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In Episode Sixteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast,  the first installment of the spinoff we’re calling “Bridging the Gap Between Athlete and Avatar,” Jenn Real and Zach Nehr join Dave Towle and Chris to preview the 2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships. Jenn Real is the DS for the USA Women’s national team and brings a depth of experience and perspective. Zach Nehr is a key player for the...

In Episode Fifteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast,  Ken, Nathan, Dave, and Chris chat with the former US National Esports Champion and the Director of Analytics for the virtual cycling platform, MyWhoosh. The ride-or-die DIRT guy from the Indoor Specialists days now races for Saris-NoPinz. Indoor cycling World Record Holder-175 rpm for an hour! Nathan, Dave, and Holden give their 2023 UCI Cyclin...

In Episode Fourteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast,  Ken, Nathan, Dave, and Chris chat with the true gentlemen of esports, J Bruhn. J was the first DIRT community racer to qualify for the Cycling Esports World Championships in 2022.  Check out the report and interview with J here . A frustrated cyclist posing as a triathlete, J realized his elite cycling potential racing on the virtual plat...

In Episode Thirteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Ken, Joy, and Chris explore the legend of the man known as Yankow, Matt Yankow. 400 Watt time trial averages, 4-minute gap sweeps, 40 broken smart bikes (that's a slight exaggeration), and he's not competitive. Call it complacent. Joy did in  this report  when she ambushed Yankow, "Powering Through Contentment-Satisfaction, Complacency, or...

In Episode Twelve of the Virtual Velo Podcast,  Ken, Joy, and Chris welcome elite eracer Saris No Pinz Michael “Eganski” Egan. Not one, not two, but three Zwift bans! Overcame a battle with rare B-Cell Lymphoma and lost 50 pounds! His lifelong commitment to being hyper-fit for survival and why he calls elite-level Zwift racing a circus. Honest, sincere, and suggestive language from one of vir...

In Episode Eleven of the Virtual Velo Podcast,  Ken, Nathan, and Chris, with a little help from Dave Towle, welcome elite eracer Wahoo Le Col's Teppo Laurio. Tim-tim, tom-tom, asterisks, obelisks, Tron bike in 7 days, trenching, SISU, Mumintrolls, Finland Fun Facts, Ghetto Funk, and Teppo raps! Intrigued? Oh yeah, we threw in a bit of behind-the-scenes elite Zwift Esports racing stuff too! Cl...

In Episode Ten of the Virtual Velo Podcast,  Ken, Joy, and Chris discuss the state of the cycling off-season in today’s multi-discipline and platform climate with Level 1 USA Cycling Coach and founder of  GC Coaching , Shayne Gaffney. Shayne has created 85% of Zwift’s training plans and guides the performance of a host of virtual and real-life athletes. The VVP crew peppers the coach wit...

In Episode Nine of the Virtual Velo Podcast,  former World #1 Zwift Esports racer Liz Van Houweling takes time from packing her kit to chat with Joy, Ken, Nathan, and Chris before boarding a plane for the Zwift Academy Finals in Denia, Spain. Liz shares her not-so-smooth racing season, including her experience at the 2021 USA Cross Nats, her summer at #1, and the ZADA verification nightmare t...

In Episode Eight of the Virtual Velo Podcast ,  cycling esports legend Lionel Vujasin sits down to chat with Joy, Ken, Nathan, and Chris in a rare interview. Leo opens up about his rocky relationship with elite esports, his love-hate with the UCI Cycling Esports World Championship and why he almost didn’t get a ticket to the dance, and so much more. From the early days, to a day in the life,...

In Episode Seven of the Virtual Velo Podcast,  Joy, Ken, Nathan, and Chris discuss and debate the recent Zwift announcement! With the perspective of the community and elite eracer clearly in view, the cast looks to the future of virtual cycling and esports.

In this episode, Joy and Ken catch up with Chris from Goshen, Indiana , population 34,586, as he passes the 40 day mark on the DIRT Dad Fundo Across America Adventure! We hear the good, the bad, and the ugly of this epic ride. Also, Joy fills us in on what broke the integration with the Zwift Activity Monitor and Ken tells us about his minor car accident that culminated in being stabbed and ending...

In Episode Five of the Virtual Velo Podcast , the Virtual Velo crew pulls back the curtain for a behind-the-scenes look into the inner workings of Zwift Community Live. The new addition to the squad Nathan Guerra and his broadcast partner and special guest Dave Towle share a bit of background, best and worst moments, and what it takes to extinguish the kitchen fire before it becomes a five-alarm b...

In Episode Four of the Virtual Velo Podcast , the Virtual Velo crew introduces the addition of Zwift Community Live's Nathan Guerra to the squad as they welcome World #1 Zwifter Liz Van Houweling. Liz shares what it felt like to take fifth in the UCI Cycling Esports World Championship and all the behind-the-scenes non-cycling challenges she faced to get there! Coach Joy and Liz share their perspec...

In Episode Three of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Ken, Joy, and Chris are together hosting a panel discussion with two distinguished guests with deep ties in the virtual cycling scene. David Owen—You may know David as the current editor of TitaniumGeek, the home of the first all-inclusive Zwift User Manual and its journey through gadgets, cycling, and virtual cycling platforms. David is an early adopt...

Cyclists love to geek out on data! Continuous glucose monitoring is a trendline that is here to stay! Take a deep dive into the topic of continuous glucose monitoring with the Virtual Velo squad and special guest, beta-Zwifter and Supersapiens test athlete Pete Butler!

Welcome to the Virtual Velo Podcast powered by The Zommunique ‘! In Episode One , the squad introduces the Virtual Velo Podcast mission against the backdrop of the Traditional vs. Virtual Cycling debate found in The ZOM article entitled “ Some Cyclists Aren’t Virtual Cyclists-Who Knew? “ Dr. Adam dishes his recipe for filling our plates each episode with the discussion of cutting-edge cycling-spec...