The Recon Ride Archive

Episode 37: Tour of Flanders I don’t like to point out any one show (or event) as a favorite, but I will say that Dane Cash of VeloHuman, CyclingTips‘ US Editor Neal Rogers and I had some outstanding conversation this week, examining and prognosticating about this 100th edition of the most important race in cycling’s…

Episode 36: E3 Harelbeke / Gent-Wevelgem Classics season is underway in earnest. Dane Cash of VeloHuman brings on-the-ground experience from his Belgian trip last season as we talk about the courses, climbs, crosswinds, and prospective podiums. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_E3_Harelbeke_Gent-Wevelgem_2016_Pre-race_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 39:41 — 54.5MB) Subscribe: iTunes|RSS Photo by Dane Cash.

Episode 35: Volta a Catalunya 2016 The Volta a Catalunya is a great race and an old race, but underproduced and out of place on the WorldTour calendar–or at least that’s what I think. Dane Cash of VeloHuman, who was at the event itself last year, has some different thoughts as we pick some potential…

Episode 34: Milan-Sanremo 2016 The World Tour’s longest race also brings the most compressed action, but I’m pretty resigned to thinking this thing is always going to be a sprint. Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I discuss the good and the bad of that, tab a few favorites, and even get some on-the-ground info from…

Episode 33: Tirreno-Adriatico 2016 A mid-week stage race that’s comfortable with who it is, but at the same time isn’t afraid to try new things. That’s the Tinder Profile for Tirreno-Adriatico, and in this latest edition of the Recon Ride Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I tell you when to swipe left, when to swipe…

Episode 32: Paris-Nice 2016 After last week’s Belgian season opener, the eyes of the sport head to France where a storied event becomes ever more undermined by the organization that owns it. Dane Cash of VeloHuman talk about the ins, outs, stages, implications, contenders, and maybe—just maybe—make a few accurate predictions. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_Paris-Nice_2016_Pre-race_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration:…

Episode 31: Santos Tour Down Under 2016 Hello, yes—it’s not really road season yet, but Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I are back to entertain (and even discuss) the notion that the Tour Down Under might actually be a WorldTour event. Some fantastic course features have been worked back into the route, and a compressed…

With Il Lombardia, Paris-Tours, and the Abu Dhabi Tour in the books, most of the riders in the pro peloton are now enjoying some well-deserved time off, so the Recon Ride p/b VeloNews is getting into offseason mode too. Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano team up for one last podcast episode of 2015, with VeloNews.com…

Episode 29: Il Lombardia 2015 The Recon Ride Powered by VeloNews rolls into the end of the season for the fifth and final “monument” of the year—a mere six months since the last one. With an ever-evolving course that seems to have no middle ground between horrifically rainy and story-tale picturesque, Dane Cash (@velohuman /…

Episode 28: Richmond UCI World Road Championships 2015 In our inaugural Powered by VeloNews edition of the Recon Ride, Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) and I discuss the general weirdness of world champion events and racing, examine the surprisingly thoughtful race course, go over the favorites, and check in with Taylor Phinney, Sep Vanmarcke, and…