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. We are brought to you by Manscaped, the creators of the Lawn Mower 4.0 and the Ultra Premium Collection. Pick up your own today, and use the promo code "criteriumnation" for 20% off plus free shipping. We are also brought to you by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2....
Apr 14, 2022•50 min•Ep. 87
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. We are brought to you by Manscaped, the creators of the Lawn Mower 4.0 and the Ultra Premium Collection. Pick up your own today, and use the promo code "criteriumnation" for 20% off plus free shipping. We are also brought to...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 86
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. We are brought to you by Manscaped, the creators of the Lawn Mower 4.0 and the Ultra Premium Collection. Pick up your own today, and use the promo code "criteriumnation" for 20% off plus free shipping. We are also brought to you by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Use the promo code "CRITNATION" for ...
Mar 23, 2022•56 min•Ep. 85
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 th...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 84
Athletes want to compete and will compete even when hurt. It is their very nature that injury is ignored, often times until it becomes detrimental to a career. Harriet Owen suffered a serious concussion in March of 2021 at a training camp; but kept trying to compete and push herself. She paid a price for it, and eventually had to end her season early and suffered with post-concussion syndrome long after she stopped racing. Now, months later she is putting everything back together and hoping that...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 83
Danny Estevez of Best Buddies Racing launches the 2022 season for us. He's an athlete who made the choice to leave the sport as a junior and then, when he was ready, to come back and drive for the top step on the podium. In 2021 he achieved that goal, winning the amateur national title in the road race and the crit. Now he's setting his sights on even bigger prizes. We are brought to you by Manscaped, the creators of the Lawn Mower 4.0 and the Ultra Premium Collection. Pick up your own today, an...
Mar 02, 2022•55 min•Ep. 82
The final episode of the season has arrived. Céline, Allan, and I breakdown, hopefully in a lighthearted fashion, what we liked about 2021. We are brought to you by the Echelon Racing League , a unique racing experience on RGT that brings together in real life racers and races on a virtual platform.
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 81
It's retrospection time and we've got our professor, Adam Mills, from Source Endurance here to breakdown the lessons that we all should have learned this year. We've have four lessons in today's class, and we are sure you'll enjoy. We are brought to you this week by the Echelon Racing League on the RGT Cycling platform. The league is pairing with in-real life events this year and races are currently ongoing.
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 80
Our guest this week, Julie Kuliecza, has made it to the end of her professional racing career. We are here to celebrate that milestone with her; but also to learn from her wisdom and experiences. We all stand on the shoulders of giants, that's how we learn. We are brought to you by Manscaped , your home for men's grooming solutions. By using "criteriumnation" at checkout you will save 20% and get free shipping.
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 79
In road racing, the autumn is the time of expectations and fresh starts. It's when we get to dial in where we want to go in the future. The future for Scott McGill is bright with a new contract with Wildlife Generation and bigger opportunities in Europe and beyond. We talk about that; but also about this past year, including what happened in those final corners at Pro Crit Championships. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" for $50 off your first month...
Nov 17, 2021•57 min•Ep. 78
In this week's episode we provide you with just the inspiration you need to get through the shorter days and cool temps. Allan and Céline cover for me in my absence with this great conversation with Ama Nsek of L39ion of LA. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" for $50 off your first month of coaching. We are also brought to you by Manscaped , your home for men's grooming solutions. By using "criteriumnation" at checkout you will save 20% and get free ...
Nov 10, 2021•56 min•Ep. 77
A lot has happened in our criterium nation in the past couple of weeks. There will be good that comes from some terrible news. We will be here to convey that good news and explain it when the time comes. For now we need to talk about what we know about the recent controversy and start to take those next steps forward. This week we present our interview with Spencer Moavenzadeh of ButcherBox, one of those people who is working to make not just bike racing, but the entire world a better place. We ...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 76
We are getting ready for a couple week break here; but before we do it, Boedi, Céline, Allan and I need to fill you in on all the details from the big weekend in Winston-Salem and two days of phenomenal racing. We are brought to you by Source Endurance. Use the promo code "criteriumnation" for $50 off your first month of coaching services.
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 75
Coming from Maple Ridge, BC, Canada, Maggie Coles-Lyster of DNA Pro Cycling has been a force in the criterium peloton this year. We got a chance to sit down with her and hear about that whirlwind of success. We also discussed the very sad; but very real fact that sexual assault, abuse, and harassment takes place all too often in our sport. Maggie is the victim of sexual assault stemming from events in 2017 when racing in Europe and she was brave enough to speak with us about it here . If you hav...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 74
The criterium season is winding down, which means more time for lazy Sunday mornings brunching with the cats outside. But before we pack up the Zipp 808s for the winter there is a veritable buffet of racing to cover including the Momentum Indy weekend, the Sun City Crit and Bucks County. With all that racing we need a full crew to help break it all down, fortunately we've got the best of the best here to do it. We are brought to you by Source Endurance. Use the promo code "criteriumnation" at ch...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 73
Kerry Werner, a double threat with Project Echelon and Kona Maxxis Shimano, joins us for the hour from the most unique host housing situation in the history of domestic bike racing to talk about CX, crits, and what it will take to make a purely American version of an very international sport. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" for $50 off your first month of coaching.
