The Rouleur Podcast

The Rouleur Podcast

News, tech, issues and personalities from the world of pro cycling with the Rouleur Editorial team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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August 5, 2025 25 mins

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won French hearts when she took the yellow jersey on the first time of asking at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell were there to witness a historic moment in French cycling, soaking up the atmosphere atop the Col du Madeleine and in the finishing town of Châtel at the end of stage nine. But what comes next for generational talent Ferrand-Prévot? Will she try to win yell...

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Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell are at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – and what a race it has been so far. We've seen crashes, drama and some very harsh words between the sports directors of two leading teams. This episode unpacks all the controversy and gets an insight from the peloton about if there needs to be more respect, or if danger is just the reality of bike racing. Rachel also spends a day with the sports ...

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The Tour de France reached its conclusion with a wet and wild showdown in Paris – but it doesn't end with stage 21. Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell take you inside stage 22 when the racing is done, the drinks are flowing and the pizzas are being eaten. Spoiler alert, fourth place finisher Oscar Onley doesn't actually like Irn-Bru, Biniam Girmay is about to sleep for two days straight and there were some very special guests in t...

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After looking utterly unflappable for the past three weeks, Tadej Pogačar is just days away from winning his fourth Tour de France title. But who really is this generational talent that has taken the cycling world by storm? Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell take you inside the life of Tadej, told by the people who know him best.


Chris also gets a ride in the Basic Fit caravan float up Mont Ventoux and has the whole of France's...

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At long last, the Tour de France has reached the mountains! Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell take you inside three Pyrenean stages – Rachel finds out what life is like in the Shimano Neutral Service car, Chris speaks to riders about why beers and sausages are no longer on the menu and they both have a wild ride in a cable car.


This episode includes interviews with Jordi Meeus, Pavel Bittner and Harry Sweeny, Servais Knav...

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Ever wondered how to make through one of toughest the sporting events in the world? Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell take you inside the Tour de France to get top tips from the peloton about how they tackle three gruelling weeks of bike racing. From cheeseburgers to kebabs to extension cables and Netflix, these are secret hacks to surviving the Tour.


This episode includes interviews with Jake Stewart, Luke Durbridge, Michael ...

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The Tour de France is underway and it is crazier than ever. Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell take you inside the opening week filled with crashes, chaos and transfer rumours. They also give some tips on how to get as many freebies as you can from the Tour village and Rachel admits to making one of the worst mistakes you can as a journalist...


This episode includes interviews with Sam Watson, Mike Woods, Rolf Aldag, Jurgen For...

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Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell are back for the Tour de France! This episode features an interview with the Head Coach of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, Stephen Barrett. He tells us about the changing approach to altitude training, explains why riders are wearing winter kit when it is 35 degrees outside and spills the beans on why he's relieved Netflix aren't back to film another season of Tour de France: Unchained.


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Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and staff writer Rachel Jary take you through what is inside Issue 136 – our Tour de France issue. Featuring interviews with: Mathieu van der Poel, Tim Merlier, Pavel Sivakov, Geraint Thomas and much more.


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June 10, 2025 34 mins

From the gravel roads of Finland where he grew up, to the sun-soaked climbs of Southern France and rolling hills of Adelaide, Australia, this episode of From Where I Ride features Formula 1 driver and keen cyclist Valtteri Bottas.


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Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell take you inside a weekend in which against the odds Simon Yates completed the most remarkable of redemption stories, winning the maglia rosa on the Colle delle Finestre, the same mountain where he so heartbreakingly lost pink seven years ago. Rachel also spoke to some of the most exhausted riders in Rome, found out after-party plans and had a chinwag with some Mexican Isaac del Toro fans.


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Rachel Jary goes inside the Lidl-Trek team car on a chaotic breakaway day – she discovered Mads Pedersen's favourite fuel, tried to understand the politics of the peloton and there were moments where she feared she may never make it to the stage finish in Bormio.


She also got an insight on the best gastronomy the Trentino region has to offer from some local riders, found out what makes Richard Carapaz a fan favourite and spoke ...

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Rouleur’s Chris Marshall-Bell explores the roads, culture and politics of the first-ever Grande Partenza taking place across the Adriatic Sea in Albania. Chris spent a few days riding through the beautiful rolling roads used in stage one, chatting to locals about all things from bike racing to the cult following of a British comedian, all to find out why 2025 was one of the most unique starts in the Giro d’Italia’s history. From th...

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Live from the 2025 edition of TRAKA, Rouleur writer Rachel Jary speaks to Canyon racers Rosa Klöser and Josie Millard about their journeys in the sport so far. Klöser comes from an academic background and shot to stardom after winning Unbound Gravel last year – she now rides on the road with Canyon//SRAM alongside racing gravel as a privateer. Josie is an ex-professional skateboarder who has switched to bike racing in the past seas...

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In the final instalment of Live at the Classics, Rouleur’s Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell bring you all of the stories from inside the fabled Roubaix velodrome. They heard about mechanicals, wrong turns, saw more bloodied knees and blistered palms than they’d care to remember and Chris even got to ring the famous Roubaix lap bell. This was the view from cycling’s greatest stadium over the Hell of the North weekend.


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Rouleur's roving reporters Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell spent a day taking on the brutal but beautiful cobbles of Paris-Roubaix. Along the way, they asked the most important questions: Where are the goats? How many days in advance do you need to arrive to get a good spot in the Arenberg Forest? Can you fit more than five Oreos in the gaps between the cobbles? Is the Hell of the North really as hard as everyone makes out? And...

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From marzipan figures of bike racers, to frites and beers, to tired riders scratching their heads at how they can possibly beat Tadej Pogačar, these are Rouleur's Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell's dispatches from the Tour of Flanders.


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Rouleur editor Edward Pickering sits down with Dr Marlon Lee Moncrieffe, to have a chat about his latest book, New Black Cyclones: Racism, Representation and Revolutions of Power in Cycling.

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Rouleur editor Edward Pickering and photojournalist James Startt talk about the features in our latest magazine, Rouleur 134: the Classics edition. Featuring interviews with Lizzie Deignan, Sean Kelly, Andy Schleck, Rebecca Charlton and Rachel Jary.


To get a 15 per cent discount off the price of a normal Rouleur subscription, go to www.rouleur.cc/subscribe and enter the code podcast15.


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February 21, 2025 31 mins
Rouleur's tech editor Simon Smythe chats to Zwift CEO and founder Eric Min about the origins of his company, where they are now and what lies in the future.

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