Cycling with Lipstick & Lycra: Recent Episodes
Jacqui Mengler-Mohr
Whether you love a coffee ride with your girlfriends, or love pining on a number and racing, this is the show for you. Meet Jacqui Mengler-Mohr, cycling world-record holder, Mum, wife and lover of bright lipstick as she shines a light on the fun stuff, interesting stuff and sometimes annoying stuff about cycling to help you achieve a deeper cycling connection.
New podcast episode 🎙Clinical Psychologist (and avid cyclist), Craig Pearman talks about the mental health challenges athletes face and what we can do to help…. Whilst still chasing gold medals 🥇
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https://www.goldcoastpsychology.org/
Can you do it all? Ride, race and officiate. Yes you can. Just ask Carolyn Jones! (Aka CJ).
CJ came to cycling after being a member of the Matildas (Aussie National Soccer Team) for five years and competing in sailing at a national level. She shares her story of resilience, determination and adaptability and her tips for satisfaction and longevity in sport.
Tokyo Lowdown with Louise Jones.Hear what really went on behind the scenes at the men’s and women’s road races as well as the time trials at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Louise Jones attended her third Olympics. This time as an official commissaire. Hear her Tokyo story.
Born to ride!
Ag Giramondo’s family has been involved in cycling for more than 70 years. After several years as President of Brunswick Cycling Club in Victoria, Ag has stepped up to the role of Executive General Manager: Commercial, Clubs and Community at AusCycling. He is passionate about the power of cycling to unite people, communities and club and shares his story and vision for cycling in Australia in this episode.
How to ride bikes and make friends!Nicola Rutzou has written a cycling blog for 10 years and shares her stories with thousands of fans around the world each week. Listen in to hear how Nicola encourages others to further their passion of cycling. Even in COVID lockdown!
Check out http://womenwhocycle.com
How do you define “Tough”? Michelle Ferris.A trailblazer on and off the the track, Michelle was Australia’s first female Olympic sprint track medallist. Her grit and guts took her to Olympic medal glory and paved the way for many Australian female track sprinters to follow. No road to glory is easy and Michelle’s was tougher than most. Now she is helping the younger generation of track stars reach for the podium. Hear her story on this podcast episode 🎙
@michelleferris
How much do you love cycling?Kate Bates loves it so much that she’s invested almost 30 years in the sport.
First as an athlete becoming World Champion, Australian Champion and winning gold medals at Commonwealth Games both in the track and road. And now Kate is a renowned international cycling commentator and also cofounder of Chicks Who Ride Bikes.
Listen in to hear Kate’s story and views on all things to do with the sport we love.
@katey_bates@chickswhoridebikeshttps://chickswhoridebikes.com/
Imagine not doing sport as kid but becoming a cycling masters world championship medallist as an adult. Megan Stevens took up track cycling in her 40’s for the first time and went all the way to the world championships podium winning several Aussie national masters championships along the way. Hear her story about training, competing, working and raising a family including her cyclist champion daughter Emma.
Imagine not doing sport as kid but becoming a cycling masters world championship medallist as an adult. Megan Stevens took up track cycling in her 40’s for the first time and went all the way to the world championships podium winning several Aussie national masters championships along the way. Hear her story about training, competing, working and raising a family including her cyclist champion daughter Emma.
When the cycling World Championships clash with your honeymoon and other tough decisions...
How far would you go to follow your cycling dream? Find out what Bree Hargrave did.
Imagine winning seven Australian National Cycling Championships in a single year. That’s one Aussie jersey for each day of the week!
Declan Trezise did just that in 2020 and in this episode chats about how he achieved top of the Australian podium seven times coming from a regional town and discusses what’s next for him on the track and road.
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How do you step off the podium?Hear how former pro cyclist and 2018 National Australian Road Cycling champion Shannon Malseed is embarking on her life after cycling and empowering others to live their best lives with purpose.
Check out more at@shannonmalseedwww.shannonmalseed.com
Preparing food and wrapping presents is standard stuff on Christmas Eve. Not for Chevonne Arrowsmith. She rode 500km in less than 1 day! Making Chevonne quite possibly the first female in the world to finish the well known Festive 500km in 2020. Hear about Chevonne’s adventures and what motivates her love of cycling.
From ocean swimming to the podium in international triathlon, Danielle de Francesco has done it. Faced with COVID disruptions that stopped triathlon competitions in 2020, Danielle focused on her cycling and has emerged on the Australian cycling scene as a real contender in the National Road Series after sweeping her state series. Hear Danielle’s story from swimming with sharks to riding up mountains.
What a year! 2020 Australian Elite Track Nationals were postponed twice and finally held in late December at Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane. It was my first time competing at Elite Track Nationals and on this podcast episode I share my experience and what were my Top 5 takeaways.
