Maghalie and David wish they could have tell stories of the iconic Namur World Cup. But instead, they are back home in Canada with an injured finger and no races to speak of. As disappointed as they are, they know that this fragility is also what makes sport as beautiful as it is. So this episode is a discussion on the beauty of sport, told through the disappointment from this latest trip to Europe. This episode is brought to you by Hammerhead. Use code "FEVER-HRM" at check out to get a free Hea...
Dec 16, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 139
This week, David and Maghalie check in from Sardegna in Italy. They talk about the cancelled World Cup, and what the cancellation means for all parties involved. You'll feel the disappointment in their voices, and share how they put their focus towards the next World Cup in Namur. Plus, we share a bit on what the riding looks like on the Italian island. This episode is brought to you by Hammerhead. Use code " FEVER-HRM " at check out to get a free Heart Rate Monitor with the purchase of your Kar...
Dec 10, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 138
This week, we chat with you from the Dublin World Cup, in Ireland. This is Maghalie's first race back in Europe and the spirits are high! We also have a special guest, as 17 year old Canadian racer Nico Knoll joins the podcast. Nico shares her story as she is on a 2 month European trip - by herself - to race cyclocross. We are very impressed and inspired by Nico's maturity and dedication to her sport and wanted to hear more about how she manages such a big endeavour to follow her dreams! We also...
Dec 02, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 137
This week, we chat with special guest and pro cyclocross racer Gosse van der Meer . Gosse is a Dutch pro cyclist who has travelled the world to race his bike. He has won many UCI races and competed in many World Cups. However, this season, Gosse chose to go race his full season in Japan. We were curious about the CX culture in Japan, so Gosse shares his experience with us! We hear about his best moments, the difference in the CX scene in Japan, his challenges, what he's learned about the culture...
Nov 25, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Canada caught the CX Fever and we bring you right in the action of Canadian National Championships! This episode is brought to you by Hammerhead. Use code "FEVER-HRM" at check out to get a free Heart Rate Monitor with the purchase of your Karoo cycling computer. Plus, you'll get a 50$ gift car for Velocio if you purchase before January 6th. Want a CX Fever t-shirt?? Click here: https://www.maghalierochette.com/store
Nov 18, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Maghalie and David were not racing this weekend, so they take time to respond to the fans' questions. We also talk a little bit about PanAm Champs from last week. Make sure you don't miss next week's episode about Nationals! CX Skills videos: Click Here Xpedo Pedals code : FEVER for 25% off. Toe spikes for running in the mud: https://shop.horstengineering.com/collections/spikes Challenge Tires: https://www.challengetires.com/products?segment=55024&tire_type=5,7&preferred_region=38...
Nov 11, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 134
On this episode of the Muddy Mondays, we have a special guest: Jeremy Powers! Jeremy is 4x National Champion in cyclocross, won over 100 UCI races, has made a tremendous impact on our sport through his racing and media initiatives. Now, Jeremy is a dad, has a big role in Sports Marketing at WHOOP, and does commentating on Eurosport. While visiting the WHOOP headquarters, we got to sit down with Jeremy to discuss: What he is up to now? The biggest lessons from his career? What is he learning on p...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 133
This week on the episode, Maghalie and David share some tips and tricks on how they managed to train and recover properly while spending the week on the road (in the van and in various hotels). We also chat about the race weekend in Cape Cod Massachussets at the Really Rad festival of cyclocross. Plus, we hear from CompEdge Racing Team who is one of the biggest cyclocross team in the US right now. Among the special guests, you'll hear from Lauren Zoerner, Eric Brunner, Cody Scott, Dylan Z, and S...
Oct 28, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 132
On this episode David and Maghalie discuss the weekend in Cincinnati at Kings CX, where Maghalie won her first races of the season! We also answer the audience questions, including our European schedule, our best tips for a successful first racing trip in Europe. Plus, can you race CX with a gravel bike? Finally, Caroline Mani explains her cool project to help the community this season. And we have dinner with the Steve Tilford Foundation team so you can meet Raylyn Nuss, Katie Clouse, Curtis Wh...
