Velo Podcast

Velo Podcast


Latest Episodes

Getting to Know Velo Tech Editors Alvin Holbrook and Josh Ross
September 05, 2025

Do you dream about reviewing the newest bikes and equipment? In this episode, Levy goes behind the curtains at Velo to find out how Alvin and Josh ended up testing the latest (and sometimes) greatest gear, and what it's like to ride a different bike every

Shimano's $480 Gravel Shoes, Zwift Partners On Headphones, & MADE Bike Show Highlights
August 29, 2025

This weeks Velo Podcast takes a tech-heavy turn while Mike Levy is away, while Josh and I (Alvin Holbrook) dive deep into the latest gear, updates, and trends shaping cycling.We kick things off with Wahoos firmware updates. Credit to Wahoo, here, as t

Lessons from Riding 610 km in Three Days & Real-World Aero Testing
August 22, 2025

On this weeks Velo Podcast, were asking the hard questions: Why would anyone pay $50 to effectively suffer through a 20 km FTP test? And who rides 610 km in three days on a race road bike on purpose?Alvin Holbrook did the former, signing up for a loc

Hookless Rims: Lighter, Faster, & More Dangerous?
August 08, 2025

If hookless rims weigh less while being more aero and stronger than the antiquated and surely inferior hooked rim design, why are some of us so hesitant about using them?Today's show features Velo editors Josh Ross and Alvin Holbrook debating which rim

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's Madeleine Masterclass – Tour de France Femmes Wrap-Up
August 05, 2025

Three years to win the Tour de France Femmes? Not so much. Pauline Ferrand-Prvot had said that it would take that long for her to transition from World Cup MTB competition to the very different challenges of multi-day road racing, but stage 8 showed that

How to Race the Tour Divide in Under 12 Days & Look After Your Bum While Doing it, with Robin Gemperle
August 01, 2025

How does 370 km (230 miles) a day, every day, for eleven days sound to you? That's what it took for Robin Gemperle not just to win this year's Tour Divide but to arrive at the Antelope Wells finish line, otherwise known as the Mexican border, quicker than

Wout's Greatest Win & The Fastest Tour de France Ever
July 28, 2025

Who had money on Wout van Aert dropping Pogacar on a climb during this year's Tour? With fans lined ten-deep and hanging out of apartment windows, the stepped and cobbled pitches of the Montmartre ascent looked more like a soaking wet spring Classic than

Arensman's Big-Brain Attacks Deliver Another Mountain Win, & the Perfect Finish Line Shoulder Check
July 25, 2025

The end is near, and the overall win is, barring a Pogi disaster, essentially wrapped up. That doesn't mean that the closing stages of this year's Tour de France have been boring, however, with Milan trucking towards Paris in green and Visma doing their b

The Colnago Y1RS vs Cervelo S5 - Aero Hyper Bikes Ridden & Compared
July 25, 2025

The new Colnago Y1RS and Cervelo S5 have already won stages in this years Tour de France, but what are the latest (and some of the most expensive) aero road bikes like to ride and work on when youre not a GC contender?Velos Josh Ross has been putting

Remco Withdraws, Jonas Attacks, & a French Win on Ventoux
July 22, 2025

Mike Levy and Pete Cossins return to unpack a wild stretch of Tour de France action from stages 14 to 16, plus all the bizarre, brilliant, and brutal stories behind the racing.Jonas Vingegaard has said many times that he's not at the Tour to race for se