Sep 15, 2021•57 min•Ep. 72
Olivia Ray of Rally Cycling and George Simpson of Project Echelon sub in for the usual suspects on the Crit Squad to talk about the Experience Fayetteville Criterium which is the final stage of the Joe Martin Stage Race . We breakdown the action, and delve into a lot of wonderful information that may qualify as a tangent. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" at checkout for $50 your first month of coaching....
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 71
A lot has happened lately which means a lot to cover. The full crit squad was back but we needed more, so we brought in our clean-up guy Micheal Boedigheimer to give us that extra little push. Tune in for coverage of the Hammerfest, Spartanburg, Athens, and Grant Park. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" for $50 off your first month of coaching.
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 70
This may sound a bit different, that's because our good friend Boedi steps in to take the reins on this mustang of a show. He, Allan and Céline take you to Salt Lake City, Littleton and far beyond to tell you about the good and the great of the last couple of weeks of racing in our criterium nation. We are brought to you by Source Endurance. Use the promo code "criteriumnation" for $50 off your first month of service.
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 69
They did it again, L39ion of LA dominated another weekend of racing at the Boise Twilight Crit. Céline and Allan, the full crit squad, is back in the studio again to help breakdown the action and talk about some strategies the field can employ to try and derail the L39ion winning plan. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Please use the promo code "criteriumnation" at checkout for $50 off your first month of service.
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 68
The full crit squad is back together, Allan Schroeder (CS Velo) and Céline Oberholzer (Wolfpack) are with me in studio to breakdown the happenings at Sunny King and to get into detail about what we learned in the first month of racing this year. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" at checkout for $50 off your first month's coaching.
Jul 08, 2021•49 min•Ep. 67
A few hours away from being a junior this year, Luke Lamperti of Trinity Racing came through the chaos of the final couple corners of the Pro Crit Championship victorious. Here's his story. Plus we’ve got a special story from Inside the Peloton submitted by our correspondent Allan Schroeder of CS Velo. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" at checkout for $50 off your first month's coaching. We are also brought to you this week by the Sunny King Criteri...
Jul 01, 2021•51 min•Ep. 66
An all star cast including Céline Oberholzer, Bill Schieken and Micheal Boedigheimer joins me to break down a surprising week of racing at pro crit nats, TOAD, and Harlem. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" at checkout for $50 off your first month's coaching. We are also brought to you this week by the Sunny King Criterium , the King of All Crits, which is happening on July 3 in Anniston Alabama. Sign up today and use "CriteriumNation" for 10% off yo...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 65
L39ion of LA was simply unbeatable this weekend at Tulsa Tough. A complete sweep of the top step of every podium in all the pro races, men's and women's, is just a dominating result. Adam Mills, and Céline Oberholzer join me to breakdown everything that happened over 3 days in Tulsa. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" at checkout for $50 off your first month's coaching. We are also brought to you this week by the Sunny King Criterium , the King of Al...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 64
Céline Oberholzer, Wolfpack, and Kyle Tiesler, Support Clean Sport, help breakdown the action from the first big weekend of crit racing in 2021 at Armed Forces in Arlington, VA. It was a hot and humid couple of days with some familiar names like Kendall Ryan, L39ion, taking a win; but then some new names like Stephen Vogel, Project Echelon, make their appearance in emphatic style. This show is brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" at check out for $50 off your...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 63
What happens when you are one of the most admired and respected bike racers in the American peloton...you win races. Emma White of Rally Cycling is the reigning criterium champion and she won it in Knoxville by racing hard and smart and with the help of her team. Now she has her eyes set on adding an Olympic gold medal to her World Champion jersey and national title. This show is brought to you by Source Endurance . Use the promo code "criteriumnation" for $50 off your first month....
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 62
2 episodes, 2 weeks in a row, 2 pro criterium national champs. If you want more #critbeef it's inside. If you want insight into the mind of one of the best athletes in the US, it's inside. If you need more Danny Estevez content, it's inside. If you need more info about how this is going to be the hottest year on record for the crit circuit, it's inside. Travis McCabe of Best Buddies Racing is here and he's not holding back. This show is brought to you by Source Endurance . Use "criteriumnation" ...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 61
It's time to talk racing. This episode is jam packed with information previewing the 2021 USACRITS competition, the Pro Road Tour, Nationals, all of the best events in the country. Plus we reveal our first week of power rankings. Allan Schroeder, CS Velo, and Céline Oberholzer, Wolfpack, help break it all down. We've got merch available, pick up your #critbeef shirt here . This show is brought to you by Source Endurance . Use "criteriumnation" at check out for $50 off your first month....
May 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 60
#critbeef is real. It has sharpened the focus of the upcoming crit season, and provided a reason to the top athletes to compete. It has also opened up an opportunity to look at why the US has an amateur and pro crit championship and whether that makes any sense any more. Adam Myerson joins us to provide context and historical perspective for how we've gotten here and what it all means going forward. This show is brought to you by Source Endurance. Use "criteriumnation" at check out for $50 off y...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 59
Your subject matter expert, and guru, Zack Allison of Source Endurance stops by to answer our questions on a variety of different criterium related topics. We are brought to you by Source Endurance . Please use "criteriumnation" for $50 off your first month when you sign up with them.
Apr 28, 2021•56 min•Ep. 58
