<p>Join renowned cycling author Chris Sidwells and the team for regular features, interviews, lively discussion and all the latest in pro cycling.</p>

from Chris Sidwells

The Cycling Legends Podcast

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Chris, David and Gary reconvene to find at least something bike-related in the bleak off-season. Is Tom Pidcock half as good as he thinks he is? How come Demi Vollering only has a 2-year contract at FDJ-SUEZ? And what was policing really like in the 1980s and 1990s? Haste ye back, Het Nieuwsblad!

Recommendations
Why Your Bike is Made in Asia - Bill McGann https://a.co/d/fifNfK1
Bill McGann chats to Ben Delaney on The Ride podcast https://youtu.be/FpjB2k481_E?si=huxQA33k7aOVY6p6
Enfant Terrible - David Le Grys https://www.legrostrainingcamp.com/book/
Still True - Maggie Ginsberg https://maggieginsberg.com/still-true-novel/

Feed Zone 24-24

As both the Tour and the Tour de France Femmes routes are announced, British telly viewers wake up to the news that they're going to have to cough up for their annual dose of yellow jersey fever from 2026. This plus Demi Vollering adds animal welfare to her palmares and the guys inadvertently promote responsible and safe doping. Just say 'no', kids, unless you've under the supervision of a suitably qualified medical practitioner.

Recommendations

BikeFarmer (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/@bkefrmr

Ned Boulting - 1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession - https://amzn.eu/d/jbs8yuv

Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now - https://amzn.eu/d/bZIHqKz

Other stuff

Michael Hernandez punch up - https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/salt-lake-criterium-culminates-with-fist-fight-between-two-riders

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Feed Zone 24-23

As the end-of-season devil makes work for idle podcasters, David, Chris and Gary ponder whether it's time for British Cycling to take a leaf out of the England football team's book and get Johnny Foreigner in to sort stuff out? This plus Track Worlds snippets, how to wind up the the World Tour in style and taking in the tragic news from Sir Chris Hoy.

Recommendations

The new look Cycling Legends website - https://www.cyclinglegends.co.uk
Fumpa Pumps - https://www.fumpapumps.co.uk and https://www.fumpapumps.co.uk
Takeaway Thieves - https://www.takeawaythieves.com/

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Feed Zone 24-22

Lost? Aimlessly wandering the streets because it's that fortnight between the World Championships and Il Lombardia? Fear not as the Devil has been making work for idle podcasters.

Gary picks over some of the post-Zurich scuttlebutt, plus:

Transfers - real and imagined/wished for
Whither, Demi Vollering?
If 24 hours is a long time in politics, 72 hours is ages in Eddy Merckx
Paris-Tour

Get in touch! Drop us a line at CyclingLegendsPodcast@gmail.com

Links

Spanking new Cycling Legends website! - https://www.cyclinglegends.co.uk

An Evening with Chris Sidwells (and Phil Bayton) Ride 247, Cirencester Tuesday 8 October - https://ride247.cc/products/an-evening-with-chris-sidwell?_pos=1&_sid=6e3047356&_ss=r 

Music - 'So Alive' by A Month of Sleep, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Saturday Supplement 24-19

QUALITY CONTROL ALERT: Apologies for Gary's sound issues. He'll explain all at the top of the show!

Triumph and tragedy in Zurich. Chris, David and Gary recap an epic weekend of elite racing at the UCI World Championships, all of which happened in the shadow of the tragic passing of 18 year-old Muriel Furrer following a crash in the Junior Women's race on Thursday.

People Shouldn’t Die Racing Bikes - https://dstanley.substack.com/p/people-shouldnt-die-racing-bikes?utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true

Recommendations
Tony Hewson “In Pursuit of Stardom: Les Nomades du Velo Anglais” (Mousehold Press, 2006) - https://booksplea.se/in-pursuit-of-stardom-les-nomades-du-velo-anglais-by-tony-hewson-9781874739418/?setCurrencyId=1
Rwanda Cycling (Threads) - https://www.threads.net/@rwandacycling
The Hot Damn! “Dancing on the Milky Way” - https://www.thehotdamn.com


Feed Zone 24-21

ANOTHER Grand Bretagne Grand Depart? Our favourite (and least favourite) Worlds wins. Plus dodgy cycling photos, most of which involve Tom Boonen and our recommendations to enrich your life!

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Recommendations
Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty - https://www.tompetty.com/pages/music?album=petty-country-a-country-music-celebration-of-tom-petty
One Good Thing oat and protein bars - https://weareogt.com/

Feed Zone 24-20

In the latest episode, Chris, David and Gary look back on a Vuelta a Espana that saw Slovenia wrap up its clean sweep of this year's men's Grand Tours. After Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering go the line again in Romandie, the team ponder their favourite cycling in-house spats. Plus Paralympic Gold for Lizzie Jordan and Danni Khan in Paris and Gary's even been to an actual bike race.

All this a more in a whopping NINETY MINUTE (count 'em) Feed Zone from Cycling Legends Media.

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!


Recommendations

It's Suicide Awareness Month in the USA but wherever you are, you are never alone.

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (USA) - Dial 988
National Suicide Prevention Helpline (UK) - 0800 689 5652

H Mart, Asian Supermarket Chain - https://hmart.co.uk/shop/gb/ or https://www.hmart.com/

Global Peloton - https://globalpeloton.substack.com/

Cycling Legends Media - https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia/ and https://www.instagram.com/cycling_legends1/

Feed Zone 24-19

Gary's in Kelso for stage 1 of the 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men. It's noisy!
(Also, the post-race blues were recorded on Wednesday morning!)

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

All music by A Month of Sleep and courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

Tour of Britain Supplement

Chris and David catch up after a busy summer racing on the Continent (and on the track!) and look ahead to 2025.

