Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Have you ever wondered why riders attack off the front? Why do they form breakaways? Is it just for the TV cameras or is it actually a race-winning tactic? The Tour de France is upon us and you’re almost guaranteed to see a daily breakaway. It’s historically how a […]
Talking Luft! with Simon Gerrans. S3.E12
Rapha presents Talking Luft! This week I’ve got Aussie former professional cyclist, and commentator, Simon Gerrans on Talking Luft – brother to Andy Gerrans, Pro team Osteopath, who I had on the podcast last week talking about life as a staff member on a World Tour team. For those not familiar with Simon, he had […]
Introducing: the Talking Luft Casquette
Our Talking Luft podcast series is all about style. It’s an ode to the era of bike racing when looking good on the bike was just as important as racing your best. Mullets were long. Caps were worn high & cycling kits were loud and unapologetic. Talking Luft needed a cap of it’s own. And […]
Andrew Gerrans – Behind the scenes: Working in a Pro Cycling Team
Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Have you ever wondered how you get a job on a Pro Cycling Team as a staff member? Or who the people are who work behind the scenes? What qualifications do they have? What is a Soigneur compared to a Physiotherapist or to an Osteopath? Well I sat down […]
Talking Luft! with Cory Williams. S3.E11
Rapha presents Talking Luft! I’ve got US crit racer & co-founder of L39ion of LA, Cory Williams, back on the pod for the good stuff – talking style, talking culture, talking all the best parts about riding & racing. Casquette or no casquette? How does he wear his kit? Arm warmers & leg warmers? Gloves […]
Cory Williams – L39ION of LA changing up US cycling
Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! I’ve got a really cool guest for you on the pod this week, American Cory Williams. Hailing from South Central L.A. (and weighing in at 65 kilos…), Cory is a hugely successful racer and regular winner on the U.S. criterium scene, as well as a founder of the L39ION […]
Talking Luft! with Esteban Chaves. S3.E10
Rapha presents Talking Luft! Talking Luft is back this week with the smiling assassin – Colombian Pro Cyclist Esteban Chaves, riding for EF Education First EasyPost. I had him on the pod last week to hear his incredibly inspiring and tough story of how he got his start in the World Tour – coming back […]
Esteban Chaves – The Power of Determination & Belief
Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Esteban Chaves was the first Colombian to win a monument at the Tour of Lombardy in 2016, he’s a podium finisher and multiple stage winner in both the Giro and the Vuelta. Not only is he a hugely talented rider, but he’s an incredibly positive & inspiring guy. Off […]
Talking Luft! 2.0 with Joe Dombrowski. S3.E9
Rapha presents Talking Luft! Arm warmers over or under sleeves? Gloves or no gloves? Sunglasses over or under helmet straps? After our Giro episode last week, I’ve got American pro Joe Dombrowski back on the pod. And this week we’re Talking some Luft. 2.0 to be exact. Talking Luft 2.0 is always a bit of […]
Joe Dombrowski – For the love of the Giro d’Italia
Photo: Cor Vos Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! It’s Giro time! This week I caught up with a former teammate of mine, Joe Dombrowski, as he finished off his preparations to head to Hungary to start his seventh Giro d’Italia. The Italian Grand Tour is a really special race to be a part of […]
Talking Luft! with Colin Strickland. S3. E8
Rapha presents Talking Luft! If you loved last week’s episode with the king of gravel, Colin Strickland, you’re gonna love this week’s Talking Luft! Colin is an American fixed-gear bike racer turned gravel racer, and as you would have heard last week, an all round awesome guy. In his spare time he fixes up Diesel […]
Colin Strickland – Red Hook master turned Gravel legend
Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Gravel racing scenes are taking off all around the world. It’s something I’ve loved sinking my teeth into back here in Australia & as I begin to understand more about the scene I thought it’d be great to chat to someone who’s been racing at the top end for […]
Talking Luft! 3.0 with Luke Durbridge
Rapha presents Talking Luft! Durbo has been on Talking Luft before – both versions 1.0 and 2.0, so this week it’s Talking Luft 3.0 – and I had something a little different lined up for him. A quiz. It’s Cobbled Classics time, he’s up in Holland getting ready for Paris-Roubaix & I thought I’d test […]
Luke Durbridge – Talking Cobbled Classics 2022
Photo: Zac Williams Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Christmas is here. And by that I mean: it’s Cobbled Classics’ season. If you’ve listened to the podcast you’ll have heard me bang on about the cobbled classics, Belgium, and especially the brutally beautiful Paris-Roubaix. It’s no secret that these races were a passion of mine […]
Talking Luft! with Alec Briggs. S3. E6.
Rapha presents Talking Luft! I’m Talking Luft with the legend from London, Alec Briggs. Alec grew up in SE London and has raced track, cross, MTB, road and made his way to fixed gear racing in Red Hook Criteriums, or ‘Moto GP on bikes‘ as he was first introduced to it. As well as being […]
Alec Briggs – Tekkerz CC, Red Hook Crits & growing up racing in London
Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! One of the great things about looking at cycling from a new perspective this season has been coming across people who are making their mark outside of World Tour racing, and are doing things their own way. Alec Briggs may not be the most well known name in the […]
Talking Luft! with Brendan ‘Trekky’ Johnston. S3.E5
Rapha presents Talking Luft! Talking Luft is back for another week & following on from my first on-race episode at the MTB epic Otway Odyssey, I’ve got a MTB-themed Talking Luft, with local Aussie legend Brendan Johnston, also known as Trekky (who won the Otway Odyssey!). Brendan is a huge name on the Aussie Mountain […]
My Opening Weekend at Otway Odyssey – On-Road Diary. E5.S7
Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! My “Opening Weekend” of racing looked a little different this year. I swapped out the brutal cobbles of Belgium for the beautiful, yet unforgiving, trails of the Otway Ranges in Victoria, swapping out my classics bike for my Mountain Bike and Gravel Bike. It was my first race of […]
Talking Luft! with George Hincapie. S3. E4.
