Groadio - The Premier Gravel Cycling & Racing Podcast

Chelsea Bolton joins Amanda to chat about the switch from competitive runner to competitive cyclist, how her partnership with Ventum transpired, the early success she found racing gravel and her struggles in the first round of the LifeTime Grand Prix at Sea Otter. Follow Chelsea on Instagram at @chels.bolton . Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners c...

Cecily Decker and Jonas Woodruff are Amanda's latest guests on The Midfield Report, our bonus content focusing on riders of note in the middle of the gravel pack. Amanda chatted with Cecily about her transition from ski racing to bike racing and the success she has found racing gravel and on the road. Amanda and Jonas talk about being a young gun and mixing it up with some of the top racers in the...

Amy Charity is the c o-founder and owner of SBT GRVL and founder/partner of FNLD GRVL .  Ryan Steers is the marketing director for SBT GRVL and FNLD GRVL. Amanda chats with Amy and Ryan about their transition from bike racers to event organizers, what SBT GRVL will look like without Leadville happening the day before, the exciting premiere of FNLD GRVL presented by Alfa Romeo F1 Team and Kick and...

US Cyclocross National Champion Curtis White joined Amanda at Sea Otter to chat about the transition from cyclocross to gravel racing. Amanda and Curtis also talk about attention to detail in racing, the challenges of building your brand, and how cyclocross racing can make you a better gravel racer. Follow Curtis on Instagram at @curtisjwhite and listen to Curtis' In The Red podcast at podcasts.ap...

Professional gravel cyclist Paige Onweller joined Amanda at Sea Otter to chat about the transition from runner, physician's assistant, and Zwift racer, to full-time gravel professional. Amanda and Paige talk about Belgian Waffle Ride California, the evolving gravel scene, the Life Time Grand Prix and equality in sport. Follow Paige on Instagram at @paigepowered and follow her blog at www.paigepowe...

World Tour road racer turned endurance dirt and gravel racer, Alexey Vermeulen joins Amanda in the mobile Sea Otter podcast studio to chat about the transition to racing on mixed surfaces, Alexey's worldview on what's important about racing, and the role of media to get your message to the public. Follow Alexey on Instagram at @alexeyvermeulen and Alexey and Avery on YouTube at  www.youtube.com/@a...

Ariana Milelli is Amanda's latest guest on The Midfield Report, our bonus content focusing on riders of note in the middle of the gravel pack. Amanda chatted with Ariana about her top 10 finish at BWR Arizona and her burgeoning cycling career. Follow Ariana on Instagram at @arianamilelli . If you're listening to this bonus content, please consider becoming a member of the Wide Angle Podium podcast...

Professional triathlete turned gravel racer, Heather Jackson, joins Amanda and Bill to chat about her varied athletic endeavors including the journey from ice hockey to triathlon to trail running and gravel racing, her experience at Unbound last year and her third-place finish at the 2023 Midsouth Gravel. Follow Heather on Instagram at @hjacksonracing and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@hea...

Brayden Johnson (Bear National) is Amanda's first guest on The Midfield, our bonus content focusing on riders of note in the middle of the gravel pack. Amanda chat with Brayden about his top 20 finish at BWR Arizona, coming to gravel as a mountain biker, and his future plans. Follow Brayden on Instagram at @Brayden_MTB . If you're listening to this bonus content, please consider becoming a member...

Kerry Werner started his cycling career as a cross-country mountain bike racer. He then moved on to racing cyclocross at the highest level before adding gravel racing to his toolbox. We talk about Kerry's early days racing bikes before moving on to how the gravel life has been treating him. We also talk about his gravel racing strategy and how it played out at Midsouth. Check out Kerry's touring a...

Sofia Gomez Villafañe joins Amanda and Bill to chat about her evolution as a bike racer, embracing gravel, her recent win at BWR Arizona and her portrayal in the Call of a Lifetime video series. Follow Sofia on Instagram at @sofithevilla . Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a   Hammerhead Kar...

