In an off-season podcast-only extended episode, Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly joins me to talk about the year ahead in professional road racing. We talk about the season-openers in the Gulf, the Monuments and Cobbled Classics and of course the Grand Tours, where Britain’s Team Sky is hoping to make a big impact in its [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Italy'
The Racing Year with Lionel Birnie
February 17th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Tags: Italy · Podcast · Sport · Tour de France
22 September 2008: Grant Petersen on overnight trips and a visit to London’s ‘anti-bike shop’
September 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments
Grant Peterson on overnight trips and a visit to London's 'anti-bike shop' [31:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadTags: Bicycle music · England · Gear · History · Italy · London · People · Podcast · Politics · Rides · Rolling interview · Sport · Style · Touring · United States
11 June 2007: ‘Slow Bicycling’ in Italy; on two wheels in Provence
June 11th, 2007 · 6 Comments
The Bike Show this week has a distinctly Mediterranean and gastronomic feel. Kieron Yates reports from northern Italy, the world capital of the Slow Food movement, on a ’slow bicycle’ ride along the length of the River Po (for more on ABICI bikes, look here) Meanwhile, Jack Thurston is joined by William Greswell in the [...]
The Bike Show: 'Slow Bicycling' in Italy; on two wheels in Provence [30:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadTags: Food · France · Italy · Podcast · Tour de France · Touring
23 May Show: Buffalo Bill // Giro D’Italia
May 23rd, 2005 · 2 Comments
Today’s show is a Giro D’Italia special, recorded from Bar Italia in Soho. Also featuring the second half of my ride with Buffalo Bill Chidley, chair of the London Bicycle Messengers Association.
Music:
Adriatica – Calicanto
Hung Up – Salt
Dwyck – Gangstarr featuring Nice and Smooth
Bartali – Paolo Conte
Tags: Bicycle messengers · Italy · London · Podcast · Politics · Road safety · Rolling interview · Sport

