The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast

This is Vidman……hero to all. This week Tim's back and ready to properly pronounce all the Giro contenders names. Or maybe just give it a try as we preview our velogames Giro league and the very first #16th place 16th stage contest. Plus some stories of happier simpler times. Think you can descend like Rookie, climb like Spencer or drink from a water bottle while pedaling like Littleguy? Well then...

This week is a 100% Tim free zone. Congratulations Sara. But have no fear you still get the snark and rambing story that you wanted. Spencer gets the inside Redhook scoop. We talk #16th place Fleche and Liege and Littleguy has the twitter scoop that Spencer missed. Also see photo above. Thanks to Flat Black Coffee and Bar Fly for the great #16th place prizes. Tune in next week for pre-Giro talk an...

This week: Eric Saunder, talks about everything: Tro-Bro Leon, Navigators, Ofoto, Enduro, László Bodrogi and that's just the part I can remember. Lots of deep cuts on this one. We've got two, TWO 16th place contests this week. Get your picks in for a chance to win some Flat Black Coffee and Barfly Hopper. Tweet your 16th place picks for the Fleche Wallonne Femmes to @theslowridpodcast by Tuesday 4...

This week John Degenkolb wins Paris-Roubaix and all we want to do is talk about a guy who got 98th in the Basque country. Tim attacks alone in the forest? Spencer and Matt wake up too late and don't see the forest. We award all our #16th place champions and get ready for the upcoming hilly classics. Don't forget to wave. Tune in next week for guest former Madison national champion Eric Saunders

This week we talk Flanders Flanders and more Flanders. Then a little Roubaix with a dash of Flanders. Then shimaNO and Flanders. Littleguy googles. More Flanders. Then Tim takes a stab at naming all six monuments. We name our 16th place Flanders winners and Spencer answers a difficult question from the future. What will his BOSS prize be? Thanks to Trek Factory Racing and Cxhairs for great 16th pl...

This week we talk pro cycling and pro retirement with Mo Bruno Roy. We learn who has chickens,who grew up with goats and about pumpkin carving futures. How much do those team USA skin suits cost? Get your picks for 16th place at this Sundays Tour of Flanders tweeted to @theslowridepodcast by midnight this Saturday for a chance to win a Trek Factory Racing jersey, mussette bag and cap. If your stil...

This week we talk all things Milan San-Remo. Tim likes the Poggio, Spencer likes the last 10k and Littleguy hates the rain jackets. We spot Pippo. A new 16th place champion is crowned. Help us find the motor. Better then a perfect pirate feed. Tune in next week for an exclusive Mo Bruno Roy interview. Buckler Skincare! Use 'slowride' for 10% off and support the podcast!

This week we talk crits, cx and the good old days with a very special guest, Adam Myerson. Tim tells everyone how he won Adam's friendship. Littleguy spills the beans on his secret sufferfest video and Spencer talks about his spreadsheets to create his pick for Milan-San Remo. Tweet @theslowridepod your pick for 16th place at Milan -San Remo and get entered with a chance to win some sweet Buckler...

This week there is a lot to chew on with the release of the CIRC report from the UCI, but true fans of the podcast know that all we really care about is Dan Craven's (@danfromnam) early racing season and if the carpet matches the drapes for when it comes to the leader's jerseys at the Grand Tours. Throw in a brief discussion about trophies, race radios, and the Super Rookie curse and you have your...

Get ready for a wild ride. This week we welcome Buckler Embrocation to the Slow Ride family. Tell you who really won Oomlop. Then we talk doping, then racing, then more doping. We get into the pros and cons of injecting baby food and where oh where will NIbali land? Jump on over to bucklerskincare.com to get 10% off when you enter the code 'slowride.'

This weeks episode has more pop then a 13 year old's birthday party. Who will win the TOUR? When does the season start? Why should you care who gets 16th at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad? These and many more amazing questions will be answered.

This week we wonder what Spencer would say……ugh….. Is he in a snow drift? Littleguy tries to ignore a certain Mr. Lance Armstrong away and Tim nerds out on the hour record. Will someone retire before this episode gets finished? Fatbike nationals happened, was the snow real?

