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The American Peloton
by Jonathan Crain
Jonathan Crain (mediocre Cat 2 crit & cyclocross racer) and Ben Edwards (cycling coach w/ Skyway Coaching, former collegiate & elite XC racer) talk about bike racing in America. Expect a lot of criterium talk with a sprinkling of stage race (do we still do those?), cyclocross, gravel and whatever else is going on in The American Peloton.
Episodes
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Are Fixies the Future? w/ James Grady (Red Bull Bay Climb, Mission Crit, Formula Fixed, Mike's Bikes)
https://www.youtube.com/@formulafixed We've got one of the men behind the legendary Red Bull Bay Climb, the Mission Crit, the Hustle City training app, and much more James Grady on the show to talk about his new venture Formula Fixed. They have a showcase event this week with some HEAVY hitters...
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Over/Under - 2024 Season Wrap Up
We're looking back over the 2024 Road and Crit racing season and talking about the riders teams and events that standout in our minds....for good and bad reasons. Support the show, and get some DEALS \/ Order coffee from Domestique here:...
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Relegation Drama, Transfer Rumors, & The Last Crit Racing Rodeo of 2024 - The American Peloton
We went to Gateway Cup! Saw some great racing and got some inside scoops for y'all from the final American Crit Cup stop of the calendar. We'll talk about the Gateway weekend, and plenty of other racing in America, and some that just features Americans on this episode of The American Peloton....
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Bike Racing Safety, Salt Lake, & Dairylands 2024 LIVE POD
A couple horrific crashes lately have started a new conversation about safety, especially barricades. Legion of LA's Ty Magner's post on IG seems to have broad support from elite riders, but what possible solutions are out there? In other news, we had some exciting racing (that we couldn't watch)...
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Tough Tulsa For the Big Teams
We went to Tulsa Tough 2024! Awesome racing to kick off the 2024 ACC. On the men's side we had huge rides from some smaller squads/individual riders like Luke Lamperti, Michael Garrison, Clever Martinez. Tough weekend for the teams we would have called the favorites going in (Legion of LA…
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Are American Crits More Entertaining Than the '24 Giro? USA Crits/Speedweek/Nats LIVE POD
Racing is in FULL SWING here in the USA. We've got crits. We've got stage races. We've got nationals. Jonathan and Ben were out at Speedweek and saw some of the most exciting and dynamic races of the 24 season. We'll talk through the shocks and revelations from all the post NCL collapse racing in...
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Why the NCL Announcement Matters, Even if You Hated NCL: EMERGENCY LIVE POD
Devastating announcement from the NCL ( National Criterium League ) today leaves a lot of riders and staff in the lurch. Special guest Madeline Pearce joins us to parse it all out. We'll talk about what this means for the 24 season, and why you should care even if you weren't planning to watch…
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Miami Blazers Belize Shutout, EVERYONE Heads to Redlands/Sunny King & More - The American Peloton
A quick discussion of the recent racing in Belize and Jamaica. Kind of a debacle for the Miami Blazers down there, and a strong performance from WHBH. With that, the pre-season racing is over and REAL RACING IS HERE. Redlands this weekend on the West Coast, and Sunny King Crit opens up the USA...
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New Crit Teams, Early Stage Races, Blazers Over Legion & More
This week we're talking early-season racing: Valley of the Sun, Tuscon Bicycle Classic, LA Crits, and Swamp Classic. As well as some additional team announcements/mergers, and finish up with some thoughts about junior racing. The '24 season is about to pop off!
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Cory Williams LEAVES Legion/Cory Lockwood JOINS Legion: Transfer/Team News on The American Peloton
Cory Williams is headed from Legion of LA to the sister team of Miami Blazers. Does this shift the balance? Is this Blazers year? Meanwhile NCL teams Miami Nights and Denver Disruptors continue to strengthen their rosters after big cuts late last year. We're also talking about who's racing…
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2023 Team Tier List, Transfer News, & US Racing in a Post GCN+ World
It's the off-season and we're podcasting at z2 winter pace, but there's still somehow a ton to talk about in the world of American road bike racing. We go over the loss of GCN+ and what that means for watching European races in America, but also how our American races go out to the world. The…
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Pro Will Hardin talks Legion's CRIT Championship, NCL, Gravel Injury & More on The American Peloton
We've referenced Will Hardin's youtube POV videos a lot this season on the show, so it was awesome to have him on fresh from his race at Legion's inaugural edition of CRIT Championship Tour in St Pete Florida. We talk about his experience there, his jump to the NCL Miami Nights for next year and...
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2x Australian Crit Champion CHLOE HOSKING talks: NCL, Crit Tactics, Racing Legion and More
We're SO psyched to have former world tour pro Chloe Hosking on The American Peloton! She's won some of the biggest races in women's road cycling like La Course by Tour De France on the Champs Elysees, the Commonwealth Games, Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and many many more. After her team…
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Silly Season Begins: Justin Williams Suspension & Safety, NCL Layoffs, Maryland UCI
We've got to address the Justin Williams suspension fallout up top, because the responses have been UNHINGED. I feel like any discussion of Legion get flattened to "Legion good" vs "Legion bad", but there's way more nuance there. We all contain multitudes, and one crash doesn't negate all the…
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Crit Racing Combativity Award. NCL Denver & ACC Littleton. The American Peloton: Ep 15
We're introducing a new award...or segment... or something. The American Peloton Combativity Award! Handing out the inaugural virtual jerseys this week. Two big crits at high altitudes in Colorado produced some interesting racing. We're talking about a potential hookless fail, sidewalk surfing…
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Salt Lake Standouts, The Price of Silver, & NZ Invades Intelligentsia
The TdF is over and ACC season is in full swing! We just had Salt Lake Crit, with some great live coverage there were a couple standout riders to highlight. A few miscellaneous items from NCL to Fitchburg and transfer rumors. We then tough on the ongoing onslaught from New Zeland based MitoQ…
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Pinned Upside Down: The American Peloton Ep 13. US Nationals, ToAD, NCL "Pivot" & More!
