The road.cc Podcast

Chasing Brennan: Chapels, wonderkids, and Status Quo + The pros discuss race safety (and the UCI’s tech interventions) as the road.cc Podcast hits the Spring Classics

20 Mar 2026

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Send us Fan MailThe spring classics are here – and the road.cc Podcast is hitting the road. Or the narrow, treacherously cobbled and ridiculously st...

Shimano launches a NEW 11-speed Tiagra groupset! What's going on??

03 Mar 2026

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Send a textIn this spontaneous edition of the road.cc Podcast, Ryan is joined by Jack Sexty, Mat Brett and Stu Kerton to discuss Shimano's surpri...

‘No, I’m not the new Cycling Mikey’: Britain’s most infamous camera cyclist councillor on holding bad drivers to account, dealing with trolls, and not caring what the Daily Mail thinks + Riding the Tour de France (as an amateur)

26 Feb 2026

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“Cheating will be part of cycling forever”: MPCC president Emily Brammeier on anti-doping, tackling the ‘grey area’, and making clean sport the norm + How to design a time trial bike from scratch

18 Feb 2026

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'Oscar Onley shouldn’t have gone to Ineos’: Brian Smith on Britain’s Tour de France TV paywall (and why it’s a shame), calendar congestion, and how pro teams “use and abuse” riders

30 Jan 2026

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“The cycling industry needed a good shake-up”: Can bike brands finally breathe again in 2026? Why the industry is back on track and “wiser” after years of turmoil + Tour de France UK Grands Départs reaction

16 Jan 2026

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Send us a textOn this week’s episode of the road.cc Podcast, bike industry stalwart Rory Hitchens joins us for our annual cycling market health chec...

Is Keir Starmer ignoring cycling? Labour’s Road Safety Strategy discussed + Simon Yates’ shock retirement, British Cycling’s cyclocross paywall, and we rank the 2026 peloton’s new kits

09 Jan 2026

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Send us a textIt’s fair to say the opening nine days of the new year have been fairly frenetic when it comes to news. And I’m only talking about o...

How Cycle to Work was saved: The battle to stop Labour’s Budget spending cap and “dispelling the myth” that Cycle to Work is for rich Surrey MAMILs + The year in cycling reviewed

23 Dec 2025

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“Gear restrictions are a no-brainer”: Cadel Evans and Stuart O’Grady on cycling’s safety debate, how the sport has changed, protests, and why fans should “just enjoy watching Pogačar’s greatness”

13 Dec 2025

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Send us a textOn this week’s episode, Ryan is joined by 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans and 2007 Paris-Roubaix victor Stuart O’Grady, two o...

“I’m proud that Dave Brailsford doesn’t like me”: Emma Pooley on the Tour de France’s weight debate, growing women’s sport, and battling cycling’s old-school “f***wits”

28 Nov 2025

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Send us a textFormer world time trial champion, Olympic medallist, and endurance sport all-rounder, Emma Pooley joins the podcast to discuss her new r...

“I’ve done some stupid things in my life, but this was beyond stupid!” Ultra-endurance cyclist Sofiane Sehili on breaking into Russia, 51 days in jail, and cycling’s most dramatic failed record attempt ever

13 Nov 2025

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Send us a text“This is crazy. It’s Russia, you don’t illegally enter Russian territory. You don’t do that!” says Sofiane Sehili. Except he d...

“I lost sponsors after riding with Lance Armstrong – but it did us more good than bad”: Ex-footballer Geoff Thomas on 20 years of tackling the Tour de France route for charity, tears on the Galibier, and enjoying cycling more than ever

31 Oct 2025

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Send us a text20 years ago, former England footballer, Crystal Palace captain, and cancer survivor Geoff Thomas first made his mark on the cycling wor...

Top tips for recovering from the cycling yips: How to regain your confidence on the bike after a bad crash + Double Alpe d’Huez! Ventoux! 2026 Tour de France routes analysed… Are they boring?

