152. Zoe Bäckstedt: Why I love Sundays in Hell
This week, Robyn and James are joined by WorldTour pro Zoe Bäckstedt. Born in 2004 in Pontyclun, Wales to British track champion Megan Hughes and Paris-Roubaix winner Magnus Bäckstedt, there were only...
5 Mar 48min
151. UCI rules, design evolution, and why bikes are so expensive, with Pieter Potters
This week's guest is Pieter Potters, R&D manager at Belgian Cycling Factory, the group that owns Eddy Merckx Cycles and Ridley Bikes. For nearly six years Pieter has been at the centre of designing cu...
19 Feb 1h 18min
150. Brian Smith: National champ, racing with Lance, saying no to EPO, and snakes in showers
This week, James and Will are joined by Scottish ex-pro turned team manager, commentator and pundit, Brian Smith.Brian cut his teeth in the 1980s at the school of cycling hardknocks, ACBB – Athletic C...
5 Feb 1h 7min
149. The legend of Eddy Merckx, with Lee Donaldson
This week, James is joined by Lee Donaldson, filmmaker and passionate cycling fan, to discuss his upcoming documentary 525: The Unstoppable Eddy Merckx. Lee describes 525 as having ‘the greatest cast ...
22 Jan 1h 5min
148. Hunter Allen and the future of training and racing
This week James (and Will at the beginning) is joined by Hunter Allen, co-founder of Training Peaks, long-time elite level cycling coach to pros and US national teams, and the man who literally wrote ...
8 Jan 1h 23min
147. David Millar: The Christmas special (sort of)
In this week's episode, Will and James are joined by David Millar, a man who needs no introduction, but just in case: David's career in cycling spans decorated rider (he was the first Brit to wear all...
25 Des 20251h 27min
146. Dr Hutch: Tears, resilience, beauty and endurance
This week, James and Will are joined by Dr Hutch, the legendary British time-trial rider (second only to Beryl Burton in national wins) turned Cambridge-educated doctor turned journalist. Dr Hutch is ...
11 Des 20251h 23min
145. Alistair Brownlee: triathlon legend, gravel racing demon and sportsmanship superstar
This week James and Will are joined by Alistair Brownlee, legendary triathlete turned Ironman champion turned gravel racing extraordinaire turned sports scientist turned... If there was a personificat...
27 Nov 20251h 18min