Rapha presents Talking Luft! Talking Luft is back for another week of cycling culture chat. This week I’ve got none other than a legend of the sport, American ex-pro & super domestique, George Hincapie I grew up watching George race – staying up late here in Australia to see the big hitters of Team US […]
Dr. Andre La Gerche – How Exercise Impacts the Heart
Rapha presents Life in the Peloton Are the best pro cyclists simply born that way – if so, is it Mum or Dad whose genetics have the biggest impact? What would happen to riders if Grand Tours were six weeks long? Dr Andre La Gerche is a sports cardiologist whose work with top athletes – […]
Talking Luft! with Peta Mullens. S3.E3.
Rapha presents Talking Luft! Photo: Mason Hender Talking Luft is back for another week of cycling culture chat, where I learn a little bit extra about my guest from last week and all the great things around riding a bike. Last week on the podcast I had Peta Mullens, Australian champion in multiple bike disciplines, […]
Peta Mullens – Letting Passion Lead
Rapha presents Life in the Peloton Photo: Mason Henders Peta Mullens is an Australian star of track and field – and anywhere else you can find to put a bike race on. From MTB to track to CX to road: if you can name the discipline then she’s probably won a national title in it. […]
Talking Luft! with Stuart O’Grady. S3. E2
Rapha presents Talking Luft! Talking Luft is back for another week of chat about cycling style & culture, bikes, kits, coffee stops and all the best bits about riding a bike. I had Aussie legend Stuey O’Grady on the podcast last week, and this week I hear a little bit more about him; about his […]
Stuart O’Grady – The Pioneer of the New Generation. Ep2. S7
Stuart O’Grady is an absolute legend of the sport: He’s a Roubaix winner, an Olympic Gold medallist, a trailblazer for Aussie pros in Europe, and now race director of Australia’s top cycling event, the Tour Down Under. In this episode, we go in-depth on all of this and more. It’s a fascinating insight into the career of one of the most accomplished people in cycling.
Talking Luft! with Allan (Alby) Iacuone. S3. E01.
Rapha presents Talking Luft! G’day everyone, Talking Luft is back for 2022! But what is Talking Luft? Well, it’s really just a little extra chat I have with guests that I speak with on Life In the Peloton the previous week. A bit like the DVD Extras, it’s the break away series where I try […]
Coach Kevin Poulton – How not to train like a pro. Ep1. S7.
Photo: Theo Clarkes Rapha presents Life in the Peloton Well, here we are at the start of a New Year – and this is a big one. It’s the start of my life after professional road racing: it’s a new era for me, and of course for the pod! As you might also know by […]
Life in the Peloton 2022, proudly presented by Rapha.
G’day and Happy New Podcast Year! The podcast is back shortly for another jam packed season of Life in the Peloton and Talking Luft & we’re beyond excited to announce our title sponsors for 2022: In case you haven’t heard of Rapha, they’re creators of arguably the best cycling clothing and accessories out on the […]
Talking Luft! with Mitch Docker (guest hosted by Luke Durbridge). S2.E18
It’s the final episode of Talking Luft for the year. And officially my final episode of Talking Luft as a professional cyclist. After so many of you asked how I wear my cycling cap, I thought I would get my good mate Luke Durbridge to flip the mic on me and ask all the usual […]
Life after the Peloton – Advice on Retiring from Pro Cycling
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton It’s the final episode of the year on The Cycling Podcast, and my final episode as a pro as I pack up life in Europe and head into my retirement from cycling. This final year of professional racing for me has been a transitional phase in many […]
Talking Luft! with Bert De Backer. S2.E17.
Talking Luft is back for another week and this time I’ve got Bert De Backer behind the mic, or Backsie as I like to call him. Bert is a Belgian Pro and good mate of mine who I first raced with back in the days of Skil-Shimano, and who also retired this year, riding his […]
The Last Sunday in Hell Casquette.
Paris-Roubaix. My last professional race. It was a hell of a Sunday. The mud has washed off, but it’s a day that will go down in the history books. To celebrate my love for the race and the epic day that was, we decided it needed a cap of it’s own: The Paris Roubaix Casquette, […]
Mitch Docker – Paris-Roubaix: My Last Sunday in Hell
Photo: Pipe Cano The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton Since announcing my retirement from Pro cycling earlier this year, I knew I would draw my 13 year career to a close at the end of the 2021 season. At that point I didn’t know what my last race might be. Then fate stepped […]
Last chance to Pre-order the Road Worlds’ Collection!
LITP x ÇOIS Cycling: The Road Worlds’ Collection Today is your last chance to pre-order the Road Worlds’ Tshirt and Logo Sweater. Grab your momento of that epic day in Flanders! Pre-order closes tonight: Friday 1st Oct midnight CET. Order now at coiscycling.com Express shipping worldwide from Belgium. Orders shipped after Oct 14th.
Talking Luft! with Hannah Barnes. S2.E16.
Talking Luft is back for another week & I’m chatting with British pro Hannah Barnes, who rides for Canyon-SRAM. In true Talking Luft style we chat a bit of life outside of the peloton & the good things in life. As you can see, Hannah runs some sensational Luft in her cap so I was […]
The Road Worlds’ Tee. Now available for Pre-Order.
Life in the Peloton x Çois Cycling Legacy We were absolutely blown away by the response to our Road Worlds Collection. Our Worlds’ Tee sold out in 20 minutes! Thanks to everyone who shopped. Due to popular demand, we’ve opened up a Pre-order for The Road Worlds’ Tee & LITP Logo Sweater. Pre-order will be […]
Hannah Barnes – Growing up in the Peloton
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton I’m back this week with one of the most experienced riders in the Women’s Pro Peloton, British rider Hannah Barnes. After turning pro with United Healthcare in 2014, Hannah has ridden for Canyon-SRAM for the past six seasons and is set to move on to the new […]
Shop now! LITP x Çois Cycling : The Road Worlds Collection.
The Road Worlds Collection: an exclusive Life in the Peloton casual collection in collaboration with Belgian Cycling Brand Çois Cycling Legacy. Online 2pm CET Monday 20th September Shop the collection exclusively online at coiscycling.com My love for Belgium – the cobbles, the racing, and of course, Belgian beer – is no secret, so we thought what better way to […]
New merch collab: LITP x Çois Cycling Legacy. Coming Monday!
