Velonews Podcasts

Did Tom Dumoulin win the Giro or did Nairo Quintana lose it? Fred Dreier, Caley Fretz, and Spencer Powlison dissect the Italian grand tour then look ahead to the weird and wacky Hammer Series, which sets off this weekend, and to the Criterium du Dauphine, one of the final tests before the Tour de France. How would a Cat. 3 tackle the Hammer series? Tune in to find out. Plus, you can WIN a free Powertap! Just head to powertap.com/velonews, sign up, and you're automatically entered. Contest runs through June 14th.

Tejay van Garderen won a grand tour stage! So did Pierre Rolland, thus officially ending the Cannondale Curse. Fred Dreier, Caley Fretz, and Spencer Powlison discuss an action-packed week at the Giro d’Italia, from Tom Dumoulin’s time dump to van Garderen’s emotional roller coaster. Yes, there are some poop jokes.

Ever wonder what it's like to be in the team car behind Taylor Phinney? This special episode from the Big Bear time trial at the Amgen Tour of California takes you inside the cars behind Phinney and Rally's TOC stage winner Evan Huffman, including chats with both riders, their directors, and Huffman's mom.

What numbers do you use to describe your rides? Some cyclists keep it simple with mileage and time. Others delve into TSS, FTP, or kJ to quantify a day of training. We talk to Dirk Friel of TrainingPeaks to explain how cyclists can use the data to make your workouts more effective and productive.

Should Movistar have waited when a motorcycle took out GC contenders at the Giro? Will Cannondale-Drapac exist in 2018? Did Boels-Dolmans race dirty? The VeloNews Podcast comes to you from Italy and California this week and tackles the controversies of the weekend head on. First Caley Fretz and Fred Dreier report from an attack-filled second stage of the Amgen tour, including interviews with Ian Boswell, Brent Bookwalter, and Andrew Talansky. Then Andrew Hood and Rupert Guinness bring the hottest of takes on the Giro's latest motorcycle controversy. Finally, Dreier sits down with Cannondale-Drapac boss Jonathan Vaughters to discuss the future of the green team.

Just one second separates the top two places with one stage left in the Amgen Tour of California women's race. Fred Dreier, Caley Fretz, and Kristen Legan discuss the thrilling race, which has seen American teams like UnitedHealthcare take the fight to international juggernauts like Boels-Dolmans. Plus, a chat with Megan Guarnier about her return from a serious concussion, and a check-in with mountain bike legend Katerina Nash, who is racing TOC for Team Illuminate. Yes, she's doing so on mountain bike pedals.

The Giro d'Italia's first mountain stage is behind us, so what did we learn? This episode begins with a dispatch from our man on the ground, Andrew Hood. Then, Fred Dreier, Caley Fretz and Spencer Powlison dig into the Etna stage, find out Who Was Wronger, Ask a Cat 3, adopt a GC contender, and look ahead to the week of racing coming up. Plus, an interview with Tour of California favorite, and Tour de France hopeful, Andrew Talansky.

Your body is ready to race, but is your bike ready? Caley Fretz and Coach Trevor Connor are joined by VeloNews' tech team of Dan Cavallari and Kristen Legan to dig into the tech side of proper race preparation. What should you do to your bike to make it race-ready? Where can you find the biggest gains for the least cash? What do you need to have in your race bag? The panel tackles these questions and many more.

The Giro d'Italia is here! This race always surprises, and this year is no exception. Fred Dreier, Caley Fretz, and Spencer Powlison discuss a controversial new downhill racing competition, the tricky first week, and make their picks for the overall. Then, Spencer catches up with famous chef Chris Cosentino to chat about his No Kid Hungry charity and Chefs Cycle ride, plus ask him what he'd cook for famous cyclists, given the chance.

