Fever Talk

What is YOUR most memorable ride? Is it a specific race where everything clicked and you achieved a lifelong dream? A ride where you met the love of your life? An adventure that turned to a nightmare? Whatever it is, our most memorable ride is always a good story! And I want to share those stories in these short episodes. On this first episode, pro cyclist Michael Woods tells the story of HIS most...

Genevieve's story is a story of hope! At 16 years old, Genevieve Jeanson was a great cyclist with big dreams. Unfortunately, at that young age, she was pulled into a situation that transformed her life. Doping, abuse, and violence became her reality. She won many races, but eventually, she felt like she was living in a nightmare that she needed to escape, and failing a doping test was, in her own...

Cet épisode est bien spécial car il co-animé avec Antoine Duchesne (ex cyclist pro de la Groupama FDJ). Durant cet episode, Antoine et moi discutons avec Stefan Küng, l'ami et co-équipier d'Antoine. Honnêtement, une de mes conversations préférées! Stefan est un coureur Suisse spécialiste du contre la montre et des Classiques. Il tient aussi un rôle de Capitaine de Route au sein de la Groupama FDJ....

Zoe Backstedt is a 5x World Champion, at only 18 years old. Zoe exudes confidence, but on and off the race course. She is able to make her way through the chaotic starts of cyclocross race with what seems like ease. She has the confidence to rub elbows with some athletes she looked up as heroes to just a few years ago, and she does it with grace. Yet, she remains incredibly humble through it all....

Clara Honsinger is a 3x USA cyclocross National Champion, and she has stood on the podium of several CX World Cups. In my opinion, Clara is the epitome of being a calm and composed racer; we often see her calmly and steadily make her way through the field to claim a podium spot in the biggest races. In this conversation, Maghalie and Clara discuss the balance between calm and excitement. How does...

On this episode of the "Emotions of Racing series" we dive into the mind of designer, Santi Roig Dinares to understand how he came up with the kit idea, concept, and final product. Santi shares his creative process with us from start to finish when building a new kit. How seeing live cyclocross races and being connected to the story helps him create kits, and more. Plus, he explains how having con...

Muddy Mondays are presented to you by SRAM and Rapha. On this episode, which is the last of the series, David and Maghalie sit down to look back at the 2022-23 cyclocross season. They discuss: What they learned this season? Their highlight and worst moment? Favorite race? Meal of the season? Best encounter of the season? The song of the season? Did they achieve their goals? And they hint at what i...

This year, the kit Rapha designed for me is based on emotions. More specifically, the emotions of racing.  On the kit, each colour represents an emotion that I believe is key to a good racing mindset. Happiness, Calm, Excitement, Focus, Awareness, and aggressivity.  On this podcast series, I will sit down with different athletes to dig deep into each of these racing emotions; to discuss...

Muddy Mondays are presented to you by SRAM and Rapha. We take you with us into this World Championships weekend. Maghalie and David talk about their own experience, plus hear from:  The first ever Relay Course creator Adrie van der Poel  Sven Nys gives us his predictions Lucinda Brand on her bronze medal  Junior World Champion Isabella Holmgren and 2nd place Ava The master...

Muddy Mondays are presented to you by Rapha and SRAM  On this episode, Maghalie opens up about finally reconnecting with pre-race nerves. Canadian juniors make history, so we talk about it and hear directly from Ian Ackert, and the Holmgren sisters. We talk to race winner Puck Pieterse and her dad, hear from the french team AS Bike Cross and French Champion Helene Clauzel. Plus, we answer you...

Muddy Mondays are presented to you by SRAM and Rapha This week, Maghalie and David talk about the amazing event that was the Benidorm World Cup in Spain. We talk about the course: Is it true that it was a road race? We talk about the race: Maghalie felt better than she had all year and battles through a big field to finish 9th in a last lap battle with Marianne Vos. Also, why ddid Maghalie finally...

This year, the kit Rapha designed for me is based on emotions. More specifically, the emotions of racing.  On the kit, each color represents an emotion that I believe is key to a good racing mindset. Happiness, Calm, Excitement, Focus, Awareness, and aggressivity.  On this podcast series, I will sit down with different athletes to dig deep into each of these racing emotions; to discuss a...

The Muddy Mondays series is presented to you by SRAM and Rapha. Maghalie and David were not racing this weekend. So we take this opportunity to answer YOUR questions that were sent by the audience. Some of the questions we received and discuss upon include: Is cyclocross the best "school" of cycling? Do we fuel in a cyclocross race? Will Maghalie be racing mountain bike in 2023? What from the Nort...