We’re excited to announce The Road Worlds Collection: An exclusive Life in the Peloton collaboration with Belgian Cycling Brand Çois Cycling Legacy. Quintessentially Belgian, Çois was founded around a true love for the sport and named after the founder’s grandfather, François, who was Belgian National Champion three times and passed his passion for the sport to his children and grandchildren. […]
Talking Luft! with Niamh & Finn Fisher-Black. S2.E14
Niamh and Finn Fisher-Black are siblings from New Zealand, both currently racing in the World Tour. I had this brother-sister combo on the pod last week over at The Cycling Podcast chatting about making the jump across from NZ to Europe to live the pro life. Which, as I remembered, isn’t all that smooth sailing. […]
Niamh & Finn Fisher-Black – Siblings taking on the Pro Life
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton Life in the Peloton is back after a break during the Vuelta a España and for this episode I spoke to two young Kiwi champions who are going to have very big futures. If you don’t know the name Fisher-Black yet, I reckon you’re going to hear […]
Talking Luft! with Fumiyuki Beppu. S2/E14
Talking Luft is back for another week, this time I’m chatting to Japanese Pro Cyclist and teammate of mine at EF Education-Nippo Fumiyuki Beppu – or Fumy as he’s known. Fumy is in his 17th (!!) year as a professional, having ridden for 6 different Pro Teams, starting with the iconic Discovery Channel team back […]
Talking Luft! with Ashleigh Moolman Pasio. S2.E13.
Today I’m Talking Luft with Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, a South African Pro riding for Team SD Worx. I had Ashleigh on the podcast last week over at The Cycling Podcast chatting all things Olympics, her path to the World Tour and her Girona project – Rocacorba Cycling – named after her favourite climb, of which […]
Ashleigh Moolman Pasio – World Tour, Olympics and Rocacorba Cycling
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton Ashleigh Moolman Pasio is a South African pro riding for Team SD Works. She’s not only made her mark on the Women’s World Tour but is also a qualified chemical engineer, and since racing in Europe, has founded local Girona cycling destination Rocacorba Cycling with her husband […]
Shop the LITP x Rapha collab now!
The limited release of the Life in the Peloton x Rapha collection is here. In case you missed the pre-order, the kit is now online and available to shop. The collection includes: Pro Team Short & Long Sleeve Jersey, Pro Team Knicks, Pro Team Socks & Musette Shop the full collection now, exclusively online at […]
On The Road – Sverigetempot: Riding the Length of Sweden
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton 2115,2km, 7 days and the length of Sweden. Back in July I had the opportunity to head up to Sweden to ride an event that only comes around every four years: Sverigetempot – a self-supported, endurance road ride that covers the length of Sweden from top to […]
LITP x Rapha Kit drop is coming!
Life in the Peloton x Rapha kit collaboration goes live this Friday 6th August 2021 in a limited release drop. Get ready to shop, exclusively online at Rapha.
Talking Luft! with Magnus Cort. S2.E12
Following on from our episode last week at The Cycling Podcast, this week I’m Talking Luft with Danish pro cyclist and teammate at EF Education-Nippo, Magnus Cort Nielsen. In case you missed our chat last week, I heard the story of how Magnus made his way from an island off Denmark to make waves in […]
Magnus Cort Nielsen – The Danish Islander
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton Life in the Peloton is back after it’s break during the Tour de France. I had a great time covering that final week on the ground with The Cycling Podcast. Be sure to head over and have a listen if you missed it. But we’re back to […]
The story of Life in the Peloton – a CyclingTips Podcast
A podcast about the podcast. ‘From the Top’ is a podcast series hosted by Wade Wallace at CyclingTips about ‘the entrepreneurial journeys of people within the cycling industry.’ Wade reached out after my retirement announcement and was interested to hear more about Life in the Peloton; how it first started, how it’s grown and where […]
Talking Luft! with Brett Lancaster. S2. E11.
This week I’m Talking Luft with Aussie Brett Lancaster, who was an ex-teammate of mine on Orica-Greenedge, and had a 15 year career as a pro cyclist. He’s now a Director Sportif at Team Ineos. He’s a good mate of mine, and you might remember hearing him on the podcast when I relived that epic […]
Simon Mottram – Creating an Icon: The Story of Rapha
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton Simon Mottram is one of the co-founders and Chief Executive of cycling brand, Rapha. Who, if you haven’t heard of them, are one of the foremost brands of cycling apparel in the industry. In 2004, Simon launched Rapha, focusing on sleek, paired-back cycling kit; filling a gap […]
Talking Luft! With Tsgabu Grmay. S2. E10
This week I’m Talking Luft with Ethiopian, and legend of a guy, Tsgabu Grmay, who rides for Team BikeExchange. In case you missed it, I heard his story last week on The Cycling Podcast. He’s a super inspirational guy, and as you’ll hear, it’s hard not to love him. His positive attitude and fun loving personality is infectious and I […]
DOOM LINE. Limited edition Tee. Online Now.
Crosswinds. Echelons. Doom lines. The last place you want to be is last wheel. Check out our Limited Edition Doom Line Tee. Online now Artwork designed by listener of the podcast, Alex Daily. Cheers mate.
Tsgabu Grmay – From Ethiopia to Le Tour
Photo: Kristof Ramon The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton The pod is back on The Cycling Podcast after taking a break while the Giro d’Italia was on, which gave me a chance to sit down with someone I’ve wanted to get on the podcast for a long time. Tsgabu Grmay is an Ethiopian […]
Talking Luft 2.0! with Lachlan Morton. S2.E9
He’s a crowd favourite and a good friend of mine, fellow Aussie and teammate Lachlan Morton. We had a lot of fun on our first episode of Talking Luft back in 2020, so I had to get him on for round two – Talking Luft 2.0 to be exact. In true TL 2.0 style, we […]
Cheers to that! Caps are back.
