With the Tour de France starting this weekend who better to sit down with than the voice of cycling himself, Phil Liggett.Liggett has offered a soundtrack to cycling for almost 50 years, describing the sport of cycling to millions around the world from the commentary booth.James and Joe chat to Phil about how he got into cycling commentary, his iconic partnership with the late Paul Sherwen, life after Paul and what makes the Tour de France such a special race.*Apologies for the audio problems during the interview, we had some issues!If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with HJC Helmets and Jaybird.Cyclist Magazine Podcast sponsor Jaybird Sport is offering listeners 15% off its VISTA wireless headphones with the code 'cyclist15'. Visit jaybirdsport.com for moreFor more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy is best known for holding to account everyone from Hollywood A-listers to senior cabinet ministers during his day job as one of Channel 4's news presenters. However what you may not know is that Krishnan is also a road cyclist which gave us a great excuse to get him on the pod.James and Joe sat down with Krishnan to talk about how he got into cycling, his annual London-Paris charity ride, riding a bike in London and this year's Duchenne Dash event at Goodwood motor circuit.There's also plenty of non-cycling related chat about Quentin Tarantino, Jon Snow, Jeremy Corbyn, the current threats faced by the media and the rise of fake news.Here is the clip of Krishnan interviewing Tarantino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrsJDy8VjZk For more information on the Duchenne Dash taking place on Saturday 3rd July, see here.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with HJC Helmets and Jaybird.Cyclist Magazine Podcast sponsor Jaybird Sport is offering listeners 15% off its VISTA wireless headphones with the code 'cyclist15'. Visit jaybirdsport.com for moreFor more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's pod is legendary cycling photographer Graham Watson who joins Joe and James to regale us with some incredible stories from his 40 years in the professional peloton.From his Tour de France capturing the great Merckx to telling Greg LeMond he had won the 1989 Tour de France to witnessing Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck duel on the Tourmalet, Graham has been there for every major drama over the past four decades.Graham talks us through how he became cycling's most iconic photographer, helping a French policeman pull a wheelie on his motorbike during the Tour de France, capturing the moment Mario Cipollini had a fag during a race and much, much more!If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Sportful and Jaybird.Cyclist Magazine Podcast sponsor Jaybird Sport is offering listeners 15% off its VISTA wireless headphones with the code 'cyclist15'. Visit jaybirdsport.com for moreFor more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining James and Joe this week is Chris Boardman, Olympic champion, Tour de France yellow jersey wearer, Hour Record holder, Greater Manchester walking and cycling commissioner, Question Time guest and everything in between.Boardman talks us through how the pandemic changed cycling, what's stopping those at the top backing cycling and how embracing two wheels is our only way out of this current crisis and the best way of avoiding the next one, climate change. We also discuss Boardman's brief stint working in his local Halfords last year, aerodynamically testing 10,000 materials including fur and sequins for the 2008 Olympic Games and getting only one portion of free chips for becoming an Olympic Champion.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Sportful and Jaybird.Cyclist Magazine Podcast sponsor Jaybird Sport is offering listeners 15% off its VISTA wireless headphones with the code 'cyclist15'. Visit jaybirdsport.com for moreFor more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining James and Joe on the pod this week is 2016 Paris-Roubaix winner Mat Hayman.The Aussie talks about his switch from the peloton to the team car, the pressures Covid is putting on racing, his iconic Roubaix win five years ago, living in Belgium and one-hit wonder, Daryl Braithwaite.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Sportful and Jaybird.Cyclist Magazine Podcast sponsor Jaybird Sport is offering listeners 15% off its VISTA wireless headphones with the code 'cyclist15'. Visit jaybirdsport.com for moreFor more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Johan Museeuw – the Lion of Flanders, one of the greatest Cobbled Classics riders of all-time and one of cycling's true hardmen.Now 55 years old, Museeuw chats to James and Joe on the latest Cyclist Magazine Podcast about how he is still stronger than some pros on the bike, how Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert need to deal with the pressures of being the 'next Eddy Merckx' and his special bond with former team manager Patrick Lefevere.Johan also settles some debates including Paris-Roubaix or Tour of Flanders, Belgian beer or Italian wine and also declares the ultimate Flandrien.If you want to learn more about Johan