I laughed, I cried and I cheered when talking with today’s podcast guest. Emily Petricola’s story is captivating, honest, raw and heart-warming. Emily’s moving account of her diagnosis of Multiple sclerosis (MS) at age 27 to becoming triple World Champion 🌈 in 2020 is a must listen for cycling lovers
Today’s guest is living a fairy tale that she well and truly worked for and deserves. Jess Pratt won the 2019 ZWIFT academy competition and earned herself a place in the 2020 Canyon SRAM women’s team. Next month Jess is part of the Australian Team to compete in the inaugural Cycling Esports World Championships competition. Hear Jess’s journey from racing Balmoral Cycling Club criteriums at the world famous “Muzz” to being a pro cyclist.
Grace Brown only bought her first bike 5 years ago and just last month won a Belgium Classic after finishing 5th at the World Championships representing Australia. She’s had her best cycling season yet and has plenty more goals to chase. Hear Grace’s story from bike crashes in Norway to why she always travels with her favourite teddy bear.
Michael Shippley is larger than life. You know when he is in the room or in the velodrome. He has an energy, enthusiasm and zest for life that is infectious.
Michael, or Shippley as he is often known, is an Aussie para track cyclist in the C4 category. He’s a former triathlete and Olympic weightlifter.
Then in 2014, his whole world changed. He had a motorbike accident which resulted in a left common perennial nerve palsy (foot drop) and multi ligament damage to his left knee.
Shippley kept up his sports and found his way to track cycling which then took over in a big way. He’s a Qld Academy of Sport athlete and the current 1km time trial Australian Record Holder in his category. He’s currently chasing selection for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and has a few months left to do it. Hear his story and learn what drives him towards Tokyo.
How does missing the Olympics turn into an opportunity of a lifetime? Listen in to Queenslander Kristina Clonan’s story about how she moved to Adelaide as part of the Australian Women’s Track Endurance Team in 2018 and after missing selection for the 2020 (now 2021) Olympics, she has been reallocated within the Cycling Australia program to Podium Potential in sprint. Kristina is now targeting the 2022 Commonwealth Games and beyond. She’s a dual medallist at the Junior World Track Championships and has raced in the Tour Down Under and the Japan Cup. Kristina is a 2 times Aussie National Track Champion and has also won gold in the under 23 criterium at the Aussie Road Nationals. At just age 22, Kristina recently posted the fastest times in the elite women’s 500m time trial and the flying 200m in the Cycling Australia Virtual Track Challenge in October. Listen in to hear Kristina’s story of dedication, discipline and taking opportunities when you least expect them.
Emily Watts is a powerhouse on the Australian women’s cycling scene. At only 19, Emily has ridden in the Tour Down Under, the Cadel Evans Road Race and achieved a silver medal at the National Championships in 2020 in the under 23 time trial. She is a regular on the Australian National Road Series (NRS) scene and was heading to Europe to race before COVID changed her plans in 2020. Emily is currently mixing it with the best in Australia in the individual pursuit on the track. Hear Emily’s cycling story from Triathlon to how her helmet saved her life when she broke 6 vertebrae on a training crash and why she keeps on smiling!
Hear how Rhianon Norton broke her back with shards of bone only millimetres from her spine but using her resilience and mental strength was back riding a recumbent bike only 7 days later. Within 12 months she was back racing and winning gold at the Masters National Track Championships. And that’s just the beginning of her story!
Listen in to hear Rhianon’s inspiring tale of grit, determination and love of cycling.
Louise is 10 times British Track Cycling Champion, Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, International UCI Commissaire and Cycling Qld and Cycling Australia Executive. Hear how Louise started cycling in wet and windy Wales, United Kingdom, and made it to the top of the dais - as an athlete and as an official.
Joanne shares her journey from jumping on a bike 10 years ago to fulfilling her dream of becoming a World Champion in 2019.
Aussie kayaker and world championship medalist, Letitia Harrington, shares her cycling journey from mountain bike races to hospital wards in regional Australia. Hear how resilience, grit and determination keep this country cyclist smiling.
How does the bike industry really work? Learn what goes on behind the scenes from Australian Bicycle Industry Association Chairman and industry expert Dave Mohr.
Learn how Hayley Jones went from riding in the mud in under eight cyclocross to winning Gold at the Junior World Track Championships and then representing Wales on the road at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. And gain insights into the cycling, coaching, work and study life juggle that continues as Hayley also manages a cycling team. All at only age 24!!!
Join Jacqui as she talks with Isabella Dutton, Brisbane Cycling Festival Ambassador and Mumpreneur. Until 4 years ago, Isabella would rather reach for cigarettes than jumpon a bicycle. Now she does 100km bike rides and has inspired an online cycling training community. Learn more about her health and sporting story.
Listen in as Jacqui talks with Commonwealth Games road cycling gold medallist, Cathy Reardon, about her journey to the top of the cycling world and what her cycling life looks like now as a Mother, cyclist, teacher and cycling commissaire.
Meet Jacqui Mengler-Mohr, cycling world-record holder, Mum, wife and lover of bright lipstick.