VeloNews Podcasts

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VN Podcast, ep. 300: Why The Mid South matters as the first Monument of Gravel
March 16, 2022

In 2020, VeloNews created the Monuments of Gravel by polling elite gravel racers and race organizers for their top 5 picks of the most import gravel races. The Mid South, put on by Bobby Wintle in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was a near-unanimous selection, as w

VN Podcast, ep. 299: Tadej at Strade, Tour de France on Netflix
March 09, 2022

VeloNews editor in chief Daniel Benson got a scoop on Netflix's planned docu-series on the 2022 Tour de France, including the eight teams that will be showcased. Daniel walks us through how the series could come together, and what it will mean for fans an

VN Podcast, ep. 298: Five lessons from Opening Weekend
March 02, 2022

The classics season officially kicked off with four races packed into two days: the men's and women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, and Omloop van het Hageland. VeloNews' Sadhbh was in Gent, Belgium, for the weekend, covering the races and

VN Podcast, ep. 297: Five Ruta Revelations + Pat McCarty
February 23, 2022

Andrew Hood is just back from Ruta del Sol, and he checks in with five key takeaways about some of the riders and trends for the 2022 season he picked up on while following the race around southern Spain. At Ruta, Andy also caught up with Pat McCarty, who

VN Podcast, ep. 296: Rob Stanley's literal PhD in bike racing
February 16, 2022

Having twice coached at the Olympics, Rob Stanley is a performance scientist and men's endurance track cycling coach at USA Cycling. Previously he was performance scientist at the Japanese Cycling Federation. And he is currently wrapping up his PhD at Lee

VN Podcast, ep. 295: New VN editor Daniel Benson on the 2022 road season
February 09, 2022

Veteran cycling journalist Daniel Benson is the new editor in chief of VeloNews. Daniel comes to VeloNews after 14 years at Cyclingnews, where he was editor in chief for the past seven years. On this podcast, Daniel and host Ben Delaney talk about the 202

VN Podcast, ep. 294: ’Cross worlds reactions: Pidcock, Vos, van der Haar, locals, and more
February 02, 2022

Was Marianne Vos right to play cat and mouse with her compatriot Lucinda Brand in pursuit of her record eighth world title? What did Tom Pidcock think about the course and his competition? The cyclocross world championships came to the United States for

VN Podcast, ep. 293: Philippe Gilbert on his final year of racing
January 26, 2022

Philippe Gilbert has had one heck of a career. His wins include worlds, Paris-Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold, Il Lombardia, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Strade Bianche, and on and on. He's won stages in all three grand tours. And now, in 2022, he wil

VN Podcast, ep. 292: National CX champs Clara Honsinger and Eric Brunner
January 19, 2022

America's national champions Clara Honsinger and Eric Brunner are both headed to the world cyclocross championships in Fayetteville at the end of January, but they have chosen very different routes to get there. After they won their respective national ti

VN Podcast, ep. 291: ‘Cross worlds preview with 6x US champ Tim Johnson
January 12, 2022

The world cyclocross championships are coming to Fayetteville, Arkansas Jan. 29-30. Who are the podium contenders and why? Why aren't Wout or Mathieu coming? How will the course determine the race? And where should fans go to watch, eat, and enjoy the sce