Chris Sidwells and David Walters introduce a new season and a new name for Britain’s most exciting elite women U23 team in a historic year for British cycling.

Get involved!

Join the Supporters Club for as little as £10 and help support the development of women’s U23 cycling. https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-supporters-club-to-assist-young-talented-female-cyclists

Get in touch

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

Websites

www.nouvellescycling.co.uk

www.cyclinglegends.co.uk

Social media

Nouvelles Cycling

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nouvellescycling?igsh=MXg0NWRuNWo0MGpsMA==

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NouvellesCycling?

Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Resolutions, health tips and inspiration for the new year - we offer none of that as we stumble into 2025. Instead, settle yourself down for an hour of chat with Chris, David and Gary covering everything from neutralised moto-pacing to make races safer to the UK honours system. Plus we talk Six Days of Ghent (only 6 weeks late!) and remember the legendary Gianni Savio who passed away last week. God speed, Swiss Toni!

Recommendations

Moto Jimm https://www.instagram.com/motojimm?igsh=MWUxNGNiamhheHgxcQ==

"The Art of Suffering" - Kristof Ramon https://amzn.eu/d/5kXCKJp

Cycling Legends Flanders Experience https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/pages/the-flanders-experience

Rapha Chamois Cream (as endorsed by C, Sidwells) https://www.rapha.cc/dk/en/shop/chamois-cream/product/CHC06XX

Get in touch

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

Social media

Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?

Website

Books, stories, podcasts and more at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TI-Raleigh was a game changer. Most big professional cycling teams from the 1940s onwards were built around one man. He was the leader and the rest were there to support him. All the post-War greats; Fausto Coppi, Louison Bobet, Rik Van Looy, Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx had teams built around them, and for them alone. TI-Raleigh changed that.

In an episode from October 2022 and previously only available on the Cycling Legends subscriber feed, Chris Sidwells chats about the latest book in his Cycling Legends series and talks about some of the tales and the characters behind cycling's very first superteam.

Get your copy HERE

Enjoyed the show? Why not sign up for our premium content? Features, interviews and chat all for the price of a double espresso. Head over to www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com to find out more!

The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance bicycles and accessories in England's beautiful East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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-Tours

Get in touch!

Drop us a line at CyclingLegendsPodcast@gmail.com

Links

Spanking new Cycling Legends website! - 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.

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/TdFF Montage: A Month of Sleep - "So Alive"

TdFF Montage: Martin Klem - "I Smell Victory"

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reg Harris won the world professional track sprint title 4 times and was a two-time silver medallist at the 1948 Olympics in London. He was a household name in the 1950s, but came out of retirement in in 1974, aged 54, to claim a seventh British title some 26 years after his last one.

Chris Sidwells and John Galloway look at Harris’ career and legacy in this episode of the Feature Show, available for the first time to all listeners.

Get in touch/competition entries

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

Social media

Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?

Website

Books, stories, podcasts and more at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!

Recommendations

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/0dpZHf4M

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2022, Chris Sidwells compiled a series of clips of his uncle, Tom Simpson, being interviewed for the Cycling Legends History Show. On the 57th anniversary of Tom’s tragic death on Mont Ventoux, and available for the first time to all Cycling Legends listeners, this remains quite extraordinary.

Tom Simpson Retro Cycling Weekend, 16-18 August 2024

Sign up at https://www.tomsimpsonmemorialfund.co.uk/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Sunday, Stage 15 of the 2024 Tour de France tackles the Col de Portet d'Aspet almost exactly 29 years after the Pyrenean mountain was witness to one of the darkest days in the race's history.

Previously available only to Cycling Legends Podcast premium subscribers, Gary remembers Fabio Casartelli, the 1992 Olympic Champion who lost his life on the Col on 18 July 1995.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And so this is Christmas. With 3 wise men taking up a better offer, it’s down to Chris, David and Gary to deliver the final Feed Zone of the year.

Episode thumbnail: ©️Kittisak Jaitieng/ Dreamstime.com

Recommendations

Cycling into Darkness - David’s Substack https://open.substack.com/pub/dstanley/p/cycling-into-the-darkness?r=nsm6y&utm_medium=ios

Strangers Brewing Co - https://strangersbrewing.co.uk/

An Audience with the Emperor

Podcast - https://shows.acast.com/cycling-legends/episodes/feature-an-audience-with-the-emperor

Long Read - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/blogs/long-reads/an-audience-with-the-emperor

The Holidays can be a difficult time for many and there are organisations who can help.

In the UK, the Samaritans are committed to helping you, however they can. If you don’t feel like there’s anyone you can talk to, Samaritans volunteers are there for you. Call free, day or night, on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org.

In the USA, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline understand that life's challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you're facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, caring counselors are there for you.

You are not alone.

Get in touch

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

Social media

Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?

Website

Books, stories, podcasts and more at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Recommendations

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As he was saying before he was interrupted…

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The shortest day doesn't mean the shortest podcast as Gary ruminates over Project Demi, the Big Three (minus one)'s cyclocross programmes for 24/25, the Vuelta's 90th anniversary and remembers the Emperor of Herantals, Rik Van Looy.

Plus: WIN a copy of Chris Sidwells' splendid new book Cycling Legends 03: Jacques Anquetil - The Man Behind the Mask.

An Audience with the Emperor

Podcast - https://shows.acast.com/cycling-legends/episodes/feature-an-audience-with-the-emperor

Long Read - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/blogs/long-reads/an-audience-with-the-emperor

Get in touch/competition entries

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

Social media

Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?

Website

Books, stories, podcasts and more at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 next 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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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)

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our look back over the Cycling Legends archives, Chris chatted to John Galloway in 2021 about the origins and history of an aspect of cycling that was once huge but has become less common in recent years: Six-Day racing.

Read!

The Tiny Bowl - Inside Ghent’s legendary velodrome

Get in touch

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

Social media

Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?

Website

Books, stories, podcasts and more at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up for the very best in cycling history, interviews and discussion at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.