Cycling Legends Podcast

The world is all over the place and cycling is not immune from the madness. Jay Vine finds a new way to crash in Australia, Lucinda Brand is suddenly rubbish* in Belgium and British Cycling finds a way to slight the nation’s best cyclocross racer. Again.

(*Yes, we’re kidding - she’s still ace.)

📸 Victor Harbour, South Australia, 21 January 1999: Stuart O’Grady takes stage 3 on the inaugural Santos Tour Down Under and with it the leader’s Ochre Jersey, which he will wear for the remainder of the race.

Recommendations
Sarah Hammer fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-sarah-hammers-journey/cl/s?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_GB

Huberman Labs - Dorian Yates https://open.spotify.com/episode/14mWkxOpbERlXHLqDA6FyI?si=xIQRcGMiTTagXAVUw7EhyA&pi=J7yK-rYIQ8Wcq&t=0
David’s Substack - https://dstanley.substack.com/
Sonnet:visioN- https://youtube.com/@sonnetvision?si=fW20mL_rcYd2765m
Jeff Bogle - ‘Street Cats and Where to Find Them’ https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jeff-bogle/street-cats-where-to-find-them/9780762489145/

Get in touch
Drop us a line at [email protected]! Whether it’s your best of/worst of 2025 or just general bike chat, we’d love to hear from you.

Social media
Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos
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Web
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An Afternoon With Chris Sidwells - Sunday 8 February 2026, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Join Chris as he delves into the complex, fascinating world of cycling’s greatest icons, sharing untold stories and unseen photos from some of the most iconic riders and races.
https://www.marsdenmechanics.co.uk/events/cycling-legends-an-afternoon-with-chris-sidwells/
Laatste Ronde https://youtube.com/@laatsteronde?si=Z0dMJH40p2WcC3_B
Dr John Cooper Clarke - Haiku #1 - https://youtu.be/hkH9BHS-ph4?si=Qpx7beyLJXRPpLbY
John Cooper Clark ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ - https://store.johncooperclarke.com/products/i-wanna-be-yours-paperback-book-djc
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The chimes of a new year have barely stopped their ringing and it’s already kicking off in the world of cycling. Join Chris, David and Gary as they try to make sense of a Kerstperiode packed with ‘cross, contract buy-outs and contract bye-byes. Why are riders simply packing it in? Will Belgium be relegated to “guest nation” status in cyclocross? And does Axel Merckx have a type? We think so!

📸 Celebrating New Year with champagne is traditional, but how about celebrating with champagne IN Champagne? On stage 3 of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig did exactly that, outsprinting Marianne Vos and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio with a late attack on the uphill drag into Épernay. (Credit: ASO)

Recommendations
The Last Class - https://www.thelastclassfilm.com/
Jon Batiste - Für Elise - https://youtu.be/-5YRhvH6Uys?si=DHwI0l6c6LOKTVvnn
Protein: Everything We Need to Know (Channel 4, UK only) - https://tinyurl.com/yc2xpmnt
The Packfiller Perspective - https://youtube.com/@packfiller?si=WPzN9_zFmGbwEstC
The Vintage Space: Absurdly Deep Dive into Apollo 13 - https://youtu.be/gQUHVYYHTb0?si=N8_KzxmwXD2YLWQ

Get in touch
Drop us a line at [email protected]! Whether it’s your best of/worst of 2025 or just general bike chat, we’d love to hear from you.

Social media
Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?
X/Twitter @cyclinglegends1

Web
https://www.cyclinglegends.co.uk

An Afternoon With Chris Sidwells - Sunday 8 February 2026, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Join Chris as he delves into the complex, fascinating world of cycling’s greatest icons, sharing untold stories and unseen photos from some of the most iconic riders and races.
https://www.marsdenmechanics.co.uk/events/cycling-legends-an-afternoon-with-chris-sidwells/
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Ho, Ho and thrice Ho! It’s our 25th Feed Zone of the year to ring in the 25th day and all it entails. Our 3 unwise men are visited by a spirit of Feed Zones past, the Packfiller’s very own Patrick Bulger to chat about:

What pro kit is on our Santa lists
Highlights and lowlights of 2025
Our hopes for the new season
Best (and worst) of the new kits; and
Did you ever get a bike for Christmas?

All in your bumper Christmas and New Year double issue Feed Zone from Cycling Legends Media!

You can check out Packfiller - the world’s longest running cycling podcast* - LIVE every Tuesday at 6pm Pacific at https://youtube.com/@packfiller?si=1h0OvHzaWRra3mwd

*Possibly

Recommendations
Concept2 ERG Rower - https://www.concept2.co.uk/ or https://www.concept2.com/
‘Shot Ready’ - Stephen Curry - https://amzn.eu/d/92qKpL3 or https://a.co/d/2Zxqc5n

Get in touch
Drop us a line at [email protected]! Whether it’s your best of/worst of 2025 or just general bike chat, we’d love to hear from you.

Social media
Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?
X/Twitter @cyclinglegends1

Web
https://www.cyclinglegends.co.uk
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Luca Kuhn launched her eponymous women’s cycling apparel brand in 2023 and from the 2026 season we are delighted to say that Luca will be kitting out Simpson Nouvelles Cycling. Luca sat down with Chris Sidwells and Simpson Nouvelles team owner and manager David Walters to talk about her journey, building communities for women cyclists and supporting Simpson Nouvelles from next year.

Music: “Starry Eyes” by A Month of Sleep, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Luca’s cycling apparel fuses cutting-edge materials with understated, performance-driven design. Extensively researched and engineered for women in both road cycling and spinning, Luca empower women to ride without limits. Check out the range at https://www.rideluca.com/

Supporters Club
You can join the Club for as little as £10 and help support the development of women’s U23 cycling. https://www.nouvellescycling.co.uk/supporters-club

Merch
Show your support with some of our merch. As seen at races throughout 2025! Sign up for news and order Simpsons-Nouvelles merch at https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/merch

Get on board!
Is your business interested in partnering with Britain's only U23 elite women's team? Drop Chris Sidwells a line at [email protected]

Get on line!
Website www.nouvellescycling.co.uk
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NouvellesCycling?
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/NouvellesCycling
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Hot on the heels of the last episode announcing the Simpson Nouvelles 2026 line-up, David and Chris chat to a rider who, as well looking ahead to next season in the road, is currently causing a stir in domestic and European cyclocross. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Freya Whiteside!

📸 Freya on her way to 5th overall and 3rd in the U23 category during Round 4 of the Lloyds Cyclo-cross National Trophy Series 2025/26 at Sandwell Valley Country Park in November 2025. (Andy Smith Photography https://www.andysmithphotography.co.uk/)

Music: “Starry Eyes” by A Month of Sleep, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Supporters Club
You can join the Club for as little as £10 and help support the development of women’s U23 cycling. https://www.nouvellescycling.co.uk/supporters-club

Merch
Show your support with some of our merch. As seen at races throughout 2025! Sign up for news and order Simpsons-Nouvelles merch at https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/merch

Get on board!
Is your business interested in partnering with Britain's only U23 elite women's team? Drop Chris Sidwells a line at [email protected]

Get on line!
Website www.nouvellescycling.co.uk
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NouvellesCycling?
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/NouvellesCycling
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.