The Detour Podcast

We chat with Australian National Champion and INEOS Grenadiers rider Luke Plapp after a solid performance at the Tour of Catalunya.  We also ask Luke about how his first season in the World Tour is going, and why have the younger brigade have taken the peloton by storm.  

We're joined live by BikeExchange-Jayco rider Kaden Groves after winning stage 2 of the Tour of Catalunya after being lead out by Michael Matthews. We're also joined by Phil Liggett live from the UK.

We are joined live by Team BikeExchange Jayco rider Michael Matthews fresh off his opening stage win at the Tour of Catalunya.  Matt White and Gene Bates also check in to recap Milan San Remo and Michael's stage win.

We are joined live by 2011 Milan San Remo winner Matt Goss to chat about his stellar career. We deep dive into the HTC days and riding for the inaugural GreenEDGE squad back in 2012. We also check in with what Gossy is up to nowadays and his connection to Mummu Cycling.

We're joined again by BikeExchange Jayco head DS Matt White to recap a successful Paris-Nice with Simon Yates claiming the 8th stage and finishing 2nd on the GC.  We also look ahead to Milan San Remo with Phil Liggett.

We're live from the Amy Gillett Foundation Giving Day at Olderfleet in Melbourne.  Iffy tries his hand at a spin class for a good cause and we chat with various VIP's throughout the show to talk about the great work being done by the foundation.  We also chat about Caleb Ewan's win at Tirreno and Jumbo Visma going 1,2,3 again at Paris-Nice.

We're joined live by Team BikeExchange Jayco head DS Matt White to update all things Paris-Nice and Phil Liggett joins us live to chat about the epic win of Tadej Pogacar at Strade Bianche.

We pay tribute to Olympic Gold Medalist Dean Woods OAM.  Dean won gold for Australia in the 1984 Team Pursuit and received an Order of Australia medal in 1985 for services to cycling.  Phil Liggett and Matt White join the show live.

We chat with Israel-Premier Tech rider Simon Clarke and BikeExchange Jayco DS David McPartland to wrap the opening weekend from Belgium.  Jamie Anderson from the Flandrien Hotel wraps the show with news about an exciting webinar series for the Pro Cycling Foundation.  We also launch our campaign to raise money for the Amy Gillett Giving day on the 10th of March.

We chat with former Australian Elite Track head coach Tim Decker about his new role in Asia and what the plans are for 2022 and beyond.  We also chat with him about that famous bike breakdown in Tokyo.  Team BikeExchange Jayco Head DS Matt White joins us live (we promise) to chat about the season so far and the upcoming classics.  Olympic Gold Medalist and Winter Olympic commentator...

We chat with Australian Cycling Academy Managing Director Ben Kersten about the stellar start to the 2022 season and where the idea came from to start the program.  We also chat about the development of young cyclists and how to prevent burn out at junior level.  Olympic Gold Medalist Brad McGee joins the conversation to chat about how do Cycling Australia restore more passion into the g...

We chat with Craig Geater who's been in the world tour for over 20 years as a mechanic. We pick his brain about the highs and lows of his journey so far. We also chat with Karin Jones to wrap the 2022 Tour of Gippsland and preview the Melbourne to Warrnambool.

We chat with Australian cyclist Sarah Gigante as she prepares for her first race back since the Olympics at the Tour of Gippsland.  Sarah was struck down with myopericarditis after suffering severe chest pains in August.  We also wrap all the breaking news in the world of cycling with Phil Liggett live from the UK.

We chat with Australian sprint superstar Caleb Ewan to chat about his successful start to 2022 and what lies ahead for the rest of the season.  We also fire up the 'Detour Delorean' to head back to 2015 to relive his first ever grand tour stage win.  Phil Liggett also joins us live from the UK.

We chat with Israel - Premier Tech rider Simon Clarke about his last minute call up back to the world tour and his results so far in season 2022.  We also have an exciting announcement regarding trips to all the big races in 2022, as Marcel Berger from Mummu Cycling joins the show for the second half.

We chat with Scott McGrory to wrap the 2022 Santos Festival of Cycling as Richie Porte takes his final ride up Willunga Hill, all be it without a fairytale finish.  Luke Plapp also joins us live for his thoughts on the season so far and what the goals are for 2022. 

We chat with Scott McGrory about the last minute scramble in the commentary booth at the Santos Festival of Cycling. The team lost Anna Meares and Matt Keenan due to a covid positive among the crew. We also recap the action from stage 2 and preview the final day up Willunga Hill.

We chat about the last three days from the Santos Festival of Cycling in Adelaide with a wrap of the elite women, the criterium racing and the opening stage of the elite men.

We check in with Gene Bates, Matt Wilson and Ruby Roseman-Gannon for all the action from the opening stages from the Santos Festival of Cycling.  Olympic Gold Medalist Scott McGrory gives a recap from all the winners on the velodrome.

It's hard to believe that it is now 10 years on from GreenEDGE's debut at the Santos Tour Down Under with Simon Gerrans taking the overall victory by a mere 1 second. We chat with race director Stuart O'Grady to see how preparations are going on the ever of the Santos Festival of Cycling. Olympic Gold Medalist Scott McGrory also joins the show again live.

We wrap the #RoadNats22 with the elite mens winner Luke Plapp live on the show.  Iffy recaps a successful return of the Lexus of Blackburn Bay Classic live from the Prince Hotel in St. Kilda.  Phil Liggett also joins us live from the UK.

We chat with Bahrain Victorious rider Heinrich Haussler and Flandrien Hotel’s Bernard Moerman about Heino’s recent cyclocross races and the mindset needed for a successful classics campaign. Bernard reflects on Heinrich’s stay at the Flandrien Hotel and “the Beginners Mindset’ which is the key for success during and post a cyclists career.

We continue to scroll back through the archives with interviews from Sir Dave Brailsford, Christian Vande Velde, Matt White and CJ Sutton. We revisit stories about the early days of Garmin and the chaos at the 2008 Giro. Dave Brailsford opens up about the evolution of The INEOS Grenadiers post winning the 2020 Giro and CJ Sutton Shares some insights into racing with Sir Bradley Wiggins.

After almost two years of episodes we decided to go through the archives and relive some of the best moments on the show. In this best of episode we relive the interview with Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and Stuart O'Grady talking about the 2011 Tour de France. We also show the time we spoke with Baden Cooke and David Millar about the 2003 Tour de France. Adam Hansen offered us one of the most honest...

We chat with BikeExchange Jayco Head DS Matt White and newly appointed director Pieter Weening to preview the 2022 season.  We also chat about their new signing Dylan Groenewegen and what sort of race calendar lies ahead for the sprinter.