultra-cyclist and runner, Juan Dual. As a teenager, Juan was diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis, a rare form of cancer that att…
123. Lael Wilcox: The fastest woman around the world by bike
In this week's episode, Robyn and Will are joined by ultra-cyclist Lael Wilcox, who set the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle in September 2024, cycling over 29,10…
122. Why do we do it? Endurance, with Dr Michael Crawley
This week James and Will are joined by Michael Crawley, doctor of anthropology, sub-2h 20min marathon runner and award-winning author. In this episode, we discuss Michael’s latest book, To the Limit,…
121. Andy Schleck: Chaingate, Contador, Bruyneel, Froome, retiring demons and the brotherhood
This week James and Will are joined by Andy Schleck, Tour de France winner, brother to Frank and victim in the infamous chaingate affair, in which Alberto Contador rode past a stricken Schleck – the …
120. 2024 pro season review + 2025 predictions with Felix Lowe
Pitchforks at the ready. On this week's episode Will is joined by Cyclist's own Ewan Wilson and writer Felix Lowe to review the 2024 pro cycling season and look forward to what may come next.
Along t…