Oh, and nobody tell Chris this isn't the Feed Zone!

Follow Britain's newest U23 women's team:

Web - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nouvellescycling/

NouvellesCycling x Prendas Tales from the Team Car - Episode 7

Your fortnightly dose of cycling chat and occasional insight from Messrs Sidwells, Stanley and Fairley. An unexpectedly exciting Vuelta takes up most of the conversation this time but that doesn't stop us from straying far. Cricket Criteriums anyone?

Oh, and does anyone want David's Roval wheelset?

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!


Recommendations
Obituary - Nathan Dahlberg - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-racing-cyclist-nathan-dahlberg-reportedly-dies-on-mountain-in-china-tour-de-france-competitor-711-team-member-remembered-by-friends/S6AKWZSV4RABBBUFBWYHAIR33A/

Mudgear Sox - https://mudgear.com/collections/compression-socks

"Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America", Michael Harriot - https://amzn.eu/d/hWgXyRY

Cycling Legends website https://www.cyclinglegends.co.uk

Feed Zone 24-18

After 8 stages, 3 countries and nearly 950km it all came down to seconds. And not many of those.

To look back at a historic third edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Gary is joined by freelance writer, author and the brains behind the excellent Write Bike Repeat team, Katy Madgwick. (Oh, and there's even an audio montage at the end. Pro or what?!)

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Links
Write Bike Repeat - www.writebikerepeat.com

Justin Britton -
(Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/justinbritton/
(Website) - https://www.justinbritton.com/

Music
Titles/Montage: A Month of Sleep - "So Alive"
Montage: Martin Klem - "I Smell Victory"

All music courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

Tour de France Femmes Supplement - Arrivee

Can anyone throw a spanner in the SD Worx this year or will it be a double for departing Demi? 

It’s all eyes on Rotterdam for the Grand Depart of le troisieme Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Join the conversation!
You can now drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Tour de France Femmes Supplement

Not content with fixing the UCI, our intrepid trio of David, Chris and Gary have genius to impart to - variously - the IOC, British Cycling and Fran Millar before she’s even started her new job at Rapha. Sorry, Fran!

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Tom Simpson Retro Cycling Festival 16-18 August 2024 https://www.tomsimpsonmemorialfund.co.uk/
Sigma Sports Matt Stephens Cafe Ride - Greg Lemond https://youtu.be/sqicbqjF870?si=pB2T-7pD3BJ5VEgo
David Stanley - The Olympian: Sonnet #367 https://dstanley.substack.com/p/the-olympian
Massive Wagons - Night Skies (out 7 August) https://open.spotify.com/album/3nWZUWmecvqdKQbAOjKild?si=05iD1V9BR1mLYqCV0s--iQ
Elles Bailey - Beneath the Neon Glow (out 9 August) https://www.ellesbailey.com/

Drop us a line - we’d love to hear from you! cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Olympic Feed Zone

It is estimated that there are 980 million black Africans living on the continent and yet only 4 of its men currently ride for UCI World Tour teams.

Following Eritrean Biniam Girmay's historic trio of stage wins at this year's Tour de France, Gary chats to Kimberly Coats, CEO of Team Africa Rising, about the work of the non-profit and the challenges facing riders who want to compete at the highest level.

You can support the work of Team Africa Rising at www.teamafricarising.org

X/Twitter https://x.com/cyclingafrica?s=21

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AfricaCycling

Kimberly Coats: “The inside story of Rwanda’s lost cycling generation” (Escape Collective, 5 Sep 23)
https://escapecollective.com/the-inside-story-of-rwandas-lost-cycling-generation/

Africa Rising - Kimberly Coats

In a summer of cycling surprises, Cillian and John return to discuss Mark Cavendish's Tour victories and the Giro/Tour double.

TWiCH Special

Chloe Dygert, Lotte Kopecky, Pfeifer Georgi, Joshua Tarling and, er, Noddy Holder are but some of the names being banded around as Gary returns with a preview of the men and women's Olympic road races and individual time trials.

Drop us a line at CyclingLegendsPodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Olympic Supplement

In the Tyre Tracks of Giants (or: How we learned to stop worrying and love the cobbles)

The latest news from NouvellesCycling x Prendas with David Walters and Chris Sidwells including a look back at more racing on the Continent, a nod to the past and looking to a bright future.

Follow Britain's newest U23 women's team @:

Web - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nouvellescycling/

NouvellesCycling x Prendas Tales from the Team Car - Episode 6

Chris, David and Gary look back at a Tour (almost?) for the Ages.

Recommendations

Yorkshire Gold Tea https://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/our-teas
Pukka Night Time Tea https://www.pukkaherbs.com/uk/en/family/sleep
"Land of Second Chances: The Impossible Rise of Rwanda's Cycling Team" - Tim Lewis https://amzn.eu/d/0hyrAaw1
"American Pro: The True Story of Bike Racing in America" - Jamie Smith https://amzn.eu/d/07D42s12

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Feed Zone 24-16 - Adieu Le Tour

There's not much you can say about Tadej Pogacar that hasn't been said already, but that doesn't stop David, Chris and Gary from giving their tuppence-worth on another splendid week at this year's Tour de France.

Also, are you the listener who enquired about David's Roval wheelset a year or so ago? Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com to claim them or to talk about anything cycling-related!

Recommendations:
Rich Roll Podcast Episode 844 - David Spindler https://www.richroll.com/podcast/david-spindler-844/
Challenger - Adam Higginbotham https://amzn.eu/d/0dpZHf4
Missing on TV - Massive Wagons https://youtu.be/lOxYTT5RKCg?si=jLx9Z1m-hXvzS_yx

Tom Simpson Retro Cycling Weekend, 16-18 August 2024
Sign up at https://www.tomsimpsonmemorialfund.co.uk/

Feed Zone 24-15: Covid and Crashes

The Infamous Five look back at an enthralling first week of the Tour de France. And with THAT record having been broken, somebody might be planning a comeback...

