Cycling Legends Podcast

Rik Van Looy is still the only man to have won every single-day classic on the calendar. Jacques Anquetil was the Grand Tour master of the late 1950s and first half of the ‘60s, and Rik Van Looy was the classics king. He was a fierce competitor, high-handed in his dominance, with 492 victories in a professional career lasting nearly 20 years. They called him the Emperor of Herentals, after the eas...

How can you miss us if we won't go away? It's only been a week but the world of cycling keeps a-rolling. Who will we miss next season? Is Saudi money bad for cycling? Or just bad for everything? All this and more in the new Feed Zone. Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com  Recommendations: Nairo Quintana runs! https://twitter.com/i/status/1718226319035502951 Demi Marriner https://...

The road season may be over but we've still got track heroes, cross heroes, unsung heroes and the return of a fallen hero. Oh, and another wedding too. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features, history and interviews. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from the...

The three spectres at the Feed Zone reunite to, among other things, discuss the success (say the UCI but not the Scotsman newspaper) of the Glasgow Super Worlds, offer advice to any gravel specialists who might be upset that their rainbow jerseys won't be seen much next season and celebrate the work of CPA president Adam Hansen. Drop us a line at cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com  Pinarello Exp...

It's back! Gary returns from his holiday to find all the cycling has gone, or at least most of it. Thankfully there's plenty to talk about after this week's announcements of the routes for the 2024 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes plus some surely-iffy voting at the Velo d'Or. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features, history and interviews...

Will the merger of two of bike racing's Galacticos be a JumboStep for cycling kind? Join Gary for a look at the story of the week, plus European Championships round-up, where next for Primoz Roglic and exciting news for women's cycling in Britan. Links - Women's U23 Cycling - https://www.womensu23cycling.com Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features...

The Saturday Supplement returns - amazingly - on a Saturday! Join Gary for a chat about what's been happening Not In Spain, including a look at this weekend's European Championships road races in Drenthe and a brief preview of the recently-announced men's and women's UCI World Tours for next season. Links - Dial Up Your Cycle Tech Skills https://www.facebook.com/groups/CSA2018/ Head over to https:...

The Lincoln Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious races on the British domestic racing calendar. In an episode previously exclusive to Cycling Legends subscribers, Chris Sidwells brings you the sounds and voices from this year's women's race from inside the Saint Piran Women's Team car. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features, history and inte...

Cornwall-based Saint Piran is a UCI continental professional cycling team based in Cornwall. In a show first published for Cycling Legends subscribers in March 2022, Chris Sidwells speaks to team principal and owner Richard Pascoe, DS Steve Lampier and other key figures in a team that has in 2023 taken the British domestic scene by storm. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where yo...

Chris Hoy is eleven-times a world champion and six-times an Olympic champion. With a total of seven Olympic medals, six gold and one silver, Hoy held the record as the most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time from 2012, surpassed only in 2021 by Jason Kenny. With seventeen global titles across four disciplines, Sir Chris is the most successful track cyclist at the global leve...

It's been a whole week since we held our breath wondering whether Judas Vingegaard would betray Sepp Kuss (again) or if Jumbo-Visma would simply release Roglic. In the end, the Greatest Story Ever Told (for now) had a happy ending. Join Gary for his wrap up of the 78th Vuelta a Espana. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more chat in the Feed Zone plus inte...

Caught your breath yet? Join Gary on the second rest day to ponder just another crazy week at the Vuelta, one with a final week that only has the Angliru in it. So that’s fine. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more chat in the Feed Zone plus interviews, history and features. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive l...

Who will be the King Jumbo Visma Bee? Can Remco or UAE Emirates be the fly in the ointment? Join Gary to wrap up the first week and a bit of the 78th Vuelta a Espana and look ahead to what week 2 will bring for #GCKuss and the rest. Enjoying the ride? Why not sign up for our premium content? Features, interviews and chat all for the price of a double espresso. Head over to www.cyclinglegendspodcas...

Can Remco make it 2 from 2? Will Team UAE Emirates spoil the party? Who will get custody of Sepp Kuss? Join Gary for a look ahead to the 78th Vuelta Ciclista a Espana which rolls down the start ramp in Barcelona later today.  ***The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc*** Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Broken of foot (and ankle) but not of spirit, Gary wraps up the Women's World Championship Road Race, chats all things Tour of Scandinavia and bids a fond 'gracias' (but not yet 'adios') to AvV. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more chat in the Feed Zone plus interviews, history and features. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is...

It's the Glorious Twelfth and Gary looks back at the hares and the hounds vying for rainbows this past week and previews the Women's Elite Road Race which closes the inaugural combined UCI World Championships in Glasgow. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more chat in the Feed Zone plus interviews, history and features. All for less than a big coffee! The...

On a Saturday? When did this start? Gary's back in his usual slot looking forward to the Road Worlds and catching up on what's been happening not in France over the last few weeks. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more chat in the Feed Zone plus interviews, history and features. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vi...

Missing it already? Join Gary for a look back at the second edition of Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the Archive Claire Steels is in her first year as a Women's World Tour rider, with Israel-Premier Tech Roland. Gary caught up with Claire at the start of the 2023 season to chat about her less-conventional route to the WWT, life in the women's peloton and her plans for the rest of the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.