Life in the Peloton Casquettes are now back online. Shop now on the Life in the Peloton Shop Our signature pink and blue cycling cap. The perfect accessory to your weekend coffee ride, a cheeky stop at a brewery or a long day in the saddle. Photos: @ramonlozarno @floriansantana @Gregory_sss @ridingbikesdrinkingbeer @dekker42 @northsidewheelers With thanks […]
Talking Luft! 2.0 with Ben Perry. S2.E8
Ben Perry is a Canadian pro cyclist in his 5th year of racing World Tour, now with Astana Premier-Tech. He’s a funny guy and as I was riding along with him one day I realised he would be great to have on the pod – especially Talking Luft 2.0. And he didn’t disappoint. This was […]
Dr. Kevin Sprouse – Grand Tour Insights with a Team Doctor
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton The first grand tour of the season, the Giro d’Italia, is just around the corner so I wanted to speak to Dr Kevin Sprouse about his role as a team doctor at one of the great stage races. Kevin is my team doctor at the EF Education-Nippo team […]
Talking Luft! with Tom Pidcock. S2. E7.
In case you’ve not heard of him (which will have been hard), Tom Pidcock is a young Brit in his first year of racing in the World Tour, with Team Ineos Grenadiers. He’s in some major road form at the moment, taking his first WT victory last week at De Brabantse Pijl then second in […]
Tom Pidcock – Looking back & Looking ahead
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton This week’s guest is a young guy who’s made a big splash in his first couple of months racing in the World Tour this year. I knew the name Tom Pidcock because he’s been racing cycle-cross on the coat tails of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout […]
Talking Luft 2.0! with Luke Durbridge. S2.E6
He’s a man that needs little introduction over here at Life in the Peloton. My mate, and Aussie pro for Team BikeExchange, Luke ‘Durbo’ Durbridge. This week I’ve got a whole NEW series of Talking Luft questions and I thought Luke would be the perfect guy to try them out on. I can tell you […]
Luke Durbridge -Talking Belgian Cobbled Classics 2021
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton We have the Belgian classics back in Spring time and, as usual, the racing has not disappointed! My race schedule has meant I’m not up there for the smaller races this year, but my good mate and fellow classics lover Luke Durbridge is up there giving it […]
Talking Luft! with Michael Valgren. S2. E5.
Photo: Jojo Harper It’s a new week and I’ve got a new episode of Talking Luft, where I sit back and chat all things cycling lifestyle and get to know my guests off the bike. This week I’m chatting with my Danish EF Education-Nippo teammate Michael Valgren. He’s a super talent on the bike, having […]
Robbie McEwen – World Tour Racing 101
Photo: Graham Watson The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton Robbie McEwen doesn’t do many podcasts, so I was really happy when he said yes to coming on Life in the Peloton. He’s a good friend of mine as well as an ex-teammate and fellow Aussie. He’s also someone I looked up to as […]
Talking Luft! with Tom Scully. S2.E4
Tom Scully, or Scud as he’s known, is a Kiwi who’s been a teammate of mine on EF Education-Nippo for several years. I heard his story of turning pro last week on The Cycling Podcast and we chatted our love-hate relationship for the Belgian classics in an on-road diary to Opening Weekend in Belgium. We […]
Tom Scully – On the road at the Opening Weekend in Belgium
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton The season is underway and it was time to hit the cobbles for the first time this year with Opening Weekend up in Belgium. That’s two races in one weekend; Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday. I was travelling from Girona to Belgium with […]
Talking Luft! with Nate Wilson. S2. E3.
Nate Wilson is a Performance trainer on my team, EF Education Nippo, and I had him chatting training and all things performance over on The Cycling Podcast last week. Be sure to go check that out on their channel. Nate also raced back in the day so I was keen to get him Talking Luft. […]
Nate Wilson – Insights with a Team Trainer
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton The year has officially kicked off, having just finished our EF Education-Nippo start of season training camp. And while my mind was fully set on training and the year ahead, I thought it would be great to dive into some insights with one of our team Performance […]
Talking Luft! with Jack Thompson. S2.E2
Now this is an on-the-bike ‘war story’ you don’t want to miss! I’m Talking Luft with Jack Thompson, an Australian Ultra Cyclist, who takes on the world’s most epic challenges on the bike. As usual, we talk caps, bikes, kits, training loops, cheat meals and of course coffee stops. Plus a hilarious and epic ‘war […]
Jack Thompson – The Power of the Bike
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (listen below) A little something different this week as I sit down with Jack Thompson – aka Jack Ultra – an Australian cyclist who takes on some of the world’s most epic Ultra challenges on the bike. In 2017 he rode more than 50 000 kilometres (for […]
Talking Luft! with Heinrich Haussler. S2.E1
Welcome to the first Talking Luft for 2021! Talking Luft is the back with same format as last year; a short, laid back series of questions, the ‘DVD Extras’ of the pod if you will. Listen to in depth episodes with guests over on The Cycling Podcast. I’m excited to be back and I’ve got […]
Heinrich Haussler – The German Aussie
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton The pod is back for 2021! And for my first episode of the new year I caught up with someone I’ve been wanting to get on the pod for a long time. It’s the German-Aussie Heinrich Haussler, or Heino as he’s known. He’s going into his 16th […]
Our Casquettes are back in stock!
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Mitch Docker – Svein Tuft turns the Mic on Me
Well, it’s time to wrap up the season, both in cycling and Life In The Peloton. I’ve been asked a couple of times when someone might turn the microphone on me to tell my story. And when out adventuring with my good mate Svein Tuft, he asked if he could do me the honour. I […]
Talking Luft! with Svein Tuft. Ep. 17
He almost needs no introduction. Svein Tuft. Man. Myth. Legend. He’s a Canadian mountain man, ex pro and teammate, and most of all, a good mate of mine. You heard from him here on the pod last year; telling epic stories from bike packing days, before he became a pro bike rider and eventually went […]
Hugh Carthy – Climbing the Mountain
(Listen below) Talking L’Angliru and more.. A day after his victory on the Queen stage of La Vuelta a España, I sat down with the King of L’Angliru & my teammate on EF Pro Team, Hugh Carthy. I hear about that epic climb in his words and how the last 6km played out -what was […]
Talking Luft! with Hugh Carthy. Ep 16.
