10th October 2022

The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast

EPISODE 309: Old crew is back

SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles

HOST: David Bernstein

GUESTS: Tim Jackson, Donna Tocci, Jim Moss, Carlton Reid

TOPICS:

What is everyone up to these days?
The Hour Record
UCI Gravel Worlds
Cycling Tips Reporter Disallowed From Worlds in Australia
UCI Changes Rule to Combat Aero Advantages in Time Trials
Official at Finishing Line Gets Handsy with Lorena Wiebes
National Cycling League
Electric Bikes
David says:

Filippo Ganna’s Hour Record
Excellent WSJ Article “How Far Can You Ride a Bike in an Hour? Start With An Aerodynamicist”
The Armstrong $30,000 ride? I don’t know if I want to touch this one. Up to you all. (How about LA allegedly getting “weird” with women/ woman at a wedding he supposedly crashed?
Central Park Activist
Tim says:

UCI Gravel Worlds
UCI is “sport washing” some bad actors, still/ again/ as always … (link?)Can’t I just rail, as always? (TIM- part of a Twitter dialog, with Joe Lindsey, I’ll try to find. Lapartient gave a tepid response to reporter’s question about risk of sportwashing- basically, “we need the money.”)
Bike market is auguring like a lawn dart. (???)
e-Bikes are here to stay, even as Rad Power Bikes is getting sued into extinction, battery fires are making the news, Florida hurricane Ian e-bikes represent a huge fire risk through the damage/ flood zones … (David loves his eMTB) ?
Jim Says:

Video of Lorena Wiebes Riding Away from Handsy Official Goes Viral
Professional cycling coming back to Colorado with $1 million on the line
UCI changes rule to combat aero trickery of TT support cars