The Piste Take

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how to train with no time? How to stay motivated or how to age in reverse? On this episode we hear one of the most usual stories in track cycling, that of Pete Mitchell. Pete was a long standing member of the GBCT and after huge successes on the tandem retired from the sport. in 2023 he stunned riders and audiences at the British champs were he took gold in the sprin...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Piste Take we speak to our first Frenchman! European and Nations Cup medallist Oscar Nilsson-Julien. After beginning his career with the GBCT he transferred to the French and has since gone from strength to strength - and his first Olympic Games. It's got all you want from a podcast with a French rider -  château's, gossip and passion. We hope you...

Send us Fan Mail On this weeks episode we speak to recent double world champion, Olympic silver medallist and now retired, Julie Norman Leth. Julie, by far, has had one of the most interesting stories of 2024, from having a baby in January to winning two world titles at her home track in Denmark. But before that, we understand the journey that led up to that moment and how little support there was...

Send us Fan Mail On this weeks episode we speak to Olympic bronze medallist and faster starter ever to live Leigh Hoffman. We chat through his route to becoming probably the fastest accelerator we have ever seen, what makes the Aussie men's sprint programme so strong and what he thinks about Matthew Richardson's defection to Great Britain and he didn't hold back...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Piste Take we bring back our most regular guest and the man who needs no introduction, Dan Bigham. We catch up after his recent retirement news and look back on his Paris experience. 

Send us Fan Mail Better late than never our 2024 Track World Championship round up is out! 

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Piste Take we speak to Olympic silver medallist and member of the New Zealand track team Shaane Fulton. Shaane has had perhaps one of the most difficult journeys to the Games, dealing with the lose of friend and teammate Liv Podmore, serious hip surgery and constant injuries. Despite everything arrived at the Games and achieved more than anyone could of expe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Piste Take we welcome back previous guest Mehdi Kordi, the ex-head coach (having recently step down) of the Dutch Sprint squad after what was an incredibly successful Paris Olympics. We discuss how the guys pulled it off once again, the rise of Hetty and Mehdi's plan for the future. Will we ever see him in track cycling again? We had a blast recording t...

Send us Fan Mail Better late than never, on this episode we break down all the results and interesting tit bits from this years Paralympics! We are joined by cycling and part time comedian Steve Bate with his classic controversial takes. We hope you enjoy! 

Send us Fan Mail We were very lucky to be joined AGAIN by Katie Archibald to round up that amazing Paris Olympics. There is so much to dive into but we try our best to talk about the moments we found interesting and get into the bones of some of you the things you maybe don't see on the TV. We hope you enjoy! 

Send us Fan Mail The hottest topic in track cycling is the sudden defection of podcast friend Richo from Australia to GB following the Olympics. This came as a shock to a lot of us but we roll back the curtain and give you a detailed insight into his thoughts and decision making that led to this moment. We hope you enjoy 

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME! The Olympics are here and so are our daily round ups. With Jonny away coaching at the Games we are very privileged to welcome Olympic gold medallist Katie Archibald on to co host with Lewis. The men's heavy weight boxing continued concluded today, we saw some electric times in the women's sprint quali and of course the spectacle of the women's mad...

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME! The Olympics are here and so are our daily round ups. With Jonny away coaching at the Games we welcome world champion Will Tidball from the GB squad on to co host with Lewis. Today we have some rough and tumble in the men's sprint, the women's keirin and a nail biting men's omnium. Have a listen and find out!

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME! The Olympics are here and so are our daily round ups. With Jonny away coaching at the Games we welcome Michael Gill from the GB men's pursuit squad on to co host with Lewis. Today we have the much anticipated men's sprint qualification, the start of the women's keirin and the team pursuit finals! Will records fall? Have a listen and find out!

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME! The Olympics are here and so are our daily round ups. With Jonny away coaching at the Games we welcome Robin Skivild member of the Danish team pursuit squad on to co host with Lewis. Today we talk women's TP, men's TP and that lighting fast Dutch men's TS. We hope you enjoy! 

Send us Fan Mail THE TIME HAS COME! The Olympics are here and so are our daily round ups. With Jonny away coaching at the Games we welcome Sam Webster on to co host with Lewis. Today we talk men's TS, men's TP and that amazing women's team sprint competition. We hope you enjoy! 

Send us Fan Mail The time for me and Jonny sniping from the sidelines is over, today we put our predictions down. But not only our predictions we are also incredibly lucky to be joined by Olympic gold medalist and Eurosport commentator Joanna Rowsell. We go event by event in detail explaining our choices and why we are obviously going to be 100% correct... We hope you enjoy and we look forward to...

Send us Fan Mail We found a bit of down time to answer your burning questions ahead of the Olympics next week! We hope you enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we bring to you one of the medal favourites at this years Olympics Aaron Gate! He is the current World points race champion and last won an Olympic medal back in London in 2012. At Tokyo, after a heartbreaking crash he was inches away from another with 4th in the team pursuit. This Games he is looking to make amens and go one step higher onto the podium. He is the...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we speak to legend of the sport and Lewis's all time favourite cyclist Sam Webster. Before the Dutch, the original team sprint dynasty was NZ, they had unlimited success for years winning multiple World Champs, Commonwealth Games and a silver at the 2016 Olympics. Sam is an absolute student of the sport, he gives an amazing perspective on what made him and his...

Send us Fan Mail On this weeks episode of The Piste Take we speak to World Silver medallist Mark Stewart. Recently he has had a resurgence back into the GB Team since he was deselected back in 2020 and is now going to the Paris Olympics as a reserve. The story of how he turned around his fortunes with British Cycling is a unique one and as always with Mark we had a great laugh. We hope you enjoy! ...

Send us Fan Mail This week we the speak to our first retired athlete and Olympic silver medallist Ryan Owens. We talk about life since stopping and how he tried to manage as a distance athlete while doing a masters degree in London. Ryan is one of the fastest starters and most successful team sprinters and it was great to have him on and hear about his journey through GB. 

Send us Fan Mail On episode 28 of The Piste Take we speak to our first Irish rider, Lara Gillespie! The Irish women's TP squad has been improving year on year culminating in a podium at this seasons HK Nations Cup. We talk to Lara about the long journey they've been on to get to this point, her personal success and  what it's like to make it to the top without a real velodrome! We h...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we get the other half our co hosting duo Jonny Mitchell on! Joined by Tom Davidson of Cycling Weekly we delve into Jonny's long and interesting career as an athlete but also a coach. We haver scraped the surface with Jonny's history previously on the podcast but today we hear more about his time as a rider, the details of his heart condition that caused a...

Send us Fan Mail On episode 26 of the Piste Take we speak to Olympic silver medallist, World and European champion Josie Knight. Despite Josie's impressive accolades she did not have a simply journey there! We had a blast recording this and getting a very different perspective of breaking into the GB team. Enjoy!