The Cycling Weekly Podcast

This week we speak with Andy about his inspiration for the Everesting concept and some of the incredible lengths athletes have gone to to get their names on the leaderboard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Going Long Shorts is bite-sized banter where we discuss tech, our own riding and anything else that springs to mind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak with Marcia Roberts who set a Land's End - John o' Groats - Land's End record and now organises ultra distance events Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak with pro Matej Mohoric about winning long-distance Grand Tour stages and his incredible victory at the 300km Milan-San Remo Classic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having battled through depression and drug addiction, Jack Thompson has emerged from the darkness to become one of the most decorated ultra cyclists in the world. We speak with Jack about his myriad of world records and how he's developed the mindset to become so successful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robbie Britton is an ultra endurance athlete who held the GB 24 hour running record and now pushes the limits of human endurance on a bicycle. Among other topics we speak with Robbie about sleeping strategies on long rides – when sleep should be factored into an event and when it would be better to power through. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Benson-King is a bike-packer turned ultra racer. We speak with James about his 18,000 mile trip through the Americas and his quest to become the first person to cycle across Antartica Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liam Yates has forged a riding career for himself riding and organising some epic events. In episode #2 of our Going Long series, we speak to him about what drives him, and what keeps him going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Mark Beaumont started ultra riding it wasn't a recognised discipline – it was simply known as going out for a very long ride. In the first episode of Going Long, Mark talks us through his years of cycling huge distances which culminated in a round the world record, or as he puts it "an 18,000 mile time trial" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is it about the sea that calls us to it? If travelling by bike the chances are it's not the fun of a day at the seaside with a bucket and spade and a couple of ice-creams. Is it the natural beauty, the end-of-the-road nature of the route or something else? This week's issue, the fourth in our Travel Month, isn't about riding to the coast, it's about riding along it, discoverin