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Stoked to be hereEpisode 24: Laura Massey-Pugh, Back Half SteLa TandemIn our final episode before our Grand Depart on 5th June guest host Phil finally turn the tables and asked the Back Half of SteLa Tandem, Laura, the questions!
Hear about the preparation and planning and find out who's in the hot seat on Laura's dream tandem!
2022-05-2442 minStoked to be hereEpisode 23: Stevie Massey, Front Half SteLa TandemIn this episode we hear from the Front Half himself: Stevie Massey. He talks about his cycling palmares, the mechanical technicalities of riding a tandem around the World and who else he would chose as Stoker!
With guest host Phil this is an opportunity to question the Captain...
2022-05-121h 01Stoked to be hereEpisode 22: Mark Beaumont, Twice Male World Bicycle Circumnavigation RecordIf you don't know who Mark Beaumont is, you may have been living under an ultradistance-bicycle-World-record-breaking rock! Amongst many other amazing achievements he had circumnavigated the globe twice on a bicycle both under Guinness requirements to break the World record with his most recent ride covering the 18,000 mile distance in under 79 days. He wrote the book on Endurance... literally!
Endurance: How to Cycle Further by Mark Beaumont | GCN Books | Global Cycling Network
We were massively grateful to have this chat with Mark and for all his advice as there cannot be many other people better qua...2022-04-0248 minStoked to be hereEpisode 21: Jenny Graham fastest woman to cycle around the WorldIf you know a little about endurance cycling and round the World records you won't need much introduction to Jenny Graham! She is the fastest female to cycle around the planet in 124 days 10 hours and 50 minutes covering over 18,000 miles. If this isn't impressive enough she undertook the whole trip unsupported.
There aren't many other riders better placed to give us the advice we need for our record attempt and she is full of tips and advice in this episode.
You can listen to her own series of podcasts and find out more about her around th...2022-03-201h 04Stoked to be hereEpisode 20: Hels on Wheels, full time global hobo cycling the WorldHels has been cycling the World solo since 2016 on a small budget but living it big in terms of experience and adventure! She has cycle toured through Australia, UK to Sicily and back, from the North Cape in Norway through the Baltic states and from Istanbul to Germany. She has covered 58,000kms of 5 years and is back on the road again soon!
Her YouTube channel (hels on wheels - YouTube) and Instagram (Hels 🚴🏼♀️ (@hels.on.wheels) • Instagram photos and videos) documenting her trip through vlogs and photos are amazing to follow and her real life experience of life on the road...2022-02-2741 minStoked to be hereEpisode 19: Christina Mackenzie, female LEJoG World Record HolderIn 2021 Christina Mackenzie became the fastest woman to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats breaking the Guinness World record with and astounding time of 51 hours, 5 minutes and 5 seconds. Travelling the 839 miles distance she broke a 19 year old record held by Lynne Taylor. We chat about how she got involved in long/ ultra distance cycling, what lead her to a World record and her strategy for her record breaking ride.
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Christina Mackenzie (@lejogmack) • Instagram photos and videos
2021-12-2351 minStoked to be hereEpisode 18: Mel Nicholls, Paralympian and World Record breaking hand-cyclistAfter a series of life changing strokes in her younger years Mel never gave up on here passion for sport and the outdoors. Living up to her mantra of "Dream Big" she is a paralympian, having competed in the London and Rio Olympics and then went onto break the LEJOG (Land's End John O'Groats) handcycle record. Just this year she has completed her Handcycle Britain challenge, circumnavigating the coastline of the UK on handcycle, unsupported.
Mel is an absolute inspiration and a delight to chat to so I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as...2021-12-0953 minStoked to be hereEpisode 17: Rob Gardiner, from round the World bike packing to Ultradistance CyclistIn 2013 Rob started out on an epic adventure where he travelled 11,000km in 7 months to India. This changed his life forever and he was hooked on long distance cycling. He has since crossed several other continents before further raising the bar by getting involved in Ultradistance racing. He has held the World record for cycling the length of Europe and raced events such as the Two Volcanos sprint.
