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The Cycling Podcast
Presentation
Hosted byRichard Moore, Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe, Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley
GenreSports
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesThursday
Production
ProductionJonathan Rowe, Jon Moonie, Tom Whalley, Alex Adey, Paul Scoins, Will Jones, Adam Bowie
Audio formatPodcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes805
Publication
Original release2013
Ratings70,000 listeners / week, 48.4 million all-time listens
Cited forThe Cycling Media Awards Best Podcast 2016, British Podcasting Awards Bronze Medal 2018, British Podcasting Awards Bronze Medal 2019
Cited asTop 20 Audio AIPS Sports Media Awards
ProviderAudioboom
Related
Related showsKilometre 0 by The Cycling Podcast, The Cycling Podcast Féminin, Explore by The Cycling Podcast
WebsiteThe Cycling Podcast

The Cycling Podcast is an award winning[1], independent sports audio production presented by Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe, launched in 2013[2]. Weekly, hour-long episodes provide insight, analysis and often an irreverent take on professional road cycling. Each episode features interviews with different professional cyclists, team staff and other actors from across the sport. Increased coverage is provided at the Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España) where daily episodes are recorded at the end of each stage. It is also published by the UK broadsheet newspaper, The Telegraph[3]. It was recently listed as one of the top 100 British podcasts[4]

There are three child shows that fall under The Cycling Podcast parent:

  • Kilometre 0[5] by The Cycling Podcast features at each of the three Grand Tours. The KM0 series takes listeners behind the scenes, bringing them the stories from beyond the racing.
  • The Cycling Podcast Féminin[6] is a monthly magazine show covering women's professional road cycling and the UCI Women's World Tour. It is presented by Richard Moore with Orla Chennaoui and Rose Manley.
  • Explore by The Cycling Podcast premiered in late 2018[7], the six-part mini-series examined the world of bikepacking, endurance and ultra-endurance riding. It is led by Lionel Birnie with Hannah Troop and Tom Whalley.

Series Overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
149June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23)December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23)
274January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)December 22, 2014 (2014-12-22)
394January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29)December 28, 2015 (2015-12-28)
4149January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14)December 26, 2016 (2016-12-26)
5144January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)December 29, 2017 (2017-12-29)
6166January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23)
7184January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)December 23, 2019 (2019-12-23)

Giro d'Italia

It was in 2016 that The Cycling Podcast team covered the Giro d'Italia for the first time, thanks to new sponsorship funding from Science in Sport. Italian journalist Ciro Scognamiglio[8] of La Gazzetta dello Sport is a regular contributor during the three-week stage race.

Tour de France

The Cycling Podcast began as daily dispatches from the Tour de France in 2013. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe, along with a cast of special guests, have provided analysis and insight from each of the 21 stages of the race every year since. Esteemed French journalist[9] and author François Thomazeau[10] (winner of the 2015 Prix Jacques Goddet) has joined them in their coverage since 2017[11].

Vuelta a España

Following the title sponsorship of cycling clothing brand Rapha, The Cycling Podcast added the third Grand Tour to their coverage in August 2016. Spanish cycling journalist and communications manager for Equipo Lizarte, Fran Reyes provides insight during the Vuelta a España coverage.

Kilometre 0 by The Cycling Podcast

Kilometre 0 is a recurring series produced at each of the three Grand Tours. Each episode vignettes that which lies beyond the racing, previous topics include the gastronomic culture, politics and sustainability. The tile, Kilometre 0, is the official start of a bike race which arrives after the 'départ fictif' or neutralized start.

Explore by The Cycling Podcast

Explore was a six part series launched in 2018. It examines the emerging trends of bikepacking, endurance and ultra-endurance cycling. It is set to return in 2019.

Adam Blythe Interviews... by The Cycling Podcast

Adam Blythe Interviews is a six-part series by The Cycling Podcast, launched in spring 2019. In each episode, Lotto-Soudal rider Adam Blythe interviews a significant figure from the world of professional cycling.