The breakaway. It is perhaps the noblest form of victory, and the most difficult. Joining and then winning from breakaways is as much art as science, as much tactical awareness as strength. In this episode, Trevor Connor and Caley Fretz are joined by Cannondale-Drapac's escape ace Toms Skuijns, winner of two breakaway stages of the Tour of California, as well as VeloNews managing editor Chris Case, to discuss the tips, tricks, and tactics needed to make a breakaway move stick. Fast Talk is presented by Quarq.

The classics are over. Sad trombone. But Fred Dreier, Caley Fretz, and Spencer Powlison still have plenty to say about the Ardennes courses, Alejandro Valverde, Boels-Dolmans, and much more. Plus, a look at a late stage of the 1988 Giro d'Italia that might have been even more crucial to Andy Hampsten's victory than the fabled Gavia stage, which includes a chat with Hampsten himself.

The Little 500. It's just a bunch of college kids on singlespeeds, but it's so much more. Caley Fretz heads to Bloomington, Indiana for the annual event, which captivates a 40,000 student campus and an entire state, and embeds himself with the winning team, the Black Key Bulls.

You should care about Amstel Gold now. Why? Because removing the Cauberg finale made for a fantastic, tactical race on Sunday, for both the men and women. Amstel is now set to be the perfect segue into what we think will be one of the best Ardennes weeks in years. Plus, we #AskACat3 how the bergs should be ridden and introduce a new segment: Who's Wronger?! Then, a look at future superstar Chloe Dygert Owen, who just won her fifth world title at just 20 years old.

Greg Van Avermaet wins Paris-Roubaix and Tom Boonen ends an illustrious career as one of the greatest classics riders ever. Caley Fretz and Andrew Hood take you to northern France, to cobbled sectors and to the inside of the Roubaix velodrome, in their final dispatch from the cobbled classics.

Everyone has a warm-up routine, which is sometimes simple, and sometimes very complex. But what are we actually achieving with a pre-race routine? Is it helping us or actually hurting our potential to perform? VeloNews senior editor Caley Fretz and coach Trevor Connor go in-depth on the science behind warm-ups and provide tips on how to get the most out of your next race by tailoring your routine to the event and your own needs.

Who is at fault for Peter Sagan's Kwaremont crash, the rider or the fan? Or perhaps the weather? Caley Fretz, Andrew Hood, and Gregor Brown dissect the incident before pointing their conversation toward Paris-Roubaix. This episode includes insight from last year's winner Mathew Hayman and one of the last winners of a wet Roubaix, Servais Knaven.

The 2017 Tour of Flanders was one for the ages: A long-range attack, the return of the Muur, an American winner, and so much more. Fred Dreier, Caley Fretz, Andrew Hood, and Kristen Legan sit down with a Kwaremont beer after the race to discuss the big wins of Coryn Rivera and Philippe Gilbert, then Caley takes you to the top of the Muur, provides an update on Taylor Phinney and Sep Vanmarcke following their crashes, and chats with first-time Flanders rider, Trek Segafredo's Kiel Reijnen.

What's it like to be in Belgium this week? Our reporters bring stories of their time in Flanders thus far, including a trip to the Muur, a ride in the Flanders sportif, and the press conferences of Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan.

Special bonus Flanders episode! Who's the top favorite for Sunday? What would a win mean for Greg van Avermaet? Is Peter Sagan angry? Fred Dreier, Kristen Legan, and Caley Fretz have flown to Belgium and are joined by Euro locals Andrew Hood and Gregor Brown to make their final predictions for the Ronde.

Holy week is upon us! Fred Dreier, Kristen Legan, and Gregor Brown are in Gent, Belgium for the cobbled classics, where they sit down to dissect the odd tactics and dirt roads of Gent-Wevelgem and discus the upcoming Tour of Flanders. Can Greg van Avermaet keep the streak going? Is Peter Sagan tired of everyone riding against him? Then, Caley Fretz is joined by VN contributor Ryan Newill to discuss the evolving Flanders route, and why keeping things traditional isn't always great for business.