We recorded this final episode of our Bikepacking to World Championships series at the Edinburgh Castle! We recap Day 3 and 4 of riding in Scotland, which had us fall in love with the country. We visit a Wisky and Gin distillery, taste the famous Haggis, and enjoy one of the most beautiful ride of our lives. We discuss if gravel or MTB was ideal for this route? How we fuelled during the trip, and our best moments and highlights of the adventure. We also discuss the ins and outs of the route: was...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Day 2 was spent in North Ireland. We climbed through the Mourne Mountains and got to see the green Irish hills in the sunlight. WOW. We also discuss with first time bikepackers Franz and Caitlin, about what they think of their first experience. Is bikepacking for everyone? We also talk with some locals about the culture of tea VS coffee in Ireland, and taste Haggis and Toffee Sticky Pudding. Maghalie is racing the Marathon MTB and the E-MTB World Championships in Scotland. But, to make the most ...
Aug 02, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Day 1 from Dublin to Newry exceeded expectations! After landing from an overnight flight, and a few technical hiccups, the crew was off to ride! Windy narrow roads, pastries, beach riding, rain storms, rainbows, green hills, and more rain... it was an excellent day of riding bikes! reminding us that in bikepacking the journey is the gift! Maghalie is racing the Marathon MTB and the E-MTB World Championships in Scotland. But, to make the most of the trip, her and her husband David (and their two ...
Aug 01, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Maghalie is racing the Marathon MTB and the E-MTB World Championships in Scotland. But, to make the most of the trip, her and her husband David are riding to the race. Their bike packing journey will take them from Dublin in Ireland, to Edinburgh in Scotland over 500km of Irish & Scottish road and trails, before racing her two events. In this episode, Maghalie and David explain the WHY behind this adventure, and share the big lines about the trip. Follow along in the next week as they will s...
Jul 24, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Originaire du Québec, Gabrielle Pilote Fortin est une coureuse professionelle au sein de l'équipe Cofidis. Seulement 7 mois après une grosse opération, Gabrielle a été sélectionnée pour représenter sont équipe au Tour de France Femmes; la plus grosse course de vélo au monde! Dans cette discussion, Gabrielle nous partage les obstacles qu'elle a surmontés au cours des 4 dernières années, et comment elle a grandi de ces difficultés. Elle nous partage comment pour elle, bien qu'un grand défi, son re...
Jul 22, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 104
J'ai toujours eu une conscience de comment mon environnement pouvait affecter mon humeur, mon efficacité, et ma performance. On dit de bien s'entourer car on devient la somme des personnes qui nous entourent. Mais qu'en vient-il de notre environnement direct? Du décor de notre maison? Est-ce que cela peut aussi influencer comment on se sent? On en parle aujourd'hui avec Emanuelle Clermont, spécialiste de chez Mariette Clermont (magasin de meuble et design haut de gamme). Emanuelle nous parle de ...
Jul 19, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Is there good mountain biking in the Antalya region of Turkey? This is the mission Jan Sallawitz and his friends at EVOC Sports gave themselves. They went on an exploring mission, and it turned out to be a very memorable experience. Follow Jan and EVOC: @evocsports ________________ What is YOUR most memorable ride? Is it a specific race where everything clicked and you achieved a lifelong dream? A ride where you met the love of your life? An adventure that turned to a nightmare? Whatever it is, ...
Jul 11, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 102
What is your most memorable ride? Matthew Accarrino is a chef at famous restaurants SPQR and Mattina Cafe and San Francisco. He has received ten Michelin Stars in his career, but he is also a great cyclist and has won many races. In this short episode, Matt talks about his most memorable ride, which includes great food, friendship and intense riding. But, we also discuss work-life balance and the beauty of doing what you love! To follow Matt: @mattaccarrino _____________ What is YOUR most memora...
Jun 21, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Ava and Isabella Holmgren shocked the world last February when they finished 1st and 2nd at the Cyclocross Junior World Championships! On this episode, we get to know the 18 year old twin sisters from Ontario Canada. They share how it is to constantly train and compete with your sister, how it is being coached by their father, and how they feel about being young athletes in this generation where younger athletes tend to be better and better. They share what they admire most about each other as a...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Partis Rouler, c'est une nouvelle série web sur le vélo de montagne au Canada. C'est une série documentaire qui s'adressent autant aux nouveaux adeptes du sport qu'aux gens qui pratiquent le sport depuis toujours. À travers la série, on est amené à voyager aux meilleurs endroits de vélo de montagne au Canada, puis on fait la rencontre de plusieurs personnalités qui ont marqués l"histoire du sport au pays. C'est une émission qui donne juste envie de packer son bike et aller rouler! Dans cet épiso...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Maghalie and David continue to explore the Unbound Gravel event. Today is race day. Maghalie is not racing, but we spend the day supporting friends at the Aid Station and get a better understanding of the brutality of this event. Hear from the pit crews of many professional racers about their strategies and how they help their riders. We chat with volunteer people who work at the "crew for hire" station. We help our friends, professional and amateurs alike, and Maghalie discovers how stressful a...