Service Course by The Cycling Podcast

Tom Whalley and Lizzy Banks' new show looking at the world of bikes, technology and equipment.[12]

History

The Cycling Podcast began as short audio dispatches from the 2013 Tour de France supported by sponsorship from Sharp. Listener numbers hit 9,000[13] halfway into the race which helped secure funding from Jaguar for the following year. In 2015, audience numbers grew to 30,000 and partnerships were developed with The Telegraph and Eurosport. Support from sports nutrition brand Science in Sport saw The Cycling Podcast cover their first Giro d'Italia in 2016 and title sponsorship from cycling lifestyle brand Rapha, secured the future of the podcast for the following two years. Notably, The Cycling Podcast was referenced in the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report into Combatting doping in sport.[14]

The Cycling Podcast has been nominated for several awards since 2016. The podcast was given best podcast at the 2016 Cycling Media Awards.[15] In 2018 The Cycling Podcast was a Bronze medalist in sports podcast category at the British Podcast Awards.[16]. It has been renominated in the Sports category in 2019.

The Grand Tour Diaries, the second book by the team behind The Cycling Podcast was released in November 2019.[17]

Current Contributors

The Cycling Podcast features regular contributions from journalists François Thomazeau, Ciro Scognamiglio, Fran Reyes and sports commentator Rob Hatch.

The Service Course[18], a new tech show by The Cycling Podcast launched in 2019 with YouTube star Keira McVitty and radio producer Tom Whalley.

Past Contributors

Matthew Beaudin, Ned Boulting, John Bradley, Caley Fretz, Rupert Guinness, Andy Hood, Matt Rendell, Owen Rogers, Owen Slot, Anthony Tan and Hannah Troop.

The Cycling Podcast Live

The Cycling Podcast was recorded live with an audience at the 2019 World Championships.[19]

Support and Sponsorship

The Cycling Podcast's headline sponsor is Rapha[20], it also receives sponsorship from Science in Sport. Past sponsors include Allpress Espresso, HumansInvent.com, Sharp, Van Dessel Cycles, British Eurosport, Nederburg Wines, Jaguar, Wellbrix and Hansgrohe showers and taps. The Telegraph is a long standing media partner of The Cycling Podcast.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Winners announced at the Cycling Media Awards". bikebiz.com. Bikebiz.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Podcast Review: Humans Invent". Inrng.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Telegraph Cycling Podcast". The Telegraph.
  4. ^ Waugh, Rob (August 10, 2019). "100 utterly addictive podcasts you must hear". Mail Online.
  5. ^ "Kilometre 0 by The Cycling Podcast on Audioboom". Audioboom. Retrieved September 8, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "The Cycling Podcast Féminin on Audioboom". Audioboom. Retrieved September 8, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "The Cycling Podcast launches Explore series".
  8. ^ Scognamiglio, Ciro. "Ciro Scognamiglio". Ciro Scognamiglio Muckrack. Retrieved September 8, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Tour Podcast Reviews". Inrng.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  10. ^ GLO, Valentin. "Média - Le Prix Jacques-Goddet pour François Thomazeau". Cyclismactu.net. Cyclismactu. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "The Cycling Podcast attracts sponsors ahead of 2017's Grand Tours". Bikebiz. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "The Cycling Podcast launches new tech show". bikebiz.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  13. ^ Moore, Richard. "The origins of The Cycling Podcast". The Author, the Journal of the Society of Authors. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Combatting doping in sport". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Cycling Media Awards". Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  16. ^ "British Podcast Awards". Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  17. ^ MacMichael, Simon. "New book plus 11-date stage show from The Cycling Podcast next month". road.cc. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  18. ^ "The Cycling Podcast launches new tech show".
  19. ^ "David Millar & Ned Boulting, plus The Cycling Podcast team, to take centre stage at Yorkshire World Championships". road.cc. July 4, 2019.
  20. ^ "The Cycling Podcast + Rapha". Rapha.
  21. ^ "Telegraph Cycling Podcast". The Telegraph.


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