The Doc Hollywood Invitational is a free ride based out of Micanopy, Florida. It is named after the greatest movie ever filmed in North Central Florida. The ride started when Tim decided to bring a little of the upper midwest free gravel community to the sunshine state. After a few recon rides with riders in the area the route was born. The ride is 78 miles long and features 7 sections of hard pac...

This week you get 100% more jokes for your slow ride buck. Old man Hayes tells those bike messengers to get off his lawn and back in the bars. Road racers attempting to get organized with the toughest rider in the peleton leading the American contingent and we discuss how great any race in Qatar is, no matter the season.

This week our hosts reveal the BEST bike swap tips ever! Then delve into CX Worlds, the sadfaces on the podium, the youngsters mixing it up, and the #BORINGNESS of the men's race and then move on to the upcoming road season! Dark horses for the season are picked. LittleGuy ruins his computer. And we experiment with video skype. (spoiler alert: it's weird and distracting)

This week we've got the whole gang back together for a classic episode. We learn all about legit single speed racing, who should get invited to which race and why having your bike in the World Tour might not matter. Did Spencer buy enough coffee to survive the coming snow storm????? Music by: BK-One,"Tema do Canibal" from the album Radio Do Canibal

This week we were joined by @resultsboy himself, Colin Reuter. We grilled him about #treepeople, USAC Shenanigans, and of course this piece and this other piece that he wrote after the botched 2014-15 USA Cycling Cyclocross Nationals last week. But that wasn't all, we talked CX Worlds predictions, Dream analysis, and kind of a lot about FATBIKES. SPOILER ALERT: He didn't find any errors in this we...

This weeks episode is primarily focus on how weird Austin kept it for #CXNats, but also includes some great euro-cycling updates, kit discussions, and embarrassing realization by Spencer that he doesn't know who the new French CX National Champ is… Oh boy.

Wizards LG at 42 Weird Bowling The most important Nationals Tim's 2015 crit debut Race radios Helen Wyman Much, much more…

It's a doping Christmas miracle. If your looking for a doping excuse we've got you covered. Also more fashion advice from the experts on this week's episode. -Hour records -CX skills -Doping -Doping excuses -The death of the Velodrome -Legwarmers -Who was dating Basso's sister?

This week is our Year End Awards Show! Listen to see not just who gets it wrong, but who gets it the most wrong. (Hint: it's Tim). Categories include (but not limited to): - Most impressive in 2014 - Most embarrassing rider/team - Who will eat the most cookies in the off season - Biggest flop - Best instagram account - Favorite cycling website - Worst Kit - Best Kit - Slow Ride DFL 2014 Award Winn...

This week we welcome our very first guest to the show! Join us as we try not to freak out about Mo Bruno Roy's husband joining the show to talk about being a pro race mechanic, pro pits in cyclocross, and how many PB and J's it would take to cycle across Minnesota! It's gonna be awesome. Follow Matt's (and Mo's) antics at mmracing.org, and also on twitter at @mm_racing. *** Cross State records Ano...

This week we play catch up on the news and happening in pro cycling, dumpster diving, and of course check in on LittleGuy's plan to tackle the MN Cross State record. As well as review the new pro team kits, and lol about Astana and USAC rules. *** Follow us on twitter! zomg! @theslowridepod Initial reactions to the newest team kits on the block USAC National rules/guidelines/suggestions/meh I gues...

This week was surprisingly coherent and we think you will really enjoy it! We talk about bikes, bike racing, how to destroy Fat Bike Radio, and we discover some deep seated anger in Littleguy about something Tim did to him. Or maybe didn't do. We're not sure. *** Best Ideas for a recovering a stolen bike Tweets! Jingle Cross and Iowa City - A Littleguy report Ultra Endurance Cycling, WUT? Tweets!...

We made a major discovery in this weeks podcast, and stumbled upon Littleguy's fatal flaw. We also got down to brass tacks about call-ups, warm-ups and twitter big-up's. We received some reader mail and junk, and we talked about it. *** New twitter! zomg! @theslowridepod New itunes review! Warm ups? good, bad, or ugly? Horner doesn't have a team, isn't dead. Gaimon to Optum from Garmin. Say it 5 t...