The Rouleur Podcast

The Rouleur team are joined by Phil White, co-founder of Cervélo, and his wife Anna Dopico - who's written a book about the company's remarkable story. Phil and fellow engineering student Gerard Vroomen started Cervélo in a basement and it grew into one of the most respected brands in cycling. But the pressures of running a rapidly expanding business, financial crises and the - possibly unwise - decision to run their own pro team, led the founders to sell the company. Phil and Anna remember the highs and lows. Plus: which company is making its tyres out of dandelions - and why? And what happened when Stuart Clapp tried to put a cyclist on a thoroughbred racehorse. Spoiler - it didn't end well. WARNING: There's some strong language in this edition, mostly from the presenter, Ian Parkinson. But Stuart joins in as well. You can take the boy out of Essex.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Giro finally enters the mountains, we catch up with Larry Warbasse and Conor Dunne. At the end of last season they were jobless after the collapse of Aqua Blue Sport and set off on a bike-packing adventure they called the NoGo Tour. Now they're back racing the roads of Italy - Larry with AG2R, Conor with Israel Cycling Academy. We also meet the legendary Lee Turner, Melbourne's multi-hued pro-kit enthusiast, who's on a one-man mission to put a bit of fun and colour back into cycling. Stuart Clapp is planning a photo-shoot with cyclists on horseback, but he still finds time to have a pop at Adam Blythe's dress sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special edition of the podcast to tie in with the magazine's Desire issue, presenter Ian Parkinson is joined by Managing Editor Ian Cleverly, Desire Editor Stuart Clapp, Marketing Exec Miles Baker Clarke and top bike photographer Benedict Campbell. What are the latest trends in bikes and kits? How do you take pictures of your pride and joy? Are 650B wheels really the future? What's wrong with wearing pro kit if you're not a pro rider? And crucially, why are gravel bars that funny shape? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's 25 years since the giant figure of Eros Poli pulled off one of the most surprising Tour De France victories ever with a solo breakaway over Mont Ventoux. Eros recalls that memorable mountain stage and reflects on his time as the Lion King's lead-out man. David Millar faced many challenges in the saddle during his career but nothing could have prepared him for his upcoming ride - Leicester to Blackburn in the company of Rouleur's Stuart Clapp. He explains why he's doing it, and looks forward to the Giro and Tour. Meanwhile, Stuart is getting excited about Rouleur's special Desire edition and a top secret product launch in Tuscany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Flanders themed edition to mark the climax of the Spring classics season. Ian Parkinson talks with legendary hard-man Roger “Mr Paris Roubaix” De Vlaeminck – always good value for an inflammatory soundbite, as seen in the latest edition of Rouleur. Freddy Maertens recalls the triumphs and disasters from a career which saw him win World Championships, Grand Tours and Classics – and reflects on his sometimes stormy relationship with Eddy Merckx. Harry Pearson – author of The Emperor, The Beast and The Milkman, analyses cycling fans love of all things Flemish – chips, beer, cobbles and the sheer grittiness of the riders. Our Desire Editor Stuart Clapp would never make it as a Flanders hardman – he remembers the time he burst into tears at the top of the Muur. It’s a long story… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Woods led the EF Education First team at Tour Down Under, finishing seventh on GC. Ian Parkinson talks to the Canadian who had a fine 2018 season and started this year in decent shape. He’s been practising his descending using visualisation techniques, adapting to the intense heat in Australia, and building towards the Ardennes Classics. Will he have time for some gravel racing in the summer? Nick Craig is a legend of the UK off-road scene, a ten-time British cyclo-cross champion, holding numerous MTB titles and a three-time winner of the Three Peaks in Yorkshire. Now, at the age of 49, he has landed a rainbow jersey too. Ian Cleverly catches up with Nick on his fine career and finds out about the Ride For Charlie Fund, created in loving memory of Nick's son, Charlie.And talking of legends, Desire editor Stuart Clapp waxes lyrical about the Colnago Concept with (shock, horror) rim brakes. Don’t @ him.He also goes off on a flight of fantasy about Rouleur’s new columnist Romain Bardet – man crush and then some. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur editor Andy McGrath and Ian Parkinson pore over the three Grand Tours of 2019 and consider the possibilities. Can Simon Yates return to the Giro d’Italia to correct unfinished business and take the maglia rosa all the way to the finish this time out? Will Team Sky go out with a bang at their final Tour de France before the sponsor leaves and its star riders are (potentially) scattered to the winds for 2020? And will the Vuelta prove, as so often, to be the least predictable and mountainous of the three-week races? Shorter stages and brutal climbs abound in September. No surprises there… Seb Piquet is the voice of Radio Tour – keeping teams, journalists and officials abreast of developments on the road during the Tour de France and other ASO races. It’s a gripping job and he’s a fascinating chap. Plus Rouleur’s Desire editor Stuart Clapp, another fascinating chap (well, he has his moments), visits the British national cyclo-cross championships and thoroughly enjoys the racing – and warm cider. And is the bucket hat, de rigueur for ‘90s ravers and Gallagher brothers alike, coming back courtesy of EF Education First and Rapha? Get one on, matey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition, Lizzie Deignan tells Rouleur's Hannah Troop about her new team, training, ambitions for next year - and motherhood. It won't surprise you that this Yorkshirewoman has the 2019 World Championships firmly in her sights. Ian Parkinson talks 'cross with Mike Kluge, founder of Focus Bikes, and Roger Hammond, who won his junior world 'cross title the same day Mike won the senior. Meanwhile, Stuart Clapp is in Mallorca with Team Sky, at a tricky time for the all-conquering British squad. He brings along his new friend - Sky DS Gabriel Rasch, the inspiration behind Castelli's game-changing Gabba rain jersey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Parkinson has some gift ideas for the cyclist in your life in this edition, ably assisted by our Desire editor Stuart Clapp and a host of special guests. Sir Bradley Wiggins tells us about his new book Icons and why, somewhat controversially, Lance Armstrong is included among his 21 cycling heroes in this handsome tome. Cillian Kelly, statistician extraordinaire, is the man behind The Road Book, a mighty 900-page record of the 2018 road season edited by Ned Boulting and including essays from Rouleur contributors Morten Okbo, Matt Rendell, Philippa York and many more. Ian spoke to Cillian at the Rouleur Classic to get the story behind “the Wisden of cycling”. The guys at Prendas Ciclismo have a fine range of jerseys titled Forgotten Races, made in conjunction with Santini. Andy Storey and designer Fergus Niland take us through the tales behind the collection. Plus photographer Laura Fletcher has an exhibition at Look Mum No Hands on the wonderful world of Japanese keirin racing, shot in Kyoto. And Stu gets misty eyed and a bit tearful recalling the bike his parents sold from beneath him when he was just a boy. Kleenex at the ready… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A slightly different Rouleur Podcast, an audio version of Rouleur's new video series Chat Stephens. Hosted by Matt Stephens and featuring David Millar, Pippa York and Stuart Clapp. For the full video, search for Rouleur's YouTube or Facebook page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quick Step Floors tally of 73 wins for the 2018 season was a remarkable total and testament to the work of Patrick Lefevere and the entire team. Rouleur podcast regular Brian Holm tells us what makes the team tick from top to bottom, while photographer Sigfrid Eggers spent the whole year embedded with the Quick Step squad to produce his new book, The Wolfpack: 365 days on the Road. Plus Olympic and double world champion Paolo Bettini, Denise Burton-Cole on her mother – inaugural Rouleur Classic Hall of Fame inductee Beryl Burton – and our own Stuart Clapp gets up close and personal with the stars at our three-day show in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Whittingham from Sigma Sport joins Ian Parkinson to discuss the latest trends in bikes and kit that you can expect to see at the upcoming Rouleur Classic.As the backer of a former British pro road team, Whittingham also explains the difficulties facing the domestic racing scene currently as teams fold during what seems a boom time for British cycling. Architect and designer Max Broby teamed up with collector and occasional Rouleur contributor Kadir Guirey to produce their Explorateur bikes - beautiful machines that will pack into a suitcase for those who travel the world and want to ride the world too. Plus Desire editor Stuart Clapp looks forward to the Rouleur Classic, and Top Bonk boss Kenny van Vlaminck has a solution to his team's long-running bicycle problems: folding is the way forward... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Planning to watch the World Championships in Innsbruck? Of course you are, they're shaping up to be some of the most hard fought and unpredictable races in years. But don't watch until you've heard this special preview podcast from Rouleur's team on the spot - Executive Editor Ian Cleverly and Desire Editor Stuart Clapp are joined by Matt Stephens, fresh back from riding the challenging course. Where will the crucial moves be made, what are the winning tactics and who are the men and women who'll be standing on the Innsbruck podium? And there's a surprise visitor at the end, Belgian legend Kenny VanVlaminck puts us right on the proper nutritionals. Could marrowfat peas be the key to an Alaphilippe victory? