Girls Get Strong Cycling

In the latest episode of the GGSC podcast Elspeth your host is joined by GGSC cycling and triathlon coach Charlotte. They will be discussing ways that we can train in high volume. This means increasing the amount of hours of training a week. We would say high volume would be anything from 12 hours a week plus of training. They will be sharing their years of coaching knowledge on problems encounter...

 Elspeth, your host will be joined by Jackie. We know Jackie, as she has been coached by GGSC Coach Rachel for the past 2 and a half years. In that time Jackie has learned a lot about herself and how to train and fuel properly, whilst performing better in the events she enters. Jackie is approaching 60 year old next year and has remarkable strength on the bike. She attended a GGSC advanced Level c...

On this show Elspeth will be joined by Abi. We know Abi, as she is one of the first women who came to GGSC for our online coaching back in 2020. Abi has always been an endurance junkie, by setting herself big challenges, like bike packing around the UK, everesting up her local hill, completing Ironman distance triathlons and the biggest yet North Cape 4000, a self supported event from Italy to the...

Welcome to the Girls Get Strong Cycling Podcast. A place where you can feel inspired by other female cyclists and build your knowledge.  Elspeth, your host will be joined by Lesley. Lesley is Australian but divides her time between London UK and Sydney Australia. We know Lesley has she has attend 2 GGSC Camps. One thing Elspeth and Lesley have in common is that they both started cycling from just...

Elspeth, your host will be joined by Becky. Becky is one of the cyclists that we coach and she has also attending 2 of our cycling camps in Mallorca and we are looking forward to welcoming her back for a 3rd this September. We will talk with Becky about how she started taking cycling seriously, her experience of her first event, overcoming her fears of hills and how she is working on building up h...

Elspeth, your host will be joined by Rachel one of GGSC's online cycle coaches. Rachel will be sharing her vast knowledge on off road cycling. They will discuss the different disciplines with off road cycling, what makes it a great sport, practical things we need to consider, the types of equipment and the fitness levels required. So be prepared to expand your knowledge on cycling off road by the...

In this episode Elspeth, your host and today I will be joined by Susie. Susis has been coached at Girls Get Strong Cycling by Elspeth for over 3 years. It's been a journey. Susie first appeared on a podcast talking about her 1st year of racing in the UK. Since then it's certainly not been all plain sailing as last year Susie had 2 serious accidents that meant a lot of time off the bike and in reha...

in this episode Elspeth will be joined  Maddy Nutt by who turned from starting a career in a corporate role, to turning into a gravel pro. Gravel riding is gaining a huge amount of popularity over the past few years from simply exploring off road routes, multi-day bike packing, taking part in races to completing to turn it into a career. Maddy shares with us what made her turn her back on an offic...

Welcome to the Girls Get Strong Cycling Podcast. A place where you feel inspired by other female cyclists and build your knowledge.  Elspeth, your host welcomes you back after a short break, but we have some great episodes coming up. On todays episode Elspeth will be joined by Agnes. Agnes first got acquainted with GGSC in January 2023 when she attended a GGSC cycling, camp since then she has atte...

Elspeth your host will be presenting a very special episode in which we dedicate to international women's day and all the women out there that challenge themselves through the love of cycling and also to the women who came before us that inspired us and gave us opportunities.  We have several women on the show that our coached by GGSC and some also attended our camps in Mallorca to hear what Inter...

In this epiosde Elspeth, your host is lucky enough to be joined by Addy Bamberg. Addy is a sports doctor passionate about women practicing and competing in sport throughout their lives. She will be sharing what a sports doctor actually does and common problems that women face as athletes. Also as a resident of Mallorca and cyclists, she shares why she loves cycling in Mallorca and how she trained...

As we talked in our last episode with Rachel about a range of cycling events to get you inspired for 2024. In this episode I will be talking with Charlotte, our triathlon coach about multi sporting events, for those that love triathlon we hope to inspire you to take it to the next level in 2024. 

In this episode Elspeth will be joined by Rachel one of our online cycle coaches who has had years of experience with helping women be fully prepared for all types of events. With it being the new year, it's a great time to plan for great things over the year ahead. In this episode we will be discussing different types of events we can enter and how we can explore and enjoy many disciplines on the...

In this episode Elspeth will be joined by Ioana. Ioana is a chef living in Paris and initially took up cycling as a means of transport and it then transformed into her hobby. Ioana has been coached by Rachel from GGSC for the past 5 months and her goals were build up her fitness to explore her sense of adventure with bike packing. Ioana will be sharing her experience of her first trip to Portugal...

In this episode Elspeth, your host will be joined by Sue Chittock, Sue has been coached by GGSC for the past 3 years and is quite passionate about sweating it out in her garage. I'm sure by this time of many of us in colder climates are well settled into are indoor schedules, figuring out the frustrations of setting up our trainers or simply just enjoying all weather cycling outdoors. In this epis...

In this episode Elspeth is joined by coached cyclist Kirsten.  Kirsten really does manage to have it all. She shares her inspiring ethos about getting up early and enjoying doing what she loves... cycling and how she balances this with being a mother and working full time. 

In this episode of our podcast Elspeth is joined by Coach Rachel and they discuss the hows and whys of setting goals as cyclists.   We look at the bigs goals we have in the future, how was can use our time to prepare and not forgetting the prep on the day to create a road for success.    Rachel and Elspeth will also share how they have nogociated their goals over the past year and what they have l...

In this episode Elspeth will talk with Sarah King who is the team manager of LDN Academy.  Sarah will share with us about how she delevoped in road racing and how it has helped shape a team with a really friendly outlook.  With an ethos of happy head=happy legs Sarah really believes and ensures that if her team are happy then they will grow together.  Photo @andydonohoephoto

In this episode of the Girls Get Strong Cycling podcast we are joined by Ahlam Al-Zaid, Saudi Arabia's first ever female national champion.  Ahlam shares with us about how she got into cycling and what it meant for her to be the first female champion in her counry.  Ahlam talks about how Saudi is giving women more oppertunities and also how women are empowering themselves. 

In this episode Elspeth talks about overtraining with GGSC coaches Rachel and Charlotte.  They discuss why we overtrain, why we want to avoid it and how we can train smart. 

In this episode Elspeth will be joined by Amy who works in marketing for Parcours. It's a wheel company based in the UK, but ships worldwide.  We were surprised to find out that Parcours is a predominantly female company and also sponsor many female company.  You will learn about how upgrading your wheels can help you as a cyclists. Also, Amy and Elspeth discuss how they upgraded their bikes over...

In this epoisode Elspeth you host is joined by Gill and her coach Charlotte.  Gill have been coached by Charlotte for the past 6 months and her cycling performance has reached another level that she completed with confidence the GGSC advanced cycling camp in Mallorca.   

In this episode Elspeth interviews Cassie Friend.  Cassie not only has a female only production company, but is also a cyclist.  Like many women Cassie took up cycling during lockdown. As a result she made a play about it that encapsulates the freedom and liberation that the bicycle has provided to women for centuries. 

In this epiosde with in being Internation Womens Day. Elspeth talks about the importance of women supporting women.

In this episode Elspeth will be joined by Frances who has been coached by GGSC for the last 7 months. In this short time she has gone from feeling quite aimless to completing a whole season of cyclo- cross and some impressive goals for the rest of the year.  We will also be joined by her coach Rachel who shares with us how Frances is kept focus and shows progress throughout the season.