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Did you know that Eli Iserbyt could speak more than 4 languages, and that he studied law in school? On this episode, we chat with the 2021-22 Overall World Cup Winner. Eli tells us how he got into cyclocross after pursuing football in his youth. We shares his opinion on multi-discipline racing, talks about how he sees the internationalisation of the sport, and more.  To follow Eli Iserby...

Instead of our usual Muddy Mondays at the races, this week Maghalie & David bring you onboard as they discover results of some of the tests they did to improve their health situation. We speak with Ryan & Gene Gresh from The Feel Good Lab and we go over the results of Maghalie and David’s food inflammation test results and understand more how certain food, even food considered healthy, cou...

Muddy Mondays are presented by Rapha and by SRAM. This week, we have a special guest on the Muddy Mondays podcast. While David and Maghalie are still on the mend at home, they talk with 10 year old Marcela Falquier. Marcela reached out because she wanted to ask some questions to Maghalie and David on the podcast. They also discuss the Waterloo World Cup. Finally, we hear from Tobin Ortenblad, Worl...

Muddy Mondays is presented by Rapha and by SRAM. This week, the cyclocross community absolutely stepped up to help us put the episode together. THANK YOU! While David and I are at home doing tests and trying to get healthy, our friends recorded snippets to keep the Muddy Monday podcast alive. First Magh and Dave talk about the local event where they volunteered over the weekend. Then, we hear from...

Muddy Mondays is presented by Rapha and SRAM. This week, we are Live from the Rochester Cyclocross in New York. Rochester is always one of the big weekend of racing in North America; many Canadians and US riders make the trip for the event! David and Maghalie explain why they will have to take a break from racing. We also hear from racer Maddie Munro, about her return to racing. We talk to locals...

Muddy Mondays, presented by Rapha & SRAM This episode of the Muddy Mondays podcast is brought to you straight from the USA season opener in Roanoke, Virginia. David and Maghalie give you a recap of their first weekend, including the reasons why Maghalie didn't not race on Day 2, and her first experience commentating the race. We hear from our cyclocross friends Carolina Mani, Kerry Werner, Ray...

Muddy Mondays, presented by Rapha & SRAM With this series, we want to take you right into the action of a pro cyclocross season! Pro cyclist Maghalie Rochette and mechanic David Gagnon will sit down every Monday to take you though the previous weekend of cyclocross racing. Each episode will inclue a weekend recap, some live snippets from the weekend's action, and we'll answer questions from th...

Dans cet épisode, on s'entretient avec Antoine Duchesne qui nous annonce sa retraite du cyclisme professionnel. Dans ses mots, ça a été "Une crisse de belle ride!" alors dans cette conversation, on revient sur sa carrière et il nous explique pourquoi il a pris cette décision de terminer sa carrière. Ce fût une vraiment belle discussion :) Félicitations Antoine!

Serge Arsenault a accompli tellement de choses au cours de sa vie que ce serait difficile de ne lui donner qu'un seul titre. Entre autre, Serge a été Journaliste à Radio-Canada, il a produit les Jeux Olympiques de Barcelone en 1992, et de Lillehammer en 94 pour TVA. Il a créé le Marathon de Montréal. Il a lancé la chaîne Canal Évasion (dont il est toujours propriétaire) et a été responsable d'amen...

Chris McGovern is a frame builder, business owner, coach, mechanic...he is also an ex-pro cyclist, and a really good trail runner. Gosh! In this conversation we dive into frame building: How does someone start building bikes? Why are custom frames interesting? Could we create specific frames for bikepacking? We also discuss the time he invented a new type of saddle bags, thought himself how to sew...

Stephen Hyde was a professional cyclist for over a decade. Throughout his career, he won 3 Cyclocross National Championships, won the PanAmerican Championships, and many more achievements. Last season, Stephen announced that he was retiring from professional cycling. In this episode, he explains why he felt ready to make this decision. He shares his experience as he coached at the Cyclocross World...

Cette année, c'était la première édition du retour du Tour de France Femmes, après 33 ans sans présentation. Ce fût une course et un spectacle incroyable! Dans cet épisode Maghalie s'entretient avec les 4 Québécoises qui étaient présentes au Tour de France, afin d'entendre leurs impressions et afin de vous donner une perspective exclusive de cette course historique. Vous entendrez donc les perspec...

Magdeleine, 20 ans, est une cycliste Québécoise originaire de Sherbrooke. Cette année, elle a signé son premier contrat professionnel avec l'équipe World Tour EF- Education Tibco SVB. Dans cette conversation, Magdeleine nous parle en direct de son appartement à Girona en Espagne. On discute de son parcours pour devenir professionnelle, et de comment s'est passé la transition à sa nouvelle carrière...

