The Cycling Podcast
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inseine wrote:argyllflyer wrote:nickice wrote:I don't think I'll renew my subscription to friends of the podcast this year. I like the three guys (I used to find Friebe quite childish but he's my favourite now but the specials have not really been that interesting for me. They do strange things that add very little to the listener's experience. It'd have been better if they'd had the 'lunch with Brian Holm' episode as a studio interview, for example.
I half agree but at the same time, the FotP help fund the more interesting weekly shows. The likes of the Velocast were charging £8pcm for their 'matey blokes down the pub but drinking diet coke' show. I enjoyed it when it was FTA but when you consider the contacts that the 3 amigos have in comparison, the shows are night and day.
I agree with this, but i pay for the Velocast because I don't buy magazines any more and for a similar price I get several hours of entertainment per month. It's the only thing that gets me through long training rides
For £7.99 per month you could get all the magazines on Readly. Although your modelling magazine would come without the 3D Big Ben, the die-cast Corgi toy or the special, commemorative Kittens of the RAF plate.0 -
RichN95 wrote:In the latest podcast they say they are going to do some shows ‘around the country’ next year.
They are... But they've left you out!
https://thecyclingpodcast.com/podcast/t ... k-and-tour0 -
Might go to the Salford one. One week before my dissertation is due though :?0
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Lionel. If you read this. You especially need to speak up a bit“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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The sound mixing is all over the place sometimes. Sometimes I have to turn it up loads to hear the segment then the Rapha advert comes on and blows my head off...ddraver wrote:^True, in fact compared to most podcasts you re all notably quiet0 -
Seems a favourite trick on BBC R4 and R5 podcasts too, quiet programme then blow out your ear drums with a trailerbobmcstuff wrote:
The sound mixing is all over the place sometimes. Sometimes I have to turn it up loads to hear the segment then the Rapha advert comes on and blows my head off...ddraver wrote:^True, in fact compared to most podcasts you re all notably quiet0 -
The CyclingTips podcast has recently become my bicycle podcast of choice.
Really like Caley Fretz and Neal Rogers, good mixture of industry insight and humour. Can end up going into a bit of a tech wormhole talking about the difference between stiffness and compliance or similar, but overall find it a good listen. Often comes with accompanying articles and videos which other podcasts don't. For example they were out riding with Trek before Flanders last week, which was an entertaining video.
Have found Cycling Podcast to get a bit samey and boring recently. Friebe is the most interesting of the 3 to listen to, since he moved to Germany he seems to have a bit less input overall.
Do also enjoy Bespoke.0 -
I really don't like this podcast, it's just dull - "what did you think of race X?" "oh, that reminds me of a race in 1982 which you've probably never heard of...."
And they mumble.0 -
Outside of very rarely Armstrong on his Stages podcast, there is no cycling podcast that really gets into the nitty gritty of how someone won the race. They just describe what happened. Not what led to it or why it happened. That is why Cosmo Catalano's HTRWW videos are still the epitome of cycling media.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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Armstrong's one you do learn stuff that you wouldn't hear anywhere else. For Flanders his discussion of how Flandrian roads are constructed with concrete with a groove down the middle and riders bouncing around it was something I've never heard before. (I'm not sure how much he knows about Roubaix. I'm not sure he ever rode it. Maybe get Hincapie in for that one)M.R.M. wrote:Outside of very rarely Armstrong on his Stages podcast, there is no cycling podcast that really gets into the nitty gritty of how someone one the race. They just describe what happened. Not what led to it or why it happened. That is why Cosmo Catalano's HTRWW videos are still the epitome of cycling media.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Hincapie is one of those dudes you want to be like (especially me since I'm a chatterbox). Rarely speaks, but when he does it's always worth it and everyone listens.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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Despite declaring they don’t want to go over the sabutamol case, cycling podcast spends more time discussing it than Gavaria’s win.
