Gary laments the passing of the Spring Classics but not before one final, lumpy, hurrah at Liege - Bastogne - Liege on Sunday. Also in this week's show: A look back at the week's racing at Amstel Gold and La Fleche Wallone News about the Tour of Britain Women The announcement of two very different retirements from the women's peloton Drop us a line at [email protected]

In the latest episode, Team DS David Walters chats to Chris Sidwells about making a race debut at the Volta NXG Classic in Limburg and Sunday's breezy round 2 of the Women's National Road Series, the East Cleveland Grand Prix. Team Launch! The official NouvellesCycling x Prendas team launch takes place at Michelmores, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter EX2 5WR on Wednesday 17 April. You can find out more at https://www.michelmores.com/event/nouvelles-cycling-2024-season-launch/ Find out...

Gary picks over the remnants of the remnants of Paris-Roubaix, talks up a resurgent Lidl-Trek and casts an eye over the opening 2 races of Ardennes week, even if one of them isn't actually in the Ardennes. Also news of the next Interview Show which is on the subscriber feed now and out for everyone next week. You can sign up for early access at https://plus.acast.com/s/cycling-legends Get in touch! Drop us a line at [email protected]

In your Holy Week/Roubaix double issue Saturday Supplement: We look back at the Holy Week action for both men and women Can MvdP do the business two Sundays on the bounce at Roubaix? Will it be safety first or simply the aggravation of farcical chicanes on the approach to the Arenberg Trench this weekend? Celebrating 250 Not Out for Marianne Vos While HR is their sponsor's game, PR seems to be less of a big thing at SD Worx. Plus, a new dawn for British women's teams as NouvellesCycling x...

In the first of our exclusive features on Britain's newest elite women's cycling team, Chris Sidwells chats with NouvellesCycling x Prendas sports director, David Walters about the genesis of the team, its ethos and plans for its debut season which kicks off at the Volta Limburg Classic this weekend. The Cycling Legends podcast is proud to support NouvellesCycling x Prendas. You can follow the Team at www.nouvellescycling.co.uk or on X/Twitter at @nouvellescycling Get in touch! You can now...

Once again the racing season is getting out of hand. Sanremo, Binda, Balsamo and Flanders are only the half of it in this week's Supplement. Drop us a line at [email protected] or follow us on X/Twitter @cyclinglegends1 or @thegaryfairley. We'd love to hear from you! Links Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/ “Vas-y-Barry – My Cycling Life” by Barry Hoban - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/buy/books/vas-y-barry-detail Tom Simpson Retro Cycling...

It’s La Primavera! How will Tadej Pogacar stop everyone from stopping Tadej Pogacar? Plus, is it time for EF Education EasyPost to grow up a bit, Mums Who Can, Alfredo Binda preview and does stage racing reason have any place whatsoever at this time of year? Drop us a line: [email protected] Links “Vas-y-Barry – My Cycling Life” by Barry Hoban - https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/buy/books/vas-y-barry-detail Tom Simpson Retro Cycling Festival 16-18 August 2024 –...

It's Dial 'I' for Innuendo as the UCI finds unsightly bulging helmets hard to swallow. Plus, Strade, Tirreno, Paris-Nice, Van Drenthe, 'cross and the return of weird cycling dreams! Buy stuff! Barry Hoban "Vas y Barry - My Cycling Story" Exclusively at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/index.php/buy/books/vas-y-barry-detail Chat to us! Drop us a line at [email protected]

Will it be all about Wout and a whole lotta Kopecky this Openingsweekend? And is it time someone had a quiet word with Chris Froome? Drop us a line at [email protected] or follow us on X @cyclinglegends1 or even follow Gary on all the socials @thegaryfairley. You can get tickets for Chris Sidwells' Ti Raleigh event with Sid Barras on 20 March at Chevin Cycles in Otley, W. Yorkshire. Book online at: http://tinyurl.com/58xacy5u The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le...

Patrick Lefevere, 4.9km Grand Tours, Openingsweekend and we speak EXCLUSIVELY to Team Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas' press officer! Recommendations "The Indian Clerk" - David Leavitt http://tinyurl.com/mrxp7k2f (David) Plantur 39 shampoo - http://tinyurl.com/579wcz47 (Chris) Masters of the Air - Apple TV - http://tinyurl.com/3n3hmfbf (Gary) Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/ Drop us a line at [email protected]

Back to the traditional slot for a Saturday show, it's a Mads Mads Mads Mads Mads world. A nouvelle equipe for women's cycling in Britain. All aboard the Remco hype train and remembering Marco Pantani. Drop us a line at [email protected] You can get tickets for Chris Sidwells' Ti Raleigh event with Sid Barras on 20 March at Chevin Cycles in Otley, W. Yorkshire. Book online at: http://tinyurl.com/58xacy5u Check out Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas!...

