Tour de Todd

Charlie Issendorf is a name you need to know. Let me give you a rundown of his story. Charlie started racing in 1978 at the age of 8. He turned Cat 2 when he was 14 and Cat 1 at 16. He's a silver medalist at the Junior National Pursuit Champs. He lost to no other than current U.S National Sprint Coach Erin Hartwell. He raced for the national team at the Vuelta de Chile and Tour of Greece. He...

Quincy Alexander is from Trinidad and Tobago and I would say a legit track star. He's a gold and bronze medalist in the Pan American Championships. He's won national titles in the sprint, kilo, and was an alternate for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.   As one of Trinidad and Tobago's premiere sprinters he's dedicated to bringing in a haul of medals from the World Championships, N...

In episode 26 of the Tour de Todd Cycling Podcast I spoke with Andrew Frey. He's one of the managing directors of The Tour of America’s Dairyland racing series in Southeast Wisconsin. The bike racing series started in 2009. Bill Ochowicz and Tom Schuler, put together five-days of racing.     Since then the series has grown to 11 days in 11 different communities. Frey says each year they have...

Stefan Logan is a Miami native. He began playing football at a young age. His dream in life was to play in NFL. After not playing a few years of high school ball he got his chance in college. Not only did he play ball at the University of South Dakota he also ran track and became an All American in both sports. Once he finished with school he was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free a...

Haseem McLean got into cycling when he was 4. By the time he was 17 he was riding with the national team representing Trinidad and Tobago for Junior Pan American cycling championships. He placed 8th at the Junior Pan Ams, it was then and there he decided to pursue cycling as a profession. Haseem went on to represent Trinidad and Tobago in numerous Pan American cycling championships, as well as C.A...

Jame Carney's pedigree in the sport as a cyclist himself is unquestioned. He twice earned a trip to the Olympic Games, the first time in 1992 in Barcelona before returning again in 2000 at the Sydney Games. Carney posted his best Olympic finish in Sydney, finishing 5th in the Points Race. Carney was also a three-time Pan American Games Medalist, earning Silver in the Team Pursuit in the 1991...

Michael Creed is a 13-year veteran with over 20 national titles to his name, Creed has been a notable presence in the pro cycling world since 2000. The former SmartStop director has also been involved with the U.S Paralympic program as well as the Hagens Berman Supermint women’s team. He's now the team director of Aevolo Cycling. Recently he sat down with me to talk about racing as a pro and...

From the early 80s and through the 90s, Shaun Wallace hit his stride by taking medals at National, Commonwealth and World level. Shaun Wallace was a multiple British champion, twice Worlds silver medallist and three times a Commonwealth Games silver medallist as well as a world record holder twice. I spoke with him via Zoom while he was home in San Diego where he settled 22 years ago.  

Dan Casebeer is the epitome of class and kindness. He was born in Oregon but began racing bikes in Southern Illinois. This son of a college professor, Dan, raced time trials, road races to track. His strength of mind pushed him to be Illinois state time trial champion to eventually becoming the amateur hour record holder for the U.S. in 1983. He's raced to Tour of Guatemala, the Tour of Chile...

Former English professional David Clarke is known as a legend in British cycling.  He's raced his bike all over the world from Africa, Asia, and all over Europe. As an amateur he raced for the famous Parisian team ACBB to Nord 87. Clarke is known as rider who like to ply his trade in the mountains. A climber with a good sprint. I recently sat down with David and we talked about his time as a...

From managing music tours to riding his bike Dre Bouie is dedicated to greatness. The Seattle native says throwing a leg over his canyon road bike saved his life while living through the pandemic. Now living in Miami he's embedded himself in the riding culture of the multicultural city. 

On this episode of I sat down with former pro Erik Saunders. We talked about his start to the world of bike racing in Richmond, Virginia, his time as an amateur racing in France the iconic team Vendee U, and making his mark as a pro cyclist with teams such as Ofoto Lombardia, McGuire - Langdale to Successfulliving.    We also have the "Coach's Corner" with Robbie Ventura. You'l...

Recently I spoke with Daniel about not being selected to the Olympics, his career, family and what he's doing now since he retired. 

Frank built his career as a cyclist his own way. He didn't ride very long with the Cuban national team. He says the system simply didn't work for him. Once he moved to the U.S. he's thrived on the bike from road races to crits. At 41, he's still racing at a high level while married and raising two boys in Athens. 

Marco Aledia is an Ohio native who got into racing bikes at the suggestion of a friend. That suggestion would help him live in travel the world racing his bike, meeting amazing teammates, and live the dream of becoming a professional cyclist for multiple teams. He's the only rider to ever win the Tour of Ohio's sprint jersey five years running.  I sat down with Marco recently and talked...

Eamon Lucas is based in Belgium the heartland of bike racing. The versatile Californian spoke with me recently about his humble beginnings near Monterey, California, riding for the national team and finally moving to Belgium to stake his claim of cycling glory. 

Michael is a young thunder cat on the USA Crit scene winning races with a who's who of cycling teammates. Michael is South Florida's very own pro. Plus we have "Coach's Corner with Robbie Ventura" and don't forget "Story Time with Uncle I," Ivan Dominguez.

Sterling Magnell was a successful pro who rode for teams like Toyota United to Rock Racing. Upon his retirement, he thought he was done with cycling. But, cycling wasn't done with him as he eventually moved to Africa to coach the Rwandan national team. In episode 11 you'll hear his story from the beginning of his cycling journey to now. 

Rahsaan Bahati is known as a cycling legend on the road and track. Nowadays he's running his foundation, riding/racing, and living the life of a father and husband. We recently sat down for a conversation about life. 

Welcome to Episode 9 of the Tour De Todd cycling podcast. In this episode I interview race promoter Kevin Abbate. He breaks down what it takes to put on a race especially during these difficult times COVID-19.

We pick up where I left off in part 1 about Arkansas and getting back on track racing BMX...and how it led me to start road racing again.   

I decided to give some background on my journey as a competitive cyclist, where I went wrong, and how it all sent me in an entirely different direction. 

In episode 6 of the Tourdetodd Cycling Podcast, I speak with Lenny Hall. Hall is the director of the Florida Velodrome Association. We talk about training and racing at the track, attendance, and what's next for the velodrome. Plus, there's Robbie Ventura's Coach's Corner with training tips to live by! 

Episode 5 is the second and final part of my interview with former pro Ivan Dominguez. This time we talk about becoming a pro-triathlete, coaching, and his new internet-based business. Ivan really gives good insight into what life is like for a former top pro to move on from being a professional cyclist.  Plus, we have Robbie Ventura in his weekly segment of "Coach's Corner." This t...

Come along for a ride with Todd and former pro Ivan Dominguez. He takes us through his humble beginnings in Cuba, his defection, and his rise to a dominant professional road race around the world. Lucky for you this is the first part of a two-part series. Plus, listen and learn in our Coaches' Corner!