23 Oct 2025

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Send us a textIt may have been sorely lacking in recent years, but the 2026 edition of the Tour de France Hommes will be all about suspense. Or, as th...

“Is sport a force for good? Or for battering people into submission?” Former UCI president Brian Cookson on Israel, sportswashing, banning nation state sponsors, and why protests highlight bike race security failures

10 Oct 2025

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Send us a textFollowing Israel-Premier Tech’s decision to change both its name and nationality for 2026, in the wake of a season dominated by protes...

“I told myself, just let Robert Millar go!” Pippa York and David Walsh on gender, following the Tour de France, and why pro cycling isn’t Disneyland

25 Sep 2025

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Send us a textBuckle up for a truly epic episode of the road.cc podcast! We're delighted to be joined by legendary cyclist Pippa York and arguabl...

“Timothée Chalamet can’t replace me in this one!” Actor behind Cadel Evans one-man show on taking the Edinburgh Fringe by storm, cycling “full gas” on stage, and why creating a play is like riding the Tour de France

11 Sep 2025

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Is China ready to take over the cycling industry? We chat to Chinese bike brand Yoeleo about challenging the old guard, changing Western perceptions, building trust, and “pushing the limits”

28 Aug 2025

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Send us a textThis week, we're exploring one of the big cycling tech stories of 2025: the rise of Chinese bike brands. And why they could, throug...

“It would be a tragedy if we abandoned time trialling in Britain because of bad drivers”: Lawyers discuss duty of cycling clubs after rider seriously injured by motorist during time trial – and why cyclists should “expect better” from the police

14 Aug 2025

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Send us a textOn the evening of Tuesday 23 May 2019, Ben Hetherington’s life changed forever. Ben, then 23-years-old and one of the most exciting y...

How to build a Tour de France team from scratch: Tudor Pro Cycling’s CEO on reaching the biggest race in the world within three years and creating a squad that’s “here to stay” + Inside the mechanics’ truck at the Tour

26 Jul 2025

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Send us a textThis episode of the podcast is in association with Schwalbe...How do you go about building a Tour de France team effectively from scratc...

Is Tadej Pogačar too good? We discuss the Tour de France leader’s Pyrenean dominance + Ben Healy on returning to “doing what I like” after two days in the yellow jersey

19 Jul 2025

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Send us a textTadej Pogačar, already four stage wins to the good this year and chasing his fourth Tour de France title at the age of just 26, is busy...

“When I quit, I was done with all the pressure and suffering. But I like cycling again”: Anna van der Breggen on her comeback and “feeling stupid” in the peloton + Pink jersey Anna Henderson, Pfeiffer Georgi, and Mia Griffin talk Giro d’Italia debuts

11 Jul 2025

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Send us a textIt’s July, it’s hot, the men’s and women’s pelotons are both deep into grand tour season – and the road.cc Podcast is hitting ...

Chris Boardman talks e-bikes, road safety, and why Reform UK has made cyclists “nervous” + Is Tadej Pogačar vs Jonas Vingegaard the greatest Tour de France rivalry in history? Bumper TDF preview

03 Jul 2025

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Send us a textCoppi versus Bartali. Anquetil versus Poulidor. LeMond versus Hinault. Armstrong versus Ullrich. Contador versus Schleck. Does Tadej Pog...

“Get that bike back in the van!” Tour de France tech tales from the Dauphiné, Factor’s radical bike, and the backlash to new UCI rules + Does Cycle to Work still… work?

20 Jun 2025

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Send us a textFor most of the pro cycling world, June is all about altitude camps, warm-up races, and fine-tuning that all-important preparation ahead...

Should brands stop claiming gravel bikes “can go anywhere”? Lawyer discusses £4.5m Planet X fork failure case, its implications for the cycling industry, and the need for transparent marketing + Is Simon Yates one of Britain’s greats after Giro win?

06 Jun 2025

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Send us a textOn this week’s episode, we’re joined by Julian Chamberlayne, a partner at Stewart’s, the UK law firm who last month secured a £4....