Putting paid to the old adage "better late than never", a barely-apologetic Gary turns up on a Monday night to talk about Demi Vollering's million Euro decent proposal, CX Worlds, UAE Women Tour, and asks which celebrity hangers on do we need to see at bike races to help garner new interest in professional cycling? Drop us a line at [email protected] You can get tickets for Chris Sidwells' Ti Raleigh event with Sid Barras on 20 March at Chevin Cycles in Otley, W. Yorkshire....

Will it be the Joy of Six for MvdP in Tabor on Sunday? Strade Bianche promises to get even dirtier than before! Are claims of conflict of interest just a red herring for Red Bull? And why can't Britain ever get anything right the first time? LINKS Ed Clancy Interview - Saving British Road Racing - https://thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2024/01/31/ed-clancy-interview-saving-british-road-racing/ Cycling Legends 02: Ti Raleigh - Cycling's First Super Team -...

Joy for Wales but heartbreak for Scotland at the Tour Down Under, third place is good enough for Ceylin Alvarado in Benidorm and Gary gets in early with the transfer talk for 2025. Drop us a line at [email protected] or follow us on X @cyclinglegends1 or even follow Gary on all the socials @thegaryfairley. The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from North Ferriby in the beautiful East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range...

Only the Onley as the Tour Down Under goes right to the End of the Line, joy for Sarah Gigante, no rest for Lotte Kopecky and it's getting nervy in the Cyclocross World Cup. Drop us a line at [email protected] or follow us on X @cyclinglegends1 or @thegaryfairley The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from North Ferriby in the beautiful East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc

The new road season is upon us! Join Gary for a look at the opening salvoes in the Santos Tour Down Under along with a preview of the men's race, the European Track Championships and yet more weird dreams. Drop us a line at [email protected] or follow us on X @cyclinglegends1 or @thegaryfairley The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from North Ferriby in the beautiful East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at...

Happy New Year! But there's no rest for the wicked as cycling puts the 'Cross into CXMas, and no rest for the women as we look ahead to the Santos Tour Down Under. Plus weird cycling dreams and remembering Melissa Hoskins. 💔

As the lights go down on professional cycling's latest pantomime, join Gary to chew over the last 7 days and get ready for a manic Christmas period - and that's just cyclocross. Plus, who won the Festive Peloton competition? All will be revealed behind the final door in the Cycling Legends 2023 calendar. Merry Christmas to one and all! Don't forget, you can now drop us a line at [email protected] The Cycling Legends Podcast is proud to be supported by Vive le Velo,...

In your Saturday Supplement this week: Will new chemistry make for a cleaner atmosphere at Team INEOS? Triumph in the Dolomites for Manon Bakker Has your bike fitter made you illegal? And Vuelta a Espana in ‘too easy’ shocker Get your entries in for the Festive Peloton competition at [email protected] Links: Prendas crowdfunder - www.prendas.co.uk Cycling Legends - books, posters, stuff! www.cyclinglegends.co.uk

In this week's Supplement: The curse of the Saturday Supplement. Hurrah for the Blackshorts! Weird team sponsors. Plus WIN with our #festivepeloton competition! Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features, history and interviews. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from the East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at https://vivelevelo.cc Get in touch!...

In the 1980s, men's pro cycling was a closed-door to women, unless you were a podium girl, of course. In 1985, a 25 year-old from Connecticut changed all that. Chris Sidwell catches up with pro cycling's first female soigneur, Shelley Verses. In this hour-long interview, Shelley, who worked with 7-Eleven, La Vie Claire, Toshiba, TVM and Saturn, talks about learning the ropes and becoming accepted in the macho world of the men's peloton and supporting some of the best riders in the...

David's back! Big money is also back (not for us, natch) but could nation state sponsors be putting a target on riders' backs? Is cyclocross too mental to be governed the way the UCI wants to? Plus domestic products return to our recommendations. All this and more in the new Feed Zone. Drop us a line at [email protected] Recommendations: Smol Products - https://www.smolproducts.com Ninja Foodi smart multi-cooker -...

Team Visma-Lease-a-Bike, er, bike team; Jonas Vingegaard's door bell and why is it that we don't talk about Alvaredo, no, no, no? All this and more in the latest Saturday Supplement. Head over to https://www.cyclinglegendspodcast.com where you can sign up for more features, history and interviews. All for less than a big coffee! The Cycling Legends Podcast is powered by Vive le Velo, performance cycles and accessories from the East Riding of Yorkshire. Check out the range at...

In March this year, Gary spoke to Israel-Premier Tech Roland rider, Claire Steels during a brief pause in a hectic racing schedule in her first Women's World Tour season. Fast forward 7 months and Claire joined us again to reflect upon a season that has contained 2 Grand Tours, a win at reVolta, second place in the GB National Championships and a place in the GB team that raced the World Championships in Glasgow. We also look ahead to 2024 when Claire starts a new 3-year contract with...