Episode 104: March 15, 2023: Life Time Grand Prix Docu-Series Review

Let's apply what we've learned about media from our last episode and do so by taking a deep dive look into the docu-series recently released by Cold Collaborative about the 2022 Life Time Grand Prix. Sure this has nothing to do with criterium racing; but it has everything to do with how we can gain and grow an audience through sharply produced post-event content. So join us as we go off road and a little bit outside our comfort zones. 

Episode 102: December 14, 2022: Panache, Moxie, et al.

Chris Tolley is here and we are so excited that it caused us to get introspective. Come with us on a thought experiment as we explore the inner workings of the mind of a man who has become an institution in Central Texas. He has become an advocate, a leader, a guide, but most importantly he has become himself.

Episode 101: November 30, 2022: The Rules Committee featuring Adam Mills of Source Endurance

Dr. Andrea Cyr of ButcherBox from Snake Alley. Photo by SnowyMountain Photography.

Our friend, Prof. & Coach Adam Mills of Cycling University, is back in the studio and delivering a level 205 college course on how we need to learn the rules of criterium racing and then rethink them. Rules define a sport and help make it safe and stable. They can also alter the trajectory of a sport and can even turn the fortunes of failing sports around. It is high time we talk about them.

Episode 100: November 9, 2022: The Storytellers

We've done it, we've made it to Episode 100. We've got so much more work to do in this sport, but for the moment we will celebrate getting to this benchmark. This one goes out to all of you, the loyal fans and listeners; and that's why we turned to you to write and produce this episode. We pulled together comments and responses that you provided via Instagram about what road racing needs to do in America to improve. We organized, categorized, and made a plan, and now we present them to you with our thoughts. 

Episode 99: October 25, 2022: The Project Echelon Files: Crit Ricky Rides Again

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Ricky Arnopol joins us for the hour to talk about how coffee is so much more than just an addiction, racing in Europe and tattoos. But more importantly, we talk about salaries in bike racing and have a frank conversation about where we are now as compared to where other sports currently exist.

Episode 98: October 11, 2022: The Clever Martinez Effect

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Positivity, optimism and having fun. Use the opportunity to train, race, and be alive for good. We learn this and a ton more in this week's episode featuring Clever Martinez of Miami Blazers.

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Episode 97: August 17, 2022: The Project Echelon Files Chapter 4: The Epic of Monk

He's the hero we need and this is his story. His name is Brandon Feehery but we call him Monk. In chapter 4 we bring you the Epic of Monk.

Episode 96: August 10, 2022: The Project Echelon Files Chapter 3

We catch up with "Crit" Ricky and Wünderkid Ethan Crane this week. Don't worry, there is a special Monkisode coming; but we've gone far too long between shows so we need to split things up.

Episode 95: July 19, 2022: Mentorship

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We learn from the best. We learn from those who come before us. We learn from each other. The key is that we learn and become better. We are joined by Peter Olejniczak and Adam Myerson to talking about their mentor-mentee relationship and how to do it yourself.

Episode 94: June 22, 2022: The Tulsa Tough Supersode

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Tulsa Tough, we recap it. We are joined by Prof. Adam Mills from the criterium school of hard knocks who gives Allan, Céline, and I a graduate level course in how the races were won and what it means moving forward.

Episode 93: June 6, 2022: Armed Forces Cycling Classic Recap

A quick recap and a solo show. We know that there's a lot of bike racing coming up and want to keep on top of things for you, so this is a full show just about the Armed Forces Cycling Classic this weekend.

Episode 92: June 2, 2022: International Man of Mystery featuring Liam White of ButcherBox Cycling

Who is Liam White? No really, I need to know. This week's episode we discover together just who is the man from Victoria, Austrialia, the guy who ended up on the podium at Athens Twilight. Plus we hit Rochester Twilight, the Joe Martin Crit, Plainfield, and Somerville in the fastest 2...er...5 minutes in crit racing.

Episode 91: May 25, 2022: Smiles for Miles with Dani Morshead of LA Sweat

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We are going on a West Coast swing for this week's episode with the Bay area's very own Dani Morshead of LA Sweat. Non-spoiler alert...she loves In-N-Out Burger's fries.

She also loves bikes and especially crits. We talk about her fixie-crit background and then go in deep on her recent success at the Wilmington Grand Prix.

Episode 90: May 18, 2022: The Project Echelon Files: Chapter 2

Photo of Ricky Arnopol from Redlands by SnowyMountain PhotographyThe story gets deeper and the questions get harder. Your protagnists confront new challenges from coast-to-coast and then across the ocean as well. Join us in chapter 2 as we get back in the saddle with Project Echelon's Ricky, Monk and Ethan as bones break, teeth are extracted, and jerseys are won.

Episode 89: May 12, 2022: Sunnyland of Gilaburg

A lot of bike racing just happened- Sunny King, Redlands, Gila, Spartanburg, Athens, all of Speed Week. It's a lot. We unpack a the themes and storylines from this huge block of racing.

Episode 88: April 21, 2022: The Class of 2019 Featuring Michael Hernandez of Best Buddies Racing

The U23 Class of 2019 was insanely talented, and it included our guest this week Michael Hernandez of Best Buddies Racing. This week we talk inclusivity, we talk elite bike racing, and we talk about a love story. 

Episode 87: April 14, 2022: The Project Echelon Files Chapter 1

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The most ambitious effort we have yet undertaken, a show literally 30 hours and 500 miles of bike riding in the making. We proudly present the first chapter of our ongoing series following the men of Project Echelon through the 2022 season. 

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Episode 86: April 7, 2022: 2022 Season Preview Show

Inspired equally by The Slow Ride Podcast and the epic movie 1917, here is a one take episode of our show. It's a bit more raw than normal, filled with all our hot takes, a game with ill-defined rules, and a few inside jokes that long-term fans of the show will surely enjoy. 

Episode 85: March 23, 2022: I Am Shark Brained featuring Paige Kostanecki of ButcherBox Cycling

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What is your mantra? What are your centering words? Paige Kostanecki of ButcherBox Cycling joins us to talk about how she has battled negative self talk and invasive thoughts to turn defeat into victory.

Episode 84: March 16, 2022: Collegiate Cycling featuring Lees-McRae College

Collegiate cycling has expanded greatly in the United States in the last 30 years. It has slowly become a pipeline for riders from high school to college and then on to greater successes. What has helped spur that growth, along with the successes of these athletes, is the hard work and inspiration of coaches like our guest this week-- Tim Hall of Lees-McRae College. Coach Hall joins us to help explain the structure of collegiate cycling and how he helps the next generation advance and harness the power of motivation.