We did a 24 hour mtb race over the weekend, so forgive us if we're wiped out, but there was a lot of fun stuff to talk about. We go back to Am nats. Talk through some of the riders we've highlighted on the show that pulled results there. Then we get into pro nats and talk through the...
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The TULSA TOUGH 23 Episode Feat. Matt Winstead of Texas Roadhouse
This week we're talking Tulsa Tough! Two relegations in two races for Legion. Justin Williams pulls his first big win of the year. We break down all the sprints, crashes, tactics etc, then we chat with Tulsa Crybaby Hill Masters Cat1 winner Matt Winstead from Texas Roadhouse. Matt raced with…
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Joe Martin, Snake Alley, Somerville & More - The American Peloton Ep 11
Snake Alley and Tour of Somerville both went off last weekend and each attracted big, national fields. Both are historic and prestigious races with no live stream so we've watched go pro footage, checked results sheets, and talked to riders to put the pieces of the puzzle together. We'll also…
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We Went To ACC Sunny King Crit + MORE The American Peloton Ep 10
Sunny King Crit gave us two exciting races, some finish line drama, and our first real look at some of the bigger squads like Legion's Miami Blazers sub-team, and First Internet Bank. We'll go in-depth on the racing at Sunny King, as well as the American Crit Cup overall after race 2 as well as a...
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The SPEEDWEEK Episode
This week we've got a freewheelin discussion of all things SPEEDWEEK 2023. What teams showed up, who surprised us, and of course the crash that took Legion of LA out of contention. We also talk about Justin Williams recently announced C.R.I.T. series and the controversy around it, as well as Tour...
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We Raced in GA and we're going to SpeedWeek! Big Teams Were at Redlands, The Media Wasn't & NCL Miami Takes
I'm back and the season is popping off! We were out at a crit in GA last week and some heavy hitters showed themselves. NCL Miami, Texas Roadhouse, Ride Bikes, Suprabars etc were represented in some really dynamic crits. We do our best to dive into the little bit of Redlands coverage that exists,...
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CRT Not Happening, NCL Pros & Cons, Legion/Team Six/Mikes Bikes Win at Smaller Races
The First NCL Race is this weekend, so we spend most of the episode talking all things NCL. We know a little more now than we did last episode, and I dug up an NCL race from the 90's. Before all of that we talk about the smaller races that have happened around the nation recently and who's…
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CBR Upset, No More Omniums, Tuscon Bicycle Classic & MORE
Catching up on lots of racing after our Gabe Mendez interview last time. Goin all over the country to talk big teams at small races, whos gearing up, and what they're gearing up for.
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The NCL is Even Wilder Than We Thought! w/ Miami Nights' Gabriel Mendez
*Jonathan here, sorry my audio comes in a little hot and Gabe was on a phone. I did my best to tame it all in post production, but I did make sure the episode is all audible and intelligible. There was too much wild stuff in here not to use it. Hopefully first of many guests for us, so I'll keep...
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The State of Stage Racing in The States. Justin Williams Back? Valley of the Sun & All Our Underrated Riders Get Results!
We've goot one more CBR to talk about before we get into the meager US stage race season kickoff at Valley of the Sun. Justin Williams appears to be back on form, and several of our dark horse picks crack the top10. Matteo Jorgensons sbig win at Oman leads us to the topic the day. Are American...
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Early Season Results, Athens Joins ACC, & Crit Beef Fallout
This week we're looking at another CBR with Legion back on top, ACC and NCL news, one of our underrated rider picks scores a big win. We then have a lengthy discussion about the Legion/Best Buddies fight in Salt Lake between Justin Williams and Michael Hernandez, the climate that led up to it…
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Legion Launches New Team, First Crit of 23', Transfer News, ACC '23. The American Peloton Ep 2
Find Ben's coaching company here: https://www.instagram.com/skywaycycling/ We'll start this week's show by going over some rumors that came our way after we speculated about Legion of LA's relationship to the NCL on the last show. We'll also talk about a few high profile transfers. The meat of…
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What The Hell is the NCL?
Welcome to The American Peloton! J Crain and Coach Ben are going to be talking about bike racing in America on this show. For episode 1 we're diving into the sparse and frankly bizarre media around the new National Cycling League, a new crit series for 2023 that is promising some MASSIVE swings....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Jonathan Crain (mediocre Cat 2 crit & cyclocross racer) and Ben Edwards (cycling coach w/ Skyway Coaching, former collegiate & elite XC racer) talk about bike racing in America. Expect a lot of criterium talk with a sprinkling of stage race (do we still do those?), cyclocross, gravel and whatever else is going on in The American Peloton.
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Jonathan Crain (mediocre Cat 2 crit & cyclocross racer) and Ben Edwards (cycling coach w/ Skyway Coaching, former collegiate & elite XC racer) talk about bike racing in America. Expect a lot of criterium talk with a sprinkling of stage race (do we still do those?), cyclocross, gravel and whatever...
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