Why do we keep trying to turn cycling into other sports? Formula Fixed founder on reinventing bike racing for the TikTok generation, “trampling on tradition”, and why “big swings” are better than marginal gains

30 May 2025

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Send us a textThis week, Ryan chats with the co-founder of the latest big idea hoping to shake up the conservative world of cycling: Formula Fixed, a ...

“TNT price hike is two fingers to cycling fans”: Ex-WorldTour pros Harry Tanfield and Sophie Wright on going gravel, the future of British bike racing, and why Manchester’s cycle lanes are rubbish + John Stevenson tribute

16 May 2025

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Send us a textThis week, former WorldTour pros Harry Tanfield and Sophie Wright kindly interrupted their packing for Sea Otter to hop on the podcast a...

“Driving a car is just too easy”: Bikehangar inventor on theft, the need for safe cycle storage, and why “there are too many cars on our streets”

02 May 2025

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Send us a textTo mark Security and Storage Week on road.cc, this week’s episode focuses on one of the most useful and controversial – if you’re ...

What do Donald Trump’s tariffs mean for cycling? We chat to an industry insider about price rises, staying positive, and why the tariffs present an opportunity for UK brands

25 Apr 2025

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Send us a textWith the cycling industry gripped by yet another period of uncertainty, this week’s episode of the road.cc Podcast focuses on the stor...

“We’ve made huge strides, but there’s still a long way to go”: Double Olympic champ Kristen Faulkner on Paris, being an outsider, and the growth of women’s cycling + Rainbows, frites, and sunburn at the Tour of Flanders

11 Apr 2025

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Send us a textWe’re deep into classics season, with Paris-Roubaix looming on the horizon, so this week’s episode of the road.cc Podcast pays homag...

“I’m impartial on everything – except my own safety”: Jeremy Vine on his cycling “radicalisation”, Twitter trolls, the “gaslighting of cyclists”, and why bad streets and bad drivers cause road danger

28 Mar 2025

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Send us a textIt’s the road.cc Podcast’s 100th episode! And to celebrate our century, we’re joined this week by a staple of our news and live bl...

Is this the UK’s worst city for cycling? Riding around Belfast’s abysmal bike network (and why drivers should be cycling campaigners’ best friends) + Do cycling culture war stories harm the bike industry?

14 Mar 2025

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Send us a textWhat is the worst, least hospitable city for cycling in the UK? While we’re sure you all have your own ‘favourite’ contenders for ...

“I was more stressed about Tom’s contract than my own!”: Tom Pidcock’s new teammate Rory Townsend on how “maverick” Olympic champ has lifted Q36.5 (and why you shouldn’t drink too much pickle juice)

20 Feb 2025

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Send us a textOne of the cycling transfer stories of the winter – and possibly the decade – was Tom Pidcock’s decision to break his contract wit...

“A bike race is complete madness”: David Millar on why cycling is “inherently dangerous”, the demise of CHPT3, and his new Factor role + Is TNT set to destroy cycling in the UK?

06 Feb 2025

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Send us a textSince it was announced early last week, Warner Bros. Discovery’s controversial decision to ditch Eurosport in the UK and Ireland, afte...

“Lance Armstrong didn’t invent doping. We all did the best we could”: Levi Leipheimer on coming to terms with cycling’s “grey” past, “making amends”, and why road racing in the US has to “adapt or die”

28 Jan 2025

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Send us a textOn this week’s episode we’re delving into the past, present, and future of American cycling, with none other than former Tour de Fra...

Is the cycling industry storm finally over? Why there may be fewer “disaster stories” in 2025 + Where did Adrian Chiles’ e-bike doc go wrong?

10 Jan 2025

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Send us a textIt’s time for the first road.cc Podcast episode of 2025, and we decided to kick off the new year by mixing things up and delving into ...