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Feed Zone 24-14: Project 42

We’ll always have Paris, but this year all road lead to Nice. By way of Florence. Back after Real Life™️ intervened, the Three Amigos cast excited eyes upon this year’s Grand Depart/Grande Partenza.

Drop us a line!

We’d love to hear from you and you can now email us at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

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16 Days of Glory https://youtu.be/IUX8h2R3WAw?si=PI-EzHeYL1xcXsEw

Nãkd bars https://www.eatnakd.com

Thank You, Good Night - the Bon Jovi Story https://disneyplus.com/en-GB/browse/entity-5f2d7fe7-ede2-4deb-b232-ab71302a372d?sharesource=iOS

https://www.hulu.com/series/thank-you-goodnight-the-bon-jovi-story-c6ec3b44-131d-4feb-ad4d-25ddf1e5f229

Fellow Ode Flat Burr Coffee Grinder https://fellowproducts.com/products/ode-brew-grinder

Adel Hockey Club fundraiser https://app.goodhub.com/adelchangingrooms

Feed Zone 24-13

Spills in the inclement Flandrian weather hasn't dampened team spirits this past weekend. Chris Sidwells gets the latest news from DS, David Walters as the team continues to learn and grow, putting in the hard yards in Belgium. David also hints at exciting things afoot for the future of the team. Tease!

You can keep up with Britain's newest U23 women's team on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nouvellescycling/ or check out the website at https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/

NouvellesCycling x Prendas Tales from the Team Car - Episode 5

All roads did indeed lead to Rome and Chris, David and Gary are joined by John Galloway for a final look at this year’s Giro and finding much joy along the way.

Recommendations

On Memorial Day (Sonnnet 60) https://open.substack.com/pub/dstanley/p/on-memorial-day?r=nsm6y&utm_medium=ios

Chouffe sans Alcool https://shop.raynvillesuperstore.co.uk/products/chouffe-sans-alcool-brasserie-dachouffe-low-alcohol-belgian-ale-0-4-330ml-bottle

Tom Simpson Retro Cycling Festival, 16-18 August 2024 https://www.tomsimpsonmemorialfund.co.uk/

WheelTop EDS wireless shift groupset https://wheeltop.com/products/eds-bicycle-derailleur?variant=41367087546420

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Feed Zone 24-12: Grazie Tadej!

It was back to Belgium for the team this weekend. DS David Walters gives Chris Sidwells the low-down on the Vermarc Project Inter-Club 2-Day.

You can keep up with Britain's newest U23 women's team on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nouvellescycling/ or check out the website at https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/

NouvellesCycling x Prendas: Tales from the Team Car - Episode 4

Having shamefully abandoned the Vuelta Espana Femininas at a critical juncture, Gary returns to tell you what you already know and look back at a great month of women’s racing in Spain.

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Links

Vollering to FDJ? (GCN) https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/racing/interviews/vollering-and-muzic-that-would-be-a-dream-for-any-manager-to-have-two-riders-like-this-says-fdj-suez-boss

Cycling Legends premium feed - https://awesound.com/a/cycling-legends-podcast

Supplement 24-16

By just how much can Tadej Pogacar win the Giro d'Italia? This and other insightful ramblings in the latest meeting of your favourite cycling fans' self-help group.

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com 

Recommendations:

Karcher WD5 Wet/Dry Vacuum - https://amzn.eu/d/11XkEur
'It Started With a Freckle' - David Stanley - https://amzn.eu/d/duXBCwG
Slade - 'The Bangin' Man' - https://youtu.be/WblZGfaMNSo?si=9kxUeEDd8mae6i9g


Feed Zone 24-11

Is it all over in Italy? Well, probably, but that hasn't dampened our enthusiasm for this year's Giro d'Italia. We've also got chat about La Vuelta Feminina, Itzulia Women and more news from NouvellesCycling x Prendas from Chris who joined the team for the Lincoln Grand Prix on Sunday.

Recommendations

Elles Bailey - 'Leave the Light On' https://www.ellesbailey.com/
The Sigma Sports Cafe Ride https://www.sigmasports.com/cafe-ride
Tom Simpson Retro Ride 2024 https://www.tomsimpsonmemorialfund.co.uk/

Get in touch!
Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Feed Zone 24-10

Join Gary for a mid-week natter to look back at the opening 4 stages of a simmering race and a preview of the next 4 stages that will decide who wears the Red Jersey on Sunday evening.

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Vuelta Feminina Supplement 24-1

Theo de Rooij won 14 races in a professional career that spanned the decade from 1980 to 1990. Having ridden with the Panasonic team between 1984-1990, he then became a DS on the team for 4 seasons before joining Rabobank in 1996. He resigned from the Dutch team at the end of 2007.

In the latest Interview Show from Cycling Legends, Theo spoke to Chris Sidwells about his career, riding behind the Iron Curtain and riding under – and then working for - the legendary Peter Post. He also found time to recreate his famous interview from the finish of the 1985 Paris-Roubaix!

Like what you hear? Why not drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com? We'd love to hear from you.

Interview - Theo de Rooij

Another town, another race. DS David Walters chats to Chris Sidwells about the weekend's kermesse racing at the GP Willy Naessens, explains some of the logistical challenges of racing on the Continent and looks ahead to this weekend back on home turf at the Lincoln GP.

You can follow NouvellesCycling x Prendas at https://www.nouvellescycling.co.uk/ and on Instagram at @nouvellescycling

NouvellesCycling x Prendas: Tales from the Team Car - Episode 3

And then there were three. (Ab)Normal service is resumed in this episode as David, Chris and Gary contemplate the passing of the Classics and the beginning of the stage race season.

