Tiffany Thomas is a transgender woman, she's a bike racer, and a human. She is living in extraordinary times, right alongside all of us, and this is her story. Discovering and living her identity as a person and an athlete isn't easy; but it's her truth. We learn about that truth and what we as fellow members of the bike racing community can do to be there with her. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Please use "criteriumnation" for $50 off your first month when you sign up with them....
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 57
The community we build is our legacy. The time we spend in this sport is only a part of the overall story of the sport; and what we do to make it better than it was when we started, stands as a testament to our character. Jed Schneider, multi-time awesomeness and dear friend, took some time to talk to me about the view from this side of 30 years in the sport, and what he hopes to do in the 30 more years that he has left to go. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Please use "criteriumnati...
Apr 14, 2021•53 min•Ep. 56
The single biggest question facing a lot of us is when will it be safe to race. For Levine Law Group Elite Cycling that decision has a bright line-- when you are completely vaccinated. As a team, they have decided that it isn't right to race without being vaccinated amidst an historic epidemic which has now seen more than 550,000 deaths in just the United States. We are several months into the vaccine rollout; and it's not been even or smooth everywhere; but it's happening, with nearly 4 million...
Apr 07, 2021•56 min•Ep. 55
CLIF Bar has been at the front, or more aptly put off the front, at many of the biggest USACRITS and domestic road events for the past couple year. In that time their roster, sponsors, and overall team ethos has remained largely unchanged. That level of consistency and stick-to-it-ness is commendable in sport. We sit down with four of the guys who have been a part of the organization to find out about how the team works, and how they've kept themselves focused during the down year.
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 54
Matt Allen (The Slow Ride Podcast) and Micheal Boedigheimer (The Media Pit) help send our SEO into orbit with this discussion of food in bike racing. Topics: criteriums, cyclocross, Belgian cyclocross, Wout van Aert, egg sandwiches, breakfast, coffee, espresso, tea, gas station food, chicken-on-a-stick, Mpls, NOLA, DC, Giro (the ride in NOLA), Ant McCrossan, porridge, muesli, oatmeal, bad decisions, McDonald's, shame eating, beer, IPA, saison, Belgian country ale, pineapple, pizza, provel, Chica...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 53
Seventeen days of criterium racing across some of the biggest and best events in the American calendar. We are one nation united by criteriums. Each event, as a standalone race makes perfect; but the union of events in a series or as part of a calendar is a touch lacking. Where is the story? Where is the drama? What links them all together? Right now it doesn't seem like too much. Eric Hill of Project Echelon gives us his take as a racer and team director on what the PRT is, why his team does it...
Mar 17, 2021•55 min•Ep. 52
Lily Williams of Rally Cycling and I discuss the recent survey on salaries in women's professional cycling published by the Cyclist's Alliance . More than that we confront a lot of issues in the women's peloton, including overcoming the taboo about talking about wages, the value of trade unions, and why having an attorney or someone with contract negotiations experience in your corner is a valuable asset when looking at offers....
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 51
A lot to unpack in this episode, Conor Delanbanque of Good Guys Racing talks about his youth growing up as a mixed race kid living in England before coming to the US. He tells us about what it's like to race on the islands and helps convince us that we should all give it a shot. And he also helps start the conversation that will occupy so much of 2021, which is whether to race our bikes while Covid is still a huge threat to our society. He's made the decision to race and tells us about that thou...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 50
In the final installment we speak with our eldest of the new generation of American/Aussie crit racers, Owen Gillot of Team CLIF Bar . At 25 years old he's reached a point in life where remaining at the top of the sport, and being a professional in the work force require compromise and balance. It's not impossible to do both; but it certainly requires making choices.
Jan 27, 2021•57 min•Ep. 49
For our third installment in this series we feature Céline Oberholzer of ATX Wolfpack p/b Jakroo. When life as a professional dancer became impossible because of a series of injuries, she was fortunate to find bike racing through the Little 500 at Indiana University. She quickly fell in love with the sport and her passion led her to chase racing all across the country. The backstory of life before bike racing included struggles with an eating disorder. She talks about those struggles and her eff...
Jan 20, 2021•51 min•Ep. 48