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eddy Merckx and Beryl Burton will be the first inductees to the Rouleur Hall of Fame at the Rouleur Classic in November. Authors William Fotheringham and Isabel Best join Ian Parkinson to discuss why these two greats are worthy recipients for the new award. Fotheringham, author of Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, tells us about the Cannibal and how he amassed hundreds of victories during an unparalleled career on the road. But would Coppi or Hinault be worthy of consideration? Isabel Best’s soon to be released book Queens of Pain, published by Rapha Editions, celebrates a century of women’s great achievements on bikes – none more so than Beryl Burton, possibly the greatest cyclist Britain has ever produced. She regales us with tales of Beryl’s remarkable achievements. Also, our Desire editor Stuart Clapp runs his discerning eye over the greatest jersey designs in history, and some modern instant classics. Hot or not? Stu knows… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Larry Warbasse and Conor Dunne were all set to ride the 2018 Ovo Tour of Britain until their team, Aqua Blue Sport, folded around them. Undeterred, the pair have set off on their own NoGo Tour, a freewheeling bikepacking trip around the cols and climbs of France and Italy. Larry talks through the trip with presenter Ian Parkinson, and sheds light on the precarious career prospects of a pro cyclist. Mark McNally of Wanty- Groupe Gobert reflects on his ten Tours of Britain and Pippa York looks back nearly 30 years to her victory in the Kellogg's Tour. Flemish legend Kenny Van Vlaminck is back with new sponsors, new nutrition suggestions and a new line in poetry. If you're looking for more sensible thoughts on cycling diets, Brian Holm has them, and Stu Clapp talks cyclo-cross and the shortness of Assos shorts. If you're a fan of Kenny, and someone must be, make sure you stay listening right until the end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ITV's "Voice of the Tour" Ned Boulting joins Ian Parkinson to reflect on events in July, and look forward to his one-man cycling stand-up show this Autumn. From Arbroath to Cleckheaton - although not, perhaps shortsightedly, anywhere in Wales - the "Tour De Ned" will include behind the scenes stories, stage insights and a musical finale. Also on this edition, Stuart Clapp tries to argue the benefits of wearing camouflage on the bike and Brian Holm looks back to the days when tattoos and coloured socks would have you thrown off a race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last time Welsh rock guitarist and cycling commentator Peredur Ap Gwynedd was on the Rouleur Podcast, he was enthusing about fellow countryman Geraint Thomas wearing yellow in the 2017 TdF. How excited is he now that Thomas has actually taken the Maillot Jaune all the way to Paris? Very, and he's got some thoughts on the race itself, the development of Welsh cycling and the Sky rider's future career. Rouleur's Ian Cleverly reports back from the Col De Portet stage and Stuart Clapp explains why he was wearing cycling kit in a bath in Norfolk. And Brian Holm's views on developing young riders are, as always, worth listening to. Presented by Ian Parkinson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Parkinson talks to the British author tasked with the challenge of being the voice of Peter Sagan, Hannah Troop reports from an overexcited Dutch Corner and they both quiz Molly Weaver on The Tour, La Course and why she's taking a break from pro cycling. Plus, Stuart Clapp is chasing Brilliant Unicorns in Vienna and Brian Holm tells us why he hates the heat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lotto Soudal's Adam Hansen will have a very different view of this year's Tour de France. After a record 20 consecutive Grand Tours, Adam has swapped his saddle for a commentator's chair and will be bringing his experience and expertise to the Eurosport coverage. He talks about the swap, and his tips for what to watch out for on this year's route. Connor Swift of Madison Genesis won the British road race title at the end of June, 28 years after his team manager Colin Sturgess took the national jersey on a windy, twisty course near Hull. Colin remembers that day and the state of UK racing, then and now. Rouleur Desire editor Stuart Clapp explains the thinking behind the magazine's daily Top Banana award, and welcomes our newest Rouleur Podcast contributor - Danish legend Brian Holm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Fournel is one of the most distinctive voices in cycling journalism, with an impressive palmares of unusual and thoughtful books, essays and articles. In his native France, Paul is well known as a poet, publisher and cultural icon, a member of the eccentrically avant-garde Oulipo group of writers. His books "Need for the Bike" and "Anquetil Alone" have been published in English and many of his essays have appeared in Rouleur magazine. On the latest Rouleur podcast, Paul shares his lifelong love of cycling and his passion for Jacques Anquetil. We also hear from Finlay Pretsell, whose film Time Trial finally makes it to UK cinemas this week. The film centres on David Millar's last season as a pro and his sometimes conflicted feelings about the end of his career.Rouleur's Desire Editor Stuart Clapp, repeats his view that he'd struggle to be friends with anyone who didn't like the ending of Time Trial, and remembers a drunken evening at the top of Alpe D'Huez with one of Lance Armstrong's domestiques. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Business as usual" is Alex Dowsett's verdict on this year's remarkable Giro D'Italia "People were like 'this is an epic Giro' and we're like is it? It's just hard". The Katusha Alpecin rider attracted an appreciative audience for his social media updates throughout the Italian race, and says he's going to carry on tweeting from inside the peloton. He also gives us his view on the controversial Stage 19. And staying with controversy, Rouleur's Stuart Clapp tries on Oakley's "upside-down" Flightjackets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil Burt spent twelve years as head physio at British Cycling, and five with Team Sky. He tells presenter Ian Parkinson how he's now planning to use that knowledge to help the rest of us. We look at the state of steel framebuilding with Saffron Frameworks' Matthew Sowter, Caren Hartley of Hartley Cycles and Andrew Denham of the Bicycle Academy. And Rouleur's Stuart Clapp has an unfortunate story involving a sex toy and a saddle sore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three pro riders with very different experiences of head injury discuss the tricky subject of concussion in the peloton. Sports like NFL and Rugby have clear procedures for dealing with athlete head injuries, but Brent Bookwalter, Matt Brammeier and Tom Skujins think cycling could do better, and their colleagues in the peloton need to be more aware. Rouleur's Desire Editor Stuart Clapp talks up Gore's new Shakedry jacket, and David Millar's long awaited film. Presenter: Ian Parkinson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Sagan's brilliant victory in Paris Roubaix was overshadowed by the tragic death of Belgium's Michael Goolaerts. Ned Boulting joins presenter Ian Parkinson to discuss the race, the dangers of pro-cycling, the season so far and some of the challenges hanging over the Grand Tours: will the Giro really start in Israel, and if it does, will Chris Froome be riding? Three times Paris Roubaix winner Fabian Cancellara joins us from Utah with his thoughts on Sagan and Dillier's race to the velodrome and we grab a podium interview with Britain's junior Paris Roubaix star Lewis Askey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cobbles, dust, mud, history and blood. For many fans, Paris-Roubaix is the greatest of all the Classics - and for the latest Rouleur Podcast, we're all about the Hell of the North. Fabian Cancellara and Hennie Kuiper relive their victories while Magnus Backstedt and Roger Hammond relive their famous duel in the Roubaix Velodrome. Will Fotheringham discusses his new book, about one of the greatest cycling films ever - Jorgen Leth's celebration of the 1976 Roubaix, A Sunday in Hell. And Stuart Clapp remembers the time he saw Tom Boonen fit a whole energy bar into his mouth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to Jacob Tipper and Ellie Green of Derby-based Team KGF, who've been taking on - and beating - some of the best track riders in the world. Presenters Ian Parkinson and Hannah Troop visit Derby velodrome to meet Cervelo-Bigla's Lotta Lepisto and Claire Rose, and hear why time-trial legend Matt Bottrill is making a racing comeback. Plus, Ian gets to try Endura's ultra-slippy new skinsuit on the boards, and Stuart Clapp is in Milton Keynes sniffing out gravel bikes and shiny shoes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rouleur team try their legs at the London Club Roller Racing Championships (spoiler - they don't win), and talk Tour of Iran, Svein Tuft and his backwoods lifestyle and the complexities of commissairing. And Stuart Clapp wraps himself up in Brian Holm's winter kit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"It's not about the numbers, it's always about the aesthetics." Musician and actor Gary Kemp - of Spandau Ballet fame - traces the links between music and the mountains, and why so many musicians seem to take to two wheels. Gary, who became a keen cyclist after a dinner conversation with the broadcaster Robert Elms, explains his love for the hills, why he won't be riding the Etape again any time soon, and why he'll never be a slave to statistics. Ian Parkinson is also joined by Rouleur's Ian Cleverly, and technical editor Stuart Clapp - who's talking about lube. Don't encourage him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Parkinson looks forward to the 2018 procycling season with the help of three guests: Rouleur Editor Andy McGrath, Executive Editor Ian Cleverly and Peredur Ap Gwynedd - rock star and TdF commentator. Perry is the guitarist in the band Pendulum, but also reports on the Tour and other big races for Welsh TV channel S4C. They moan about their cycling hates in new feature "Get Down, Stay Down"; and this podcast also sees the first appearance of our new tech roundup "Stuart Clapp's Desire". Don't ask. Just listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first