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This Week in Cycling History

Cillian joins John this week to discuss what many regard as the "proper" start to the season.

Pro cycling based discussion

Racing Begins in The Low Countries

Thor Hushovd and Bruno Busso are the starting points for today's discussion

The History of Our Wonderful Sport for the Discerning Listener

This Week in Cycling History: Episode 114

Cillian and John talk Hennie Kuiper and Sven Nys, with the usual tangents.

The history of our wonderful sport for the discerning listener

This Week in Cycling History: Episode 113

Cillian is joined by author Paul Maunder to discuss his book, " Rainbows in the Mud: Inside the Intoxicating World of Cyclocross".

Velocast Productions

The Reading Room

Lemond, Duclos-Lassalle and Pantani feature in this week's show.

The history of our wonderful sport for the discerning listener.

This Week in Cycling History: Episode 112

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This Week in Cycling History: Episode 111

Cillian and John battle crushing hangovers and power cuts to bring you part two of our Christmas book roundup.

We discuss our favourite cycling books

TWiCH/Reading Room Mashup Pt2

Cillian and John discuss which cycling books they'd like in their Christmas stockings.

Our favourite books of 2017

TWiCH/Bookshow Mashup

Cillian and John discuss who the greatest GT rider ever might be, dodgy French timing, and the Green Jersey.

This Week in Cycling History: Episode 110

Cillian and John discuss a Mapei clean sweep of the podium and new/old idea of substitutions.

This Week in Cycling History: Episode 109

Cillian and John discuss Paris Roubaix 1993, gambling and sponsorship.

The History of Our Wonderful Sport for Discerning Listeners

This Week in Cycling History: Episode 108

Cillian and John discuss riders who drop out of Le Tour whilst leading and a dark, dark tunnel.

The history of our wonderful sport.

This Week in Cycling History: Episode 107

Cillian Kelly talks to Barry Ryan about his new book, The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling's Golden Generation.

Reading-Room-The-Ascent

Snippets of news from the world of pro cycling

Velocast Briefing: 11th October 2017

Cillian and John discuss Joop Zoetemelk and Stephen Roche

This Week in Cycling History: Episode 106

Reading Room

Chasing The Rainbow

Starting with some historical examples Cillian and John discuss many things relating to The Worlds.

The World Championships

TWiCH Episode 105

Cillian and John discuss Vuelta related matters.

A discussion around the history of our wonderful sport.

TWiCH Episode 104

Cillian and Scott discuss Chris Boardman and the 1994 Tour de France, and the PDM team of the 1989 Tour.

TWiCH: Episode103

Cillian and John discuss Stage 12 of the 104th Tour de France.

Tour de France 2017: Stage12

Cillian talks to Jeremy Whittle about his book "Ventoux: Sacrifice and Suffering on the Giant of Provence"

Ventoux: Sacrifice and Suffering on the Giant of Provence

 The Reading Room: Jeremy Whittle 

Historical snippets from This Week in Cycling's Cillian Kelly. Bottechia, Merckx and Zilioli

Tour de France 2017: Cillian's Nerdy Nuggets #1

This week Cillian and John talk about gastrointestinal distress, Tom Simpson and Fons De Wolf.


This Week in Cycling History: Episode 102

Cillian Kelly talks to author Colin O’Brien about his new book, Giro d’Italia: The Story of the World’s Most Beautiful Bike Race.

The Velocast: Subscribers Feed

Velocast Reading Room - Colin O'Brien

As a power cut closes down Velocast Towers we keep your ears engaged with some stuff from Ashley and a Nerdy Nugget from Cillian.

Velocast - Giro 100 Stage 19

Cillian talks about the great Fausto Coppi.

TWiCH 2017 Giro 5 - Coppi

Cillian talks about Mario Cippollini's quest for Alfredo Binda's record.

TWiCH 2017 Giro 4 - Cipollini s Record

This nerdy nugget from Cillian Kelly looks back to the classic battle for the 1984 Giro

 TWiCH - Giro Nugget Number 3 - Moser vs Fignon 1984

This nerdy nugget from Cillian Kelly looks at the history of the Blockhaus climb.

Velocast

TWiCH - Giro Nugget Number 2

This nerdy nugget from Cillian Kelly looks back to Andre Greipel's record at grand tours.

TWiCH - Giro Nugget Number 1

This week Cillian and Scott look at the challenges of the Ardennes week, and the seemingly disparate worlds of bike manufacture and hand cream.

TWiCH - Episode 101

This week Cillian and Scott celebrate the nearly men of cycling, and discuss why Paris-Roubaix doesn't actually start in Paris.

TWiCH - Episode 100

This week Cillian and Scott discuss the little-known Romans Vainsteins, and the mad, bad badger of cycling, Bernard Hinault.

TWiCH - Episode 99

This week Cillian and Scott discuss Mark Cavendish winning Milan-San Remo in 2009, and the thorny issue of what actually constitutes a win

TWiCH - Episode 98

This week Cillian and John discuss Alex Zulle, Sean Kelly, football (again!) and Roberto Pagnin.

TWiCH - Episode 97

This week Cillian and John discuss the last race of Robert Millar's career and some Grand Tour "one hit wonders".

TWiCH - Episode 96

This week Cillian and John discuss the Tour victory of Roger Walkowiak and the origins of the upcoming Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

TWiCH - Episode 95

This week Cillian and Scott discuss the World Championships of 1995, and paying Alfredo Binda NOT to ride the Giro in 1930.

TWiCH - Episode 94

This week Cillian and Scott discuss the decline in prestige of the the Green Jersey competition at the Tour de France, and the oldest winner of the Yellow Jersey, Firmin Lambot.

