Škoda We Love Cycling Podcast
The core mission of Škoda We Love Cycling has always been to create a cycling movement and a close-knit community—keeping people connected, entertained, encouraged, active, and informed over the years. This podcast aims to further that goal by periodically releasing interviews, podcasts, and streams featuring unique athletes, influencers, advocates, experts, and others from across the cycling world. We believe each episode will bring you inspiration, motivation, candor, openness, and valuable insights.
Episodes
34 episodes
Alpecin’s mechanic Mateusz Banaś: ”It's something magical because this is the highest level.”
In this episode of the Škoda We Love Cycling podcast, Matt Stephens sits down with Mateusz to explore life behind the scenes as a pro team mechanic. From race-day chaos to career milestones, hear what it really takes to keep a WorldTour team ro...
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22:37
Connie Carpenter-Phinney: "The women were not just a novelty — they were an afterthought."
Matt Stephens had the enormous pleasure of welcoming the ever-insightful and candid Connie Carpenter-Phinney into our digital interview room. Connie is a former Olympic gold medallist in cycling and speed skating, and she also won one gold, two...
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35:11
Alpecin–Deceuninck Experts: “Nutrition Can Make a Good Athlete Great—And a Great Athlete Good”
Today’s episode of the Škoda We Love Cycling podcast is all about nutrition at the pro cycling level. Staying on top of every rider’s ideal fuelling needs during Grand Tours, Classics, World Championships, or training camps requires extensive k...
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35:54
Saoirse Pottie: “Skinny tyres go faster than fat ones. That was all I knew.”
Another guest to accept Matt Stephen’s invitation to the Škoda We Love Cycling virtual podcast studio is Saoirse Pottie. Saoirse is one of our new content creators and a prolific, unstoppable Northern Irish bikepacker. Her “chaotic cycling adve...
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33:22
Juliet Elliott: ‘Gravel can be anything you want, that’s what I like about it’
Just in time for the upcoming UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium, Matt Stephens invited into his virtual studio his fellow Brit and our regular collaborator and in-house expert Juliet Elliott, a versatile cyclist with a knack for joining...
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29:08
Reminiscing the Beauty of La Vuelta and Spain as a Cycling Oasis with Alberto Contador
The final Grand Tour of the season, La Vuelta a España, is upon us so it’s naturally the talk of the town of the wider cycling community – including our podcast host Matt Stephens. Matt welcomed none other than Alberto Contador in his virtual s...
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28:34
Kasia Niewiadoma Talks the Hunger for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
In another episode of the We Love Cycling Podcast focused on the personal stories and cherished memories made at the Tour de France, Matt Stephens welcomed in his virtual studio Kasia Niewiadoma, a talented and insightful young pro. Welcome to ...
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Love Letter to the Tour de France: Stephen Roche Relives the Glory and the Heartbreak
It’s impossible to love road cycling and its history without stumbling upon thedecorated name of Stephen Roche. Matt Stephens comes face to face with the Irishlegend. Catching up with Stephen in his home in Antibes, France, they relived...
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29:37
From Dreaming in Eritrea to Starting at the Tour de France: Biniam Girmay’s Incredible Rise
With the 2024 Tour de France drawing ever so near, the road-cycling fandom isalready in the grips of the race’s allure. Since we are focused on deeply personalexperiences, memories, and connections with the Tour this year, Matt Stephens...
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19:38
James Knox: “I think cycling is one of those sports where you gain a lot off the bike”
As his next guest on the We Love Cycling Podcast, Matt Stephens welcomed James Knox, a professional road racing cyclist from Great Britain, currently riding for UCI WorldTeam Soudal Quick-Step.The 28-year-old rider hails from Levens, a s...
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Zdeněk Štybar: “If I stop my career on Sunday, on Monday, I want to be back to work, whatever that is“
In this episode of the We Love Cycling podcast, Matt Stephens is revisiting one legendary pro career that just recently reached its conclusion. In his virtual studio, he welcomed Zdeněk Štybar, a Czech native and a road cycling and cyclo-cro...