Jun 03, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Maghalie and David walk around the expo and question their friends about how they prepare for a race like Unbound. What kind of food they bring? What is the logistics like for the support crew? What kind of special prep goes on for the mechanics? What does the gravel look like? We also assist to the start of the Unbound XL. Hear from: Payson McElveen, Meredith Miller, Haley Smith and Andrew Lesperance, Pete Stetina and his mechanic Wayne, Jeremiah Bishop, Tiffany Cromwell, the Canyon support cre...
Jun 03, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Maghalie and David are in the small town of Emporia in Kansas to experience the Unbound Gravel event for the first time. Follow along as they talk to people and discover what this gravel hype is all about! We hear from: Cyclocross star Kerry Werner, Cycling Weekly journalist Anne-Marije Rook, Ted King, gravel hall of famer Yuri Hauswald, superstar Sarah Sturm, European pro Jade, SRAM's very own Nico, and way more.
Jun 02, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 96
What is YOUR most memorable ride? Georges Esquivel is an artist and world renowned shoe and bag designer. In his career, he has made shoes for celebrities like Janelle Monáe, Gwen Stefani, Deandre Jordan, and many more. But George is also an avid mountain biker, and an all around passionate guy. On this short episode of "Your most memorable ride" Georges tells us why he loves cycling so much, and also tells the story of his most memorable ride, and pair of shoes... ________ What is YOUR most mem...
May 24, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 95
What is YOUR most memorable ride? Is it a specific race where everything clicked and you achieved a lifelong dream? A ride where you met the love of your life? An adventure that turned to a nightmare? Whatever it is, our most memorable ride is always a good story! And I want to share those stories in these short episodes. On this episode: Bike messenger, adventurer, artist and all around cyclist Charles Christiansen (a.k.a Chas) tells the story of HIS most memorable ride. He takes us into the wo...
May 17, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 94
What is YOUR most memorable ride? Is it a specific race where everything clicked and you achieved a lifelong dream? A ride where you met the love of your life? An adventure that turned to a nightmare? Whatever it is, our most memorable ride is always a good story! And I want to share those stories in these short episodes. On this first episode, pro cyclist Michael Woods tells the story of HIS most memorable ride. It happens to be his first Grand Tour win, but the story is even more special than ...
May 10, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Genevieve's story is a story of hope! At 16 years old, Genevieve Jeanson was a great cyclist with big dreams. Unfortunately, at that young age, she was pulled into a situation that transformed her life. Doping, abuse, and violence became her reality. She won many races, but eventually, she felt like she was living in a nightmare that she needed to escape, and failing a doping test was, in her own words, "the best thing that could have happened to her" at that time. 15 years later, Genevieve is a...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Cet épisode est bien spécial car il co-animé avec Antoine Duchesne (ex cyclist pro de la Groupama FDJ). Durant cet episode, Antoine et moi discutons avec Stefan Küng, l'ami et co-équipier d'Antoine. Honnêtement, une de mes conversations préférées! Stefan est un coureur Suisse spécialiste du contre la montre et des Classiques. Il tient aussi un rôle de Capitaine de Route au sein de la Groupama FDJ. Dans cette conversation, on discute de son rôle de capitaine de route et de comment il trouve le ca...
Apr 04, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Zoe Backstedt is a 5x World Champion, at only 18 years old. Zoe exudes confidence, but on and off the race course. She is able to make her way through the chaotic starts of cyclocross race with what seems like ease. She has the confidence to rub elbows with some athletes she looked up as heroes to just a few years ago, and she does it with grace. Yet, she remains incredibly humble through it all. On this conversation, we discuss confidence and aggressivity with Zoe. How does one build confidence...
Mar 08, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Clara Honsinger is a 3x USA cyclocross National Champion, and she has stood on the podium of several CX World Cups. In my opinion, Clara is the epitome of being a calm and composed racer; we often see her calmly and steadily make her way through the field to claim a podium spot in the biggest races. In this conversation, Maghalie and Clara discuss the balance between calm and excitement. How does Clara find calm through the chaos and pressure of racing? Can there be something as being too calm? ...