TWiCH - Episode 93

This week Cillian and John discuss Ferdi Kubler and Djamolidin Abdoujaparov.

TWiCH - Episode 92

This week Cillian and Scott discuss fake news and dodgy science, as well as how cycling's unwritten rules aren't as long-standing as we might believe.

TWiCH - Episode 91

This week Cillian and John discuss mountains in Grand Tours and Fignon in the Criterium International.

TWiCH - Episode 90

This week Cillian and John discuss Fabian Cancellara upon his retirement and Michael Barry's revelations about legal pharmaceutical use in the peloton.

TWiCH - Episode 89

This week Cillian and John discuss the dearth of GT winners at the Worlds and Marcel Kint's implausibly long reign in the rainbow jersey.

TWiCH - Episode 88

This week Cillian and John discuss cycling coverage on TV and Paul Kimmage and David Walsh.

TWiCH - Episode 87

This week Cillian and John discuss Bradley Wiggins and Jens Voigt.

TWiCH - Episode 86

This week Cillian and John discuss the demise of CycleSport magazine and a couple of it's big cover stories.

TWiCH - Episode 85

This week Cillian and John discuss Sean Kelly and John Bruyneel.

TWiCH - Episode 84

This week Cillian and John discuss Hinault at Roubaix, Johan Museeuw and The Amstel Gold Race.

TWiCH - Episode 83

This week Cillian and Scott discuss Rik Van Steenbergen at the Tour of Flanders, and the idea of national identity in cycling.

TWiCH - Episode 82

This week Cillian and John discuss Milan San Remo and The Tour of China.

TWiCH - Episode 81

This week Cillian and John discuss Sean Kelly's winning run at Paris-Nice and the role of the domestique.

TWiCH - Episode 80

This week Cillian and John discuss Donald Trump! Oh, and the '93 Tour, just for a change.

TWiCH - Episode 79

This week Cillian and John discuss Joseph Bruyere and Mark Cavendish

TWiCH - Episode 78

This week Cillian and John discuss "He Who Must Not Be Named", Lucien Van Impe and Angel Casero.

TWiCH - Episode 77

This week Cillian and Scott discuss Tom Boonen and globalisation.

TWiCH - Episode 76

This week Cillian and John talk about Vincenzo Torriani and Sven Nys.

TWiCH - Episode 75

This week Cillian and Scott talk about the Tour's return to Germany, and Christophe Rinero's unlikely maillot a pois.

TWiCH - Episode 74

This week Cillian and John talk about the Olympics and the various talents of Giovanni Battaglin.

TWiCH - Episode 73

This week Cillian and John talk about winning Le Tour after injury or illness and “that” Liege Bastogne Liege.

TWiCH - Episode 72

This week Cillian and John talk about Fignon and the ’89 Giro and the nefarious (or not) Choppy Warburton.

TWiCH - Episode 71

This week Cillian and John talk about a strange contract and Felix Levitan.

TWiCH - Episode 70

This week Cillian and John talk about Eric De Vlaeminck and Claudio Chiappucci.

TWiCH - Episode 69

This week Cillian and John talk about Gustave Garrigou and Olaf Ludwig.

TWiCH - Episode 68

This week Cillian and John talk Tour of Flanders and Geraint Thomas.

TWiCH - Episode 67

This week Cillian and Scott talk about the 1968 Tour de France, and times when acts of terrorism have impacted on the cycling world.

TWiCH - Episode 66

This week Cillian and John talk about Jean Marie Leblanc, Adri van der Poel and a bad decision by Sean Kelly.

TWiCH - Episode 65

This week it's all about the money. Cillian and John talk team exposure and race sponsorship

TWiCH - Episode 64

This week Cillian and John pay tribute to Ian Steel who died age 86 this week and also discuss Ventoux, Pantani and Armstrong.

TWiCH - Episode 63

This week we talk Mark Cavendish and when the road rises over 2000 metres.

TWiCH - Episode 62

This week we talk about Graeme Obree, Honoré Barthelemy and Ernesto Colnago.

TWiCH - Episode 61

This week's show is focussed on the UCI World Championships in Richmond.

TWiCH - Episode 60

Cillian and John chat about a legendary Irishman called Murphy, a pickled toe and Big Mig in Gold.

TWiCH - Episode 59

Cillian and John chat about Cadel Evans, Sean Kelly and the 1933 Tour de France.

TWiCH - Episode 58

Cillian and Scott discuss consecutive Grand Tour riding, Paul Kimmage, and Laurent Fignon.

TWiCH - Episode 57

Cillian and John chat about the Tour de France Caravan, Erik Zabel and La Toussuire.

TWiCH - Episode 56

Cillian and John chat about René Vietto, potential conflicts of interest and leaving Le Tour in the Yellow jersey.

TWiCH - Episode 55

Cillian and John chat about Freddy Martens, Henri Desgrange and his evil mind, and Reg Barnett's biggest regret.

TWiCH - Episode 54

Cillian and John chat about Philip Deignan, Bernard Thevenet and Robert Millar.

TWiCH - Episode 53

Looking back the changes to the Tour of Flanders route, Bjarne Riis in 1999, and Britain hosting a stage of the Tour de France in 1974, Cillian and John discuss this week in cycling history.

TWiCH - Episode 47

Cillian and John look back at Eddy Merckx in 1969, the Vriijan Report of 2005, and Eugene Christophe in 1910.

TWiCH - Episode 46

Cillian and John discuss the origins of Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico, and the manky weather usually found at the ironically titled Race to the Sun.