Oct 21, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 131
On this episode, Maghalie and David argue that Cyclocross is NOT dead. In fact, it is far from that and we should stop saying it is dead. They share their opinions on why cyclocross is going well, and discuss ways how we can all get involve to make the sport even more alive. They also discuss how they made the most of the weekend off of racing by discussing training strategies. Thank you for listening! If you have questions you would like us to answer, please send them to david@maghalierochette....
Oct 14, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 130
On this episode, we chat with USCX Series Champion Helene Clauzel to hear all about her trip in North America. We also hear about Manon Bakker's experience, and Kerry Werner shares about his return to cyclocross racing. This episode is presented by WHOOP. Use this link to try a month for free.
Oct 09, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 129
On this episode, Maghalie and David chat about how great the cyclocross community is. They also discuss their highlight of the Charm City race weekend, and start a conversation about the North American cyclocross schedule. Should it start later for colder conditions? Are events canibalizing themselves when the MTB World Cups and CX calendar overlap? Plus, a short interview with Charm City promoter Kris Auer who was celebrating 20 years of his event, and an interview with Ben Frederick who is ani...
Oct 02, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 128
The season is finally here!!! On this episode of Muddy Mondays, Maghalie and David talk about the preparation that goes into the start of the season. For them it's the busiest and best time of the year, and we take you into our preparation! We also announce and talk about our new clothing sponsor. Plus, we have two special guests as French National Champion Hélène Clauzel and her boyfriend Victor Lab join the podcast to explain what they are doing in North America to start the season....
Sep 09, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 126
On this final episode, Maghalie chats with the team at Velocolour. Velocolour is a Canadian business specialized in service; they offer restoration, paint jobs, and repairs for your bikes and cycling kits. They also make bags out of recycled material. Velocolour help us understand what materials are repairable, and they share how their business founded on sustainability and service is successful. Finally, Maghalie shares her biggest takeaways from the whole series and research on Sustainability ...
Sep 02, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Muddy Mondays are back for season 3! On this episode, Maghalie and David share about their summer of training, and what were their racing highlights. They talk about a major sponsor change, and finally talk about their racing schedule for the fall. The episode is presented by WHOOP. Use this link for a free month!
Aug 26, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 124
On this episode, Maghalie chats with Isabella Bertold . Isabella is a pro cyclist, ex professional sailor, and she is the founder of Platform Pro Cycling team p/b Insta Fund. We chat about how she built a cycling team around sustainability and having a positive impact, and she shares the concrete things she did to have a more positive impact. Since Isabella used to be a sailor, we also discuss the "Impact League" of Sail GP. She explains what it is, how this could hold a key into making professi...
May 28, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 123
This series is presented by The Unscented Company On this episode, Maghalie chats with Erik Bronsvoort and Sandra Brandt of the non-profit organization Shift Cycling Culture. Shift Cycling Culture works within the cycling industry to take action on climate change collectively. This discussion brought me hope! We talk about greenwashing and the general fear of speaking about sustainability. Eric explains the difference between linear and circular economy, and the new challenges that come with des...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 122
The bicycle has the power to be an important tool in our global fight against climate change. Yet, racing our bikes across the world clearly has a negative impact on the environment. For years, Maghalie has felt a guilt towards this paradox. In this series, she decides to investigate what she can do as an athlete, and what we can do as an industry, to diminish our impact on the environment. — This podcast series is supported by The Unscented Company. ----------------- On this episode, Maghalie c...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 121
The bicycle has the power to be an important tool in our global fight against climate change . Yet, racing our bikes across the world clearly has a negative impact on the environment. For years, Maghalie has felt a guilt towards this paradox. In this series, she decides to investigate what she can do as an athlete, and what we can do as an industry, to diminish our impact on the environment. — This podcast series is supported by The Unscented Company. ----------------- Ep. 2 — Now that Maghalie ...
Apr 10, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 120
The bicycle has the power to be an important tool in our global fight against climate change . Yet, racing our bikes across the world clearly has a negative impact on the environment. For years, Maghalie has felt a guilt towards this paradox. In this series, she decides to investigate what she can do as an athlete, and what we can do as an industry, to diminish our impact on the environment. — This podcast series is supported by The Unscented Company. ------------------------ Ep. 1 — What is the...
