Velo29 Podcast Series 2: Recent Episodes
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Rich and Joe tumble over the handle bars into series 2 of the popular Velo29 Pod!Continuing the theme of series 1 the lads chat about all the is happening at Velo29 in this most unusual year. An insightful, short and fun listen for anyone with an interest in cycling, not just the die hard Sportive rider. New for series 2, the Cycle Cycle! A short feature on what's happening in the World of Cycling and also Rich in Knowledge, what Richard knows about cycling.
As Velo29 take to the roads again this weekend Rich and Joe chat about our 2nd oldest event, the White Horse.
A great listen even if you're not riding this weekend.
Some insight into what the next few months looks like, talk of a new event in October and a look back onto Rich's TDF predictions!
Rich and Joe reflect upon a super successful Tour of The Peak, the first road event since Lock Down!
Some brilliant rider interviews from the finish line in Bakewell where the Man on The Mic and The Guy on The Bike were together again for the first time since the 2019 Beast!
A Pod we'll reflect upon in years to come as it crosses such a line as the first event back since the Covid crisis.
As Velo29 events hit the open roads again this weekend with the infamous Tour of The Peak Sportive we thought it very appropriate to cover the event in this week's pod.
Rich and Joe give an insight into the Peak, what it means to Velo29, some history of it and all that is great about 112 miles and 10,000ft of climbing!
See you at Bakewell!
This week Rich and Joe chat about the current state of British Cycling and what the future holds. What does the domestic scene look like post Covid, will there be another Tour winner from home soils?
Some exciting news on "Velo29 Ride" and also "The Programme" which is ground breaking in Sportive riding!
As the Tour de (South of) France finally kicks into action what else could we discuss in this week's pod other than the World's Greatest Bike Race.
Some amusing stories about Rich and Joe's own Tour history including the day Rich rode the Tour!
More news about getting back to events too and all that is happening at Velo29
The one we've all been wating for!! This is BIG!
Following British Cycling's update 20th August about getting back to Sportives Rich and Joe chat with a new spring in their step about what that means, the 2020 Mini Season and how you should prepare for it.
A pod we'll listen to in years to come and reflect on the day Sportives came back!
This week Rich and Joe give us some insight into the complex topic of training. Rich coached himself in the Elite Peleton as well as the Velo29 Cycling Team, we hear his view on how to successfully apply yourself to training whatever your ability and whatever you want out of your cycling.
Interesting and fun as always!
I can't believe we've got to pod number 13 without talking about climbs! This week Rich and Joe chat about the relevance of climbs in Sportive riding, what makes a good climb and what do we think about when planning a Sportive and the climbs.
Some tips on climbing from Rich as always and his view on who the greatest climber of all time is!
Rich and Joe chat about all that's happening in the World of Cycling this week, who's the greatest rider to wear the Green Jersey in the TDF and news about the UAE Team pulling out of a stage race in Spain due to a covid case in the camp.
This week's Meaty Topic is Racing, a look back at the Velo29 Elite Team and then the races which Velo29 have brought us over the past decade, a huge part of what happens at Velo29.
Episode 1 of 10 in series 2 of the now established Velo29 Pod.
A New Hope! Rich and Joe have an interesting update about getting back to events, sadly not all good news.
The new "Rich in Knowledge" feature covers The Greatest Tour Champion in the modern era and in Cycle Cycle we chat about the impacts of missing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as looking back on the impact of the wonderful 2012 London event.
Short, fun and relevant as always.