Lawson Craddock on 10 years in the pro peloton, the 2018 Tour, and Texas
Lawson Craddock grew up in the flatland of Houston but fought his way onto the WorldTour feeder team Trek-Livestrong when he was still a teenager. After turning pro three years later, he raced for Gia...
12 Feb 20241h 10min
Heidi Franz on surviving the Zaaf debacle and returning to the pro peloton
In 2022, Heidi Franz was approached with an enticing offer: B&B Hotels-KTM, a revamped team with a sky-high budget and some of the biggest WorldTour riders set to sign on, wanted her on its roster. Bu...
4 Feb 20241h 40min
Jack Thompson on resetting the boundaries of ultra cycling and recovering from addiction
Known to his fans as Jack Ultra Cyclist, Jack Thompson has been smashing world records left and right for close to a decade. Growing up in Perth, Australia, he struggled with depression and obsessive-...
28 Jan 20241h 37min
Sam Gaze on his mountain bike world titles, depression, and joining Alpecin-Deceuninck
In 2014, Sam Gaze was a privateering teenager from a rural farming town in New Zealand when he took the men's title in the opening round of an eliminator World Cup in Cairns, Australia. With this brea...
21 Jan 20241h 29min
Petr Vakoč, off-road racer and former WorldTour rider
Before migrating to off-road racing last year, Czech cyclist Petr Vakoč spent nearly 10 years racing in the WorldTour, most notably as a member of team Quick-Step. During his road career, he made the ...
15 Jan 20241h 26min
Dennis van Winden, cycling coach and former WorldTour rider
Even by the standards of WorldTour racing, Dennis van Winden’s career has seen a lot of highs and lows. Starting out on the legendary Rabobank development team as a teenager, he landed a spot on the W...
9 Jan 20241h 58min
End of year Q&A
In this final episode of the year, Payson answers your questions about training, the 2023 season, UCI points, mustaches, and much more. Instagram: @withpacepodcast YouTube: Payson McElveen Email: ho...
1 Jan 202450min
Derek Teel on activation and double Everesting
This week, cycling trainer Derek Teel returns to answer more questions about strength training for endurance cyclists. He goes over the importance of mobility, how to do a proper push-up, and the equi...
25 Des 20231h 15min