Recommendations:

"I am Not Your Negro" James Baldwin/Raoul Peck - https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/i-am-not-your-negro/umc.cmc.e3m2ouzeffgx4p2ncdkbyitz (also on Amazon Prime Video and other streaming services)

Old Shovel (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzrVDkt2zx2JFfJb-ipGk8A

Prendas Simpson Collection - https://www.prendas.co.uk/collections/simpson-24-collection

David's Sonnet Substack - https://dstanley.substack.com/

Get in touch - drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Feed Zone 24-9

Gary laments the passing of the Spring Classics but not before one final, lumpy, hurrah at Liege - Bastogne - Liege on Sunday. 

Also in this week's show:
A look back at the week's racing at Amstel Gold and La Fleche Wallone
News about the Tour of Britain Women
The announcement of two very different retirements from the women's peloton

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Saturday Supplement 24-14

In the latest episode, Team DS David Walters chats to Chris Sidwells about making a race debut at the Volta NXG Classic in Limburg and Sunday's breezy round 2 of the Women's National Road Series, the East Cleveland Grand Prix.

Team Launch!
The official NouvellesCycling x Prendas team launch takes place at Michelmores, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter EX2 5WR on Wednesday 17 April. You can find out more at https://www.michelmores.com/event/nouvelles-cycling-2024-season-launch/

Find out more about the Team at https://nouvellescycling.co.uk or follow them in Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nouvellescycling/

NouvellesCycling x Prendas: Tales from the Team Car - Episode 2

Gary picks over the remnants of the remnants of Paris-Roubaix, talks up a resurgent Lidl-Trek and casts an eye over the opening 2 races of Ardennes week, even if one of them isn't actually in the Ardennes.

Also news of the next Interview Show which is on the subscriber feed now and out for everyone next week. You can sign up for early access at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends

Get in touch! Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Saturday Supplement 24-13

Ian Hallam is an Olympic medal winner from a time when British cyclists generally didn’t win Olympic medals. He first represented Great Britain at the Mexico games in 1968 and went on to win a bronze medal in Munich in 1972 and again in 1976 in Montreal in the Team Pursuit. He also won 3 Commonwealth titles in the Individual Pursuit and 4km Team Pursuit and has held no fewer than 25 National track titles between 1969 and 1981.

Chris Sidwells caught up with Ian this week to talk about his career, training and life after cycling (plus some lesser-known aerodynamic innovations from the 1970s!).

Get in touch with us at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Interview - Ian Hallam

David, Chris and Gary are joined by Feed Zone royalty, Patrick Bulger and John Galloway to chew over a weekend of two very special editions of Paris-Roubaix.

Parental Guidance: strong drink may have been taken.

Drop us a line at Feed Zone HQ: cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Feed Zone 24-8 Roubaix Ramble

In your Holy Week/Roubaix double issue Saturday Supplement:

We look back at the Holy Week action for both men and women
Can MvdP do the business two Sundays on the bounce at Roubaix?
Will it be safety first or simply the aggravation of farcical chicanes on the approach to the Arenberg Trench this weekend?
Celebrating 250 Not Out for Marianne Vos
While HR is their sponsor's game, PR seems to be less of a big thing at SD Worx.
Plus, a new dawn for British women's teams as NouvellesCycling x Prendas make their debut at the Volta NXT Classic

Get in touch! You can now drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

NouvellesCycling x Prendas - www.nouvellescycling.co.uk

Saturday Supplement 24-12

With Flanders behind them and Roubaix ahead, Chris, David and Gary bring you your fortnightly dose of cobble(r)s.

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Recommendations and Shameless Plugs:

"The Maurice Burton Way" - Maurice Burton and Paul Jones https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/maurice-burton-way-9781399407397/

Extract from "The Maurice Burton Way" - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/articles/features/the-maurice-burton-way-book-extract/

Bialetti Moka Pot - https://amzn.eu/d/bLzaOvD

"A Pint of Guinness and Paris-Roubaix" - https://bikeraceinfo.com/commentary/stanley-david/2023/2023-A-Pint-Guiness-Paris-Roubaix-Classics-Both.html

Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/

An Evening With Chris Sidwells, MAMIL Cafe Bar - https://www.facebook.com/mamilcafebar/photos/an-evening-with-chris-sidwells-join-us-mamil-caf%C3%A9-bars-for-an-evening-with-journ/810449997766383/

Feed Zone 24-7

In the first of our exclusive features on Britain's newest elite women's cycling team, Chris Sidwells chats with NouvellesCycling x Prendas sports director, David Walters about the genesis of the team, its ethos and plans for its debut season which kicks off at the Volta Limburg Classic this weekend.

The Cycling Legends podcast is proud to support NouvellesCycling x Prendas. You can follow the Team at www.nouvellescycling.co.uk or on X/Twitter at @nouvellescycling

Get in touch! You can now drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com.

NouvellesCycling x Prendas: Tales from the Team Car - Episode 1

Once again the racing season is getting out of hand. Sanremo, Binda, Balsamo and Flanders are only the half of it in this week's Supplement.

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com or follow us on X/Twitter @cyclinglegends1 or @thegaryfairley. We'd love to hear from you!

Links
Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/
“Vas-y-Barry – My Cycling Life” by Barry Hoban - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/buy/books/vas-y-barry-detail
Tom Simpson Retro Cycling Festival 16-18 August 2024 – https://www.tomsimpsonmemorialfund.co.uk/

Cycling Legends Podcast premium feed - https://awesound.com/a/cycling-legends-podcast

Saturday Supplement 24-11

Does Lance Armstrong need a big hug more than any white man in history? Perhaps. This and other deep thinking in the latest Feed Zone with Chris Sidwells, David Stanley and Gary Fairley.

Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Recommendations:

Massive Wagons - "Welcome to the World (2023)" https://www.massivewagons.com/welcometotheworld

Tom Simpson Retro Cycling Festival, 16-18 August 2024 https://www.tomsimpsonmemorialfund.co.uk/

“Vas-y-Barry – My Cycling Life” by Barry Hoban - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/buy/books/vas-y-barry-detail

Serious Eats Spatchcock Chicken - https://www.seriouseats.com/butterflied-roasted-chicken-with-quick-jus-recipe

Les Chevre des Amis de Paris-Roubaix (Cycling Weekly story) - https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/the-inside-story-of-paris-roubaixs-eco-grazing-goats

Feed Zone 24-6

It’s La Primavera! How will Tadej Pogacar stop everyone from stopping Tadej Pogacar? Plus, is it time for EF Education EasyPost to grow up a bit, Mums Who Can, Alfredo Binda preview and does stage racing reason have any place whatsoever at this time of year?

Drop us a line: cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Links

“Vas-y-Barry – My Cycling Life” by Barry Hoban - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/buy/books/vas-y-barry-detail

Tom Simpson Retro Cycling Festival 16-18 August 2024 – https://www.tomsimpsonmemorialfund.co.uk/

TI Raleigh Book Talk, Chevin Cycles, Otley 20 March 2024 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ti-raleigh-book-talk-with-author-chris-sidwells-ex-team-rider-sid-barras-tickets-820145365867

Saturday Supplement 24-10

It's Dial 'I' for Innuendo as the UCI finds unsightly bulging helmets hard to swallow. Plus, Strade, Tirreno, Paris-Nice, Van Drenthe, 'cross and the return of weird cycling dreams!

Buy stuff!
Barry Hoban "Vas y Barry - My Cycling Story" Exclusively at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/buy/books/vas-y-barry-detail

Chat to us!
Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Saturday Supplement 24-9

Spring has sprung and the 3 amigos look back at Openingsweekend and Strade Bianche and discuss the latest trend in time trialling millinery.

Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Recommendations:
"Vas y Barry!" - Chris Sidwells: available from www.cyclinglegends.co.uk from 6 March

Claire Steels' berry and coconut quark cake - https://www.instagram.com/p/C4BBavPshAW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

David's Substack - https://dstanley.substack.com/

Danny Van Houte - Rogue Director! https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/26/us-cycling-team-suspended-for-dressing-mechanic-as-rider-to-qualify-for-race

Feed Zone 24-5

Will it be all about Wout and a whole lotta Kopecky this Openingsweekend? And is it time someone had a quiet word with Chris Froome?

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com or follow us on X @cyclinglegends1 or even follow Gary on all the socials @thegaryfairley.

You can get tickets for Chris Sidwells' Ti Raleigh event with Sid Barras on 20 March at Chevin Cycles in Otley, W. Yorkshire. Book online at: http://tinyurl.com/58xacy5u

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Saturday Supplement 24-8 - Openingsweekend

Patrick Lefevere, 4.9km Grand Tours, Openingsweekend and we speak EXCLUSIVELY to Team Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas' press officer!

Recommendations

"The Indian Clerk" - David Leavitt http://tinyurl.com/mrxp7k2f (David)
Plantur 39 shampoo - http://tinyurl.com/579wcz47 (Chris)
Masters of the Air - Apple TV - http://tinyurl.com/3n3hmfbf (Gary)

Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

Feed Zone 24-4

Back to the traditional slot for a Saturday show, it's a Mads Mads Mads Mads Mads world. A nouvelle equipe for women's cycling in Britain. All aboard the Remco hype train and remembering Marco Pantani.

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

You can get tickets for Chris Sidwells' Ti Raleigh event with Sid Barras on 20 March at Chevin Cycles in Otley, W. Yorkshire. Book online at: http://tinyurl.com/58xacy5u

Check out Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas! https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/

Marco Pantani 
1998 Giro d'Italia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1HRANDiBEQ
1998 Tour de France - Pt 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2FQqHF8x5I
Pt 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkAlb8A5B2E

Saturday Supplement 24-7

Putting paid to the old adage "better late than never", a barely-apologetic Gary turns up on a Monday night to talk about Demi Vollering's million Euro decent proposal, CX Worlds, UAE Women Tour, and asks which celebrity hangers on do we need to see at bike races to help garner new interest in professional cycling?

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com

You can get tickets for Chris Sidwells' Ti Raleigh event with Sid Barras on 20 March at Chevin Cycles in Otley, W. Yorkshire. Book online at: http://tinyurl.com/58xacy5u

Saturday Supplement 24-6

Toil and trouble as cycling podcasting's 3 wizards gather around the virtual cauldron once again to put the cycling world to rights. Is some sort of League of Racing Cyclists the solution to British Cycling's problems? And who the hell lets their world champion jump out of a fully-functioning aeroplane in February? This and other ramblings in the new Feed Zone.

Links:
Dorais Velodrome, Detroit IL - https://www.bicycling.com/news/a20007980/detroits-dorais-park-velodrome/

Recommendations:
Rheal Clean Greens immunity superfood - https://rhealsuperfoods.com/products/clean-greens
Beethoven for Three - Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Leonidis Kavakos - https://open.spotify.com/track/6Ye4niSXscwpj4smkb5ioO
Nourished personalised gummy vitamins - https://get-nourished.com/
Rush - 'Finding my Way' - https://open.spotify.com/track/6POxVhw9vbWKn4vXrLo3St

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Feed Zone 24-3

Will it be the Joy of Six for MvdP in Tabor on Sunday? Strade Bianche promises to get even dirtier than before! Are claims of conflict of interest just a red herring for Red Bull? And why can't Britain ever get anything right the first time?

