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The Business of Cycling — 92 episodes

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Strategy or Opportunity? Lessons in Cycling Branding from Assos, Giro, Knog & Whyte

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Inside a $3.5B Company's Bicycle Ambitions with Gates GM Chris Sugai

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Who Is Kenda? Inside the Taiwanese Tire Juggernaut with VP Eric Yang

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Crisis, Leverage, and the Death of the Hockey Stick: Whyte CEO Nikki Hawyes on Surviving the PE Cycle

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Behind the Curtain at QBP - America's Biggest Cycling Distributor

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Beyond the Hangtag: The Untapped Power of Ingredient Branding

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The Unraveling of Accell: What Went Wrong and What's Next

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The Finnish Component Brand that Cracked the Code on European Cycling Manufacturing

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How a Dot-Com Failure Accidentally Created One of Cycling's Most Unique Accessory Brands

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Humble, Steady, Fast: CEO Danny Segers on the Flemish Mindset that grew Bioracer from €7M to €35M

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From 26 to 29 to 32 - Are We Doing This Again?

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Deep, Not Wide: Polartec's 40-Year Case for Strategic Focus with MD Eric Yung

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Inside Eurobike's Strategic Overhaul with New Managing Director Philip Ferger

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Where the Money Flows: Cycling Sponsorships in 2026 with Nicolò Ildos

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The Long Game Founder: Two MBAs, Two Failed Ventures, One Breakthrough Product with Marcus Tonndorf of HEXLOX

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Former YT CEO Sam Nicols and the Financial Mechanics Reshaping our Industry

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The Barbell Effect: Why the Middle of the Bike Market Is Disappearing with Jeff Brines

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From Unilever to ASSOS: A Fresh Perspective on Cycling Marketing with CMO Claire Deschamps

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The Power Of Persistence: Quoc Pham on Surviving Near-Bankruptcy to Build a 20-Person Shoe Brand

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Is the Cycling Industry 'Inbreeding'? A Conversation with Juansi Vivo

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Swim or Drown: The Reality of Cycling Entrepreneurship with Alberto Fonte of Udog

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From Team Sky to the CEO Suite: Fran Miller on Turning Around Rapha

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The Art Of Premium Positioning: From ASSOS to POC with CEO Derek Bouchard-Hall

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Building Specialized Europe: Ermanno Leonardi's 36 year Journey

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From Rapha's Explosive Growth to Sustainable Scaling: Graeme Raeburn's Journey

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Live Panel Eurobike 2025 - Brand Positioning Master Class

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Shark Tank Meets Cycling: Gerard Vroomen on Picking Winners in Micro-Mobility

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Rebuilding an Icon: MAVIC CEO Alberto Morgando and Revival of the Legendary Brand

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The Fall of a D2C Giant: YT Industries' Road to Restructuring

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Opportunity vs. Strategy: Greg Shapleigh(Giro, Bell, Specialized, Mips) on Values-Driven Brand Building

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Eurobike 2025 Pre-Show Insights with Managing Director Stefan Reisinger

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From Child Actor to Cycling's Premier Agency CEO: Wayne Brown's Unconventional Journey

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Cycling Tips, Rapha & Escape Collective: The Accidental Blogger that Built a Cycling Media Empire

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The Future of Distribution: Live @ Cycling World 2025 Dusseldorf

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From Swoosh to Scorpion: How Castelli's Steve Smith Upended the Apparel Business

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The Business Of YouTube Bike Reviews with Felix Testet Bikes

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Tariff Drama with Stijn Vriends CEO of Vittoria Tires

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Inside UK Cycling Distribution: From Bike Shop to Industry Leader with EXTRA CEO Will Fripp

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David Millar: Life In The Peloton, His Story, Chpt3 & What’s Next

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Berlin Soul, Global Vision: Building Standert Bicycles with Founder Max Von Senger

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Ex Colnago, Bianchi, 3T, Cinelli, and Current Pinarello Sales Manager Diego Colosio