“If you don’t want cycling on footpaths, support bike lanes and 20mph zones”: Town centre cycling bans and the fight against “cowboy” wardens + the year in cycling reviewed

24 Dec 2024

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Send us a textIt’s the most wonderful time of the year… that’s right, it’s our annual podcast episode looking back over the biggest and most b...

“You need a billionaire to say ‘I’ll save the sport’. But that won’t happen”: Matt Holmes on why British cycling needs a reset and his journey from WorldTour pro to the “world’s most reluctant YouTuber” + Does cycling have a litter problem?

12 Dec 2024

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Send us a textWith British cycling in turmoil this winter, following the closure of the country’s two remaining UCI Continental teams, this week’s...

“A lot of it was caused by greed”: Factor’s CEO on navigating bike industry chaos, Chris Froome’s set-up complaints, trickle-down track tech, and why rim brakes are never coming back + Scott unveil new superlight Addict RC

28 Nov 2024

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Send us a textWe’ve got a cycling industry and bike tech special for you this week on the podcast, as Factor CEO Rob Gitelis joins us to discuss the...

“The idea is to create a positive out of a negative”: Cancer My Arse’s Kev Griffiths on living with stage four cancer, Sir Chris Hoy, and why he’s encouraging everyone to ride out of the saddle for charity + Mark Cavendish’s greatest moments

15 Nov 2024

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Send us a textLike Sir Chris Hoy, who last month revealed that he has terminal prostate cancer, Kevin Griffiths is determined to turn his own experien...

“The Tour is the only race that matters. And that’s gone now”: Ned Boulting on the end of free-to-air Tour de France coverage in the UK and why his new show is a piece of theatre

01 Nov 2024

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Send us a textFrom 2026, the familiar sights of the Tour de France – the epic mountain ranges, fields of sunflowers, Tadej Pogačar riding off into ...

Are the cycling culture wars back? And did they ever go away? Plus: What’s next for Tom Pidcock after dramatic Ineos Grenadiers fallout?

24 Oct 2024

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Send us a textWhen it comes to culture war discourse around cycling, things had become a bit quiet lately. Too quiet. After a brief period of respite...

Is Tadej Pogačar the greatest cyclist who’s ever lived? Plus we ask: What the hell’s going on with cycling media in 2024?

09 Oct 2024

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Send us a textOver the past five decades, countless promising young riders have been bestowed and burdened with the tag of being the ‘Next Eddy Merc...

20 years of Rapha: Co-founder Simon Mottram on tiffs with Team Sky, MAMILs and cycling's skin-suited future

19 Sep 2024

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Send us a textWe're coming at you with episode 87 of the road.cc Podcast in association with Hammerhead a whole week early, because... well, Raph...

Ultimate Strava KOM hunting: The painstaking prep that went into bagging THAT Box Hill KOM (plus bonus climbing tips!)

13 Sep 2024

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Send us a textLike the British cycling world for a brief period earlier this month, episode 86 of the road.cc Podcast has gone Box Hill crazy. We sat...

“I’ve rediscovered my love of cycling”: David Millar and James Carnes of CHPT3 on appealing to every cyclist and designing a commuter shoe you can wear with a suit… and down a Swiss mountain

30 Aug 2024

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Send us a textIf you’re a fan of nerdy technical chat about shoe design and the joy of riding a bike through town in a suit with a multiple grand to...

“The Tour de France needs to do a proper security review”: Academic behind Shimano electronic gears hacking study on why “it’s hard to tell” if wireless doping has taken place in pro cycling – and why us amateurs shouldn’t be worried

23 Aug 2024

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Send us a textFor episode 84 of the road.cc Podcast, we took a deep dive into one of the more curious, and headline grabbing, cycling tech studies of ...

Can 50% of Brits really not afford to buy a bike? Cycling and affordability discussed, plus how to make a new bike computer with Hammerhead

08 Aug 2024

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Send us a textFor episode 83 of the road.cc Podcast, we decided to don our analytical hats and delve into a recent survey which claimed that 49 per ce...

