Wheel Talk

The Classics riders got a taste of their terrain in a Grand Tour today, with an Amstel Gold Race/Liege-Bastogne-Liege combo. Loren caught up with Georgie Howe at the finish and the two chatted the race so far and the race to come. Plus audio diaries from Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) and Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal).

Abby, Loren, and Tilda had a long day, but not as long as the team staff. Two stages in one day, two winners and a whole lot of drama. With audio diaries from Quinty Ton (Liv AlUla Jayco), Noemi Rüegg (EF-Oatly-Cannondale) and Lea Curinier (FDJ-Suez).

Abby, Tilda and Loren are on the ground in Rotterdam for the Grand Depart of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. All the fastest Dutch women wanted the first stage victory, but only one rider could pull on the first yellow jersey. The stage was not without some controversy, some ice cream needed and some of that first stage hype.With audio diaries from Emma Norsgaard (Movistar), Quinty Ton (Liv AlUla Jayco), and Léa Curinier (FDJ-Suez).

Abby, Tilda and Loren are on the ground in Rotterdam gearing up for the Grand Depart of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Starting Monday, August 12th the top women in professional cycling will kick off the third edition of the Tour de France Femmes, and we'll be bringing you daily episodes on the ground all week long, with audio diaries from riders in the race. Before the start, we preview the stages to come, who we are looking at the feature in each stage and who can beat Demi Vollering on Alpe d'Huez.   

Abby, Loren and Gracie break down the major talking points from the Olympic road race. Some teams threw everything they had at the race, were in the perfect position and still walked away with nothing while some were poorly placed when it counted but still managed to pull off a podium.Obsession (everyone): Ilona Maher. Always.

Gracie, Loren, and Abby spend most of this week’s episode praising the winner of the Olympic time trial, among other amazing women who raced in Paris on Thursday. They look ahead to what is expected to be a very good road race on Sunday and discuss what else they are loving about the Games.

Loren, Tilda and Abby are joined by Gracie (finally!) to chat about the Giro d’Italia’s placement on the calendar, it’s overlap with the men’s Tour and the lack of coverage. Plus what Lotte Kopecky’s new skills mean for SD Worx-Protime’s future and what Elisa Longo Borghini leaving Lidl-Trek will mean for the American team and the team she’s joining.Obsessions: Abby - the dress worn by Biniam Girmay’s wife at the Tour podium, Gracie - her newborn son Noah!, Tilda - America’s Sweethearts, Loren - the weather in Belgium right now

Abby and Loren can barely wrap their minds around the final stage of the Giro d’Italia Women. A historic stage winner and a dream come true podium for the three women on it. With an audio diary from MVP of the day Niamh Fisher-Black of SD Worx-Protime.

Loren and Abby are back to try to make sense of the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia Women. The Queen stage left us with more questions than answers, but also in tears as a podcast favorite claimed a massive result. With audio diaries from Letizia Borghesi (EF-Oatly-Cannondale), Mareille Meijering (Movistar), Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek) and Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx-Protime).

Loren is back with Abby to talk about the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia Women. And what a finish it was! With audio diaries from Letizia Borghesi (EF-Oatly-Cannondale) and Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez).

Rebecca Charlton is back to talk to Abby about the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia. The final day before the GC really takes off, the fifth stage still saw a gap between favorites get smaller.With audio diaries from Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek), Josie Nelson (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Mareille Meijering (Movistar), Urška Žigart (Liv AlUla Jayco), and Maike van der Duin (Canyon-SRAM).

Tilda Price joins Abby today to talk about the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia Women. Two races today, a race for the stage and a race for seconds. With audio diaries from Letizia Borghesi (EF-Oatly-Cannondale), Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez), and Josie Nelson (DSM-Firmenich PostNL).

Today Abby is joined by Rebecca Charlton, fresh out of the commentary booth, to talk about the third stage of the Giro d’Italia. The first mountain top stage of the race, a fan favorite climber took the stage and the GC got a little bit more interesting...With audio diaries from stage winner (!!) Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx-Protime), Letizia Borghesi (EF-Oatly-Cannondale), and Mareille Meijering (Movistar).

Abby and Heidi Franz get together to break down the second stage of the Giro d’Italia Women, with audio diaries from Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek), Alice Towers (Canyon-SRAM), Urska Zigart (Liv AlUla Jayco), and Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez).

Abby and Loren discuss the first stage of the Giro d’Italia Women. The 14.6 km time trial had some surprises, and some time lost already for a few GC hopefuls.The episode features audio diaries from Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek), Letizia Borghesi (EF-Oatly-Cannondale), and Urska Zigart (Liv AlUla Jayco).

A week before the start of the Giro d’Italia Abby called up EF Education-Oatly-Cannondale’s Kim Cadzow to chat about her Tour de Suisse, her first year with Jumbo-Visma and how she feels about Lord of the Rings (being from New Zealand).Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.

Sarah Gigante joins Abby and Tilda Price to breakdown each stage of the Giro d’Italia. The race starts with an individual time trial on Sunday and ends with three challenging climbing stages, one of which includes two ascents of the Blockhaus climb.

This is a very special week because this week we have TILDA PRICE!!!! back on the podcast! Tilda joined Loren and I to chat about National Championships upsets, Van der Breggen’s return, and more.Obsessions: Tilda - ice cream!, Abby - Lord of the Rings (movies), Loren - is still obsessed with her upcoming bike-packing trip with IRIS and Kamoot.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.Also, we'd love to get your feedback on this show and our other shows. Share your thoughts at escapecollective.com/podcast-survey.

We’ve got a two-parter for everyone this week. The first is Loren and I breaking down Tour de Suisse, who will look back on the race happy with their form and who will have a lot of questions with only two weeks to go to the Giro. In the second part Matt de Neef’s calls up Ruby Roseman-Gannon.Obsessions: Loren – Her new gravel bike!, Abby – Our Tour de France Femmes coverage plans!And as we noted in the episode, starting next week Wheel Talk will only be available on its own podcast feed. If you’re not subscribed, now is the time to do it! This will help us expand our content and offer you more bonus episodes in the future plus we have our own space, hooray!Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.Also, we'd love to get your feedback on this show and our other shows. Share your thoughts at escapecollective.com/podcast-survey.

This week Abby is joined by Matilda Raynolds and a very special guest - Shawn Clarke, DS for Liv AlUla Jayco. They chat Tour of Britain, how teams decide which DS goes to which race, the transfer market, and more.Obsessions: Abby - Fall Guy, Shawn - Tour de Gatineau and Bike Race Ottawa, Tils - Timeshifter appEscape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.Also, we'd love to get your feedback on this show and our other shows. Share your thoughts at escapecollective.com/podcast-survey.