podcast of 2018, Ian Parkinson is joined by three very different ex-pros. Fans' favourite Juan Antonio Flecha reflects on life out of the peloton and in front of the camera. And eighties stars Paul Watson and Tim Harris remember the last "golden age" of UK cycling - when city centre crits drew crowds of thousands and ANC-Halfords took on the might of the continent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The remarkable Pippa York is Ian Parkinson's guest for the final Rouleur Podcast of 2017. Fame, transformation and cycling's myths and rules - all from her unique and entertaining perspective. And why British Cycling need to change their ways for a new generation. Helen Wyman explains why she's riding cyclocross in Catalonia and her hunt for a new sponsor. Plus what Nico Roche and Cadel Evans will be doing on Xmas Day. And you can win some Wonderful Socks in the podcast quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Team Sky protege Tao Geoghegan Hart joins the podcast from a chilly Girona and Rouleur guest editor Brian Holm explains how to motivate Mark Cavendish. (Clue: it involves doughnuts). David Millar tells Ian Parkinson how his new film captures the gritty reality of the peloton, and there's the chance to win a Rouleur T-Shirt in the podcast quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olympic and World Champion Jo Rowsell-Shand talks about life after racing; Tiffany Cromwell, Beth Duryea and Iris Slappendel join Ian Parkinson on the Podcast Sofa to discuss the state of womens' pro cycling and new photographer on the block Karen Edwards talks about her love of the Classics. And a chance to win a Rouleur T-Shirt in the Podcast Quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Parkinson is joined by Jonathan Vaughters, who shares the pain of keeping a top level pro team afloat; Patrick Lefevere, who explains why Quick Step are much more than a "classics" squad and Stefan Denifl, who relives last year's Vuelta stage win and contemplates life with only one chainring. Plus the Podcast Quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur Editor Andy McGrath joins Ian Parkinson to pick through the route of the 2018 Tour De France. On paper, it looks like a course made for a fifth Froome victory. But the innovative route holds a few possible traps and challenges. And what about the important issues? The cathedral in Chartres, the regional sausages and the Pyrenean pig festival? Plus we talk to the UK Managing Director of the Swiss clothing company Assos, and give away tickets to the Rouleur Classic in the podcast quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's October, when cyclists' thoughts - at least in the UK - turn to hillclimbs. And who better to talk hills than Simon Warren, author of 100 Greatest Climbs - our guest on this podcast. Along with Arabella Ashfield, "performance lifestyle advisor" for the new recruits to the BC Academy, and Guiseppe Bigolin, inventor of cycling's most famous saddles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rouleur Podcast celebrates the start of cyclocross season with Paul Maunder, author of the acclaimed “Rainbows In the Mud”, who also talks about his latest interview subject - young British multi-world champion Tom Pidcock. Also joining presenter Ian Parkinson is Rouleur’s Ian Cleverly, who talks racing in Canada and beards in the peloton with Sunweb’s Simon Geschke. And Giro organiser Mauro Vegni explains the thinking behind next year’s race starting in Israel. Plus a cyclocross-themed Rouleur competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richie Porte's hopes of Grand Tour victory this year were dashed by a disastrous fall at the TdF. He talks us through his view of that crash, his recovery and his return to racing. Plus the two Ians - Cleverly and Parkinson - are joined by a real comedian - Michael Smiley. Michael is also an acclaimed actor (Spaced, Luther, Jawbone), a former cycle courier and a cycling fanatic. They talk films, boxing, courier culture, commuting etiquette and , a bit, about bike racing. Plus the Rouleur Quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Vuelta 2017 gets underway, Ian Parkinson hears from the man who won the race in 1988 - the legendary Sean Kelly. He thinks a Tour-Vuelta double is still possible, could this be the year he's proved right? Plus David Millar on why the Spanish race was his favourite Grand Tour, and Vuelta director Javier Guillen on what he looks for when planning the route. And the Rouleur competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can pro cycling learn from the "new breed" of races like the Red Hook Crits and the Hammer Series? Quite a bit according to riders Alec Briggs and Sophie Edmondson, fresh from the London Red Hook, who explain the appeal of racing fixed-gear track bikes around a tight inner-city course. In the rain. Presenter Ian Parkinson is also joined by Rouleur Editor Ian Cleverly, who went to Holland to report on the Hammer Series. He doesn't understand how it works either, but thinks it's "A Good Thing". Plus favourite pictures from Rouleur 17.5 and the podcast competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should the 2017 Tour De France have