Was the 2024 Tour de France a bit rubbish? Pogačar’s ghostbusting climbs, podcast poltergeists, and Cav’s Vino problem

25 Jul 2024

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Send us a textIt's episode 82 of the road.cc Podcast sponsored by Hammerhead, a certain big old race across France has ended for another year, an...

Mark Cavendish makes history, Dylan Groenewegen’s bizarre (and stage-winning) aero beak, and the weirdest things we’ve ever seen at the Tour de France

05 Jul 2024

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Send us a textWe’re almost a week into the 2024 Tour de France, so to celebrate – and inspired by Dylan Groenewegen’s peculiar, Batman-inspired ...

Cycling and the General Election: Do the UK’s political parties care about cycling and active travel? We take a deep dive into the 2024 manifestos

21 Jun 2024

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Send us a textUnless you’ve been living under a rock, or become adept at turning off the TV as soon as you hear Question Time’s twinkly theme, the...

road.cc CANCELLED by Ineos! What happened when we tried to take pics of the new Pinarello Dogma + Does cycling policy need a reset after the election?

07 Jun 2024

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Send us a textOi, you there! You can’t record your podcast around here…We’ve got a special bonus Dauphiné and election edition of the road.cc P...

Making our way around the National Cycle Network (and why it’s really all about the people you meet) with Laura Laker + Is active travel in Britain heading in the wrong direction?

30 May 2024

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Send us a textFor episode 78 of the road.cc Podcast, we donned our reading glasses, grabbed our bikes, and headed over to the National Cycle Network, ...

"You’re not going to legislate away these sort of incidents": Martin Porter KC on cycling and the law + cycling and mental health for Mental Health Awareness Week

16 May 2024

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Send us a textIt's episode 77 of the road.cc Podcast, and arguably one of our most thought-provoking episodes to date. In part 1, Jack and George...

Is cycling treated fairly in the media? BBC AntiSocial goes cycling discussed with ‘the cyclist' + the future of indoor bike racing with IndieVelo's founder

02 May 2024

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Send us a textIn episode 76 of the road.cc Podcast, we're talking about... another podcast! Well, we'd like to think it goes a bit deeper th...

The history of folding bikes with Mark Bickerton (+ the real story behind THAT very 80s TV ad) plus a weekend in Hell: Tales from Paris-Roubaix

12 Apr 2024

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Send us a textIt's time for episode 75 of the road.cc Podcast, a two-parter that is as chalk and cheese as we've ever recorded in cycling te...

“It’s Paris-Roubaix!” Zoe and Magnus Bäckstedt on “blood, mud, and tears” at the Hell of the North, plus cycling and climbing from the lowest to the highest point of each continent (and avoiding getting arrested) with Oli France

04 Apr 2024

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Send us a textWith Paris-Roubaix, arguably the most hotly anticipated weekend on the pro cycling calendar, approaching fast around the next cobbled be...

Why is it so hard to get a bike on a ferry? Why is Strava's 'Weekly Snapshot' annoying cyclists?

21 Mar 2024

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Send us a textOn episode 73 of the road.cc podcast, we hear from two cyclists who tell us their trials and tribulations of trying to get their bikes o...

Mike Ashley buys Wiggle CRC: Ex-employee talks “shock” at retail giant’s demise and staff’s “hard and fast goodbye”, plus THAT Visma Giro helmet discussed

08 Mar 2024

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Send us a textWhile the two topics discussed on episode 72 of the road.cc Podcast are both high on the cycling world’s list of talking points this w...

“Our sport will wither and die if we refuse these sponsors”: Sportswashing and pro cycling’s carbon footprint discussed, plus LTNs vs dodgy data

22 Feb 2024

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Send us a textIn episode 71 of the road.cc Podcast, we’ve got two great guests and two great topics to discuss… namely sportswashing and low traff...

