Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast
Episodes
Michael Barry’s straight talk about the planned 2020 road season
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At the beginning of May, the UCI announced the new road calendar for 2020. One Canadian Cycling Magazine writer has dubbed it 100 crazy days. The raci...
Cory Wallace and the art of lockdown in Nepal
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In mid-May, Cory Wallace, the three-time 24-hour mountain bike champion and Annapurna circuit record holder from Jasper, Alta., was living a simple li...
Ryder Hesjedal's victory at the 2012 Giro d'Italia
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this day, eight years ago, Ryder Hesjedal was in the midst of the final rest day of the Giro d’Italia. He had worn the pink leader’s jersey for...
The last time there were no Olympics
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
International events kept Gordon Singleton, Louis Garneau and Steve Bauer from the Moscow Games. What they experienced can offer guidance to cyclists ...
They went on a subarctic fat bike trek, and then the whole world changed
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In March, Buck Miller, Eric Batty and Ryan Atkins covered all 721 km of the Wapusk trail by fat bike. The trail is the world’s longest winter road, ...
When Steve Bauer was 1 cm away from winning Paris-Roubaix
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do remember what race was supposed to run this Sunday? It was supposed to be Paris-Roubaix. But more important, do you remember who won Paris-Roubaix ...
Michael Woods has had bad luck, but also some lucky breaks
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two weeks after Michael Woods crashed out of Paris-Nice, he was in Girona, Spain, his broken right femur on the mend. “I’ve been crutching outside...
Canadian pros preview the Hoogerheide cyclocross World Cup
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From drunk fans to a course that's muddy even when it’s dry, listen to tales of the Hoogerheide cyclocross course and its atmosphere during the Worl...
Lessons from the national cyclocross championships
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Top riders from the Canadian cyclocross championships speak about what some of their wins and disappointments mean, and about the event itself and som...
Pros preview CX nationals and Pan Am championships
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian star ’crossers Maghalie Rochette, Michael van den Ham, Jenn Jackson and Ruby West look ahead to two of the most important cyclocross races ...
How to ride in costume this Halloween
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
During the cross country mountain bike season, Sandra Walter can rip up the course. For late October cyclocross races, she dresses up. Her costumes ha...
Catharine Pendrel and Haley Smith take on the Epic Israel
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two top Canadian mountain bike riders teamed up recently to race Epic Israel. Catharine Pendrel of Cliff Pro Team and Haley Smith of Norco Factory Tea...
The Moneyball of Canadian cycling and road cycling world championships preview
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Behind the scenes throughout the past 15 years, Kevin Field has been using data to improve Canada’s cyclists. He helped orchestrate this country’s...
Why Michael Matthews likes the Quebec one-day WorldTour races
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Matthews looks back on five appearances at both the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec and Montréal, especially his wins at the two events in 2...
Did Catharine Pendrel’s puppy help her to a World Cup podium?
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Catharine Pendrel talks about her springer spaniel Mingus, the Lenzerheide World Cup – where she was on the podium with her fifth-place finish – a...
Michael Woods and his Tour de France debrief
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This past July, some of gravel cycling’s top minds and practitioners gathered in Peterborough, Ont., to ride and discuss gear. Matthew Pioro spoke w...
Kicking off summer in style at Sea Otter Canada
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian Cycling Magazine heads to Blue Mountain, Ont., for the Sea Otter Canada cycling festival. Editors Matthew Pioro and Dan Walker, and photo edi...
Special Tour(s) edition with the first Canadian to crack the top 10
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of this country’s pioneering riders in the Tour de France, you probably think of Steve Bauer and Alex Stieda. But 35 years ago, six C...
Climbing tips and riding far with Fara Cycling
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor Molly Hurford has tips that will help you go up hills a little quicker. She talks about training, body positioning and the muscles you wan...
Haley Smith on her best mountain bike World Cup finish
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the Nové Město World Cup, Haley Smith crossed the line in third place. It marks her best result at mountain bike World Cup. She reflects on race ...
