CyclingTips Podcasts

Another sprint, another winner. The crew sit down after the final Danish stage to talk through a fast but impressively safe opener to the Tour de France.By The Editors of CyclingTips

Fabio Jakobsen made it two for two for Quick-Step, capping an emotional and incredible comeback from his horrific crash in Poland. Jonny, Ronan, Shoddy, and Pippa talk through the stage.By The Editors of CyclingTips

"Now I've beaten all the best riders in the world - I'm just a farmer's son from Belgium, eh?" Yves Lampaert stunned the heavy favorites to take the first yellow jersey of the 2022 Tour de France. Shoddy, Ronan, and Jonny sit down over a Danish pizza to talk through the stunning ride and what's to come in the next few stages.…

Shoddy, Jonny, and Ronan are joined by Philippa York on the eve of the first stage of the Tour de France to talk through overall contenders, Copenhagen atmosphere, the first time trial, and much more.By The Editors of CyclingTips

The bike industry may have shifted entirely to disc brakes, but there are millions of happy rim-brake users out there with bikes that still have years — or even decades — of life left in them. Mainstream brands have already stopped spending money on anything related to rim brakes, and while that’s a bummer in one sense, it’s also created an opportu…

Amy, Abby and Loren preview the riders to watch and stages of the 2022 Giro Donne. The race kicks off Thursday, June 30th. For a full preview and more check out Amy's stage-by-stage breakdown here.By CyclingTips

Which stages will define this Tour? The CyclingTips team is on the ground in Copenhagen for the grand depart and has had a close look at the roadbook, picking out the biggest and best stages of the upcoming Tour. We break down where the moves might happen, which mountain stages will really matter, and discuss whether Cavendish should be on the star…

Epic is a word that is potentially overused but no doubt applied to the battle that was the Tour de Suisse. A race that will be WorldTour in 2023, and definitely earned that right this year. The Freewheeling team gather to discuss the four-day stage race and the new additions to the WorldTour calendar next season.…

This week’s episode comes to you live from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where we’ve assembled four testers and a video team to evaluate ten different bikes. We’ve split them into six gravel and four road models this time around, with a focus on lower-priced options. The full reveal will come a bit later once we’re all done with testing, but let’s j…

Suisse is over, the Dauphine is over, Slovenia is over. The Tour is coming. This week the crew breaks down where the contenders stand, argues over Thibaut Pinot's future, and laments some argy-bargy in Belgium.By The Editors of CyclingTips

If you’ve got a decent chunk of change and are looking for a higher-end carbon drop-bar bike, there’s certainly no shortage of good options -- and probably too many of them, in fact. So why on earth would someone think it’s a good idea to start yet another one given this hyper-competitive environment? Well, that’s just what the folks at Bridge Bike…

This week we chat about all the action from the Women's Tour, the live coverage, and more.By CyclingTips

The Criterium du Dauphine has wrapped up and, as usual, it answers some questions and creates some others ahead of the Tour de France. Jumbo-Visma was hugely impressive, but will that mean anything when Tadej Pogacar shows up?By The Editors of CyclingTips

June is turning out to be an exceptionally hot month in terms of new bike releases, and Ronan joins James and Dave as a special guest to help us talk through them all. Although we don't have official information just yet, we know a new Trek Madone, Giant Propel, Canyon Ultimate, and Scott Foil are all likely to be announced within the next few week…

We have a special episode this week. Caley sits down with longtime friend of the podcast (and Tour de France podcast host) Rupert Guinness, who is less than a week from starting the Race Across America. He'll race 4,900 km in 12 days, riding 18-20 hours per day. What will power him through? A warning to listeners: This episode discusses mental heal…

Amy Jones caught up with current World Cup XCO leader Rebecca McConnell ahead of the next round of racing in Leogang, Austria.By CyclingTips

Modern bikes are marvellous creations that continually push engineering boundaries with a continued focus on lighter, faster, and sleeker. However, that raises a big question, is the bicycle industry flying a little close to the sun when it comes to safety? It’s exactly this concern that this week’s Nerd Alert deep dive episode covers. Join James a…

The first Aussie winner of the Giro d'Italia, an Ineos that didn't get what it was coming for, and a superstar who embraced memehood. The crew sit down to discuss (and rate) this year's Giro.By The Editors of CyclingTips

Loren, Amy and Tilda discuss the two unseen stages of RideLondon as well as the final (downtown) London circuit. Meanwhile, over in Germany, the LOTTO Thüringen Tour featured dominant performances by Team BikeExchange-Jayco and provided live coverage of all six stages.By CyclingTips

We've reached the final weekend of the Giro d'Italia, just one big mountain stage and one time trial to go. Only three seconds separate the top two. Does it get any better?By The Editors of CyclingTips