The Roadman Cycling Podcast

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about The idea that more training always leads to a leaner body isn't always true. Many cyclists are surprised to see the scales creeping up despite spending hours in the saddle. From hidden calorie intake and poor recovery habits to metabolic adaptati...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Why does Zone 2 training work brilliantly for some riders, but leave others stuck, tired, and going nowhere? In this episode, we unpack the missing context behind endurance training advice with insights from Mattias Reck, coach to Mads Pedersen. The...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about In this episode, we get a rare look inside the training philosophy behind one of cycling’s most explosive riders: Mads Pedersen. A former road world champion, Grand Tour stage winner, and Classics powerhouse, Mads has built a reputation for turning b...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about In this episode, we’re talking about cycling etiquette: the unwritten rules that have shaped the sport for years and still matter today. From checking in on riders at the roadside, to avoiding half-wheeling, acknowledging other cyclists, being self-s...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Today Anthony is joined by Dr. Sam Impey, an expert in performance nutrition who works at the sharp end of endurance sport. We talk about a new study that finally confirms that most cyclists ARE getting fuelling wrong. And the surprising part is, it’...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Today, Anthony sits down with rock ’n’ roll musician Ostella. She’s played sold-out shows across Ireland and Canada, but what really sets her apart is how she gets there: Ostella has bikepacked to her gigs, carrying her guitar and equipment on the ro...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about The Tour de France wasn’t born from pure sporting ambition. It began with a political scandal, a newspaper war, and a desperate attempt to sell more papers. In 1890s France, the Dreyfus Affair split the country in two, dragging even the cycling press...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Is aerodynamics only for pros, time triallists, and triathletes — or should everyday cyclists care too? In this episode, we cut through the hype and ask whether aero is genuinely “free speed” or just expensive cycling nonsense. We explain why the rid...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Cycling was never meant to be about looking expensive. The real entry ticket was willingness: to learn, to listen, to hold a wheel without panic, to respect the rhythm of the group. Somewhere along the way, the gate shifted. Skill started getting con...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about During Nazi-occupied Italy, cycling legend Gino Bartali used the one thing that made him untouchable—his fame—to help save Jewish lives. Disguised as training rides, his journeys carried forged identity papers hidden inside his bicycle frame, past ch...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Mads Würtz Schmidt joins us after winning one of the hardest editions of Unbound Gravel in years. In a race defined by mud, storms, brutal headwinds, and a dramatic late mechanical, Mads breaks down exactly how he survived the chaos and rode solo to...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Tapering for the Tour de France is not about reacting to tiredness; it is about knowing when extra training is adding more fatigue than fitness. This video explains how coaches can use the TrainingPeaks Performance Management Chart to balance fitness...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Lance Armstrong lost all seven of his Tour de France titles. Jan Ullrich, a rider from the same era who later admitted he doped too, still officially holds his 1997 Tour win. So why did one man get erased from cycling history while the other kept the...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Today Anthony is joined by Cycling Ireland CEO James Quilligan for a no-holds-barred conversation about the state and future of Irish cycling. James came into the role at a difficult time, with questions around falling membership, financial pressure,...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Conn McDunphy has just won the 2026 Rás Tailteann, Ireland’s toughest and most iconic bike race. In this episode, we sit down with Conn to unpack what it really takes to win the Tour of Ireland: the preparation, the pressure, the team tactics, the ch...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about In this episode, Anthony sits down with Joe Laverick to unpack the modern cycling world — Joe opens up about life as a privateer, the economics of gravel racing, race safety, sponsorship, and why storytelling may now matter more than podiums. One of...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Anthony is back from a huge week racing at the Tour of Ireland / Rás Tailteann, he shares the highs, lows, and lessons from one of the toughest events on the Irish cycling calendar. From brutal stages and changing weather to team tactics, recovery, a...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about In July 1998, a routine customs stop on a quiet road between Belgium and France cracked open the biggest scandal cycling had ever seen. Inside a team car heading to the Tour de France was enough EPO, testosterone, and syringes to expose a secret the...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about 2 riders do the same 5 hour ride, the exact same power. But theres a difference, one rider gets home, has dinner with his family lays out his kit that night and rides again the next morning. The other rider can barely make it up the starirs, he's...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Today on the Roadman Cycling Podcast, Anthony sits down with Chris Harper of Team Q36.5, speaking directly from the Giro d’Italia rest day for a rare behind-the-scenes look at life inside a Grand Tour. Chris opens up about the staggering nutritional...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Bradley Wiggins’ son. That’s the easy headline. But after an hour with Ben Wiggins, it’s obvious he’s building something far more interesting than just inheriting a famous surname. In this conversation, Ben opens up about the pressure of carrying one...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about In November 1927, a young Italian racer named Tullio Campagnolo stood freezing on a mountain pass in the Dolomites, unable to change gear because his hands were too cold to loosen his wheel nuts. That moment changed cycling forever. Campagnolo would...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Most cyclists think they’re doing threshold training — but most are actually riding too easy to drive real FTP gains. In this episode, we break down what true threshold work actually is, why your FTP may have plateaued for years, and how elite coache...

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about Marco Pantani was untouchable. On June 5th, 1999, the Pirate stood on the brink of cycling immortality — leading the Giro d’Italia by over five minutes, dominating the mountains, and leaving the sport’s biggest names behind. Then, in a hotel room in...

If you’re over 35 and your FTP keeps sliding backwards every season, this video is for you. The truth is, it’s probably not just age. There are five specific things quietly destroying your threshold power right now — and most riders never address them properly. In this video, I break down the biggest mistakes I see experienced cyclists making over and over again, from training structure to recover...