If Zonhoven is on the calendar next year, do we stay to do it? Maghalie and David talk about their first experience racing the iconic Zonhoven course. We talk about the rise of the Junior Canadian women to the top of the Nations ranking. We discuss the ins and outs of racing in the sand. Could a dropper post be good at Zonhoven? We also hear from Stefan Wyman about how he feels the sport changed i...

Muddy Mondays are brought to you by Rapha and SRAM. On this episode, we have a lot of snippets to bring you right into the atmosphere of the Herentals round of the X2O Badkamers Troffee race! twenty thousand fans lined up the course on this old "ski berg" on a Tuesday! What?! Hear about how SRAM supports their teams and athletes...it ggoes way deeper than the equipment! Then, hear from: Sanne Cant...

The Muddy Mondays series is presented to you by SRAM and Rapha. On this episode, we dig deep into what goes on in the mechanic's pits of muddy cyclocross races. We sit down with professional mechanics David, as well as Chris McGovern and Charlie Backus from the Steve Tilford Foundation team to discuss everything from: How do they communicate with riders during a race? Why they team up together? Do...

Muddy Mondays are presented to you by SRAM and Rapha Happy holidays everyone! We are at the beginning of the Kerstperiod of cyclocross racing in Belgium. Now be ready, this is a good one, because we have Maddie Munro from Trek Factory Racing who joins us to discuss the Gavere World Cup! We discuss: Maddie's awesome performance, and what was her mindset during the race. Why Maghalie wasn't able to...

Muddy Mondays are presented to you by Rapha, and by SRAM. This week, Maghalie and David race their first World Cup of the year in Val di Sole, Italy. They chat with fellow racer Caitlin Bernstein and her husband Franz, with whom they spent the weekend. Hear all about the constantly changing race course conditions, the riding and mechanical challenges of racing in the cold and snow, their warm welc...

Muddy Mondays are presented by Rapha & Sram. Maghalie & David head to Essen for their first Belgian race of the year after a big week of training! Things don't go as planned, but that's also part of the plan :). We'll hear about the race, the prep, special equipment & some fun interviews with Anna Kay and Felix, AKA Fellusch! Have some questions? Please send them our way! David@maghali...

Eva Lechner is a 31x Italian National champion, accross many disciplines. She has won World Cups on the MTB and in Cyclocross, and she has raced ini 4 Olympic Games. In this conversation, Eva talks to us about how the sport evolved over her 21 year professional career, and how she had to adapt to those changes. We discuss her Fighting Spirit, her passion for horses, and she tells many good stories...

Muddy Mondays are presented by Rapha and SRAM . This week, Maghalie, David, and Mia are invited to race the last rounds of the Coupe de France in Troyes. They talk about the popularity of cyclocross in France, how the France federation found inspiration in the USA to create their race series and elevate the popularity of CX. Plus, we discuss the racing, what we've learned and what Maghalie needs t...

Léandre Bouchard est un coureur professionnel en vélo de montagne. Il a participé aux Jeux Olympiques de Rio en 2016 et est multiple fois Champion Canadien. Ceci dit, bien qu'il soit un athlète de haut niveau, Léandre a toujours aimé l'aventure et il a souvent inclus le bikepacking dans ses périodes d'entrainement. Cette automne, après sa saison de course, Léandre est parti seul avec son vélo et s...

Muddy Mondays are presented to you by SRAM and by Rapha This week, Maghalie and David arrived in Europe. They settle in, build new bikes, and go to their first double race weekend in France. Hear all about their goals for the first race, how they dial in their bike fits at the first race, and more. Plus, we briefly discuss Canadian National Championships and hear from new elite woman National Cham...

Muddy Mondays are presented by Rapha & Sram. "Yes, we're going to Europe". This week, Maghalie and David share what the start of their European season will look like. They also bring you in on a very candid and heartfelt discussion about what it means for each of them to move their life to Europe for 3 months, every year. You'll hear about their setup, their goals, their fears and their hopes....

Muddy Mondays are presented by Rapha & Sram. WE ARE BACK AT THE RACES!!! A refreshing, fun, and successful return to racing for Maghalie & David as they head to the beautiful Cape Cod area to race at the Really Rad Cyclocross Festival. We hear all about the new setup, the new vibes, inside stories from different racers and we settle, once and for all, how to pronounce certain racer's names...