Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP
Mitch Docker
Ever wondered what life is like as a professional cyclist?
Australian ex-professional cyclist Mitch Docker takes you inside the world of Professional Cycling.
Bringing you the stories behind the individuals in the sport - from the pros in the peloton to staff behind the teams - to commentators & legends, plus training insights & debriefs on major races throughout the year. It’s all here!
Newly retired from the professional peloton, Mitch is exploring his new pelotons - all the pelotons that exist outside of the world tour - bringing you new stories from within the cycling community.
His spin off series, Talking Luft - a bit like the DVD Extras - is where cycling style & culture takes centre stage. Talking cycling caps, bikes, kit, coffee stops, training loops and all the best things about riding a bike.
Listen to all episodes here weekly!
Find all our episodes, merch and more at lifeinthepeloton.com
Australian ex-professional cyclist Mitch Docker takes you inside the world of Professional Cycling.
Bringing you the stories behind the individuals in the sport - from the pros in the peloton to staff behind the teams - to commentators & legends, plus training insights & debriefs on major races throughout the year. It’s all here!
Newly retired from the professional peloton, Mitch is exploring his new pelotons - all the pelotons that exist outside of the world tour - bringing you new stories from within the cycling community.
His spin off series, Talking Luft - a bit like the DVD Extras - is where cycling style & culture takes centre stage. Talking cycling caps, bikes, kit, coffee stops, training loops and all the best things about riding a bike.
Listen to all episodes here weekly!
Find all our episodes, merch and more at lifeinthepeloton.com
Episodes
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Jul 21, 2021 • 1h 2min
Magnus Cort Nielsen – The Danish Islander
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton Life in the Peloton is back after it’s break during the Tour de France. I had a great time covering that final week on the ground with The Cycling Podcast. Be sure to head over and have a listen if you missed it. But we’re back to […]
Jun 23, 2021 • 21min
Talking Luft! with Brett Lancaster. S2. E11.
This week I’m Talking Luft with Aussie Brett Lancaster, who was an ex-teammate of mine on Orica-Greenedge, and had a 15 year career as a pro cyclist. He’s now a Director Sportif at Team Ineos. He’s a good mate of mine, and you might remember hearing him on the podcast when I relived that epic […]
Jun 16, 2021 • 46min
Simon Mottram – Creating an Icon: The Story of Rapha
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton Simon Mottram is one of the co-founders and Chief Executive of cycling brand, Rapha. Who, if you haven’t heard of them, are one of the foremost brands of cycling apparel in the industry. In 2004, Simon launched Rapha, focusing on sleek, paired-back cycling kit; filling a gap […]
Jun 11, 2021 • 32min
Talking Luft! With Tsgabu Grmay. S2. E10
This week I’m Talking Luft with Ethiopian, and legend of a guy, Tsgabu Grmay, who rides for Team BikeExchange. In case you missed it, I heard his story last week on The Cycling Podcast. He’s a super inspirational guy, and as you’ll hear, it’s hard not to love him. His positive attitude and fun loving personality is infectious and I […]
Jun 2, 2021 • 1h 27min
Tsgabu Grmay – From Ethiopia to Le Tour
Photo: Kristof Ramon The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton The pod is back on The Cycling Podcast after taking a break while the Giro d’Italia was on, which gave me a chance to sit down with someone I’ve wanted to get on the podcast for a long time. Tsgabu Grmay is an Ethiopian […]
May 19, 2021 • 24min
Talking Luft 2.0! with Lachlan Morton. S2.E9
He’s a crowd favourite and a good friend of mine, fellow Aussie and teammate Lachlan Morton. We had a lot of fun on our first episode of Talking Luft back in 2020, so I had to get him on for round two – Talking Luft 2.0 to be exact. In true TL 2.0 style, we […]
May 5, 2021 • 41min
Talking Luft! 2.0 with Ben Perry. S2.E8
Ben Perry is a Canadian pro cyclist in his 5th year of racing World Tour, now with Astana Premier-Tech. He’s a funny guy and as I was riding along with him one day I realised he would be great to have on the pod – especially Talking Luft 2.0. And he didn’t disappoint. This was […]
Apr 28, 2021 • 1h 9min
Dr. Kevin Sprouse – Grand Tour Insights with a Team Doctor
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton The first grand tour of the season, the Giro d’Italia, is just around the corner so I wanted to speak to Dr Kevin Sprouse about his role as a team doctor at one of the great stage races. Kevin is my team doctor at the EF Education-Nippo team […]
Apr 21, 2021 • 18min
Talking Luft! with Tom Pidcock. S2. E7.
In case you’ve not heard of him (which will have been hard), Tom Pidcock is a young Brit in his first year of racing in the World Tour, with Team Ineos Grenadiers. He’s in some major road form at the moment, taking his first WT victory last week at De Brabantse Pijl then second in […]
Apr 14, 2021 • 41min
Tom Pidcock – Looking back & Looking ahead
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton This week’s guest is a young guy who’s made a big splash in his first couple of months racing in the World Tour this year. I knew the name Tom Pidcock because he’s been racing cycle-cross on the coat tails of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout […]