This week I’m Talking Luft with Brit Hugh Carthy. We’re a week in at the Vuelta and he’s riding like a demon, currently 4th on GC. We sat down on the first rest day to chat cap style, beverages, training loops and he tells a true peloton war story from that day of golf ball […]
Greg Griffiths – The Commissaire
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (listen below) Now live on The Cycling Podcast, this week I chat with a different kind of colleague in the peloton. While I was in Australia for the summer, I got a chance to sit down with Aussie UCI Commissaire Greg Griffiths – an umpire of the […]
Talking Luft! with Sam Bewley. Ep 15.
This week on Talking Luft I’ve got Kiwi Mitchelton-Scott rider, Sam Bewley. Sam’s a good mate of mine from our Greenedge days and is great for a laugh. We had fun chatting LUFT, training sessions, favourite races and of course coffee and beer. Plus Sam tells a hilarious Grand tour story for my new question […]
The second batch of LITP Caps are live!
UPDATE: We’re now sold out! Stay tuned early November for the next drop. Our 2nd drop of Life in the Peloton Casquettes is here! See below for restock details Stay tuned to our Etsy Store: – Friday 9th October – Europe 10.30pm CEST UK 9.30pm BST USA 4.30pm CET/1.30pm PST Melbourne 7.30am AEST (Saturday 10th […]
Dr. Kevin Sprouse – Insight from a Pro Cycling Team Doctor
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (listen below) As professional cyclists, our bodies are our job. There are many integral parts of a cycling team that work to help us arrive at races with our bodies in optimal shape. The Team Doctor is the one who oversees our overall wellbeing and performance on […]
Talking Luft! with Juanma Garate. Ep 14.
I had him on the pod last week, my Sports Director on EF Education First and ex-pro, who raced for 15 years in the No Helmet/LUFT era, Juanma Garate. This week we’re Talking Luft. It’s our laid back chat, talking caps, racing no helmets until the sprint and Juanma gives me some tips on cooking […]
Juanma Garate – More than a Directeur Sportif
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (Listen below) Juan Manuel Garate, or Juanma as everyone calls him, is from the Basque Country in Spain and is a Sports’ Directeur of mine on EF Education First. He was also pro back in the day, having won a stage of each of the Grand Tours, […]
Talking Luft! with Allan Davis. Ep 13
Allan Davis, or Alby as he’s known, is an Australian sprinter who raced in the era of LUFT, riding for the most iconic teams of the time such as Mapei, ONCE-Eroski and Quickstep. And I’m officially jealous of his kit collection. I sat down with Alby, and we chat about cap style back in those […]
Tour de France Q&A with Mitch
Photo: Simon Gill The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (listen below) Like everyone, I’ve been enjoying having the Tour de France back on TV every afternoon. There’s nothing like cracking a cold one and watching some epic bike racing for 21 days in a row. I’ve done my fair share of grand tours […]
Talking Luft! with Lachlan Morton. Ep 12.
Lachy Morton, you’re sure to have heard his name. He’s a teammate of mine on EF Education First and is the alternate racing king. I’ve had him on the podcast in the past, and I’ve finally got him back on talking some LUFT. We dive straight into cap style, which, of course, includes some gravel […]
Jonathan Vaughters – A Cycling Team Manager
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (listen below or on The Cycling Podcast channel) It’s been a long time coming and this week on the pod I’ve got the Big Boss, my boss, EF Pro Team Manager Jonathan Vaughters or JV as he’s known. Becoming a World Tour Team Manager was never in […]
Official LITP Caps: They came, they went. They’ll be back.
Restock coming next month! The first batch of Life in the Peloton Casquettes have landed & we’re pretty stoked with how they’ve turned out! Plenty of LUFT. Popping in Life in the Peloton Pink and Blue. Handmade in Italy. The first release was limited & sold out in under 5 mins! The second release is […]
Talking Luft with Alberto Bettiol. Ep 11.
Talking Luft is back after my first week back racing in Italy. It seemed only fitting to have my Italian teammate, and true Tuscan, Alberto Bettiol on the pod. If you haven’t checked out my On-road diary from that week over on The Cycling Podcast, you’ve gotta have a listen! I chat with almost everyone […]
Back on the road: A diary of racing in a pandemic
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (Listen below) We’re back on the road and racing again for 2020. First up is Italy for Strade Bianchi and Milan-San Remo. And I decided to take you guys with me! This is the first episode I’ve done as an on-road audio diary and I really enjoyed […]
Talking Luft! with Mike Woods. Ep 10.
He’s a crowd favourite, and rightfully so. Mike Woods, or Woodsie, is a Canadian team mate of mine. He’s easy to chat to and always has a great story to tell. I’ve had him on the pod a couple of times before; post his epic La Vuelta stage win in 2018 and in the Giro […]
A return to racing + Strade Bianchi Mailbag, with Luke Durbridge
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (scroll down to listen) After months of lockdown and a suspended season of racing it’s finally time to get back out on the road again! 2020 season: Round 2. It’s a mixture of excitement and nervousness amongst the pros as we head into racing with a few […]
Talking Luft! with Paul De Geyter. Ep 9.
I had him on The Cycling Podcast last week, my old rider agent, Paul De Geyter, talking all things contract negotiation and managing some of the rider greats. Be sure to head over and listen to that one! He’s a great personality and this week I’ve got him Talking Luft, in a fun 10 min […]
Paul De Geyter – Behind the scenes with a Rider Agent
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (Scroll to the down to listen) Ever wondered how pro cycling contracts are negotiated and signed? Or why riders of certain nationalities only go to certain teams? This week on The Cycling Podcast I chat with my old Rider Agent, Paul De Geyter, who was the first […]
Talking Luft! with Jens Keukeleire. Ep 8.
