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Alpecin–Deceuninck’s Mechanic Mateusz Banaś: ”It’s something magical for sure because this is the highest level.”

May 7, 2025 at 2:07 pm

Road cycling

It’s usually the riders who bask in the spotlight, so our host Matt Stephens strives to invite individuals from the industry and various other pro-cycling team crew members as often as possible to the Škoda We Love Cycling podcast.

Former Olympian Connie Carpenter-Phinney: “What happened in women’s cycling is important, and it’s also important to recognise how long it took.”

April 10, 2025 at 7:57 am2 min reading

Road cycling

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 medal-winning cyclist and speed skater who also won one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal in UCI Road and…

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Alpecin–Deceuninck’s Chef and Head of Performance: “Nutrition can make a good athlete great and a great athlete good.”

March 31, 2025 at 10:28 am2 min reading

Eat Like a Pro

Today’s episode of the Škoda We Love Cycling podcast is all about nutrition and its timing on a pro cycling level. Staying on top of every rider’s ideal fuelling needs during the Grand Tours, Classics, World Championships or training camps requires extensive knowledge and organisational…

Saoirse Pottie: “Skinny tyres go faster than fat ones. That was all I knew.”

February 6, 2025 at 12:35 pm2 min reading

Explore & Travel

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 experts and a prolific and unstoppable Irish bikepacker.

Juliet Elliott: ‘Gravel can be anything you want, that’s what I like about it’

September 27, 2024 at 9:21 am

Outdoor/Mountain

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 cycling disciplines in their fun and…

Tackle A Route Made By Alberto Contador: Explore Madrid’s Anillo Verde and La Rioja’s Wine Region

September 1, 2024 at 6:31 am4 min reading

Road cycling

To celebrate La Vuelta a España, let’s take a look at two of the most culturally and historically important regions of the country of Spain – the capital city of Madrid and La Rioja, one of the least populated but most beautiful parts of the…

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Reminiscing the Beauty of La Vuelta and Spain as a Cycling Oasis with Alberto Contador

August 22, 2024 at 5:58 am2 min reading

Road cycling

The final Grand Tour of the season, La Vuelta a España, is finally here 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 studio…

Matt Stephens: How The Tour de France Inspired Me

June 26, 2024 at 7:00 am4 min reading

Road cycling

It’s highly possible that without the Tour de France, I might not be sitting here in my spare room at home, typing this article for We Love Cycling. By that I mean it was the Tour de France, in all its ridiculous glory, that inspired…

From Dreaming in Eritrea to Starting at the Tour de France: Biniam Girmay’s Incredible Rise

June 25, 2024 at 2:14 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

With the 2024 Tour de France drawing ever so near, the road-cycling fandom is already in the grips of the race’s allure. Since we are focused on deeply personal experiences, memories, and connections with the Tour this year, Matt Stephens also made this podcast instalment…

Love Letter to the Tour de France: Stephen Roche Relives the Glory and the Heartbreak

June 25, 2024 at 8:12 am4 min reading

Road cycling

It’s impossible to love road cycling and its history without stumbling upon the decorated name of Stephen Roche. Matt Stephens comes face to face with the Irish legend. Catching up with Stephen in his home in Antibes, France, they relived the intense emotional relationship the…

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Alpecin–Deceuninck’s Mechanic Mateusz Banaś: ”It’s something magical for sure because this is the highest level.”

Former Olympian Connie Carpenter-Phinney: “What happened in women’s cycling is important, and it’s also important to recognise how long it took.”

Alpecin–Deceuninck’s Chef and Head of Performance: “Nutrition can make a good athlete great and a great athlete good.”

Saoirse Pottie: “Skinny tyres go faster than fat ones. That was all I knew.”

Juliet Elliott: ‘Gravel can be anything you want, that’s what I like about it’

Tackle A Route Made By Alberto Contador: Explore Madrid’s Anillo Verde and La Rioja’s Wine Region

Reminiscing the Beauty of La Vuelta and Spain as a Cycling Oasis with Alberto Contador

Matt Stephens: How The Tour de France Inspired Me

From Dreaming in Eritrea to Starting at the Tour de France: Biniam Girmay’s Incredible Rise

Love Letter to the Tour de France: Stephen Roche Relives the Glory and the Heartbreak

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