“We’ve learnt to normalise rubbish behaviour”: What stops women cycling? Abuse, intimidation, and how to make cycling safe for everyone

09 Feb 2024

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Send us a textAt the start of 2024, the London Cycling Campaign’s Women’s Network, a coalition of cycling groups in the capital, published a repor...

“Some drivers see safe cycling as a character flaw”: the fight for fewer close passes + the UK's booming gravel scene

25 Jan 2024

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Send us a textOn episode 69 of the road.cc Podcast, we delve into the reasons and behavioural patterns that underpin most, if not all, of the 887 (and...

Bike industry chaos, part 2: What lies ahead in 2024? More expert analysis plus our Cycling Sgt. Pepper image discussed

11 Jan 2024

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Send us a textIt’s episode 68 of the road.cc Podcast and we’re turning our attention once again to the troubling state of the bike industry and it...

Seeing the person behind the cyclist: More Than A Cyclist Campaign aims to inspire behaviour change with powerful new film, plus our top cycling Christmas gifts

15 Dec 2023

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Send us a textIt's episode 67 of the road.cc Podcast, and we're turning our attention to cycling safety ahead of the festive season. It&apos...

Is cycling ‘woke’? Cycling and culture wars discussed with a Conservative aide, plus Lucinda Brand and Eli Iserbyt on the future of cyclocross racing

30 Nov 2023

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Send us a textThe two subjects we're discussing on episode 66 of the road.cc Podcast are arguably chalk and cheese, but equally as interesting we...

Why the 20mph zone time trial ban could be the “tip of the iceberg” for British racing + Chris Froome’s bike set-up mystery explained

16 Nov 2023

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Send us a textCould the widespread implementation of 20mph speed limits across the UK spell the end of Britain’s long and venerable history of time ...

Broken bikes, riding the wrong way, and losing track of time: Tales from the 2023 Transcontinental Race ultra-distance cycling epic!

02 Nov 2023

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Send us a textFor episode 64 of the road.cc Podcast, Ryan is talking to the intrepid and indefatigable Han Lu, who has many a story to tell from her e...

Wiggle administration shocker: What the hell is going on in the bike industry?? Plus pro cycling's idiot problem

20 Oct 2023

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Send us a textEpisode 63 of the road.cc Podcast is coming at you a week early, because hot off the press are shocking reports regarding the future of ...

"It's a mess": A solicitor's take on Shimano crankgate + Tony and Dave talk us through the history of road.cc!

13 Oct 2023

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Send us a textIt's the unfortunate saga that just keeps rolling on (or coming to a very abrupt halt if you're one of the unfortunate cyclist...

Investigating Shimano's snapping cranksets with a report from an engineering expert + hardcore bearings chat!

29 Sep 2023

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Send us a textEpisode 61 of the road.cc Podcast is slightly different to what we had planned originally, because Shimano has finally acknowledged that...

The Campag Kid on building retro masterpieces, trickle-down tech, and getting hit by a car you helped design

13 Sep 2023

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Send us a textIt’s something of a nostalgia fest on the 60th episode of the road.cc Podcast this week, as we’re joined by retro bike restorer extr...

Will ULEZ get more people on bikes? + Getting back on the bike after hip surgery with a cycling physio expert

31 Aug 2023

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Send us a textIn episode 59 of the road.cc Podcast, George, Jack, Ryan, and Simon gathered around the table to discuss the week’s big news story –...

Around the world without a motor + How to save serious watts with Aerocoach’s Xavier Disley

17 Aug 2023

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Send us a textFor episode 58 of the road.cc Podcast, we’re turning our attention to two very different ends of the cycling spectrum, by exploring wh...

road.cc at the Super World Championships! Rain, rivalries, protests, new bikes and exclusive interview with Aussie pro Michael Matthews

10 Aug 2023

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Send us a textFor this special bonus edition of the road.cc Podcast in association with Hammerhead, our 57th episode, we’re coming at you live from ...

Rishi Sunak is “on the side” of drivers – What happened to Britain’s “golden age for cycling”? Plus THAT cargo bike parking row!

