The Rouleur Podcast

The Rouleur team try their legs at the London Club Roller Racing Championships (spoiler - they don't win), and talk Tour of Iran, Svein Tuft and his backwoods lifestyle and the complexities of commissairing. And Stuart Clapp wraps himself up in Brian Holm's winter kit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"It's not about the numbers, it's always about the aesthetics." Musician and actor Gary Kemp - of Spandau Ballet fame - traces the links between music and the mountains, and why so many musicians seem to take to two wheels. Gary, who became a keen cyclist after a dinner conversation with the broadcaster Robert Elms, explains his love for the hills, why he won't be riding the Etape again any time soon, and why he'll never be a slave to statistics. Ian Parkinson is also joined by Rouleur's Ian Cleverly, and technical editor Stuart Clapp - who's talking about lube. Don't encourage him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Parkinson looks forward to the 2018 procycling season with the help of three guests: Rouleur Editor Andy McGrath, Executive Editor Ian Cleverly and Peredur Ap Gwynedd - rock star and TdF commentator. Perry is the guitarist in the band Pendulum, but also reports on the Tour and other big races for Welsh TV channel S4C. They moan about their cycling hates in new feature "Get Down, Stay Down"; and this podcast also sees the first appearance of our new tech roundup "Stuart Clapp's Desire". Don't ask. Just listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first podcast of 2018, Ian Parkinson is joined by three very different ex-pros. Fans' favourite Juan Antonio Flecha reflects on life out of the peloton and in front of the camera. And eighties stars Paul Watson and Tim Harris remember the last "golden age" of UK cycling - when city centre crits drew crowds of thousands and ANC-Halfords took on the might of the continent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The remarkable Pippa York is Ian Parkinson's guest for the final Rouleur Podcast of 2017. Fame, transformation and cycling's myths and rules - all from her unique and entertaining perspective. And why British Cycling need to change their ways for a new generation. Helen Wyman explains why she's riding cyclocross in Catalonia and her hunt for a new sponsor. Plus what Nico Roche and Cadel Evans will be doing on Xmas Day. And you can win some Wonderful Socks in the podcast quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Team Sky protege Tao Geoghegan Hart joins the podcast from a chilly Girona and Rouleur guest editor Brian Holm explains how to motivate Mark Cavendish. (Clue: it involves doughnuts). David Millar tells Ian Parkinson how his new film captures the gritty reality of the peloton, and there's the chance to win a Rouleur T-Shirt in the podcast quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olympic and World Champion Jo Rowsell-Shand talks about life after racing; Tiffany Cromwell, Beth Duryea and Iris Slappendel join Ian Parkinson on the Podcast Sofa to discuss the state of womens' pro cycling and new photographer on the block Karen Edwards talks about her love of the Classics. And a chance to win a Rouleur T-Shirt in the Podcast Quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Parkinson is joined by Jonathan Vaughters, who shares the pain of keeping a top level pro team afloat; Patrick Lefevere, who explains why Quick Step are much more than a "classics" squad and Stefan Denifl, who relives last year's Vuelta stage win and contemplates life with only one chainring. Plus the Podcast Quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rouleur Editor Andy McGrath joins Ian Parkinson to pick through the route of the 2018 Tour De France. On paper, it looks like a course made for a fifth Froome victory. But the innovative route holds a few possible traps and challenges. And what about the important issues? The cathedral in Chartres, the regional sausages and the Pyrenean pig festival? Plus we talk to the UK Managing Director of the Swiss clothing company Assos, and give away tickets to the Rouleur Classic in the podcast quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's October, when cyclists' thoughts - at least in the UK - turn to hillclimbs. And who better to talk hills than Simon Warren, author of 100 Greatest Climbs - our guest on this podcast. Along with Arabella Ashfield, "performance lifestyle advisor" for the new recruits to the BC Academy, and Guiseppe Bigolin, inventor of cycling's most famous saddles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rouleur Podcast celebrates the start of cyclocross season with Paul Maunder, author of the acclaimed “Rainbows In the Mud”, who also talks about his latest interview subject - young British multi-world champion Tom Pidcock. Also joining presenter Ian Parkinson is Rouleur’s Ian Cleverly, who talks racing in Canada and beards in the peloton with Sunweb’s Simon Geschke. And Giro organiser Mauro Vegni explains the thinking behind next year’s race starting in Israel. Plus a cyclocross-themed Rouleur competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richie Porte's hopes of Grand Tour victory this year were dashed by a disastrous fall at the TdF. He talks us through his view of that crash, his recovery and his return to racing. Plus the two Ians - Cleverly and Parkinson - are joined by a real comedian - Michael Smiley. Michael is also an acclaimed actor (Spaced, Luther, Jawbone), a former cycle courier and a cycling fanatic. They talk films, boxing, courier culture, commuting etiquette and , a bit, about bike racing. Plus the Rouleur Quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Vuelta 2017 gets underway, Ian Parkinson hears from the man who won the race in 1988 - the legendary Sean Kelly. He thinks a Tour-Vuelta double is still possible, could this be the year he's proved right? Plus David Millar on why the Spanish race was his favourite Grand Tour, and Vuelta director Javier Guillen on what he looks for when planning the route. And the Rouleur competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can pro cycling learn from the "new breed" of races like the Red Hook Crits and the Hammer Series? Quite a bit according to riders Alec Briggs and Sophie Edmondson, fresh from the London Red Hook, who explain the appeal of racing fixed-gear track bikes around a tight inner-city course. In the rain. Presenter Ian Parkinson is also joined by Rouleur Editor Ian Cleverly, who went to Holland to report on the Hammer Series. He doesn't understand how it works either, but thinks it's "A Good Thing". Plus favourite pictures from Rouleur 17.5 and the podcast competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can pro cycling learn from the "new breed" of races like the Red Hook Crits and the Hammer Series? Quite a bit according to riders Alec Briggs and Sophie Edmondson, fresh from the London Red Hook, who explain the appeal of racing fixed-gear track bikes around a tight inner-city course. In the rain. Presenter Ian Parkinson is also joined by Rouleur Editor Ian Cleverly, who went to Holland to report on the Hammer Series. He doesn't understand how it works either, but thinks it's "A Good Thing". Plus favourite pictures from Rouleur 17.5 and the podcast competition.