LINKS
Ed Clancy Interview - Saving British Road Racing - https://thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2024/01/31/ed-clancy-interview-saving-british-road-racing/

Cycling Legends 02: Ti Raleigh - Cycling's First Super Team - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/cycling-legends-series-of-books/02-ti-raleigh

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com or follow us on X @cyclinglegends1 or even follow Gary on all the socials @thegaryfairley.

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Saturday Supplement 24-5

Joy for Wales but heartbreak for Scotland at the Tour Down Under, third place is good enough for Ceylin Alvarado in Benidorm and Gary gets in early with the transfer talk for 2025.

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com or follow us on X @cyclinglegends1 or even follow Gary on all the socials @thegaryfairley.

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**Chris Sidwells Ti Raleigh Book Event - Tuesday 30 January 2024, Alf Jones Cycles, Gresford, Wrexham.**

Chris will be talking about his excellent book Cycling Legends 02 - Ti Raleigh, Cycling's First Superteam and will be joined by former Ti Raleigh rider, Dave Lloyd.

Reserve your FREE place by emailing sales@alfjonescycles.co.uk or phone 01978 854300.

Saturday Supplement 24-4

Your fortnightly dose of transatlantic cycling chat. This time around, we pick over the talking points from the Tour Down Under and the debutant stage winners, critique the latest trends in cycling millinery and predict an amazing season for women's cycling. In 2025. 

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com.

Recommendations:
Cloth coffee filters (V60 shown - others are available) https://shop.squaremilecoffee.com/products/the-cloth-filter 

Cycling Legends 02 Ti Raleigh Book Events:
30 January - Alf Jones Cycles, Wrexham (with Dave Lloyd) - https://www.alfjonescycles.co.uk/blog/www-alfjonescycles-co-uk-product-20508-ti-raleigh-legends-of-cycling-with-chris-sidwells-30th-january/ 

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Feed Zone 24-2

Only the Onley as the Tour Down Under goes right to the End of the Line, joy for Sarah Gigante, no rest for Lotte Kopecky and it's getting nervy in the Cyclocross World Cup.

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Saturday Supplement 24-3

The new road season is upon us! Join Gary for a look at the opening salvoes in the Santos Tour Down Under along with a preview of the men's race, the European Track Championships and yet more weird dreams.

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Saturday Supplement 24-2

New year, same old us as the Feed Zone returns for 2024. David, Chris and Gary are already in a heightened state of excitement before a wheel has been turned in anger, looking ahead to the Classics, Grand Tours and the Olympics.

Woefully naïve statements and predictions abound, with the saving grace being that they'll probably never be mentioned again once the reality of racing sinks in! Alternatively, we'll be unbearable should any of it come to pass.

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com 

Recommendations:

Noom - https://www.noom.com
Lauberhorn - the Essence of Downhill Skiing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZg7ockrt_w
Hahnenkahm - https://youtu.be/KZg7ockrt_w?si=QwiDdAjudbW0qJ0y
Imposter Syndrome: Sir Bradley Wiggins [Geo-restricted] - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001v3rw/imposter-syndrome-series-1-1-sir-bradley-wiggins

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Feed Zone 11 Jan 24

Happy New Year! But there's no rest for the wicked as cycling puts the 'Cross into CXMas, and no rest for the women as we look ahead to the Santos Tour Down Under. 

Plus weird cycling dreams and remembering Melissa Hoskins. 💔

Saturday Supplement 24-1

As the lights go down on professional cycling's latest pantomime, join Gary to chew over the last 7 days and get ready for a manic Christmas period - and that's just cyclocross.

Plus, who won the Festive Peloton competition? All will be revealed behind the final door in the Cycling Legends 2023 calendar.

Merry Christmas to one and all!

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Links
Derby Wheel Pro Keirin Tour https://www.derbywheel.com/

Festive Supplement 22 Dec 23

With the Three Wise Men apparently busy, it’s down to Gary, Chris and David to wrap things up for 2023 and get giddy for the season ahead.

Rider of the year, race of the season and best day’s racing awards are all up for grabs. Prepare to be shocked, but only at the predictability of it all.

Recommendations
Rich Roll Podcast – Mark Cavendish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Mk_s65uKU

Prendas Ciclismo /Shutt VR crowdfunder – https://www.prendas.co.uk/blogs/news/why-were-crowdfunding  and https://www.seedrs.com/cycling-brands?utm_campaign=cycling-brands&utm_medium=popup&utm_source=seedrs_widget

Just Diggit - https://justdiggit.org/donate/

Other Links
Vittoria Bussi – Breaking the Hour Record https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/fitness/breaking-the-hour-record

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Feed Zone Christmas Special

In your Saturday Supplement this week:

Will new chemistry make for a cleaner atmosphere at Team INEOS? 
Triumph in the Dolomites for Manon Bakker
Has your bike fitter made you illegal?
And Vuelta a Espana in ‘too easy’ shocker

Get your entries in for the Festive Peloton competition at cyclinglegendpodcast@gmail.com

Links:
Prendas crowdfunder - www.prendas.co.uk
Cycling Legends - books, posters, stuff! www.cyclinglegends.co.uk

Saturday Supplement 16 Dec 23

Brightening up your bleak midweek, Chris, David and Gary delve into cycling's latest dramas and controversies., including:

Supertalent-turned-Transfer Rebel, Cian Uijtdebroeks;
Gary's advertising consultancy to Campagnolo;
The dodgy link in Shimano's supply chain; 
Making the Grand Tours grander in Women's Cycling.

PLUS WIN a copy of Chris Sidwells' Cycling Legends 02 - Ti Raleigh in our Festive Peloton competition!