02 Aug 2023

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Send us a textIt's time for episode 56 of the road.cc Podcast. Last weekend, just in case you were doing your best to avoid the news, Rishi Sunak...

What is the best way to buy a bike? + British champion Pfeiffer Georgi looks ahead to the Tour de France Femmes

19 Jul 2023

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Send us a textOn episode 55 of the road.cc podcast, we're asking: what’s the best way to buy a new bike? What schemes and initiatives can I tak...

Is 1x the new disc brake debate? Single chainring simplicity at the Tour de France discussed + the benefits of lactate testing to track your cycling performance

06 Jul 2023

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Send us a textThe Tour de France is in full swing for episode 54 of the road.cc Podcast, and throughout this season we couldn’t help but spot that s...

Does wearing a helmet make cyclists "less human"? We speak to the academic behind the study + Tour de France does Netflix review!

21 Jun 2023

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Send us a textOn episode 53 of the road.cc Podcast, George and Ryan are joined by Dr Mark Limb, the academic behind a recent much-discussed study from...

Episode 52: Have pro cyclists ‘gone soft’? Perceptions of elite sport (and us mortals) discussed + Simon samples Drum & Bass On The Bike!

08 Jun 2023

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Send us a textOn episode 52 of the road.cc Podcast, we turn our attentions to a debate that dominated the especially grim opening two weeks of the rec...

Episode 51: “Vertical bike storage is discriminatory and should be outright banned”: Rail engineer Gareth Dennis explains why taking your bike on the train is such a faff

11 May 2023

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Send us a textOn episode 51 of the road.cc Podcast, we’re joined by rail expert Gareth Dennis to get to the bottom of why taking a bike on a train i...

Episode 50: Should third-party camera reporting from cyclists be outsourced? PC Mark Hodson on the road.cc podcast + inside gravel racing

04 May 2023

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Send us a textThe road.cc Podcast is 50! To celebrate we're giving away some schwag, so be sure to listen to find out how to enter our special co...

Episode 49: How to save a bike race – Rás Tailteann organiser on keeping Ireland’s biggest race alive, ‘difficult second album syndrome’, and why some races just mean more + Mavic’s new superlight e-bike motor

20 Apr 2023

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Send us a textOne of Ireland’s most iconic sporting events, the Rás Tailteann has endured a turbulent few years of cancellations, financial worries...

Episode 48: How do we save UK bike racing?? Peter Hodges on Women's Tour cancellation + riding 2000 miles for Mind!

06 Apr 2023

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Send us a textLast Friday’s announcement that the Women’s Tour – one of the biggest races on the women’s international calendar – has been c...

Episode 47: Why are cargo bikes associated with affluence? Pedal Me’s co-founder joins us + THAT foggy ride on the Isle of Man

23 Mar 2023

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Send us a textOn episode 47 of the road.cc Podcast, we’re joined by Chris Dixon, co-founder and director of training at the cargo bike logistics com...

Episode 46: Petrolheads and cyclists… are we really all that different? JayEmm on the road.cc Podcast + women’s racing discussed

09 Mar 2023

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Send us a textOn this bumper episode of the road.cc Podcast (our longest yet!) we’re joined by car expert James Martin, also known as JayEmm, who yo...

Episode 45: Why is the 15-minute city attracting so many conspiracy theories? Plus access for disabled cyclists

24 Feb 2023

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Send us a textOn episode 45 of the road.cc Podcast, we’re going there and talking 15-minute cities… or the incredible amount of misinformation bei...

Episode 44: Does road.cc only give awards to brands that advertise?? road.cc Recommends Awards debrief + inside the world of elite Zwift racing

09 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode of the road.cc Podcast, we’re debriefing after awards season and talking hardcore virtual racing on Zwift. George is j...

Episode 43: The rising price of cycling — why are bikes more expensive and how is the industry coping? Inflation, Brexit + post-pandemic problems discussed

27 Jan 2023

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Send us a textRecently, road.cc published a video and feature diving into the rising prices of bikes, components and pretty much everything connected ...