His travels through so many different countries and his expertise in long distance make him a fantastic guest to give us lots of tips ahead of our own big rid...2021-11-2441 minStoked to be hereEpisode 16: Emily Chappell, A cycle courier who took on the World!In this episode I'm delighted to have the opportunity to speak to adventurer, ultra-distance cyclist and author Emily Chappell. We first had the opportunity to hear about Emily's adventures alongside Jenny Graham (the female around the World Record holder) at a talk in Buxton and was introduced to her book "Where there's Will" (Or order direct via Instagram message and sometimes she even cycle delivers! He other book is "What Goes Around")
This event certainly sowed the seeds of interest with us of how far we could go and it was great to chat to Emily about so...2021-11-0746 minStoked to be hereEpisode 15: Vedangi Kulkani, youngest woman to ride around the World!Vedangi grew up in India and started her endurance cycling career by riding through the Himalayas as a teenager. When she moved to the UK to study, her passion for long-distance cycling remained and after riding to John O'Groats and London-Edinburgh-London she decided to try and break the female World circumnavigation record...aged 19 years old! Her story is full of adventures and dramatic stories and she arrived back having ridden 24,000km in 159days.
She now runs her own business helping others organise their own adventures and has exciting plans for the future too.
https://www.v...2021-10-2758 minStoked to be hereEpisode 14: Katie KookaburraKatie Kookaburra is an ultradistance cyclist, YouTuber and generally an amazing inspiration for anyone interested in getting into the World of long-distance cycling and endurance.
Her YouTube channel has over 86k subscribers and she vlogs about everything from weight loss, to long-distance rides to cycle fuelling recipes. Katie chats about her journey into long-distance cycling and beyond in this podcast!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzN8KWKew4fp-AWIuE7E8A
https://www.ilikemountains.cc/
2021-10-1243 minStoked to be hereEpisode 13: Ian Walker, World Record Ultra-distance cyclist and environmental psychologistIan Walker is the North to South Europe World record holder, riding across Europe, 6367km in 16days 20hours and 59minutes. He has also participated in the Transcontinental race and has been first finisher in the North Cape 4000. He has a wealth of experience in ultradistance cycling and running, but is also a Professor of Environmental Psychology doing research on road safety, travel choice and energy consumption.
http://www.drianwalker.com/
2021-10-0549 minStoked to be hereEpisode 12: Steve Abraham, Riding for the Highest Annual MileageSteve Abraham is a bit of a legend in the Audax World. He quickly outdistanced his local CTC rides before he found out about Audax and then started going after the points record. But one challenge was even more tempting: the Highest Annual Mileage Record.
The Highest Annual Mileage record is the most miles ridden in any one rolling year and had last been set in 1939 by Tommy Godwin and Steve was determined to break it. It took a few attempts, different strategies and a broken ankle before in 2017 Steve held the Highest Annual Mileage for his a...2021-07-1627 minStoked to be hereEpisode 11: Matilda's Musings, Colin and Di talk about the joys of everything tandem!Matilda is a very special tandem bicycle and her "dynamic crew" are "old gal" Di and "old git" Colin who tell us all about the joys of a bicycle made for two.
We are talking all things tandem this episode and it's about the smiles not the miles as many of Matilda's rides are. We hear about how true love can blossom from a blind date on tandem, how it's always better when you tandem together and who the Nutty Tandemers are and what they get up to!
Colin and Di also give tips on...2021-07-151h 00Stoked to be hereEpisode 10: Tandem WOW, Female Record Holder for Tandeming around the WorldTandem WOW is Cat Dixon and Rachael (Raz) Marsden and this incredible tandem pair not only hold the female tandem World circumnavigation record, but also beat the means record by 17days!
They have been one of our biggest inspirations for our attempt and this was an amazing opportunity to hear about how they did it.
They have also been named in the top 100 women in cycling 2020 and have raised an immense amount of money for their charities: Oxfam and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
www.tandemwow.com
2021-06-1649 minStoked to be hereEpisode 9: Helen Langridge, Round the World CyclistAfter a brief diversion from cycling, we are back with a bang with Helen Langridge. Helen quickly caught the long-distance bug, cycling LeJoG solo before meeting her partner Mike. now husband, and deciding to cycle around the World with him!
They completed an epic Round the World tour and I reckon Helen is just getting started in the long-distance cycling scene with plenty of exciting plans to come!
https://helenlangridge.com/
2021-06-0647 minStoked to be hereSpecial Edition: Running Coast to CoastThere has been a slight gap in podcast episodes of late... but with good reason: Laura has been running Wainright's Coast to Coast route in 6 days!!
If anything is going to teach the SteLa tandem team about endurance, team and keeping going when the going gets tough it is this run, especially with the unprecedented May weather.