Feb 24, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 89
On this episode of the "Emotions of Racing series" we dive into the mind of designer, Santi Roig Dinares to understand how he came up with the kit idea, concept, and final product. Santi shares his creative process with us from start to finish when building a new kit. How seeing live cyclocross races and being connected to the story helps him create kits, and more. Plus, he explains how having constraints help him get his best work. We recorded this conversation in video where Santi shares a pre...
Feb 21, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Muddy Mondays are presented to you by SRAM and Rapha. On this episode, which is the last of the series, David and Maghalie sit down to look back at the 2022-23 cyclocross season. They discuss: What they learned this season? Their highlight and worst moment? Favorite race? Meal of the season? Best encounter of the season? The song of the season? Did they achieve their goals? And they hint at what is next for them this spring and summer. Thank you all for listening!
Feb 13, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 87
This year, the kit Rapha designed for me is based on emotions. More specifically, the emotions of racing. On the kit, each colour represents an emotion that I believe is key to a good racing mindset. Happiness, Calm, Excitement, Focus, Awareness, and aggressivity. On this podcast series, I will sit down with different athletes to dig deep into each of these racing emotions; to discuss all sides of each emotions and try and learn from each of these great athletes. _______ This episode is on Focus...
Feb 08, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Muddy Mondays are presented to you by SRAM and Rapha. We take you with us into this World Championships weekend. Maghalie and David talk about their own experience, plus hear from: The first ever Relay Course creator Adrie van der Poel Sven Nys gives us his predictions Lucinda Brand on her bronze medal Junior World Champion Isabella Holmgren and 2nd place Ava The mastermind behind the success: Robert Holmgren 14 World Cups with Sidney McGill and her dad Jeremy Powers on the state of the sport Mi...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Muddy Mondays are presented to you by Rapha and SRAM On this episode, Maghalie opens up about finally reconnecting with pre-race nerves. Canadian juniors make history, so we talk about it and hear directly from Ian Ackert, and the Holmgren sisters. We talk to race winner Puck Pieterse and her dad, hear from the french team AS Bike Cross and French Champion Helene Clauzel. Plus, we answer your questions, and more! Stay tuned for the custom “Maghalie” Rapha kit going on sale soon!...
Jan 29, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Muddy Mondays are presented to you by SRAM and Rapha This week, Maghalie and David talk about the amazing event that was the Benidorm World Cup in Spain. We talk about the course: Is it true that it was a road race? We talk about the race: Maghalie felt better than she had all year and battles through a big field to finish 9th in a last lap battle with Marianne Vos. Also, why ddid Maghalie finally feel so much stronger? We talk about the Spanish cyclocross culture and the fans...and way more! As...
Jan 23, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 84
This year, the kit Rapha designed for me is based on emotions. More specifically, the emotions of racing. On the kit, each color represents an emotion that I believe is key to a good racing mindset. Happiness, Calm, Excitement, Focus, Awareness, and aggressivity. On this podcast series, I will sit down with different athletes to dig deep into each of these racing emotions; to discuss all sides of each emotions and try and learn from each of these great athletes. _______ The first episode is on t...
Jan 19, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 83
The Muddy Mondays series is presented to you by SRAM and Rapha. Maghalie and David were not racing this weekend. So we take this opportunity to answer YOUR questions that were sent by the audience. Some of the questions we received and discuss upon include: Is cyclocross the best "school" of cycling? Do we fuel in a cyclocross race? Will Maghalie be racing mountain bike in 2023? What from the North American CX scene would we like to see in Europe and vice versa? And more...
Jan 16, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 82
If Zonhoven is on the calendar next year, do we stay to do it? Maghalie and David talk about their first experience racing the iconic Zonhoven course. We talk about the rise of the Junior Canadian women to the top of the Nations ranking. We discuss the ins and outs of racing in the sand. Could a dropper post be good at Zonhoven? We also hear from Stefan Wyman about how he feels the sport changed in the last 4 years. We hear from Magnus Backstëdt, Stephen Hyde, Clara Honsigner and Zonhoven fan Ma...
Jan 09, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Muddy Mondays are brought to you by Rapha and SRAM. On this episode, we have a lot of snippets to bring you right into the atmosphere of the Herentals round of the X2O Badkamers Troffee race! twenty thousand fans lined up the course on this old "ski berg" on a Tuesday! What?! Hear about how SRAM supports their teams and athletes...it ggoes way deeper than the equipment! Then, hear from: Sanne Cant's dad, Cameron Mason, Aniek van Alphen and her mom, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, Lucinda Brand's boy...
Jan 05, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 80