Episode 42: “Criminal mischief”: The cyclist on a mission to un-deface bad drivers’ number plates… plus BMX legend Ken Floyde on receiving the British Empire Medal!

12 Jan 2023

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Send us a textIt’s the first road.cc podcast of 2023, and we have some very special guests to kick us off! First up, George and Jack talk to the leg...

Episode 41: Creepy cushions, terrible tools and too much Etsy — what not to buy cyclists for Christmas 2022 with Jo Burt

15 Dec 2022

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Send us a textEpisode 41: A Christmas cracker with Jo Burt, including which cycling-themed presents would be welcome – and which ones most certainly...

Episode 40: "You're just collateral" — Ultra-cycling legend Steve Abraham on Deliveroo and the gig economy (and why he loves it really) plus road.cc staffers' go-to bike tools

08 Dec 2022

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Send us a textEpisode 40 of the road.cc podcast in association with Laka is here, and features a long chat with British ultra-distance cycling legend ...

Episode 39: How Carla Francome manages to stay nice in the face of online abuse and Andrew Feather on how to train effectively to improve your climbing

24 Nov 2022

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Send us a textThere’s been a lot of talk recently about the “dehumanisation” of cyclists on social media as well as on radio phone-in shows and ...

Episode 38: BBC Panorama ‘Road Rage: Cars v Bikes’ – the road.cc debrief

09 Nov 2022

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Send us a textLast week’s BBC Panorama ‘Road Rage: Cars v Bikes’ documentary got plenty of attention on social media, with the divisive title (w...

Episode 37: ‘Road rage’ on BBC panorama: fuelling the fire or raising awareness? We interview the presenter + Matt Rowe on indoor training

02 Nov 2022

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Send us a textSome of you might have spotted in the Beeb's TV listings recently that a Panorama episode titled 'Road Rage: Cars v Bikes&apos...

Episode 36: British Cycling and… Shell! Are we even surprised? Plus beam etiquette: how bright is too bright?

13 Oct 2022

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Send us a textWe’re cutting to the chase and delving straight into the controversy surrounding British Cycling’s shiny new eight-year partnership ...

Time Bandits! Why can't Strava stop motorbike riders nicking KOMs? Plus part 2 of our tech nerd-out with Silca

23 Sep 2022

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Send us a textOn episode 35 of the road.cc Podcast in association with Laka, George is joined by editor Jack Sexty and road.cc's resident record ...

Episode 34: How do you get your bike ready for winter? Top tips from the road.cc team plus chatting to Silca’s CEO Josh Poertner

15 Sep 2022

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Send us a textAfter a short break we're back for Season 3 of the road.cc Podcast, and it's a packed episode to kick us off!Those nights are ...

Episode 33: Chris Boardman, Highway Code fake news, and no bikes for big people - Plus bonus insurance chat with LAKA… Season 2: The best bits

26 Aug 2022

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Send us a textAs we come to the end of season 2 of the road.cc Podcast, we’ve put together a special episode looking at some of the highlights from ...

Episode 32: Cycling licences? Cycling number plates?? Grant Shapps' silly suggestions slammed plus tales from the famous London Edinburgh London audax

19 Aug 2022

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Send us a textIt’s been a strange old week for cyclists in the UK, as some rather infuriating comments from the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps pub...

Episode 31: Bike industry bashing special! Where’s the standardisation? Why don’t bike brands cater for bigger riders?

10 Aug 2022

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Send us a textOn episode 31 of the road.cc Podcast, we’re writing some strongly-worded letters to the bike industry. Bottom brackets, headsets, moun...

Episode 30: What should you do if an airline loses your bike? Baggage chaos + why aluminium bikes will never die

28 Jul 2022

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Send us a textWhat on earth do you do if your bike is lost somewhere in the airport baggage solar system? There’s a global crisis with luggage going...