The Recon Ride Archive

Episode 8: Paris-Roubaix They call it the Queen of the Classics—long, pan-flat, jarring and legendary. Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) continues his European tour, interviewing my race favorite Sky’s Brad Wiggins, his teammate Gerraint Thomas, and MTN Qhubeka’s American veteran, Tyler Farrar. In addition, we both pontificate on the history, the most important cobbled segments,…

Episode 7: Tour of Flanders An interview-filled edition on what I consider the biggest race of the year, The Tour of Flanders. Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) is on-site in Belgium, snaring interviews with Sep Vanmarcke, Patrick Lefevere, and Gerraint Thomas, while I pour over course profiles and archival footage, all to give you the…

Episode 6: E3 Harelbeke / Gent-Wevelgem A double-feature on the start of what Ted King once called The Fourth Grand Tour. Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) and I discuss the first two big classics of the season, I make a rare outsider pick while discussing the top favorites, and we have quick chat on AG2R’s…

Episode 5: Volta a Catalunya 2015 Pre-race Show Unlike the previous episode, Catalunya is a race I’ve never taken too deep a look at before. But at the insistence of Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) I fumble through the stages and start list, and try to prognosticate on things that might happen and people who…

Episode 4: Milan-Sanremo 2015 Pre-race Show Obviously, I’m excited to be moving on to the classics—especially the event that inspired the inaugural HTRWW. Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) and I discuss La Primavera, likely favorites, “sprinters’ classics”, and the hidden battles that make Sanremo great. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_Milano-Sanremo_2015_Pre-race_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 37:45 — 51.9MB) Subscribe: iTunes|RSS Photo…

Episode 3: Tirenno-Adriatico 2015 Pre-race Show Tirreno-Adriatico has really grown into the bigger of the two March stage races over the past few season. Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) and I discuss the race course, the “Big 4” on GC, make some idle predictions, and have a nice chat about the event with Trek Factory…

Episode 2: Paris-Nice 2015 Pre-race Show Yep—Dane Cash (@velohuman) and I are back along with the WorldTour for another pre-race run-down, covering the new (old) Paris-Nice format, top favorites, the AG2R post-doc program, and of course, Your Product. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_Paris-Nice_2015_Pre-race_Show_1.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 47:05 — 64.8MB) Subscribe: iTunes|RSS