“How I wrote my new gravel guidebook – and 3 of the best routes” – Katherine Moore on the best gravel riding in south-west England
Freelance journalist and regular BikeRadar contributor, Katherine Moore, speaks to Jack Luke about her new book, Gravel Rides South West England, and shares three of her favourite routes. Find out more about Katherine’s book: https://www.adventurebooks.com/products/gravel-rides-south-west-england?srsltid=AfmBOoqyqkIOiBKKl3jN29T-w7wdJR7hQf7g5z6b5fOeIJ2kPQEHB016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Mars 29min
Cannondale’s new Topstone is everything Warren wanted – and more news from Boardman, Vittoria and Hutchinson
In this news round-up, Jack Luke grills Warren Rossiter and Simon von Bromley on the new Cannondale Topstone gravel bike, Boardman’s value-packed SLR, and new tyres from Vittoria and Hutchinson. Read more: https://www.bikeradar.com/features/opinion/2025-cannondale-topstone https://www.bikeradar.com/news/boardmans-new-slr-promises-to-be-fast-for-all-four-seasons https://www.bikeradar.com/news/hutchinson-blackbird-race-blackbird-all-season https://www.bikeradar.com/news/vittoria-wide-rim-optimised-tyres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Mars 42min
Enormous aero helmets, new tyres and gravel gearing – tech trends from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025
In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Liam Cahill sits down with Simon von Bromley to discuss the hottest tech trends from the first spring classic of 2025. Back in the UK after a weekend in Belgium, Liam gives us the skinny on Visma–Lease a Bike’s head-turning helmets, all the unreleased kit the likes of Specialized and Zipp and trying to hide, and why some teams are turning to gravel groupsets for road races. Enormous aero helmets, 30mm tyres and gravel gearing – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025 tech gallery Lidl-Trek using prototype automatic chain waxing machine at the Tour de France Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Mars 42min
Should time trial bikes be banned?
In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Jack Luke sits down with Simon von Bromley to discuss Simon's belief that time trial bikes should be banned. According to Simon, time trial bikes are dangerous, expensive, and bad for the sport – but how do his arguments stand up to scrutiny? Tune in to find out… Simon says: the UCI should ban time trial bikes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 Feb 37min
David Millar on his new role at Factor, safety and tech in pro racing and why cycling’s business model will be hard to change
In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Simon von Bromley sits down with former pro road racing star, David Millar. With national titles and multiple Grand Tour stage victories on his palmarès, Millar established himself as one of Britain’s best-known cyclists across a 17-year career. Over a meandering conversation, Millar talks about his new role as brand director at Factor, road-racing tech trends, his take on the issue of safety, and why efforts to change the sport’s business model will face plenty of hurdles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 Feb 31min
Why Velofollies is now the best show for bike nerds, journalists and brands
Last week, BikeRadar’s Jack Luke attended Velofollies, one of Europe’s leading bike shows, and saw a whole host of wonderful new tech. Now back in the UK, Jack sits down with Simon von Bromley, to discuss his highlights from the trip, and why he thinks Velofollies may have usurped Eurobike on the cycling-show calendar. For all our coverage from Velofollies 2025, head to BikeRadar.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Jan 29min
2025 WorldTour team bike and equipment trends
With the men’s and women’s WorldTour kicking off Down Under, Simon von Bromley and Liam Cahill sit down to discuss the latest bike and equipment trends in pro road cycling. From Chinese bikes to the return of Campagnolo and big names on the move, there have been plenty of changes ahead of the new season, and there's much to discuss. For a full rundown of all the WorldTour team bikes, head to BikeRadar.com: 2025 Men’s WorldTour team bikes and equipment 2025 Women’s WorldTour team bikes and equipment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20 Jan 41min
The worst road bike upgrades we've ever bought
Liam Cahill and Jack Luke have made some very silly cycling purchases in their time. The pair sit down to discuss the stupidest of the lot and share them in the safe space that is the BikeRadar Podcast. Can you relate? Share your stories at podcast@bikeradar.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Jan 39min
