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Interview: Daniel Lee
Belgian Hammer author Daniel Lee pops into the Café for a chat about Belgium, nurturing talent and the next generation of American cyclists. * * * * * Podium Café: Let's begin this with a bit about you. You're a reporter who's been there, done that and worn the jersey. Tell us a...
Interview: Rob Arnold (Part 2)
In part two of our interview with Rob Arnold attention turns to Australian cycling, sprinting through the years of ‘Oppy' and Mockridge, racing past Peiper and Anderson and looking at the role played in recent years by the Australian Institute of Sport and Heiko Salzwedel. We look forward to...
Interview: Rob Arnold (Part 1)
Back at the beginning of August I reviewed the Cadel Evans biography, Close To Flying, first published in 2009 and now reissued on the back of the Australian's Tour win. To say I didn't like it would be an understatement. To say that I was cruel to its credited author, Rob Arnold, would be a gross...
Interview: Andrew Tilin
Andrew Tilin - The Doper Next Door - pops into the Café for a chat about his year as a citizen doper. Along the way we also talk about the 'anti-aging' industry, Joe Papp, whether doping is tax deductable and the general state of sport today. Podium Café: Let's introduce you to people...
Helen Wyman: An interview on cyclocross, winning and the US of A!
It’s Cyclocross season! What a perfect excuse to catch up with the British National Champion and Kona star, Helen Wyman! I first interviewed Wyman at the start of her 2010-11 season, and then after she won the epic Koppenbergcross – and hopefully you’ll remember the "crayon"...
Interview: Bella Bathurst
The Bicycle Book author Bella Bathurst pops into the Cafe to talk about bikes, books and the darkness at the heart of cycling. * * * * * PdC: When did you get into life on two wheels and what keeps you rolling? Bella Bathurst: We all cycled when we were young, but the trouble with cycling in...
Interview: Lucy Fallon and Adrian Bell
Walk into any bookshop and - if they stock any cycling books - you'll find a selection of titles telling the history of the Tour de France. This year, the Giro d'Italia became the star of three different books telling its history. But the runt of the Grand Tour litter ... well the poor little...
Interview: Richard Moore
I don't know if it's Gavia's coffee or Chris' frites, but Richard Moore has popped back into the Café again, just a few weeks after his last visit, when we chatted about Slaying The Badger. This time out, we're talking about the other book Moore has out this year, Sky's The Limit, the story...
Bridie O'Donnell on the Giro Donne!
On Friday, it's the start of the biggest women's race of the year, the Giro Donne. If you read Monty's race preview (and if you didn't - what were you thinking? Go and read it now!) you'll know what to expect from the course - but what are riders thinking about the race? I asked Bridie...
What are riders saying about the Giro Donne? Part 2!
On Friday the biggest race of the women's calendar starts - it's Giro Donne time! It's a fantastic race, 10 days in some beautiful parts of Italy - the longest, hardest and most prestigious women's race of the year! You might already have read the fantastic tips for riders facing the Giro for...
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