Laura completed the 188miles and 30,569ft of climbing from St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay in the 6days and gained plenty of donations to Vetlife along the way. If you would like to donate too:
https://ww...2021-05-1457 minStoked to be hereEpisode 8: Leigh Timmis, Round the World Cyclist and World Record HolderIn 2018 Leigh Timmis became the fastest person to cycle across Europe travelling from Portugal to Siberia in an astounding 16days, 10hours and 45minutes. Prior to this he has completed a circumnavigation of the World at a slightly more leisurely pace, but still covering 44,000 miles across 50 countries. We have a great chat about what it took to undertake and complete these amazing feats of endurance, puns and some fantastic ideas for who best to put on your tandem!
https://www.leightimmis.com/
2021-04-191h 02Stoked to be hereEpisode 7: Henry Gold, founder of TDA Global CyclingTDA Global Cycling are the experts in long-distance supported cycling and Henry Gold is their founder. From epic beginnings, as the Tour D'Afrique race, Henry has grown the company to provide cycling tours and holidays in 6 continents and over 80 countries around the World! Henry has a wealth of experience from riding bicycles and organising trips around the World and has had more than his fair share of adventure including being charged by a wild elephant and narrowly escaping with his life!
More about TDA Global Cycling and their massive range of adventures for all sorts of cyclists i...2021-04-101h 06Stoked to be hereEpisode 6: Charles Condell, Round the World CharlieCharlie is the Youngest Person to cycle around the World and tells us about his amazing ride and his adventures. It's great to hear first hand from someone who has not only cycled the World but broken and record along the way and Charlie has loads of practical advice.
To find out more about his adventures his website is: www.rtwcharlie.wixsite.com
but I must admit his Instagram posts with photos from his trips and adventures are great to follow too!
https://www.instagram.com/rtwcharlie/
2021-04-0538 minStoked to be hereEpisode 5: Angela Walker, Velo Elle, long distance rider and day to day cyclistAngela "Ang" Walker blogs as Velo Elle saying "Hi I'm Ang and I spend a lot of time riding my bike!" and she certainly does!
Coming to cycling long distance as an adult she was soon sucked into the wonderful World of Audax and we chat about some of her most challenging rides such as PBP (Paris-Brest-Paris, 1200km) and the Trans Con (Transcontinental Race, across Europe) where she was part of the first female pair to finish. Despite these amazing achievements, Ang is a wonderfully down to earth woman and an avid supporter of the bicycle as a...2021-03-2739 minStoked to be hereEpisode 4: Tim Millikin Round the World CyclistIn this episode, I speak to Tim Millikin who cycled from Reading UK to Reading Pennsylvania as part of an epic cycle tour. Tim tells me about his adventures and the challenges he faced and also about the variation in banana sandwiches around the World!
Tim has just published a fantastic new book about his travels which is available from his website https://www.timmillikin.com/ along with lots more info about his adventures!
2021-03-0943 minStoked to be hereEpisode 3: Marcus Mumford, Tandeming Around the World!In this episode, I speak to someone who's done it already! Marcus and his wife Kirsty set out to cycle the World in tandem in 2014 and returned 851 days later with many exciting tales to tell. We talk about the joys of tandems, the importance of cake and other exciting plans like LeJog as a Bog!
https://shesnotpedallingontheback.com/
https://boglejog.uk/
2021-02-2536 minStoked to be hereEpisode 2: Richard Thoday, Penny Farthing LEJOG World Record HolderIn this episode, I chat with Richard Thoday, fellow Derbyshire cyclist, audaxer and most importantly World Record Holder for riding a Penny Farthing from Land's End to John O'Groats in 4 days 11hrs and 52mins breaking the 113 year old record. Richard gives us some fantastic tips and tells us about his planning and strategy to break a World Record as well as the joys and challenges of riding a Penny Farthing. For more about his amazing ride:
www.pennyfarthingendtoend.org.uk
2021-02-0746 minStoked to be hereEpisode 1: Marcia Roberts, LEJOGLE FKT and Mawona Velo!Marcia is Mawona Velo: Middle Aged Woman on a Bike! In this episode she talks about her route into long-distance cycling, her strategies for getting through longer rides and audaxes and her epic record-breaking attempt to ride from Land's End to John O'Groats and back again in just over 11.5 days!
She is a truly inspirational character and you can find more about her adventures here: https://mawonavelo.com
2021-01-2953 min