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45:56
Tom Southam: “You have to be constantly moving, constantly changing”
Tom Southam is a British former competitive cyclist from Penzance, Cornwall, who competed professionally between 2003 and 2011, finishing his career with the team Rapha Condor. His racing highlights include representing Great Britain in five Wo...
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45:01
James Shaw: “Now, if you wear cotton socks, you’re not taking it seriously”
James Shaw, full name James Callum Shaw, is a 27-year-old British road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. His previous teams included Belgian UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal, SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling and Riwal S...
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50:43
Steve Cummings: “The new rhythm is the fact there isn't any rhythm, it's just chaos”
This time, Matt Stephens chatted up his compatriot and fellow ex-pro rider Steve Cummings who kept close to the sport – and especially to the Tour de France – after his retirement.
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32:20
The Producer of Tour de France: Unchained: “The peloton never waits”
At the beginning of June, the streaming platform Netflix released its new docuseries Tour de France: Unchained. With a stellar rating of 8.3 on IMDb, the series obviously gained droves of dedicated fans who were enthralled by the oftentimes cha...
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Matteo Jorgenson of Movistar Team: “Being ’close’ in cycling doesn’t really get you much”
This time, Matt Stephens caught up with young American professional road cyclist Matteo Jorgenson from California, USA, riding for the UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.Jorgenson perfectly depicts how often it becomes really hard for US rider...
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43:23
Fred Wright of Team Bahrain Victorious: “I just think of calories in tubs of Ben and Jerry's“
Fred Wright is a British professional cyclist, originally from southeast London, currently riding for Team Bahrain Victorious, which recruited him in 2019. He began his career as a track cyclist, winning a gold medal in the team pursuit at the ...
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34:33
Cycling Presenter and Journalist Rebecca Charlton: “Don't try and be someone else and emulate somebody else's success”
Rebecca Charlton is a TV presenter, NCTJ-accredited journalist, author, public speaker, magazine contributor, and voice artist. She has written two books on cycling and can be found presenting and commentating on channels including Eurosport, I...
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39:53
Australian Road Pro Rohan Dennis: ‘Tokyo made me think that winning isn’t everything’
This time, Matt Stephens had Australia on the line. He reached out to Rohan Dennis who, for the time being, is an Australian professional road racing cyclist. He is known for his time-trial abilities resulting in numerous victories and podiu...
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41:29
Richie Porte: ‘Commenting on weight should be totally off limits’
With Matt, Richie went over the switch to a somewhat recreational cyclist and the sport’s observer, the (personal) growth the word of pro cycling enabled him, what kind of a roommate he was at cycling camps, what is the essence of a perfectly h...
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37:41
Pro Cycling Chef Hannah Grant: ‘I had no idea what I was getting into!’
To get closer acquainted with the topic within the world of pro cycling, Matt invited over his long-time friend, Hannah Grant, to shed some light on how things go down in the “kitchen” of a pro cycling team. Born in C...
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35:46
Nathan Haas on Joining the Gravel Community, the State of Pro Cycling, and Happiness
After a decade spent in professional road cycling and enjoying success across the world, Nathan Haas retired in 2021 to embark on a gravel rider career. With Matt Stephens, he dissects the big career change decision and how it has been treating...
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38:23
WLC Podcast: Lukas Pöstlberger on Changing Teams, (Not) Following Plans and More
Enjoy another episode of Matt Stephens chatting up one more road pro for exclusive insights and the inner workings of the professional cycling world. Another rider invited into Matt’s virtual studio is 30-year-old...
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27:51
Adam Blythe on the Excitement of Live Commentating on Cycling’s Major Events
Matt Stephens has once again sat down with another fellow Brit, this time a good friendand, so to speak, colleague of his, Adam Blythe. As both do and enjoy live commentating oncycling events, they talk transitioning from a professional...
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