Apr 10, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 119
For the final episode of the season, David and Maghalie bring you with them on the full World Championships week! We discuss the preparation, the mindset leading up to it, what we eat, the logistics, the pre-rides... we talk about how Canada is becoming a cyclocross nation with all the young athletes coming up, we discuss the post-race party at the Apollo Disco, and how much we love the sport and community! Finally, we talk about the race and how both of us feel after this season. Thanks for lis...
Feb 05, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Last week, we received a comment from a listener saying we were too negative and that maybe we should stop coming to Belgium. This comment sparked an interesting conversation between Maghalie and David about keeping it real, and showing all sides of a quest for performance. Maghalie and David open up about the many things they actually do love about racing in Belgium, and they talk about why it has been important to them to talk about the more "negative" and difficult parts of the journey. Later...
Jan 30, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Maghalie and David are back on a Muddy Monday's episode. We decided to come back to give you an update on where we are, and take you with us towards the end of the season! On this episode, we'll discuss: Why we had stopped recording over the last months? We chat about the Benidorm World Cup, and discuss with a few American riders about how their European seasons are going so far. Thanks for listening! For more details, here you can find Maghalie's Newsletter ....
Jan 25, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 116
This episode is brought to you Lactigo. To get your FREE bottle of Lactigo, go to Lactigo.com and use code "MUDDY". On this episode, Maghalie and David share about the importance of creating momentum by taking significant actions every day...because the "Spiral of disaster" is always there to get you if you don't. We also discuss the Dublin World Cup and how fun it is go race outside of Belgium sometimes! Finally, we answer questions from the audience about nutrition. Thanks for listening. To su...
Nov 29, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 115
This episode is brought to you Lactigo. To get your FREE bottle of Lactigo, go to Lactigo.com and use code "MUDDY". On this episode, Maghalie and David talk about the training they did at the famous Lichtaart forest with the Baloise Lions team. Then Maghalie shares how she underperformed at the Troyes World Cup in France. Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 114
On this episode, David and Maghalie share the behind the scenes of their arrival to Europe, and their setup for the next 3 months. They also talk about what their goals were heading into the first race weekend with the Superprestige in Niel and the World Cup in Dendermonde. With all the mud, David washed bikes more times in a race (12x) than Maghalie did in the whole year...so Maghalie and David share how the races were from both their perspectives. Finally, Maghalie talks about a fun invitation...
Nov 13, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 113
This week, we have a special episode. We wrapped up the USCX series at the Really Rad weekend of cyclocross and we talk about that a little bit. But mostly, this episode is a tribute to our good friend Michael van den Ham. Mike is soon retiring from his pro cyclocross racer career to transition into the Canadian National team coach role. In this episode, we go back in time in Mike's career. How did a young boy from Manitoba become a pro cross racer? Mike shares the two big risks he took to go al...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Before the race, Maghalie was on the edge of letting her nerves take over, but was able to switch her mindset right in time and went on to do a great performance in the World Cup. On today's episode, Maghalie and David discuss about managing nerves, and dive into all the action of the first World Cup in Waterloo! We also have a few snippets from fans and racers, and an interview with the Rapha Sustainability and Design team to understand how Maghalie's Excess collection was created using 100% su...
Oct 17, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 111
This episode of the Muddy Mondays is presented by the new Hammerhead X K-Edge mounting system. A collaboration offering you new mounting options for your preferred style of riding. High quality mounts with a simple and effective attachment. On this episode of Muddy Mondays, David and Maghalie report from the third stop on the calendar, round 5&6th of the USCX series, Charm City cross in Baltimore! Maryland has one of the biggest cyclocross scenes in the US, and this weekend we got to meet al...
Oct 02, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 110
The Muddy Mondays are BACK! On this episode, David and Maghalie talk about the beginning of the cyclocross season. They explain their new mindset/strategy of simplicity and talk about their new setup for the races. Plus, we discuss the two first weekends of racing which happened in Roanoke and Rochester, including inside comments from an epic battle in the mud on Sunday in Rochester. In the snippets, we get to know a new team on the block!
Sep 26, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 109
