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The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
A comedy show about pro bike racing? A racing show with comedy? Even we're not sure. These three cycling aficionados met a decade ago as bike messengers and have spent countless hours racing, and more importantly discussing the finer qualities of all things bicycles, cycling culture and bike racing ever since. Join the conversation.
Episodes
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 595 UCI Staircase
This week we discuss staircases, Paul and why one team has so many cooks. We read a bunch of great emails and discuss the sad news about Cannondale. Next week…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 594 Jersey Sales
This week our number one fan Tim Hayes is back on the pod to discuss more guitars, track worlds and ponder whether Lachlan has been selling enough jerseys…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 593 Italian Farewells
This week we've reached the almost end of the season, where we start to say goodbye to the road and a few of our favorite grey jersey wearers. But don't worry…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 592 Chasing Brandon
This week we finally discuss Montreal Worlds, measure Remco's Euros and the greatest race of the year...Giro dell'Emilia!!! Plus, Matt hates new wheel sizes…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 591 Potholes
This week on the pod we talk TT's on bad roads and TT's on Luxembourgian roads. Yellow vans, racers turned fans and Instagrams. Find us, and other fantastic…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 590 Everthing
This week almost everything we've ever wanted to see happens.....what now. Well, still wants hairnet helmets and old movie clips so not everything is done…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 589 Mas is Boss?
This week Tim loves Mas, Matt loves any English-speaking rider, and Spencer has a lot of baseball cards. Plus, worlds predictions, dumpster finds and Tims…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 588 Divided Timeline
Mas is boss, Roglic is back and unfortunately it's all because Pog is hurt. We are sad and happy, confused about the past and excited about weird bikes. Pretty…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 587 Wholesome Fun
This week we discuss some running in France, some shorts that don't fit and sunglasses. Plus, big wheels, custom bikes and DVD's. Find us, and other fantastic…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 586 Vertical Tandem
This week we discuss another tragedy in cycling with the death of Finlay Tarling. We preview the highly contested grey jersey competition at the upcoming…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 585 Blocked or Chopped
This week Tim visits Matt in Minneapolis and we talk Tdf Femmes, hand ball and Raliegh. Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wide Angle Podium…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 584 Tim's Sponsor
This week we talk about the Tdf Femmes, a giant hat that a very small man won and Tim's sponsor troubles. Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 583 Third Fourth Host
This week we welcome special guest and one of the hosts of the great Queen Stage podcast Rosael Torres-Davis. She quizzes us on the upcoming Tour de France…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 582 Unicycler
This week we talk Kate Courtneys new contract, proper landline usage and a little Tour de France. Week three is upon us so Tim is paying attention and will…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
EP. 581 Tupperware Party
This week we delve into the TDf and rate it hot! Plus, cooling, Spencer has a game and 32" wheels are big. Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the…
The Slow Ride: A Cycling PodcastSunday Stroll: Annual American Flyers Rewatch
It's the American 4th of July again, and that can only mean one thing: Tradition. It's time for our annual re-watch and discussion about American Flyers, the…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 580 First Road Race
This week we get acquainted with all the new national champions, predict the tour podium and jerseys and start talking cross This podcast is supported by the…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 579 UCI Fine
This week Matt saw some famous bikes; the UCI is handing out fines before yellow cards and AI is taking over. Plus, we wrap a van inn our minds. This podcast…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
A Grand Performance
This week we are down one Matt, but the World Cup fever will see us through these tough times! The Scots are out in full force in Boston and our Mailbag this…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 577 Unknockable
This week we make a list Tim stole from the dead hand of print media. It's pretty good. Let us know what we missed. This week we wrap up the men's Giro, start…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 576 Cocker Spaniel
This week we wrap up the men's Giro, start the women's Giro with our fingers on the scales and try and make metric make sense. Plus, no emails! This podcast is…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 575 Piss Bottle Man
We finally learn the identity of the piss bottle man. For 31 years I thought it was Mike Watt or maybe Evan Dando but it's been...... all along. Plus, normal…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 574 The Talk
This week Tim is back to right the ship and get us into our email. We discuss the first week of the Giro, Gall on the rise and when did young Beloki get " the…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 573 Commuter Bike
This week we discuss the wild start to the Giro, the wild finish of the Vuelta Femenina and the wild jerseys of EF. Plus, headsets, so many headsets! This…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 572 Not Team Coast
This week we preview the Giro, talk trash about some jerseys and dig into the past....as usual. This podcast is also supported by the generous and amazing…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 571 Rug Pull Situation
This week Tim loves Xlab, Spencer finds some problems and Matt has feelings about handlebars. We discuss Liege, the young kids and revisit our reoccurring…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 570 Password
This week with Tim away Spencer and Matt show that they totally know how to do this podcast thing. Not one single problem. Also we discuss a great edition of…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 569 Jumbo Banking
This week discuss the women's and men's Roubaix!!! A whole lot of Jumbo is discussed as well as MvDP's pedal issue, Pog, Voss and PfP being human and…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 568 Distracted By Ebay
This week we are missing Matt, but even without our raod captian we were able to get through the week in cycling... mostly. Ok fine, we spend most of the…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 567 Primal Table
