Cycling Legends Podcast

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.RecommendationsBikeFarmer (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/@bkefrmrNed Boulting - 1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession - https://amzn.eu/d/jbs8yuvEckhart Tolle - The Power of Now - https://amzn.eu/d/bZIHqKzOther stuffMichael Hernandez punch up - https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/salt-lake-criterium-culminates-with-fist-fight-between-two-ridersDrop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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.RecommendationsThe new look Cycling Legends website - https://www.cyclinglegends.co.ukFumpa Pumps - https://www.fumpapumps.co.uk and https://www.fumpapumps.co.ukTakeaway Thieves - https://www.takeawaythieves.com/Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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 forWhither, Demi Vollering?If 24 hours is a long time in politics, 72 hours is ages in Eddy MerckxParis-ToursGet in touch!Drop us a line at CyclingLegendsPodcast@gmail.comLinksSpanking new Cycling Legends website! - www.cyclinglegends.co.ukAn 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.

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=trueRecommendationsTony 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=1Rwanda Cycling (Threads) - https://www.threads.net/@rwandacyclingThe Hot Damn! “Dancing on the Milky Way” - https://www.thehotdamn.comDrop us a line at CyclingLegendsPodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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

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-SEVEN MINUTE (count 'em) Feed Zone from Cycling Legends Media.Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!RecommendationsIt's Suicide Awareness Month in the USA but wherever you are, you are never alone.Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (USA) - Dial 988National Suicide Prevention Helpline (UK) - 0800 689 5652H 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/

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.comThis episode was powered by Sook Jai Coffee Shop, 45 Horsemarket, Kelso TD5 7AA

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/

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!RecommendationsObituary - 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/hWgXyRYCycling Legends website https://www.cyclinglegends.co.uk