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
39. Cherie Pridham on making history, travelling the world and the state of the British pro scene
Cherie Pridham made history in 2021 by becoming the first female sport director of a men's WorldTour team.
Joe and James caught up with Cherie to discuss her first season with Israel Start-Up Nation, …
Joe and James caught up with Cherie to discuss her first season with Israel Start-Up Nation, …
01:19:19 |
Thu 16 Sep 2021
38. How cycling saved my life: Lee Stephenson
After two decades in the police as a firearms officer, Lee Stephenson suffered terrible mental health issues. In today's episode, he speaks to Joe and James on how cycling – and talking – helped to g…
00:53:11 |
Thu 02 Sep 2021
37. Adam Blythe on choosing family over cycling, the Aqua Blue saga and Oleg Tinkov
'Bike riding is just bike riding and I couldn't always be there for my family when I need to be'.
On this week's episode, James and Joe share a candid, honest conversation with Adam Blythe about why h…
On this week's episode, James and Joe share a candid, honest conversation with Adam Blythe about why h…
01:19:19 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
36. Is the bike industry going bust? Talking to Will Pearson
Pearson Cycles is the oldest bike shop in the world having first opened its doors back in 1860. And after 161 years of trading, these past 18 months have been its toughest.
James and Joe are joined b…
James and Joe are joined b…
01:27:25 |
Thu 05 Aug 2021
35. Jo Rowsell-Shand on being an Olympic champion
With the Tokyo Olympics finally here we thought it best to get an Olympic champion on the pod. Not just any Olympic champion either, we got double Olympic gold medalist Joanna Rowsell-Shand.
Part of t…
Part of t…
01:02:55 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
34. Tom Ritchey, the Godfather of Gravel Part 2
Ride gravel? Ride mountain bikes? Well, you have Tom Ritchey to thank for that, kind of. He is, after all, the Godfather of Gravel.
James and Joe joined Tom from his California home (virtually) to bat…
James and Joe joined Tom from his California home (virtually) to bat…
00:38:53 |
Fri 16 Jul 2021
34. Tom Ritchey, the Godfather of Gravel Part 1
Ride gravel? Ride mountain bikes? Well, you have Tom Ritchey to thank for that, kind of. He is, after all, the Godfather of Gravel.
James and Joe joined Tom from his California home (virtually) to bat…
James and Joe joined Tom from his California home (virtually) to bat…
00:52:01 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
33. Phil Liggett, the voice of cycling
With the Tour de France starting this weekend who better to sit down with than the voice of cycling himself, Phil Liggett.
Liggett has offered a soundtrack to cycling for almost 50 years, describing t…
Liggett has offered a soundtrack to cycling for almost 50 years, describing t…
01:19:01 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
32. Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy on cycling, the media and fake news
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is best known for holding to account everyone from Hollywood A-listers to senior cabinet ministers during his day job as one of Channel 4's news presenters. However what you may …
01:36:41 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
31. Graham Watson - Stories from the great pro cycling photographer
On today's pod is legendary cycling photographer Graham Watson who joins Joe and James to regale us with some incredible stories from his 40 years in the professional peloton.
From his Tour de France …
From his Tour de France …
01:22:02 |
Thu 27 May 2021
30. Chris Boardman, the Politician
Joining James and Joe this week is Chris Boardman, Olympic champion, Tour de France yellow jersey wearer, Hour Record holder, Greater Manchester walking and cycling commissioner, Question Time guest …
01:30:13 |
Thu 13 May 2021
29. Mat Hayman on Paris-Roubaix, life as a sport director and Aussie one-hit wonders
Joining James and Joe on the pod this week is 2016 Paris-Roubaix winner Mat Hayman.
The Aussie talks about his switch from the peloton to the team car, the pressures Covid is putting on racing, his ic…
The Aussie talks about his switch from the peloton to the team car, the pressures Covid is putting on racing, his ic…
01:20:38 |
Thu 29 Apr 2021
28. Johan Museeuw on the pressures of being 'the next Merckx', meeting his heroes and the ultimate Flandrien
Johan Museeuw – the Lion of Flanders, one of the greatest Cobbled Classics riders of all-time and one of cycling's true hardmen.
Now 55 years old, Museeuw chats to James and Joe on the latest Cyclist …
Now 55 years old, Museeuw chats to James and Joe on the latest Cyclist …
00:49:34 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
27. Paris-Roubaix Bonus Episode!!!
Yes, we know that the men's and inaugural women's Paris-Roubaix has been postponed until October but that doesn't mean we cannot do some reminiscing about the greatest race in the cycling calendar ri…
00:29:51 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
26. Craig Calfee, the man who brought carbon fibre bikes to the Tour de France
Last month we gave you Greg LeMond. Today, the man who made his bikes, Mr Craig Calfee.
The first bike builder to have a full carbon fibre bike raced at the Tour de France, Calfee has always been a ma…
The first bike builder to have a full carbon fibre bike raced at the Tour de France, Calfee has always been a ma…
01:25:23 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
25. Magnus and Elynor Backstedt and their dream of father/daughter Roubaix glory
Paris-Roubaix winner from 2004 Magnus Backstedt and Trek-Segafredo women's rider Elynor Backstedt share the same dream: to become the first father and daughter duo to have both won the 'Hell of the N…
01:23:54 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
24. The Greg LeMond Special Part 2
Joining us this week is three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, the only man to have won the Tour after getting shot!
**THIS IS PART 2. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE GO BACK AND LISTEN TO PAR…
**THIS IS PART 2. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE GO BACK AND LISTEN TO PAR…
01:18:02 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
23. The Greg LeMond Special Part 1
Joining us this week is three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, the only man to have won the Tour after getting shot!
James and Joe sat down with Greg to talk about almost everything, so much …
James and Joe sat down with Greg to talk about almost everything, so much …
00:42:42 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
22. Rob Hayles on carbon jewellery, aerodynamics and bike industry guff
Rob Hayles is a winner of three Olympic medals, two World titles and countless national titles on the track long before it was cool and a British National Champion on the road who then retired for a …
01:15:55 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
21. The King Sean Kelly on being one of the greatest of all time and why he should have won the Tour de France .
Our guest on the show this week is the King, Sean Kelly.
159 career wins, nine Monuments, one Grand Tour, seven consecutive Paris-Nice, countless other big races, Kelly is one of the greatest road cyc…
159 career wins, nine Monuments, one Grand Tour, seven consecutive Paris-Nice, countless other big races, Kelly is one of the greatest road cyc…
01:29:16 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
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