Dirty Talks

On this final episode of the season, Maghalie and Lucinda are joined by none other than cyclocross legend Sanne Cant. First, the girls look back and recall the stories of the Liévin World Championships where Lucinda earned the silver medal in a close, gritty, and emotional battle. Then Sanne talks about the highs and lows of her career. After 20 years on the pro cyclocross scene, Sanne shares the...

Maghalie and Lucinda talk in dept about the World Cup weekend of Maasmechelen and Hoogerheide, where Lucinda won the World Cup Overall trophy. Lucinda shares the highlights and the most challenging moments of this wonderfully consistent season she's had, and what it all meant for her. Then the girls answer questions from the audience. What does a week leading to the World Championships look like?...

On today's episode we are joined by Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado. We start the episode with Ceylin and Lucinda sharing the inside stories of the Benidorm World Cup. Later, Ceylin talks about her origin in the Dominican Republic, and her ambitions in other disciplines of cycling outside cyclocross. She shares how she works with her family, and the importance of composure for all members of the suppor...

On this episode, we welcome Spanish cyclocross star Felipe Orts. Felipe has been reaching the World Cup podium more and more this year, and today, we discuss about his journey to get there. How did a young boy from Alicante discover cyclocross? How he chose to pursue this discipline, while road and MTB are more popular in his country? How he discovered what works for him, instead of following what...

On this episode, Maghalie and Lucinda are joined by British sensation and U23 World Champion Zoe Backstedt. First, Zoe and Lucinda look back at the busy Kerstperiod and share stories of some of their ost epic muddy battles. In the spirit of the New Year, we then take a moment to discuss how to set goals and how we keep track of them. Finally, we get to know Zoe in a long form interview. She shares...

On this episode, Maghalie and Lucinda are joined by the Queen of starts and Luxemburg Champion Marie Schreiber. At only 21, Marie is already a star in the world of cyclocross and today we get the chance to learn more about her. We discuss the race in Namur and then dive into Marie's career; how she got her pro contract for team SD Worx, how she was inspired by Luxemburg hero Christine Majerus, and...

Dirty Talks is presented by WHOOP . On this episode of Dirty Talks, Maghalie and Lucinda are joined by Italian cycling star Eva Lechner. Eva recently announced that this would be her last cyclocross season, so we have fun on this episode looking back into her wonderful career. We also discuss the upcoming iconic World Cup in Namur with Eva! Finally, we answer fans’ questions! Curious to try WHOOP?...

Dirty Talks is presented by WHOOP . On this episode of Dirty Talks, Maghalie and Lucinda record from the Island of Sardinia, where they are preparing for the next World Cup. We discuss last weekend’s race in Dublin, where Maghalie made her return on the European circuit, and where Lucinda took the win. The girls discuss what makes a race a success to them. An overarching theme on the episode is tr...

Dirty Talks is presented by WHOOP . ***Note: Sara Casasola has a degree in Mathematics, but is not a professor. Sorry for the mistake.*** On this episode of Dirty Talks, we are joined by special guest & Italian cyclocross star Sara Casasola. Sara and Lucinda look back at the first World Cup of the season in Antwerp. We then get to know more about Sara, understand what she attributes her incred...

We are back for season 2 of Dirty Talks! On this episode, Maghalie and Lucinda catch up about the beginning of the season. They discuss the past weekend of racing, with tight battles for Lucinda and tigthly contested National Championship for Maghalie. We tell stories from the past that helped teach us important lessons, answer fans questions about post race recovery protocols, and talk about the...

World Championships BABY!!! On this episode, Lucinda and Maghalie discuss the World Championships in Tabor.  They talk about what makes the World Championships special, their preparations, their mindset before such a big event, and way more. Both of them share never-told stories about Worlds, including how Lucinda isolated herself before winning in 2021. They also answer some questions f...

On this episode, Lucinda and Maghalie chat about where they are at this point of the season. Maghalie is taking a small break in Canada while Lucinda is getting ready to take on the busy Kerstperiod. We then tackle the main subject of the day: We discuss the previous weeks' news about World Cup participation, and the UCI threat to ban riders from racing the World Championships if they don't partic...

On this second episode of Dirty Talks, Lucinda announces her return to racing and Maghalie talks about preparing to leave for Europe. The girls then tackle the main subject of the day: What is the difference between cyclocross in North America and in Europe? It is the question we probably get asked the most often, so today, Lucinda and Maghalie dive deep into that subject. They talk about sponsors...

We have started a podcast! In our debut episode of Dirty Talks, Maghalie and Lucinda take you back to where it all began - our humble beginnings in the world of cyclocross. We reminisce about the early days, the challenges we faced, and the spark that ignited our passion for this exhilarating sport. But that's not all. As we've become older athletes, we dive into a thought-provoking discussion abo...