Cycling Legends Podcast

Vuelta Feminina! Giro! Lincoln Grand Prix! It's all happening at once, but that's no problem for our dynamic trio who just talk about other stuff anyway. Belgian toothpaste, for example, which may possibly give you a very different ring of confidence. Join Chris, David and Gary for nutrition and hygiene tips with some occasional bike racing thrown in for good measure.

📸 The Lincoln Grand Prix is one of the UK’s most prestigious domestic races and the one with the longest continuous history. First raced in 1956, only the global COVID outbreak in 2020 has prevented its running. Pictured here, Huddersfield CC’s Bob Eastwood narrowly edges out Tony Hewson to take the inaugural victory. (Credit: unknown/via ITP events.)

RECOMMENDATIONS AND SHAMELESS PLUGS
Tom Simpson Cycling Festival, 6-13 September 2026
Get your tickets at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/pages/tom-simpson-cycling-festival?srsltid=AfmBOoq-lT3u_RBugJadNdxjeqxs2gMMgDSi76UxYSxouqb74SFjvAyH

Wolf Alice - The Clearing https://www.wolfalice.co.uk/music/

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Join Chris Sidwells throughout this year’s men’s Giro d’Italia for some little slices of Corsa Rosa history.

It’s 1924 and you’re a woman who plans to ride the Giro d’Italia. But there’s no women’s Giro in 1924. Not a problem for Alfonsina Strada!

In this first show, Chris tells the remarkable story of ‘the Devil in a Skirt’.

🎵 Giro d’Italia by Trabant 33, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

🎙️Intro/outro voice generated by elevenlabs.io

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So Spring is over then. After 8 weeks of breathless single-day race action, it’s almost time to knuckle down for the long-haul of the first Grand Tour of the season, but the Classics have given us a tantalising glimpse of what we might expect should the stars align in July and beyond. Join Chris, David and Gary to look back at a Spring to remember.

📸 While the men’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege first took place in 1892, it only took another 125 years before the inaugural women’s race was held. Anna van der Breggen’s victory in 2017 saw her make history, completing an unprecedented Ardennes treble after taking Amstel Gold and La Flèche Wallone in the preceding week. (Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

RECOMMENDATIONS AND SHAMELESS PLUGS
Tom Simpson Cycling Festival, 6-13 September 2026
Get your tickets at https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/pages/tom-simpson-cycling-festival?srsltid=AfmBOoq-lT3u_RBugJadNdxjeqxs2gMMgDSi76UxYSxouqb74SFjvAyH

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Toot toot! It’s all aboard the Paul Seixas hype TGV but not before we dissect 2 nail-biting Enfers du Nord. It’s been a week of cycling history being made in real time and expectations being defied. Again.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND SHAMELESS PLUGS
Tom Simpson Cycling Festival, 6-13 September 2026
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Thin Glass and Thin Ice - Reg Barnett https://regbarnett.co.uk/
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Flandriens - Chris Sidwells (who?) https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/products/cycling-legends-04-flandriens-by-chris-sidwells?srsltid=AfmBOooSSdVAIAwrujlAR_JaFh5fE1FDn5OzRHPhhx1PMEU6Mwja2L6I

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Despite our best attempts, it really is all about Flanders in this episode. Oh, and some 1970s progressive rock. Join Chris, David and “Whispering” Gary for a look back at two memorable Rondes Van Vlaanderen, with a sprinkle of noodly guitars and occasional yodelling. You don’t get this over at Lionel Birnie’s, do you?

📸 The Lion of Flanders himself, Johan Museeuw, taking the first of his 3 Ronde Van Vlaanderen victories at the 1993 edition of the race. Museeuw competed in 16 editions of de Ronde from 1989-2004, finishing on the podium no fewer than 8 times. (Credit: Piet Van Belle and Marc Herremans, via KOERS Museum of Cycle Sport)

Recommendations
Jenny Ross, artist - www.jennyrossary.com
David’s Substack - https://substack.com/@dstan58?r=nsm6y&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=image
Simpson Nouvelles Cycling Scholarship - https://gofund.me/32eacc351

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