Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell are back for the Tour de France! This episode features an interview with the Head Coach of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, Stephen Barrett. He tells us about the changing approach to altitude training, explains why riders are wearing winter kit when it is 35 degrees outside and spills the beans on why he's relieved Netflix aren't back to film another season of Tour de France: Unchained . This podcast is supported by Van Rysel. To get a 15 per cent discount of...
Jul 04, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and staff writer Rachel Jary take you through what is inside Issue 136 – our Tour de France issue. Featuring interviews with: Mathieu van der Poel, Tim Merlier, Pavel Sivakov, Geraint Thomas and much more. To get a 15 per cent discount off the price of a normal Rouleur subscription, go to www.rouleur.cc/subscribe and enter the code podcast15. Follow Edward on Bluesky: @edwardpickering Follow Rachel on Instagram: @racheljary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 11 min
From the gravel roads of Finland where he grew up, to the sun-soaked climbs of Southern France and rolling hills of Adelaide, Australia, this episode of From Where I Ride features Formula 1 driver and keen cyclist Valtteri Bottas. This podcast is supported by Hammerhead. Right now, our listeners can get a free Heart-Rate Monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo. Visit hammerhead.io right now, add all items to your cart, and use promo code ROULEUR HRM at checkout to get yours today. Hosted...
Jun 10, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell take you inside a weekend in which against the odds Simon Yates completed the most remarkable of redemption stories, winning the maglia rosa on the Colle delle Finestre, the same mountain where he so heartbreakingly lost pink seven years ago. Rachel also spoke to some of the most exhausted riders in Rome, found out after-party plans and had a chinwag with some Mexican Isaac del Toro fans. Follow Rachel on Instagram: @racheljary Follow Chris on Instagram: @cmbr...
Jun 03, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Rachel Jary goes inside the Lidl-Trek team car on a chaotic breakaway day – she discovered Mads Pedersen's favourite fuel, tried to understand the politics of the peloton and there were moments where she feared she may never make it to the stage finish in Bormio. She also got an insight on the best gastronomy the Trentino region has to offer from some local riders, found out what makes Richard Carapaz a fan favourite and spoke to Sam Bennett about why the sprinters are absolutely dreading the fi...
May 30, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Rouleur’s Chris Marshall-Bell explores the roads, culture and politics of the first-ever Grande Partenza taking place across the Adriatic Sea in Albania. Chris spent a few days riding through the beautiful rolling roads used in stage one, chatting to locals about all things from bike racing to the cult following of a British comedian, all to find out why 2025 was one of the most unique starts in the Giro d’Italia’s history. From the vibrant liveliness of the capital of Tirana to the peaceful win...
May 12, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Live from the 2025 edition of TRAKA, Rouleur writer Rachel Jary speaks to Canyon racers Rosa Klöser and Josie Millard about their journeys in the sport so far. Klöser comes from an academic background and shot to stardom after winning Unbound Gravel last year – she now rides on the road with Canyon//SRAM alongside racing gravel as a privateer. Josie is an ex-professional skateboarder who has switched to bike racing in the past season and she's already taking the gravel world by storm. They discu...
May 09, 2025•44 min
In the final instalment of Live at the Classics, Rouleur’s Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell bring you all of the stories from inside the fabled Roubaix velodrome. They heard about mechanicals, wrong turns, saw more bloodied knees and blistered palms than they’d care to remember and Chris even got to ring the famous Roubaix lap bell. This was the view from cycling’s greatest stadium over the Hell of the North weekend. Follow Rachel on Instagram: @racheljary Follow Chris on Instagram: @cmbrepor...
Apr 14, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Rouleur's roving reporters Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell spent a day taking on the brutal but beautiful cobbles of Paris-Roubaix. Along the way, they asked the most important questions: Where are the goats? How many days in advance do you need to arrive to get a good spot in the Arenberg Forest? Can you fit more than five Oreos in the gaps between the cobbles? Is the Hell of the North really as hard as everyone makes out? And most importantly, can Chris beat Rachel in a sprint finish at th...
Apr 11, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2
From marzipan figures of bike racers, to frites and beers, to tired riders scratching their heads at how they can possibly beat Tadej Pogačar, these are Rouleur's Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell's dispatches from the Tour of Flanders. Follow Rachel on Instagram: @racheljary Follow Chris on Instagram: @cmbreports Subscribe to Rouleur: rouleur.cc/subscribe With thanks to the Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen for helping us out with this podcast, find out more about them here: www.crvv.be/en Hosted ...