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The infomercials are a bit Truman Show “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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But they have to do them to secure their hosting. I think make the best of a problematic situation. They could take a leaf out of some American podcast I listen to that just get them out of the way in the first five minutes so people know to fast forward. The master of this though is Adam Buxton who turns them into good comedy spots.TailWindHome wrote:The infomercials are a bit Truman ShowTwitter: @RichN950 -
But if they put them all in the first 5 min so people can fast forward, then the companies would surely stop placing the ads...RichN95 wrote:
But they have to do them to secure their hosting. I think make the best of a problematic situation. They could take a leaf out of some American podcast I listen to that just get them out of the way in the first five minutes so people know to fast forward. The master of this though is Adam Buxton who turns them into good comedy spots.TailWindHome wrote:The infomercials are a bit Truman Show
I listen to quite a few other podcasts and the cycling podcast isn't too bad for it. At least they don't try and dress it up as anything other than advertising.0 -
But I listen to some of the biggest podcasts in the world and they do this. Mark Maron and Nerdist, for example.bobmcstuff wrote:
But if they put them all in the first 5 min so people can fast forward, then the companies would surely stop placing the ads...RichN95 wrote:
But they have to do them to secure their hosting. I think make the best of a problematic situation. They could take a leaf out of some American podcast I listen to that just get them out of the way in the first five minutes so people know to fast forward. The master of this though is Adam Buxton who turns them into good comedy spots.TailWindHome wrote:The infomercials are a bit Truman Show
I listen to quite a few other podcasts and the cycling podcast isn't too bad for it. At least they don't try and dress it up as anything other than advertising.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Anyway from my point of view I would say that of the four podcasts I listen to.
1. Armstrong's Stages is the best even if he makes factual mistakes. He's just a compelling person.
2. The Cycling Podcast. They almost invented the format, but they suffer from losing Daniel Freibe. Freibe was self-regardingly up himself, but for Thomazeau it's genuine.
3. Bespoke podcast. Factual, with decent pundits - they even managed to get occasional contributer Jeremy Whittle to talk about actual racing. Now hosted by Tom Fordyce who genuinely knows his stuff.
4. ITV. Basically a compilation of the stuff seen on ITV complimented by poorly edited 'banter'. Crap.
I may dip into CyclingTips and VeloVoices to see what they're about.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Cosmo's recon ride podcast is second behind Armstrong imho.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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It is called The Recon Ride and now runs under the Velonews umbrella (unfortunately).
The video series (How the race was won) is by far the best cycling content outside of actual racing. Problem is, The Recon Ride isn't a daily podcast.PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230 -
I like the Armstrong one but I find his speaking style can get a bit grating - he tends to stop mid sentence quite a lot, and also says f*ck every other word. I like a good swear as much as the next person, but he does take it up a level.0
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Does anyone else thing the Science in Sport adverts are a bit misplaced? I'm thinking of the one in the Giro especially where they said that 10% of nutrition supplements would get a pro rider banned. I'd suggest 99.9% of cycling podcast listeners are not professional, so why would they care?0
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i enjoy the Armstrong ones but it does in an 'American' way. The BBC Bespoke cast is the one for me. Rob Hayles is very amusing as is Dr.Hutch but both bring a wealth of knowledge0
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I listened to the Eurosport podcast last night with Molly Weaver and Bradley Wiggins. Seemed decent enough.2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner0
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The SIS one is about knowing what goes into it, isn't it?
As in, there's stuff in other products that would get you banned, so what else might be in there?0 -
bobmcstuff wrote:Does anyone else thing the Science in Sport adverts are a bit misplaced? I'm thinking of the one in the Giro especially where they said that 10% of nutrition supplements would get a pro rider banned. I'd suggest 99.9% of cycling podcast listeners are not professional, so why would they care?
This is what the skip forward 15 seconds button was made for.0 -
Now they’ve veered into giving product endorsements in the middle of the podcast it’s more difficult to bypass the blurb.
Of all the people to become internet salesmen, Birnie and Moore in particular don’t strike me as the type - yet they seem to have embraced it willingly.
This time next Tour, Lionel, we’ll be millionaires...!0 -
Well they have to do it - many of the the sponsors (Economist, the razor one, the beer one) actually sponsor the company that hosts and distributes the podcast (and many others). They may as well try to make it interestingOCDuPalais wrote:Now they’ve veered into giving product endorsements in the middle of the podcast it’s more difficult to bypass the blurb.
Of all the people to become internet salesmen, Birnie and Moore in particular don’t strike me as the type - yet they seem to have embraced it willingly.
This time next Tour, Lionel, we’ll be millionaires...!Twitter: @RichN950