visited Mont Ventoux to honour Tom Simpson? Was this year's route specifically designed to frustrate a fourth win for Froome? The only man who can answer these questions is Tour director Christian Prudhomme and he's on the Rouleur Podcast. Ian Parkinson is also joined by Jeremy Whittle and Andy McGrath, who've written new books about Mr Tom and the Giant of Provence. Plus the Rouleur Quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ned Boulting answers all your Tour De France questions - well, most of them. Which are the key stages? Who's going to win? Is Chris Froome on form? Why do so few German riders have German names? He joins presenter Ian Parkinson and Rouleur Editor Ian Cleverly in the newly reopened pavilion at Herne Hill Velodrome. Plus, the Rouleur Quiz and the truth about David Millar's espresso habits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the 100th Giro d'Italia, Ian Parkinson gets the views of pros and ex-pros on chasing the Maglia Rosa and dealing with the tifosi. David Millar "When you do the Giro it feels like you're part of a circus and you're one of the animals..." Jens Voigt "They cheer you if you're winning the stage, and if you're dead last they still shout at you, I love that..." Plus Alex Dowsett and Megan Guarnier. And a fascinating interview with the ultimate cycling maverick Graeme Obree - on training, doping, why team pursuit bikes should be shorter and his life philosophy "First priority, riding the bike. I avoid car ownership and I avoid expensive hobbies because that would mean further work, and that's time that could be riding a bike". All that, and the Rouleur competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this one-off special, Ian Parkinson is allowed out of the studio and on to the roads of Mallorca with the women of Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling. Emma Johansson talks about her new role as "mentor" to the younger riders and looks forward to the Tour of Flanders, which she'll be watching from the sidelines this year. Team owner Rochelle Gilmore gives her take on the state of women's cycling and the goings-on at British Cycling, and Ian also chats with Lucy and Grace Garner, Amy Roberts and Nettie Edmonson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guests this week are tailor to the stars Timothy Everest and National Road Race Champion Hannah Barnes. Hannah's Canyon-Sram team may have one of the coolest kits in the peloton, but does she have a bespoke Savile Row cycling suit? Ian Parkinson and Ian Cleverly talk bike style and nutrition myths. Plus a chance to win a (stylish) grey Rouleur sweatshirt in the quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Rouleur Editor Ian Cleverly found a photograph of disgraced Tour De France winner Floyd Landis surrounded by marijuana plants he knew there was only one person - or maybe two - for the job. That's how Morten Okbo and photographer Jakob Kristian Sorenson found themselves in Las Vegas with Floyd, Dave Zabriskie and the mysterious Wolfman, looking for a weed convention. Having driven there in a 200-mph supercar on the Rouleur tab. Morten says he can't remember much about the trip, but he's written it up for this edition of the magazine and he talks about it on the podcast. Plus, praying for a wet Paris-Roubaix, Belgium's go-to collarbone fixer, the Rouleur Competition and - why is this edition called 17.1 and not 68? You'll have to listen to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month, Ian Parkinson is talking pictures with Cycling Photographer of the Year Marshall Kappel and Rouleur Editor Ian Cleverly. In a world of instant photos and Instagram, how do photographers break through? And we meet Laura Massey and Alice Barnes of Drops Cycling, along with team manager Bob Varney. All that plus the Rouleur Competition and Peter Sagan's man bun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this edition, we look forward to this year's Rouleur Classic event and revisit some of the highlights from last year - including Eddy Merckx, Fabian Cancellara and, of course, Kenny Van Vlaminck. Plus the results of the competition from Podcast 65 and your chance to win your own Maglia Rosa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Juul-Jensen of Orica-Bike Exchange joins Ian Parkinson to talk literature, the frustrations of social media and the strange life of the pro-bike racer. Plus the results of the Podcast 63 competition and your chance to win a Tour De France roadbook, the "bible" of the world's greatest bike race. (THIS PODCAST INCLUDES SOME STRONG LANGUAGE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Tour de France special for Issue 63 and, appropriately, two of the guests have worn the Maillot Jaune. Chris Boardman, David Millar and Ned Boulting join presenter Ian Parkinson to talk about the art of TV commentary, the Giro and, of course, the Tour. David Millar explains how Peter Sagan "defies the laws of physics" on a bike, Chris Boardman talks about the "compassionate ruthlessness" at the heart of the Medal Factory, and Ned Boulting reminisces about the time he met Davros the Dalek. Plus the latest Rouleur Competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.