Apr 07, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Rouleur editor Edward Pickering sits down with Dr Marlon Lee Moncrieffe, to have a chat about his latest book, New Black Cyclones: Racism, Representation and Revolutions of Power in Cycling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2025•42 min
Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt talk about the features in our latest magazine, Rouleur 134: the Classics edition. Featuring interviews with Lizzie Deignan, Sean Kelly, Andy Schleck, Rebecca Charlton and Rachel Jary. To get a 15 per cent discount off the price of a normal Rouleur subscription, go to www.rouleur.cc/subscribe and enter the code podcast15. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Rouleur's tech editor Simon Smythe chats to Zwift CEO and founder Eric Min about the origins of his company, where they are now and what lies in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2025•31 min
There's a new edition of Rouleur out! Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt leaf through Rouleur 133 and discuss a few of the features. Also featuring input from Olympic road race and team pursuit champion Kristen Faulkner, Sean Kelly, Greg LeMond, cycling writer Felix Lowe, Jonathan Vaughters and Esra Tromp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Rouleur editor Edward Pickering catches up with Groupama-FDJ rider, Grand Tour stage winner and former European time trial champion Stefan Küng at the Velofollies cycling exhibition in Kortrijk Belgium. They talk about his collaboration in the design and engineering process of Wilier Triestina's Supersonica SLR TT bike, and his career and ambitions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 05, 2025•33 min
Maghalie Rochette is a Canadian professional cyclo-cross racer who dabbles in all cycling disciplines. She's a cyclo-cross World Cup winner and a multiple-time national champion, as well as a podcast host and successful gravel racer. In this episode, she talks about learning her trade on the colourful, chilly trails of Quebec, how she transitioned to race on the rainy mud of Belgium and why Mount Lemmon in Arizona will always hold a special place in her heart. This podcast is supported by Hammer...
Jan 10, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Joe Cruz is a philosophy professor, writer, and expedition cyclist. He has toured and raced bikes all over the world, completing rugged, remote, and challenging trips while combining them with cultural and historical element. In this episode he talks about the wildest and most meaningful places he's been, from getting kidnapped in Ethiopia to spending hours on his home roads in New England. This podcast is supported by Hammerhead. Right now, our listeners can get a free Heart-Rate Monitor with t...
Dec 19, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt leaf through the latest edition of the magazine, Rouleur 132: Age & Experience, which is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Rouleur editor Edward Pickering, tech editor Simon Smythe and photojournalist James Startt take a walk around Rouleur live, picking out their highlights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 02, 2024•46 min
From the summit of Alpe d’Huez in the Tour de France Femmes, to the country lanes of Derbyshire, to the smooth roads of Cape Town, this episode of 'From Where I Ride' features Canyon//SRAM road professional Alice Towers. This podcast is supported by Hammerhead. Right now, our listeners can get a free Heart-Rate Monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo. Visit hammerhead.io right now, add all items to your cart, and use promo code ROULEUR HRM at checkout to get yours today. Hosted on Acast....
Nov 27, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
It's new magazine week! Editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt leaf through Rouleur 131: the Numbers edition and discuss the features, which include exclusive interviews with Kasia Niewiadoma, Romain Bardet and Victor Campenaerts, trips to Sweden, Iceland and Georgia, and a look at how numbers have taken over cycling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2024•49 min
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Cycling in Flanders pop-up bar at the World Championships in Zurich, Rouleur writer Rachel Jary speaks to three-time Tour of Flanders winner Fabian Cancellara and CEO of Flanders Classics Tomas van den Spiegel all about cycling in Flanders. With the World Championships returning to Belgium in 2030, Cancellara and Van den Spiegel explain about what makes Flanders so special. To find out more about cycling in Flanders, visit: https://www.cyclinginflander...
Oct 28, 2024•46 min
As we approach Rouleur Live 2024, which is going to be our biggest and best ever, we present the stage interview Matt Stephens did with Tour stage winner, world gravel champion and Milan-Sanremo champion Matej Mohorič at last year's Rouleur Live. To buy tickets, go to rouleur.cc and click on the 'Rouleur Live' link at the top. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 04, 2024•31 min
Rouleur 130: Landscape is now landing with subscribers and available to buy at rouleur.cc. Editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt discuss some of the features, including our exclusive interviews with Matteo Jorgenson and Alice Wood, plus rides in the Austrian Tyrol, Italian Alps, Alicante and Flanders. To subscribe, go to rouleur.cc/subscribe. The podcast details how to get a 15 per cent discount off the regular price. Tickets for Rouleur Live 2024 are here: https://www.rouleur...
Sep 19, 2024•51 min
Rouleur LIVE has become renowned as the off-season bash for the cycling industry, featuring talks with the sport's biggest names, exhibits from the biggest brands, and a passionate and knowledgeable audience and public (that's you). The 2024 edition will be our biggest and best ever, taking place at London's Truman Brewery between November 14-16 and featuring special guests like Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, Fabio Aru and Alejandro Valverde. To whet our listeners' appetites for Rouleur LIVE 2024, we'r...
Sep 10, 2024•45 min
Rouleur editor Edward Pickering interviews cycling and active travel journalist Laura Laker about her excellent new book Potholes & Pavements: a Bumpy Ride on Britain's National Cycling Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 14, 2024•42 min
The stories and people within cycling are the sport's real asset. As bike racing grows each year, the gap between the riders and fans only getting bigger – Beyond the Bike is here to close that circle. There's a lot more to know about professional bike riders than you might think. Canyon//SRAM's Kasia Niewiadoma spent five years of her career chasing a victory. After countless podiums, she finally got the big win at La Flèche Wallonne in April this season and the success was a product of hard wo...
Jul 29, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt convene in Nice to discuss the big stories of the 2024 Tour de France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2024•34 min
Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt discuss the second week of the 2024 Tour de France Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 17, 2024•39 min
Edward Pickering is joined by James Startt and Rachel Jary, Rouleur's reporters on the ground at the Tour de France, to catch up on the racing, the culture, the landscape and the food and wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 09, 2024•36 min