Coming off her victory at Rock Cobbler, Amanda and Bill chat with Anna Yamauchi about being new to the MTB and gravel scene, the Lifetime Grand Prix, and having fun racing your bike. Follow Anna at @yamaggucci . Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a   Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit  hammerhead.io  ...

Yuri Hauswald joins Amanda and Bill to chat about gravel racing's evolution over the past decade.  Follow Yuri at @yhauswald . Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a   Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit  hammerhead.io  right now and use promo code   GROADIO   at checkout   to get yours today. Also, visi...

Haley Smith and Andrew (Lespy) L'Esperance join Amanda and Bill to chat about their first year racing gravel, mixing endurance and XCO racing into the same season, and how to balance racing, life and expectations. Follow Haley at @haleyhuntersmith and Lespy at @andrewlespy. Follow Maxxis Factory Racing at @maxxisfactoryracing .  Check out Haley's and Lespy's podcast Offroad Inroads at https://offr...

Chris Mehlman, endurance racer and host of Everyday Cyclist Chats , joins Amanda and Bill to preview the upcoming Life Time Grand Prix series. Follow Chris at @cmehlman34 on Instagram. Also, subscribe to his newsletter, North American Gravel and MTB Racing Report. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchas...

Brendan Quirk, USA Cycling CEO and President, joins Amanda and Bill to chat about gravel racing and USA Cycling's involvement in the discipline. The conversation touches on the UCI Gravel World Championships, USAC Gravel Nationals, and what part USAC plays in the future of domestic gravel events.  Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free h...

Amanda chats with adventure racer, Becca Fahringer, about everything, including her cyclocross and gravel racing career. Follow Becca on Instagram and Twitter at @GoFahr. Also subscribe to her YouTube channel and watch her vlog at https://www.youtube.com/@GoFahr . Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchas...

Amanda and Bill chat with Michelle Duffy and Kimo Seymour about the Life Time Grand Prix. We discuss the successes and challenges from last year and what will change with the series in the upcoming year. You can follow the Life Time Grand Prix on Instagram at @lifetimegrandprix. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor b...

Amanda chats with gravel racer Whitney Allison. Follow Whitney on Instagram at @whit.allison. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a   Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit  hammerhead.io  right now and use promo code   GROADIO   at checkout   to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter wh...

Amanda chats with gravel racer Innokenty Zavyalov (Mazda Lauf Factory Team). Follow Inno on Instagram at @premium_russian . Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a   Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit  hammerhead.io  right now and use promo code   GROADIO   at checkout   to get yours today. Also, visit our...

Micheal Boedigheimer (Cyclocross Radio/The Media Pit) joins Amanda to chat about his experience at Mammoth Tuff.  Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a   Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit  hammerhead.io  right now and use promo code   GROADIO   at checkout   to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor,...

Zach, Amanda and Bill recap Crusher in the Tushar before revealing the updated Groadio Power Rankings. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2.  For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a   Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit  hammerhead.io  right now and use promo code   GROADIO   at checkout   to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No...

June was a busy month on the gravel scene, with Lost and Found, BWR North Carolina, and the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder keeping things going after Unbound. Amanda and Zach also talk about rider safety in the wake of some sketchy moves at BWR and some new perspectives on Women's gravel racing.  Check out Groadio's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering  WIDEANGLE20  at ...

Amanda Nauman and Dave Sheek are back to answer your questions about Unbound. As a special bonus, Amanda then talks with Unbound XL wide angle podium finisher Chris Mehlman about tactics and cycling computer strategy for the 350 mile Unbound XL. WAP BEANIE ALERT! Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network and our donor drive is going on now. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.widea...

Amanda, Zach and Bill get into everything that went down at Unbound Gravel 2022. Check out Groadio's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering  WIDEANGLE20  at  endurasport.com. Also for a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit  hammerhead.io  right now and use promo...