It’s another episode of my mini series of laid-back chats, Talking Luft, with Jens Keukeleire. I find out how Jensie wears his casquette, and that he’d go a Pantani Bandana if he could. Plus his Belgian training routes, weird breakfasts and Quarantine revelations. If you haven’t already, head over to The Cycling Podcast to listen […]
Jens Keukeleire – Growing up on the Cobbles
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton (Scroll to the down to listen) Cycling is a national sport in Belgium. It’s part of the culture, it’s in their blood. And as an Aussie I’ve always felt that Belgium is the heart of the cycling world. It’s the place that made me really fall in […]
Talking Luft! with Tom Southam. Ep. 7
Tom Southam. He’s a LUFT man. He has a custom made casquette that has 38% additional LUFT, which, okay, might be verging on too much. Nevertheless, he was the perfect guy to get Talking Luft with. In case you missed it, Tom is my Director Sportif on EF Education First and raced as a pro […]
Tom Southam – All questions answered: Directeur Sportif
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton Ever wondered.. What does a day in the life as a Directeur Sportif (DS) of a cycling team looks like? What is it really like in the team car during a race? And what’s it like transitioning from rider to Directeur? Well, this week on the pod […]
Talking Luft! with Matt (Whitey) White. Ep 6.
It’s episode 6 of my mini series, Talking Luft, where I chat with my guests about cycling style, culture, training and things outside of racing. Today, following on from my special Giro d’Italia episode over on The Cycling Podcast last week, I’m chatting with Matt White or Whitey – ex pro and current Sports Director […]
Orica GreenEDGE – Our Giro d’Italia TTT Win 2014
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton It’s the month of May, and it’s hard not to think about being in Italy at this time of year, and especially at one of the hardest yet one of the best races on the calendar, the Giro d’Italia. Any pro you speak to will tell you […]
Talking Luft! with Cam Meyer. Ep 5.
I had him over on The Cycling Podcast last week, talking his career ups and downs and some epic tales from some epic wins. Be sure not to miss that one! This week I’ve got Cam on for something a bit more laid back, Talking Luft. We talk style, his favourite training routes and sessions, […]
Cameron Meyer – The Master Tactician
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton He’s multiple time World Champion on the Track and has made his mark on the pro racing scene in his 12 years of also racing on the road. Cameron Meyer is a silent assassin in the Velodrome, a master tactician and someone I’ve always looked up to […]
Talking Luft! with Adam Hansen. Ep 4.
I’ve delved into the depths of some pretty interesting topics like nutrition and motion analysis with Adam, and it’s certain he sure knows his stuff, so it was great to have more of a casual chat and hear about Adam himself both off and on the bike. How does he wear his cycling cap? What’s […]
Adam Hansen – Composites, Nutrition and Genius Hacks
He’s one of the most interesting guys in the peloton and it’s become something of a tradition to have him on the pod every year. It’s our 3rd episode together so this time I decided to ask Adam 3 simple questions: What’s something he’s currently excited about? What’s something he’s no longer doing? What’s a […]
Talking Luft! with Ella Harris. Ep. 3
It’s episode 3 of Talking Luft, my series of mini episodes where I find out more about my guests on my regular show, The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton. This was a fun chat with New Zealander Ella Harris, who I had on the pod last week talking Zwift academy and going pro. […]
Ella Harris – From Virtual World to World Tour
While Zwift and indoor training are the buzzwords at the moment, I thought it was fitting to talk to a rider who knows Zwift a whole lot better than I do and had a really interesting way of becoming Pro. Ella Harris is a pro rider from New Zealand that came through the Zwift academy […]
Talking Luft! Ep. 2 with Kevin Poulton
It’s episode 2 of Talking Luft, my new series of short eps where I get to know a little more about my guests on the pod, talking cycling culture, style and the individual. This week I chat with my coach Kev Poulton and have a bit of fun hearing a coach’s perspective on motor pacing out […]
Kevin Poulton – Training in the Modern Day
Kevin Poulton is a coach who’s trained many in the professional peloton, including the likes of Caleb Ewan, Marcel Kittel and who also coached Mathew Hayman to his famous win at Roubaix in 2016. If you aren’t familiar with the story, Mat spent 6 weeks solely on the home trainer with a broken bone in […]
Talking Luft! with Luke Durbridge. Ep 1
Welcome to a cheeky new series of Life in the Peloton, called Talking Luft. A bit of fun and a bit laidback, we’re talking style, we’re talking cycling culture, we’re talking the individual, and a bit of Life outside the Peloton, if you will. He was my first ever guest on the podcast and he’s […]
Luke Durbridge – Talking Classics 2020
Photo credit: Kramon. The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton. Luke Durbridge is back on the pod for our yearly chat about our favourite time of the year, the brutally beautiful cobbled classics. You don’t have to ask either of us twice to sit down and chat about this period, but seeing as I’m […]
Matt Keenan – A different path to the Tour de France
While I was back in Aus over the summer, I got to sit down with many familiar faces of the peloton, including those who spend more time behind the scenes of the bike race. This week you’ll hear my chat with a man whose voice will be familiar to many cycling fans throughout the world, […]
Mini Episode – February
New do, who this? While my latest episode with Andre Greipel is now live on The Cycling Podcast, here’s a mini episode to keep you up to date on everything Life in the Peloton. A quick recap of the Aussie summer, including the BIG SHAVE, and a chat with Lionel Birnie about my race year […]
André Greipel – The Flag Bearer
With the cycling world coming to Australia in January it meant I was able to catch up with a few mates in the peloton who were escaping European winter. One of those was the legend and all round great guy, Andre Greipel. He had mentioned to me a while ago that he was a listener […]
Jimmy Whelan – Learning the ropes
Welcome to the first episode of the 2020 season and our first episode in collaboration with The Cycling Podcast family. We’re happy to be on board with The Cycling Podcast to bring you the same great poddie, with a few tweaks to make it truly music to your ears. In this episode, I catch up […]
The Announcement
The new season is here, and that not only means some big races ahead, but also a whole new calendar of podcasts! We have had a big off season here at Life in the Peloton in the podcast world, and we are excited to be announcing for the 2020 season we will be collaborating with […]