On this episode, Maghalie catches up with Kaitlin Keough. Kaitlin was a professional cyclocross racer for the last 12 years, but last year, during the Cyclocross World Cup in Fayetteville, she decided it was time for her to move on from professional racing. Since then, Kaitie is managing her business of rental properties "Peak View Properties", she works as a mentor for Team 2024 Junior Women, and...

On today’s episode, David and I reflect on the things we’ve learned through this incredible adventure that was the Westfjords Way Challenge in Iceland. We discuss vulnerability, exposing yourself, we share highlights, and discuss community. Would we ever do this again? Please stick around until the end because the best part comes at 39:00 when we catch up with fellow participants after their race...

On today's episode, we share our experience from the last stage of the Westfjords Way Challenge. Although it was the shortest in distance at 211km, this stage was definitely the hardest in terms of climbing and technical sections...which made it the longest day of all! Hear a very honest account from David sharing how he wanted to give up but found the strength to finish. We also hear an update fr...

Today is a very much welcomed rest day at the Westfjords Way Challenge in Iceland. Everyone was very tired and we are starting the last stage at midnight, so today is about resetting and getting ready. On today's episode, I got to sit and chat with race organizers Tyler Wacker and Lynee Jacks. They tell us the crazy story of how two American students living in Iceland created this incredible stage...

On today's episode, we have our longest day yet 248km, but about 10h of riding. We've had an epic bonk and everyone experienced a dark moment. The views were just as beautiful and all our aches and pains were remedied by pizza and a mid-ride dip in an Icelandic "Hot pot" (natural hot springs). Alors, Meet fellow riders: Chas (ex bike messenger turned ultra endurance racer), Nicole Sim Quee (50 yea...

Day 2 at the Westfjords Way Challenge. Another 245km in the legs! We road on the most beautiful 30km stretch I've seen in my whole life! We at some cakes, stopped for soup, and visited a sheep farm. We had a wonderful group of 4 and although we are super tired now, it was an amazing day! In this episode, you'll hear about: A 10min recap of the day from David and I. (Our highlights, some bike detai...

Stage 1 of the Westfjords Way Challenge delivered! On today's podcast, we bring you right into the action of the stage as most of the episode was recorded DURING the ride. Hear from, fellow racers RJ Bast from Wisconsin, Kai Takeashita from Japan, ultra endurance champion racer Lael Wilcox, photographer Rugile Kaladyte as well as Iceland's very own Salt Maker and Waffle business owner. Today's epi...

This week, Maghalie and David are racing at the Westfjords Way Challenge, in Iceland. The route is 960km long, and the race will happen over 4 stages of more or less 225-250km. Although they are used to be racing cyclocross races at the World Cup level, this will be the first time that both Maghalie and David do an ultra-endurance race. Throughout the event, we will share daily short episodes abou...

À quelques jours du Tour de France, Maghalie s'entretient avec Antoine Duchesne pour entendre parler de sa sélection pour le Tour de France 2022. La sélection fut très émotive autant pour Antoine que pour sa femme Chloé. Le chemin pour s'y rendre n'aura pas été facile avec une mononucléose, une opération, et plusieurs autres obstacles, mais ils y sont arrivés ensemble! Cet épisode se veut une fenê...

Rebecca McConnell is an Australian mountain biker. She has always been strong on the World Cup circuit, banking multiple podium spots, but somehow, was always overlooked. Bec doesn't care about the attention, so it never bothered her. But this year, she stormed into the Mountain Bike World season winning the first 3 World Cups! Bec has always been one of my favorite rider to watch because of her h...

Le vélo professionnel est un monde assez fermé. Alors comment un Québecois de Tremblant se retrouve Mécanicien en chef sur la plus grosse équipe de vélo de montagne au monde? Dans l'épisode, Jérome nous partage son parcours, puis explique les qualités nécessaires pour grimper les échelons dans le monde du vélo. On parle aussi de son rôle chez Specialized pour comprendre qu'il ne fait pas que répar...

On April 21st, Lael Wilcox became the fastest person on earth to complete the Arizona Trail. It took her 9days, 8hours and 23minutes to ride the 827mile trail from Mexico to Utah. Meanwhile, her wife, photojournalist Rugile Kaladyte documented the ride, to be able to share this incredible story. Today, Maghalie chats with Lael and Rue to hear about their stories from the trail. Talking about why a...