Museeuw, read our this profile on the Lion when we visited his Flemish home in 2017 here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/5159/the-lion-of-flanders-johan-museeuw-on-returning-from-injury-winning-and-dopingIf you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Sportful and Jaybird.Cyclist Magazine Podcast sponsor Jaybird Sport is offering listeners 15% off its VISTA wireless headphones with the code 'cyclist15'. Visit jaybirdsport.com for moreFor more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, we know that the men's and inaugural women's Paris-Roubaix has been postponed until October but that doesn't mean we cannot do some reminiscing about the greatest race in the cycling calendar right now. After all, with the race not taking place on April 11th like scheduled, what else do you expect us to do to fill the void?We called upon friends of the podcast, including Greg LeMond, Sean Kelly, Magnus Backstedt and more, to tell us their most memorable moments from the Hell of the North. Learn how LeMond guided Hinault to victory, why five crashes reduced Kelly to tears and what it's really like to race a wet Roubaix with Rob Hayles.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!!For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastToday's episode is powered by Komoot, the app that lets you find, plan, and share your adventures.In homage to the best race in the cycling calendar, Cyclist and Komoot want you to plan and ride your own Roubaix-inspired route this weekend. Cobbles, gravel, byways, particularly pot-holed main roads, the lot. Once you’ve got your route and ridden, be sure to tag Cyclist Magazine on Komoot so we can see the very best rides.If you’ve never tried Komoot before, why not? Give it a go.Sign up at komoot.com and use the code CYCLISTPOD to unlock a free Region map bundle. Offer valid only for new Komoot users only, redeemable until 31/12/2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last month we gave you Greg LeMond. Today, the man who made his bikes, Mr Craig Calfee.The first bike builder to have a full carbon fibre bike raced at the Tour de France, Calfee has always been a man who is ahead of the curve. Listen as Joe and James delve into Calfee's intriguing life of building bikes, missing out on pro contracts, where the big performance gains are to be had in race bikes and how bikes can make a more sustainable world.If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Sportful and Jaybird.Cyclist Podcast sponsor Jaybird Sport is offering listeners 15% off its VISTA wireless headphones with the code 'cyclist15'. Visit jaybirdsport.com for moreFor more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paris-Roubaix winner from 2004 Magnus Backstedt and Trek-Segafredo women's rider Elynor Backstedt share the same dream: to become the first father and daughter duo to have both won the 'Hell of the North'.However, for 124 years it was just that, a dream. Because while the men have been able to race the Queen of the Classics since 1896, the women have never had an equivalent race for their own pro peloton – until now.On Sunday 11th April, Covid-permitting, we will see the inaugural women's Paris-Roubaix take place and with that, the dreams of both Magnus and Elynor will have the chance to become reality.In the latest edition of the Cyclist Magazine Podcast*, James and Joe catch up with the duo from their Welsh home to talk about why it has taken so long for the women to earn their own Paris-Roubaix, how Elynor spent her childhood writing to the UCI for a women's Queen of the Classics and how some fatherly advice may help her take home her own cobble one day.* Apologies for the clicking in the introduction, Joe promises to wear fewer zips for the next episode...If you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and make sure to share with your cycling friends!In association with Castelli.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us this week is three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, the only man to have won the Tour after getting shot!**THIS IS PART 2. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE GO BACK AND LISTEN TO PART 1**James and Joe sat down with Greg to talk about almost everything, so much so we have split the two-hour conversation into two separate episodes.In Part 1, we talk Greg's new bike brand, 'revolutionary carbon fibre', his prior experiences in the market and being the 'most innovative professional cyclist ever'. In Part 2, Greg tells us about how he got into the sport of cycling, turning pro in Europe as an American, his legendary rivalries with Bernard Hinault and Laurent Fignon, the 1989 Tour, the current professional peloton, his worries around mechanical doping and why he thinks the peloton is biologically cleaner. If you want to see LeMond's new range of e-bikes, read Joe's write up of the range here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/9111/greg-lemond-reveals-new-lemond-prolog-urban-e-bikeIf you liked this episode, please remember to leave us a review, comment and share with your cycling friends.In association with Castelli.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.