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Nathan Haas – Closing out the Season
It´s our last episode of the season and I jump behind the mic with Nathan Haas, a fellow Aussie in the peloton who was there with me representing Aus at the Yorkshire worlds. I thought as we’re coming to the end of the racing season it would be great to look back at the epic […]
Christian Meier – More than Racing Bikes
If you’ve travelled to Girona, and you’re into coffee, you’re sure to have visited La Fabrica or Espresso Mafia – two of the few places you can get a decent brew in town. And if you’ve visited either of those, and you’re into cycling, you’re bound to have checked out The Service Course – ‘The […]
La Vuelta Part 3 – Logan Owen – Freshman on Tour
Episode numero tres and the final instalment of my La Vuelta mini series with our grand tour freshman Logan Owen. It´s a nice feeling to be here at the 2nd rest day, I can tell you. Logan has had an especially tough week this week, with crashes and illness, but has pushed through and is […]
La Vuelta Part 2 – Logan Owen – Freshman on Tour
So we have arrived at the 1st rest day, and it was very much needed for all. Our freshman was ready for a day off too. The 9 stages of racing for Logan proved to be a real grand tour beginning. Very fast, tough racing but also some major up and down moments within our […]
Logan Owen – Freshman on Tour – La Vuelta Part 1
Episode numero uno of my 3 part Vuelta mini series with Logan Owen. Logan is an American in his 2nd year of racing professionally with my team, EF Education First, having made the jump across from cyclocross. As we discuss in this first of three episodes, his first year on the road was a lot […]
Michael Freiberg – The Performance Mythbuster
He’s a track World Champ, Comm Games Champ, Aus Road Champ, and an inventor in between that all – Michael Freiberg has sure had a diverse career. What I’ve come to find getting to know Michael is that his way of thinking is not like most. He’s inquisitive and curious and not afraid of testing […]
Svein Tuft – Sveino´s Journey
Hiking up and talking in the high country in Andorra with the legend himself, Svein Tuft. I am always walking around and riding with Svein and listening to his stories of his journey so far, which you can call his life. He’s a Canadian that has had an extraordinary life, lots of adventuring, travelling and […]
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Tour de France Preview with Luke Durbridge
Photo: Kramon He’s given the roads of France a good workout over the years and is off to line up for his 6th Tour de France. I sat down with Luke to chat about the lead up and what it’s like out there in the month of July. We cover who the favourites are, the […]
JJ – Life as a Pro Mechanic
Life on the road with a pro team sounds like all fun and games to the untrained ear. But in all reality it is gritty hard work, especially dealing with prima-donna cyclists as well. But Jac Johann, aka JJ, doesn’t see it like that. He really does see it as the dream job, something he […]
ALL FOR LOVE with ELLY WOODS
It was great to sit down with Elly Woods, Mike Woods’s wife last week and discuss what life is like after packing up and shifting over to live and support Mike with his dream job, pro cycling in Europe. Personally, the support from my wife, Lydia, has been something that has allowed me to pursue […]
Robert Gesink – The Comeback King + A mid Giro review
I was planning to sit down with Robert Gesink on the eve of the Giro to discuss his role going there to support his team mate, the big favourite, Primož Roglič . But unfortunately for Robert he had a nasty fall in Liege Bastogne Liege, where he suffered a broken collarbone and pelvis. This again has […]
Tao Geoghegan Hart – On the eve of the Giro
With the Giro d’Italia upon us, I thought who better to talk to than the in-form Londoner, Tao Geoghegan Hart. Fresh from 2 stage wins last week at Tour of the Alps in Italy, he is arriving at the Giro for the second Grand Tour of his young career. It was fun discussing and dissecting […]
Coaching 101 with Ben Day and Luke Durbridge
This time I chat with Ben Day. Ben who was a professional cyclist himself, in the final years of his racing career he began to touch on the coaching side of things. Once he hung the bike up he went full time into training cyclists in a private capacity. And now in the last few […]
Taylor Phinney
Taylor has a very colourful career up until now. Born from sporting genes, both his parents being Olympic medalists, he was destined to be a sporting star. But sometimes we need a pause in life, time to reflect on where we are going, who we are, and then who we want to become. Most often […]
Uncle Rory’s Story
Rory has had a long career. And as I found out when talking to Daryl Impey, a long career is not without it’s hiccups. “Hiccups” is putting it lightly, because before Rory could really sink his teeth into his profession career with Rabobank back in 2005, he received the piece of mail anyone would fear. […]
Talking Cobbled Classics with Luke Durbridge
I sat down with Luke Durbridge to review the opening weekend of racing up in Belgium; talking who was flying and who wasn’t. We chat about this next phase leading into the spring cobbled classics and then answer some listener questions about racing and all things behind the scenes of our time up in Belgium. […]
Daryl Impey – The Show Must Go On
It has been a cliche career of ups and downs for Daryl. From major crashes, to yellow jerseys, to false allegations, to stepping up from Domestique to leader. What we realised is that to be a professional of more than 10 years the journey is never going to be smooth sailing. That’s what makes a successful pro, someone who can fight back and become stronger. And this is the case with Daryl, where the lows are very low, he has been able to reach some amazing highs on the other side. Have a listen to his story.
Talking Nutrition with Adam Hansen
He’s back on the Podcast. We had fun chatting last time, and after rolling along in the bunch together all these years discussing nutrition among many other things, I thought it was time to record and share his ideas. Not only do we discuss the diets around racing and training but we get into nutrition for performance vs nutrition for life.
Lachlan Morton – A Refreshed view of life on two wheels
Lachlan Morton started out like every prodigy sporting star. Young, was a gun and never lacked motivation to say the least. He was following in his older also talented brother, Angus’s footsteps. But once Gus decided to call it quits with cycling Lachy was left to his own device. Make his own mistakes and ultimately finding out if he really did love the world of cycling. He stepped away from the top end to find his literal own road, which now has enabled him to return to the WorldTour racing, riding and living the life in the peloton his way.
Mike Woods – Into the Woods
Mike Woods and I are on the train home from 4 weeks on the road at the Vuelta España. We run through some questions that you sent in, and we hear about Mike’s epic first Grand Tour stage win.
