We've done our favourite cycling related websites, let's do our favourite podcasts. I'll bang on again about Escape Collective - they have four regular podcasts and various other ones, mostly free with some specials and extra content for members - https://escapecollective.com/podcasts/ The daily pods during Le Tour were a joy. Listeners to Geek Warning may spot where some of the inspiration for these posts comes from... Another one I never miss is Never Strays Far - https://neverstraysfar.com/ What's on your playlists?
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Streets Ahead, not cycle sport but fat more important than that 😉
I have a few go-to podcasts others may like.
First up is Bike Shop CX. Sadly no longer producing new episodes, but a great resource for repairing bikes and not limited to cyclo-cross bikes, although that's the focus. If gluing tubulars is your thing, there are entire episodes devoted to this dark art. Listen to a few and you may come across some viewer questions from a resident of Glou-chester (got to love the American pronunciation) - https://bikeshopshow.libsyn.com/
Cycle Systems Online is made by Sean Lally who runs Cycle Systems Academy, a training centre for bike mechanics. Some great insights, including one episode (#155) featuring a then Team Sky mechanic who divulges Chris Froome's wet and dry conditions tyre pressures, if you're into that sort of thing. Sean doesn't have time for some new 'technology' and says what he thinks. If you're wondering what problem internally routed cables are supposed to solve that is worth hours more workshop time and expense, you'll find something you like - https://www.cycle-systems.co.uk/blog/
The Lost Dot podcast has great coverage of the Trans-Continental Race (TCR) - https://audioboom.com/channels/5003904-lost-dot-podcast-the-transcontinental-trans-pyrenees-and-accursed-race
The BBC has a series called Sport's Strangest Crimes, including a number of podcasts called Marco Pantani: Death of a Pirate. A self-explanatory title, presented by Hugh Dennis (of TV comedy fame and a big cycling fan). Well worth a listen - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p09k7ctp
The Cycling Europe podcast is more travel/touring than cycling at times, but if you have cycling wanderlust and enjoy a two-wheeled adventure or holiday, I think you'll like it - https://cyclingeurope.org/podcast/
As a cyclo-crosser, I can't not mention these final few to finish.
The Crosscast has great coverage of the domestic scene, plus the main international races. The team of two, sometimes three, includes Matt Payne who you may have heard recently commentating on the Olympic MTB races for the BBC in Paris - https://thecrosscast.buzzsprout.com/
GCN had a brief flirtation with its own cyclo-cross podcast. Only lasted for eight episodes, but Jeremy Powers got some great guests in. Well worth seeking out wherever you get your podcasts from, but also on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdL67WP4cM8