Paris 2024: Mountainbike Preview with Swiss star Marcel Guerrini
Swiss MTB star, and fifth-place finisher at the 2022 World Championships, Marcel Guerrini offers unique insight into the races and the course ahead of the XCO mountain biking events at the Olympic Gam...
26 Juli 202423min
Paris 2024: Kara Goucher On Trusting Performances In An Age of Mistrust
On the eve of the Paris Olympics, Kara Goucher joins Ross to put their minds to the fans' dilemma - how do we celebrate the performances we see from the best athletes in the world while we struggle to...
25 Juli 202442min
Paris 2024 Daily: All lights on Paris as the Olympics begin
In this episode, Ross & Gareth shine the spotlight on The City of Light, where the Olympic Games begin today, with the Men's Football and Sevens preliminary matches kicking off 19 days of sporting act...
24 Juli 202436min
Paris 2024: Are The Olympic Games Still Relevant?
How relevant are the Olympic Games in the modern era and can they stand the test of time? Join Ross and Mike, along with top US sports journalist and author Jon Wertheim, as they look back on the less...
23 Juli 20241h 2min
Science of Sport Spotlight 6: How Pro Cyclists Use Carbon Monoxide / Pogacar's Superhuman Numbers
In a recent article on the Escape Collective, claims were made that Tour de France cyclists are using carbon monoxide to enhance their performance. But is it really that big a deal or is there more to...
17 Juli 202443min
Science of Sport Spotlight 5: The Research Studies That Shaped Sports Science Knowledge
The spotlight falls on the most influential sports science research ever published. A recent paper produced a list of the 100 most influential sports science papers of the last 100 years. Gareth and R...
11 Juli 202445min
Paris 2024: How to Make an Olympic Athlete
Mark Coogan has been there, done that and got the t-shirt. As a former track athlete, sub-4 minute miler, Olympic marathoner and author of the book 'Personal Best Running', Coogan is passing on his we...
5 Juli 20241h 25min
Science of Sport Spotlight 4: Shining a Tour de France Light On Exercise In The Heat
In this Spotlight, the team discuss exercise in the heat, using the challenging conditions and travails of Mark Cavendish and others in the Tour de France's first two stages as the catalyst. We explor...
3 Juli 202435min