Recommendations:
Cycling Weekly subscription - https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines/34206751/cycling-weekly-subscription.thtml?utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=Awin&utm_campaign=TechRadar&utm_content=103504&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=103504&awc=2961_1702464924_28a182e9a640e9c7bd5fa1a56d3ab12c&j=QYC

Better than Bouillon - https://www.betterthanbouillon.com/ or https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Better+Than+Bouillon 

Bobcat Goldthwait - You Don't Look the Same Either 
Pt 1 - https://youtu.be/XX2NzMnIsOg?si=ErCU_a7gpnmw0j_4 
Pt 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0l5ZwimBpE

Other stuff
Maxim Van Gils slap - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j0b3HqCyluY

Get in touch with us at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com





Feed Zone 12 December 23

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!

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Saturday Supplement 2 Dec 23

In the 1980s, men's pro cycling was a closed-door to women, unless you were a podium girl, of course. In 1985, a 25 year-old from Connecticut changed all that.

Chris Sidwell catches up with pro cycling's first female soigneur, Shelley Verses. In this hour-long interview, Shelley, who worked with 7-Eleven, La Vie Claire, Toshiba, TVM and Saturn, talks about learning the ropes and becoming accepted in the macho world of the men's peloton and supporting some of the best riders in the world.

The Cycling Legends Podcast is proud to be supported by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories.

Music by Epidemic Sound

Interview - Shelley Verses

David's back! Big money is also back (not for us, natch) but could nation state sponsors be putting a target on riders' backs? Is cyclocross too mental to be governed the way the UCI wants to? Plus domestic products return to our recommendations. All this and more in the new Feed Zone.

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Recommendations:
Smol Products - https://www.smolproducts.com
Ninja Foodi smart multi-cooker - https://ninjakitchen.co.uk/product/ninja-foodi-11-in-1-smartlid-multi-cooker-6l-ol550uk-zidOL550UK
Paulo Coehlo 'The Alchemist' - https://amzn.eu/d/64X48Ts

Shameless plugs:
Bike Flex company bike leasing - https://bikeflex.co.uk/
The Graham Watson Collection (Exclusive to Cycling Legends) - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/buy/art-prints

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Feed Zone - 26 November 23

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.

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Saturday Supplement 25 Nov 23

In March this year, Gary spoke to Israel-Premier Tech Roland rider, Claire Steels during a brief pause in a hectic racing schedule in her first Women's World Tour season.

Fast forward 7 months and Claire joined us again to reflect upon a season that has contained 2 Grand Tours, a win at reVolta, second place in the GB National Championships and a place in the GB team that raced the World Championships in Glasgow. We also look ahead to 2024 when Claire starts a new 3-year contract with Movistar.

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Interview Show - Claire Steels

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/

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Feed Zone 19 Nov 23

Is the sky falling in at Team INEOS? GCN - WTF? And David Lappartient goes to war in the mud over cyclocross.

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The Saturday Supplement 18 Nov 23

Nigel Mitchell has worked in clinical nutrition and elite sport for over 25 years and isclosely associated with cycling and endurance sports.

As well as working with Team Sky and EF Education, Nigel has supported triathlon legends Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, British Athletics, Olympic Sailing and the GB Cross Country Ski Team.

In a new series for the Cycling Legends Podcast, Chris Sidwells sat down with Nigel to talk about fuelling for fitness, exercising in the winter and the joy of turbo trainers.

Fitness and Wellbeing - Nigel Mitchell

Are the Big Three bad for cyclocross? Soudal-QuickStep replace El Tractor with Il Trattore and Chris Froome says it's all about the bike. All this plus Tour of Britain woes and World Championship routes. Phew!

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The Saturday Supplement 11 Nov 23

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.

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An Audience with the Emperor

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/

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Feed Zone 6 Nov 23

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.

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The Saturday Supplement 4 Nov 23

The three spectres at the Feed Zone reunite to, among other things, discuss the success (say the UCI but not the Scotsman newspaper) of the Glasgow Super Worlds, offer advice to any gravel specialists who might be upset that their rainbow jerseys won't be seen much next season and celebrate the work of CPA president Adam Hansen.

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Recommendations:
Pinarello Experience, Mallorca - https://www.pinarelloexperience.com/

Alex Dowsett, "Bloody Minded: My Life in Cycling" - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloody-minded-9781399406390/

Jet Black Training Accessories - https://www.jetblackcycling.com/

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Feed Zone 29 Oct 23

It's back! Gary returns from his holiday to find all the cycling has gone, or at least most of it. Thankfully there's plenty to talk about after this week's announcements of the routes for the 2024 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes plus some surely-iffy voting at the Velo d'Or.

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The Saturday Supplement 28 Oct 23

A pinch and a punch for the first of the month!

The guys prepare for a well-earned (it says here) break, but before they go, discuss the latest developments in the Jumbo-Visma/Soudal QuickStep saga and bit farewell to Peter Sagan as he closes the road chapter of his cycling career.

Links/Recommendations

Womens U23 Cycling -  www.womensU23cycling.com

The Bumblebee - https://btt.boldtypetickets.com/events/141753595/the-bumblebee

Mike Holton - Handmade Crafts (YouTube) https://youtube.com/@MikeHolton?si=v_Yyqn2brbTAire2
Website - https://www.mikeholton.net 

Olivier Gomis (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/@OlivierGomis/videos 

Threads - https://www.threads.net

Switchback Collective - https://switchbackcollective.com/

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Feed Zone 1 Oct 23

Will the merger of two of bike racing's Galacticos be a JumboStep for cycling kind?

Join Gary for a look at the story of the week, plus European Championships round-up, where next for Primoz Roglic and exciting news for women's cycling in Britan.