This week Tim is so excited he can barely contain himself. Is it because Pog is one step closer to 5 monuments, or because he finally has an appropriate reason…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 566 Stock Decal
This week we talk Paris-Nice and fruit, Tirreno and decals. Plus, aluminum is cool. This podcast is also supported by the generous and amazing donors to the…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 565 The Golden Window
This week we are coming to you live from inside a tin can where we discuss Strade, golden windows and shutting the door. Plus, some bike rental advice, watches…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 564 Not Enough Doping
This week its opening weekend!!!!! We discuss the Belgium races, some AAA races in France and why don't the kids dope anymore? This podcast is also supported…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 563 Kit Pick
This week we talk a little racing before the Real racing starts next weekend. We pick new kits for each other and ourselves and then Spencer sees ad for a…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 562 Indianapolis Spencer
This week we talk more winter Olympics, get excited for the spring classics and Tim does some serious journalism. Plus, Spencer is from Indianapolis. Reach out…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 561 VHS Earring
This week we are back after an unplanned break of crappy proportions. We try a little to catch up on the cycling news of the last month...but mostly we just…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 560 Deep Ruts
This week Spencer's in a rut; Tim runs with a champion and Matt wants a weird bike. Normal stuff This podcast is also supported by the generous and amazing…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 559 The Slow Read Podcast, The Black Jersey
This week we take a turn away from our usual nonsense and actually read a book. We discuss The Black Jersey by Jorge Zepeda Patterson. It's got Murder, sex and…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 558 Melt Down
This week we discuss Cx nationals, MvdP casually winning on his return and the nonstop dominance of Lucinda Brand. Plus, a great tagalong Burley setup, band…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 557 Bell, Bib , Devoe
This week we talk Cx, ducks in Cx and what cycling fashion accessory has most transitioned into the mainstream. This podcast is also supported by the generous…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 556 Grateful Pardon
This week we talk dream pardons, what we're grateful for and why some Euro vs American cross scene. This podcast is also supported by the generous and amazing…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 555 Wax
This week we dive deep into some great holiday gift ideas for the cyclist in your life and some bad ideas. Plus, we play one game two different ways and it…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 554 Hounds Tooth
This week we pick fabrics, decide what kind of velodrome we would most like to crash on and we watch the Yates ride a tandem. This podcast is also supported by…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 553 Green Room Editing
This week we discuss cyclocross, parts bins and take a very difficult quiz. Plus, some Canadian company content. This podcast is also supported by the generous…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 552 Wheel Fight
This week we salute Movistar, relive the highlights of Rui Costas career and look at some old Fignon photos. Pretty standard stuff. This podcast is also…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 551 This Year
This week we reconvene for a quick 2025 quiz, learn about some future glasses and make a deal with the devil. This podcast is also supported by the generous…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 550 Margin of Error
This week we wrap up Italian classics season, French should be classics season and maybe gravel classics season? Plus, we finally have something dirt on…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 549 Maine Atac
This week we welcome Tim back into the SRP peloton for another week of Maine baised Atac's, Italian classics and crazy Klein monsters. This podcast is also…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 548 Best Tuber
This week we talk worlds, Tubers and Giant investments. If you want to be in the SRP book club find yourself a copy of The Black Jersey by Jorge Zepeda…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 547 One Buy
This week we talk lawsuits, GRVL national championships and buy some stock. This podcast is also supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 546 The Provence of Quebec
This week two races happen in the Provence of Quebec, some Americans do quite and some French guy wins. Plus, the Vuelta is done a little early and Matt sees a…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 545 Leaving Spain
This week we discuss all the drama at this year's Vuelta. Dogs with chairs, riders asking Israeli to leave and an actual gc battle somewhere in there. This…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 544 Station Wagon Bike
This week we discuss knees, station wagons, the Vuelta, Primal Wear, Mr. Moose, cheapo stems, and the bikes mechanics reject. Plus, the very first SRP book…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 543 Starchitect Circuit Race
This week the podcast goes sub 11, Tim makes plans for a Spanish vacation destination and our hopes for the third grand tour of the year. This podcast is also…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 542 Puddle of X-Lab
This week we rank World Tour and some former World Tour bikes, so again a very French episode. Plus, Tim finds all the local races for Matt that he won't do…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 541 Gitane
This week celebrate the first French Tdf winner in......forever? Who knows the number, but it's been a long time. Plus, Tim questions his cranks. This podcast…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep 540 New Circuit
This week we discuss the third week of the Tdf and the great final day of action. Tim feels for the sprinters, Matt can't find a Haimar and Spencer thinks Wout…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep. 539 Lo-Fi Tour Talk
This week we break our recorders and record that lo-fi episode all the people want. But seriously we had some technical difficulties so hope our hot takes make…
- The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast
Ep.538 Extraterrestrial Life
This week we talk about the new 10-day work week in France, extraterrestrial sightings and cycling villains. Plus, some actual race info and the worst used…
The Slow Ride: A Cycling PodcastSunday Stroll: Annual American Flyers Rewatch
It's the American 4th of July again, and that can only mean one thing: Tradition. It's time for our annual re-watch and discussion about American Flyers, the…