King of the Ride

Episode 168: Magdeleine Valliers is a World Champion!

Welcome UCI Women's Road World Champion, Magdeleine Vallieres! She won this title in Kigali, Rwanda in incredibly impressive fashion storming away from her breakaway companions as well as a hard charging group of favorites. Canada got their first elite world title and the entire world got a new hero to cheer for.

There are some fun connections Mags and Ted share over the years and her early introduction to cycling. You can follow this world class and world champion rider on her instagram: www.instagram.com/magdeleinevallieres

• Watch the highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4voJPNEHFc
• Check out Mags and Ted on the same results sheet once upon a time! https://802timing.com/results/18results/bikeresults/4.21.18overallrasputitsa.htm
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Episode 167: Nicolas Roche is a Gravel World Champion... among other accolades

He'll be the first to point out that it's masters world champion, but a win's a win and he has more gravel world championship titles than I do! Probably more than you too ;)

 

Nicolas Roche has plenty of good stories to tell and lots of great insight from his years in pro cycling. As a World Tour racer to the trenches of a gravel race -- the literal trenches, as he broke his hip earlier this year -- Nico's year has not been easy, but he's ended on a high note. Lots to cover so please enjoy this episode.

 

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Episode 166: Miguel Crawford is Hosting Gravel Events (and now the Megahopper!) for Nearly 30 Years!

Miguel Crawford started hosting friends and then friends of friends on gravel rides throughout Sonoma County in the mid-1990s. Now he's just wrapped up his 28th year of hosting the Grasshopper Adventure Series, and best yet, he just wrapped up his first Megahopper. The Megahoppier is a route I first rode in 2021 and I was back this year for the first Grand Depart, the first mass start of this event. 414 miles across Sonoma County with trips in Lake, Marin, and Napa Counties as well. What an adventure.

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Episode 165: Michael Garrison is Making Waves in Modern Cycling

I don’t know whether to say thank you to Michael... or to say congratulations... or to apologize, because Michael, at 24 years old I think brings home the title as youngest guest ever on King or the Ride podcast. He’s packed plenty of life into those 24 years, as you’re going to hear about today. He’s had an illustrious road career including national championship titles won. More to the point, he represents the new breed of what it means to be an American bike racer. He’s very handy in a gravel race having just taken 2nd at the US national championships, he’s crafty on a mountain bike, and he’s a force in the US crit scene. 

Sit back and enjoy this one with Michael Garrison.

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Episode 164: Eric Min Co-Founded Zwift and Revolutionized Cycling

There's a lot more to the Zwift story than "riding a bike in a virtual world". From the very beginning they're revolutionized cycling. Think of it, they're the single biggest entity to why we enjoy the women's Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift the week after the traditional Tour.

More to the point, Eric Min co-founded Zwift thanks to a lifelong love affair with cycling. His life story has taken him all over the map from South Korea to New York City to calling various parts of Europe home to setting up Zwift's HQ in southern California. 

Eric and Ted share connections and stories... like when Eric reminds our host that he was Zwift's first ambassador!

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Episode 163: John Day is Creating the Future of North American MTB Racing

John Day is the creator of Race Day XC, a new mountain bike race series in New England. And while everyone who likes bike racing thinks they can start a bike race or better yet, a bike racing series, John has the experience and chops to make it happen. See, in his previous line of work, John created one of the biggest, most successful motocross race series in the United States. It started with a passion for racing motorcycles and a similar passion for mountain bike racing has lead him to the world of MTB race development.

 

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Episode 162: John Gaston is the Most Interesting Person in Professional Cycling

And cycling isn't even the most interesting bit. John is a professional skier with aspirations to make his debut in the Olympics the same time as his sport makes its debut. That's right, skimo is on the verge of becoming an Olympic sport in 2026 and John is one of America's very best. But he didn't grow up on skis, nor on bike (at least on bicycles). Nor was it in his plans to start and run an outdoor apparel company. Nor was it his plan to be a perennial presence on the Leadville podium. And yet, there John is!

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Episode 161: Kate Veronneau is Spearheading the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift

The bike racing action across France doesn't end when the men hit the Champs-Élysées. Heck, it's just getting warmed up for the fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift!

It's long overdue that women's cycling is hitting its stride right now and the fact that it's earning its due is thanks in part through the work of Kate Veronneau, the Director of Women's Strategy at Zwift. This former NCAA Division 1 college basketball player and professional cyclist has helped the TdFFaZ earn such a high place in global recognition.

Kate was kind enough to check in during a very busy week in France to help spread the word about what all she's doing right now, this week, and year round to elevate not just women's cycling, but women in general. 

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Episode 160: Dan Lloyd is a Jack of All Cycling Trades

Former Pro Tour professional cyclist, recent UCI gravel worlds qualifier, Global Cycling Network host, former team director, infrequent -- and perhaps former -- race commentator, Dan Lloyd has worn many hats in cycling. And now he has King of the Ride guest on his resume!

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Episode 159: Florian Vermeersch is an Entertaining Chat and an Even Faster Cyclist

Florian Vermeersch is a Belgian cyclist with some very impressive palmares to his name. 2nd place in Paris-Roubaix as a 22 year old, a pair of silver medals at the UCI gravel world championships, a handful of wins, a whole bunch of podiums, not to mention he's often the right hand man to Tadej Pogacar in plenty of races on the UAE Emirates squad.

This was a really fun conversation to learn more behind the scenes with Florian on his ride through the World Tour ranks.

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