Riding the roads of the Giro d’Italia and behind the scenes with B.C.'s Knolly Bikes
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been watching the Giro d’Italia, you’ve seen the Emilia-Romagna region. Stage 9 passed through it. Editor Matthew Pioro rode in the ar...
Find out about the country’s new summertime cycling festival, Sea Otter Canada
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sea Otter Canada co-founder Simon Williams chats with editor Matthew Pioro and social media editor Dan Walker about the new cycling festival coming to...
Staying motivated and fit in the early season and hanging with the Toronto Hustle
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Women are so badass as well,” says Sarah Holmes, part of the Toronto Hustle and one of the members behind the outfit’s new women’s project. T...
Behind the mayhem of the Partymaster Tour
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From lake jump bikes to the riff-heavy rock of Blue Cheese to emergency bus repairs, Partymaster Tour organizer Michel Plonka talks about the rolling ...
Plan the perfect training camp and Bear Mountain Bike Festival preview
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor Molly Hurford has been to three training camps so far in 2019 for a total of seven weeks of endurance training. So, she knows a thing or t...
The tastiest bikepacking route and X-Jam radness
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Butter Tart 700 is a bikepacking route in Southern Ontario. Route designer Matt Kadey speaks about what went into the creation of this loop. He wa...
Stories from a 600-km winter fat bike ride in Northern Ontario, Svein Tuft: from bike bum to the WorldTour
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The James Bay Descent crew, Buck Miller, Ryan Atkins, Ted King and Eric Batty, recorded their adventure in Northern Ontario. Listen to scenes from the...
The youngest person to ride around the world unsupported and a Canadian starts on Development Team Sunweb
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Near the end of January, B’yauling Toni, an 18-year-old from Saskatoon rolled into his hometown. He had ridden for 206 days, through 16 countries an...
Ted King on riding fat bikes on James Bay, interviews from Rally UHC team camp
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Feb. 4, Ted King, Buck Miller, Ryan Atkins and Eric Batty plan to head out from Attawapiskat First Nation in Northern Ontario for Nunavut. They’l...
24 hours on the world’s smallest permanent track and the Christmas ’cross dispatches
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rider Ed Veal plans to ride for 24 hours starting Feb. 2 at 11:11 a.m. on the track at the Forest City Velodrome. Constructed in 1955, the building th...
Svein Tuft and Rob Britton's bikepacking tips, and surviving the KOM Challenge and the holidays
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look back at some big rides of the past year. In September, to prepare for the road world championships, Rob Britton went on a nin...
Red Hook series champ Raphaële Lemieux and Vancouver’s Spikes on Bikes
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Raphaële Lemieux, who retired from speed skating and road riding roughly 11 years ago, picked up racing fixed-gear bikes a few years ago. She’s bee...
A chainsaw, an Olympic track rider and cyclocross. Plus, the failed drug test that won’t go away
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The chainsaw is often called into action to motivate mountain bikers. But the machine made a recent appearance at the cyclocross national championship...
CX skills with Michael van den Ham, bikes in combat and Milton velodrome's derny driver
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, the Pan Am cyclocross championships came to Midland, Ont. Many of Canada’s top CXers were there vying for the intercontinental honours. Ho...
Rachel McKinnon, masters track world champ and Pan Am CX champs/Silver Goose preview
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel McKinnon, the transgender athlete who won the women's masters track cycling world title in the sprint competition for ages 35-44, speaks about ...
Phil Gaimon in Vancouver, Simone Boilard and Michael Woods at the road world championships
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cycling Magazine Podcast is back for its second episode and, as with the first, we speak with Michael Woods. This time, he reflects on his bronze meda...
Lots of Maple Syrup: Michael Woods, James Piccoli and the CX World Cup
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of the Cycling Magazine Podcast, we have an extended conversation with Michael Woods. The EF Education First Drapac rider goes i...