Lawson Craddock – My Tour De France
Lawson Craddock was preparing and hoping that first of all he would get selected for this years Tour De France, and then secondly if he did get selected that he would be fit enough to do his job in the team and then ultimately arrive to Paris. But that all changed after the stage 1 when he crashed and fractured the spine of his scapula. From then on the Tour was turned on it’s head for him as he literally battled through every kilometre of each stage right to the finish in Paris. I watched him battle through on TV and now it was great to hear from him about his 2018 Tour De France.
The Ever Important Soigneur – With John Murray
Moving away from the riders in the peloton for a minute and looking at some of the staff we work with as professional cyclist. One of the pinnacle members to any cycling team is the Soigneur. Who can also be described as the helper, or masseur, or driver, or physio, or just what ever gets thrown at them and needs to get done. They are the often the glue that fixes any problem that may arise, or the ear to listen to any problem. I thought it would be interesting to listen to team swanny Englishman John Murray, who is a 25 year veteran at the job, about his take on being a soigneur and to hear about the ins and outs that goes into babying a pro cyclist.
100% Clarkey
We have known each other for our entire cycling careers. And in many ways have grown up together in the cycling world. Something I have always noticed and admired about Simon Clarke is that he is the ultimate professional. In everything Simon does, he does it at 100%, leaving no stone unturned. There is a […]
MY GIRO MY TEAM – EP#6 – SACHA MODOLO
Our sprinter and our local guide . The Italian Stallion, Sacha Modolo. And my last recording on the race. He was ever so close this Giro to taking a stage win, being a 2 times Giro stage winner he knows how to be first across the line in his home race. It’s interesting to hear a Italian’s take on this years race.
MY GIRO MY TEAM – EP#5 – TVA
My room mate, my team mate, my group etto companion. The Belgian Tom Van Asbroeck. Things are getting tired here as we get ready for the final day in Rome today. Tom is a great rider, very handy sprinter himself, but has shown here how versatile he can be as a lead out man as well. It’s great to hear his battle stories of this final week of this years Giro and to learn a little bit about his past.
MY GIRO MY TEAM – EP#4 NATE BROWN
As the tour drags on, we are on to our next teammate. Introducing DownTown Nate Brown. The kind assassin. A power house teammate, and a brilliant guy to boot. Nate give us a inside to where we are at in the Giro at the final rest day as well as his story to where he is today as a cyclist.
MY GIRO MY TEAM – Episode#3 – Joe Dombrowski
Next up is Joe Dombrowski. A big character on our squad. A Baby Giro winner and now on his third Giro, so he know’s his way around the Italian roads. Joe quickly made his mark on the road cycling scene after switching form mountain biking and never looked back. He had a rough start to his professional career, but now tells us how he has clawed his way back on track.
MY GIRO, MY TEAM – Ep #2 – HUGH CARTHY
We found a moment on the second rest day here at the Giro d’Italia to sit down and have a yarn with English climber and breakaway specialist Hugh Carthy. Hugh in his 4th year as a pro and is starting to find his feet at riding Grand Tours, especially here in his 2nd Giro. We chat about his day up front in a long breakaway and about is less traveled road across to the European professional cycling circuit.
My Giro, My Team – Ep#1 – Woodsy
I am on the road for the 1st Grand Tour of the year the Giro d’Italia, and in our team, EF Education First – Drapac Powered By Cannondale, we have a lot of different dynamics of charters. We will be spending a lot of time together out on the road as well as back in the hotels. Apart from talking about what is going on in the race I thought it would be a great chance to find out about everyone on my team in this Giro.
First up is Mike Woods. A Canadian who came late into the cycling game after being forced via injury to hang the running shoes up as a worlds class middle distance runner. He has a fresh view on life in the peloton both in the way that he races and in his over mind set. There is a lot to talk to Woodsy about, and today we only just scratch the surface. We talk a little bit about his story and a little bit about the Giro. Enjoy.
Kiel Reijnen – Fathers of the Peloton
12 months ago I became a Father. As did Kiel Reijnen 6 months earlier. And little did we know about being a father in general, let alone being a father while trying to race our bikes. After chatting to Kiel in the peloton I found out that I wasn’t alone with these feelings, and that we were among many others who were all in the same boat. It’s a juggle, but one that we enjoy immensely. It has brought fantastic prospective to the sport but also to our lives. This is something that Kiel and I chat about and relate to each others new challenges of being a Father of the Peloton.
Adam (MacGyver) Hansen
Can you fathom racing 21 days in a row? It would get pretty tough, physically and of course mentally. Well in the bike racing world, that is called a Grand Tour. And there are 3 that run through the cycling calendar year. The first being the Giro d’Italia, followed by the Tour de France and […]
Phil Liggett – The Voice Of Cycling
He almost doesn’t need a intro, Phil Liggett is the voice of cycling. When I hear his voice it just takes me back to when I first fell in love with the sport watching the 6.30pm SBS highlights of the Tour De France, the Jan Ullrich Lance Armstrong battles. It was a real pleasure to be able to sit down with Phil and talk to him about his time behind the mic commentating over 44 Tour De Frances.
‘You Can Ask That’ with Kirk Docker, Featuring Michael Hepburn
Long time coming but the pod is back. And back to cycling basics it is. Why live in Europe? How does the team structure work? Can you eat whatever you want because you ride everyday? Plus coffee rides, style checks, luft, nature stops and doping. Just some of the topics we cover as my brother, Kirk, gets behind the mic, asking Michael Hepburn and myself all those simple but niggling questions any non-cyclist might wonder about life as a professional cyclist.
Kirk is a TV producer in Australia, who has produced shows like You Can’t Ask That and Demolition Man, and was previously also on screen on the show The Hungry Beast.
Michael Hepburn has been my team mate on Orica-Scott for the last 6 years, where it has been a pleasure to grow with him in the early part of his potentially long career. Both Heppy and I spend a lot of time together in both Girona, Andorra and racing on the road, so it was interesting to be able to answer a few questions from someone who is outside the cycling bubble.