Links - Women's U23 Cycling - https://www.womensu23cycling.com

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The Saturday Supplement 30 Sept 23

Join Chris Sidwells at his year’s Tom Simpson Retro Ride and Cycling Festival, where he chats to British cycling legends Les West, Keith Lambert, Sid Barras, Denise Burton-Cole and Dean and Russell Downing. Get a brew on for nearly 2 hours of chat, live without a net from Haworth Town Hall.

Cycling Legends Live - Tom Simpson Retro Ride and Cycling Festival

Apocalypse seeks horseman. Apply within.

Gary, Chris and David discuss in no particular order (nor indeed in any form or order) cycling's unwritten rules, when you probably shouldn't get back on the bike, snatching PR defeat from the jaws of victory (and vice-versa) at Jumbo Visma, plus we find a very happy ending to a difficult week for the Van Hooydonk family. Awwww! :-)

Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com 

Huberman Lab Podcast - https://www.hubermanlab.com/podcast

Premium Motorhomes - https://www.premiummotorhomes.com/

Larabar - https://www.larabar.com/

33Fuel Ultimate Daily Greens - https://www.33fuel.com/

Dial Up Your Cycle Tech Skills - https://www.facebook.com/groups/CSA2018/ 

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Feed Zone 24 Sep 23

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/ 

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The Saturday Supplement 23 Sept 23

It's been a whole week since we held our breath wondering whether Judas Vingegaard would betray Sepp Kuss (again) or if Jumbo-Visma would simply release Roglic. In the end, the Greatest Story Ever Told (for now) had a happy ending. Join Gary for his wrap up of the 78th Vuelta a Espana.

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Vuelta Supplement - Wrap-up

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.

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Vuelta Supplement - Rest Day 2

And then there were three. We bid a sad-but-fond farewell to Patrick, the wise man of Methlehem. It's okay, he's not dead or anything and is quite simply the busiest man in the world! 

We also dial up the crazy looking back at 13 stages of a particularly loco Vuelta, including a controversial (stupid?) take that sprinters have no place at Spain's premier race. The Tour of Britain falls under the spotlight and we also bid tot ziens and bedankt to Annemiek van Vleuten.

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Feed Zone 9 Sep 23

Who will be the King Jumbo Visma Bee? Can Remco or UAE Emirates be the fly in the ointment? Join Gary to wrap up the first week and a bit of the 78th Vuelta a Espana and look ahead to what week 2 will bring for #GCKuss and the rest.

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Vuelta Supplement - 5 Sep 23

Darryl Webster is an Olympian and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and has won no fewer than 23 British national titles on the track and in time trials.

In the first of a new series, Darryl chats to Chris Sidwells about the bikes that shine brightest in his life and career.

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My Life in 5 Bikes - Darryl Webster

Can Remco make it 2 from 2? Will UAE spoil the party? Who will get custody of Sepp Kuss? Join Gary for a look ahead to the 78th Vuelta Ciclista a Espana which rolls down the start ramp in Barcelona later today. 

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Saturday Supplement - Vuelta Preview 2023

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.

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Midweek Supplement 24 Aug 2022

After an anarchic last episode, it's even more chaotic in the latest Feed Zone. Worlds! Drugs! Should WVA give up trying to beat MvdP in single-day races? Should he just give up? With Eddy in Mallorca (where else?) and Louis in Noo Joisey, the guys ask their own questions in a new segment, "Let the Road Decide". 

*Editor's note: No, you didn't hear wrongly - Gary did award the 1995 Tour to the recently-deceased Federico Bahamontes. Yes, he probably meant 1959. Idiot.*

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Feed Zone 20 August 23

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. 

Saturday Supplement 12 August 23

Mathieu van der Poel was barely off his bike and yet the Four Hoarse Men of the Cycling Apocalypse convened to discuss an anarchic men's World Championship Road Race. Join us for a look back at a most atypical men's Worlds, the occasional dig at the UCI and more wisdom from Il Capo himself, Eddy.

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Feed Zone 6 August 23

On a Saturday? When did this start? Gary's back in his usual slot looking forward to the Road Worlds and catching up on what's been happening not in France over the last few weeks.

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Saturday Supplement 5 August 23

In our new series, exploring the physiological and psychological benefits of riding a bike, Chris speaks to 2 very special athletes who have had success at the US National Senior Games, the largest multi-sport event in the world for men and women over 50.

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Cycling as Medicine Episode 1 - The Senior Games

Missing it already? Join Gary for a look back at the second edition of Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.



Tour de France Femmes Review Supplement - 1 Aug 23

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.

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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 
 

Mid-Week Supplement - Help for Heroes Big Battlefield Bike Ride

In the final Tour Supplement, Chris, John and Gary pick over the bones of the final week of the 110th Tour de France. What a difference a week makes!

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Tour de France Supplement 23-4

The Awesome Foursome return after 3 weeks watching one of the best Tours de France for ages. What did they learn? You certainly won’t find it in this latest Feed Zone. Anyway, join Chris, David, Patrick and Gary for a look back at this year’s Tour and get their hot takes on everything that’s wrong with classification jerseys (and competitions), everything that’s wrong with Jasper Philipsen and everything that’s wrong with triathletes (not you, Chrissie Wellington!). Plus Eddy weights in on people buying kit with the hallowed stripes and suggests a new innovation in cycling socks.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

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Cycling Legends Feed Zone - 23 July 23

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

Tour de France Femmes Supplement - Preview

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

History Show - Il Campione

Join Chris Sidwells, John Galloway and Gary Fairley for a roundup of the talking points from week 2 of Le Tour. Plus Chris catches up with Luke Edwards-Evans, writer, editor and - oh - UCI-accredited moto pilot.

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Tour de France Supplement 23-3

Tired, emotional and about to do the laundry run, Gary, Chris and John look back on a scintillating first week of this year's Tour de France. 

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