Over The Top Cycling

Team Drapac had a good day today. Lachlan Norris joins us with a recap of the day.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Team Sky's Ian Boswell joins us for a preview of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. Schedules and technology permitting we will be talking with Ian each day from the Grand Tour beginning Friday (race reports will begin Saturday).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Thomas shaved an amazing 30 hours (!!) off his previous best 1200km finishing time. His 54 hour 50 minute final earned him a place in the elite Charly Miller designation. Mark and his crew member Chris Ragsdale (top 5 finisher 4 years ago and also a Charly Miller member) join us from Paris, France with an account of Mark's incredible ride.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lachlan Norris of Team Drapac joins us with an update from inside the peloton of Stage 2.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Irish cyclist Joe Barr joins us for a talk about what racing meant to him in the 80s/90s and how he has evolved as a bicycle racer competing in ultra distances.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Day by Day Coaching's Benjamin Day joins us with beer in hand to provide insight from Stages 1 & 2 of the US Pro Cycling Challenge. Day retired from professional road racing following last year's Pro Challenge. He brings his experience as a racer and coach to his take on each stage. The Beer Report will be coming to you nightly during the race!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coach Hughes discusses the importance of mental training and visualization.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shu Pillinger is the first woman from the UK to finish the Race Across America. We talk about her roots in ultra cycling and her experiences at both the 2014 and 2015 Races Across America. The sound quality is the best we could get as we were experiencing technical difficulties during the call to London.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Australia's Lachlan Norris joins us for the first of his race long post stage reports. Racers faced a tougher course than expected today. However, no one is underestimating tomorrow!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

United Health Care Pro Cycling Team's (UHC) Kiel Reijnen and Tanner Putt join us along with retired UHC racer Benjamin Day. Day is Reijnen's coach so his viewpoint as a racer and as a coach is quite interesting. Kiel won a stage and the Sprint jersey in last year's Pro Challenge. This is Tanner's first year racing with UHC. The racers are fresh off the Tour of Utah and are looking forward to the US Pro Challenge. Note: The audio quality is a bit off for the first 6:30. Sincere apologies.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coach John Hughes joins us today to discuss the value of training in the heat. Our studio is under construction due to flood damage - we're outside so please forgive the truck and traffic noise.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ian Boswell (Team Sky) checks in from Isola 2000 with a post Tour of Poland report and discuss upcoming events.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ben Day joins Rick Tillery and George Thomas for post race discussion of the Tour of Utah and a preview of the upcoming US Pro Challenge.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Registered dietician Colleen Lingley joins us to discuss the importance of amino acids. Lingley touches on how crucial amino acids are to maintaining a high level of performance.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Three time Team RAAM finisher Steven Berveling joins us to discuss the importance of knowing one's true goals when entering a long distance event. Berveling has overcome so many physical difficulties in his life - he's one of the most inspirational people I've had the pleasure to meet. Steven's ultimate cycling goal is a solo RAAM finish. Injuries prevented him from going after that this year so he decided to enter RAW as preparation for the big event. We focus on his experiences at this year's race to emphasize the point of knowing your goals.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Indian Peaks Classic takes place September the 6th. Timmy Duggan has designed a beautiful and challenging route! Register soon as this is going to be a fantastic ride.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Annick Chalier (Athletes Lounge...and now Team USA) checks in post race from Milwakee and the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships. Happy to report Annick had a fantastic race and met her goal of a top 18 finish thus qualifying for a spot on Team USA for the 2016 Triathlon Age Group World Championships.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Annick Chalier (Athletes Lounge) checks in from Milwaukee, WI on the eve of the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships. Chalier's goal is a finish which will qualify her for Team USA and the Triathlon Age Group World Championships.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We enjoyed our chat with Donncha so much following the Trans Am Bike Race that we wanted to talk with him further. Cuttriss shares how he found an interest in long distance bicycle racing and you have to hear the story he tells of finding a warm place to sleep in Yellowstone!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Canadian racer Joan Deitchman sits down with us to discuss her 2015 Race Across America experiences. In what was her third, and possibly final, RAAM Joan had her finest race to date and joined an elite group of women to have finished the race three times.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.