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The Epicentre of the COVID Boom & Family Succession with ELITE CEO Nicoletta Sartore

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From BMX World Champion to E-MTB Pioneer with Stefano 'MIG' Migliorini of THOK E-Bikes

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The Art of Product Development with Piet van der Velde of ERE Research

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2024 Highlights with Rapha, Cervelo, Red Hook Crit, and GCN

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The Journey from Bike Shop to Partnership with the UAE with Wolfi Hohmann

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Sports Marketing in Pro Cycling: Behind the Scenes with Nicolò Ildos

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Marketing an Icon with Bianchi Global Marketing Manager Claudio Masnata

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How Uli Fluhme GFNY CEO brought Italian Racing Culture to NYC

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Family Business with Anne Hed of HED Cycling

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Former CRO and Sales Director at The Pro's Closet, Reynolds, & Pivot Cycles about Scaling & Brand Building

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Parlee Cycles CEO on Bringing the US Bike Brand back from the Brink

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Cycling Marketing in 2024: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities with Joshua Riddle

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Building Cervelo with Entrepeneur Gerard Vroomen

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EUROBIKE 2024 LIVE PANEL with ENVE, Castelli, Vittoria & Schuberth - Topic: Channel Strategy

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Breaking into Cycling Media with Alex 'Biketester' Boyce

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Eurobike 2024 Market Update with Pirelli, Crank Brothers, Haro, Ceramic Speed, & Gary Fisher

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A Turnaround Story with ENVE CEO Michael Stimola

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Vittoria Tires CEO Stijn Vriends A Journey from Private Equity to Cycling

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EUROBIKE Managing Director Stefan Reisinger

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Rapha Founder Simon Mottram

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Trek Italy Closure the Advantages of Being and Outsider in Italian Cycling with Joshua Riddle

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Overstocks Update and COVID Lessons Learned LIVE at Cycling World Dusseldorf

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An Insider's Look at the Taiwanese Bike Industry with Jayu Yang

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The Man Behind A Bike Racing Cultural Phenomenon Red Hook Crit Founder David Trimble

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50+ years in Cycling with FSA Vision GM Claudio Marra

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Matt Stephens' Journey from Road Racer to Policeman to Presenter & Content Creator

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Howling at the Moon with Veteran Cycling Journalist Guy Kesteven

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Brand & Career Building with Ceramic Speed MD Martin Banke

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Family Business with Basso Bikes & Lee Cougan CEO Alessandro Basso

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2023 Highlights: Living Through COVID and the After Effects

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Chaos and Creativity with Canyon VP of Marketing Simon Summerscales

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Kask Marketing Manager Marco Galli Shares Insights from Red Bull and Scott Experience in Elevating a Growing Italian Brand

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Product & Marketing Synergy with Pirelli Marketing Manager Samuele Bressan

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A Postmortem of the Collapse of SIGNA Sports United with ex-VP Jacob Dudek

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WiggleCRC Insolvency Emergency Podcast with Jonathan Sherwood

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Building Rocket Espresso with Founder Andrew Meo

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Re-shoring with Composites Engineer and Carbon Fiber Expert Mark Hopkins of 3T

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Pro-Team Marketing with Trek-Lidl Communications Manager Jacob Kennison

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The Radavist aka John Prolly aka John Watson Origin Story & Online Content Revolution

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Gary Fisher and the Genesis of the Mountain Bike

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Career Development, Leadership, and Succession with SIDI CEO Davide Rossetti

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VanMoof Bankruptcy Emergency Podcast with Bastian Dietz

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Making the TDF Yellow Jersey & Cycling Kit Deep Dive with Fergus Niland of Santini

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Former CMO of Rapha, Specialized Slate Olson

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Do bike brands have their chin out on E-bikes? with Jon Sherwood of Bell Helmets

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USA Brand Building with Crank Brothers CEO Gaspare Licata

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Can 122 World Tour cyclists be wrong? with Francesco Sergio of Nimbl

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Making a Career as a Cycling Influencer with Youtuber Juliet Elliot

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Brexit Fallout, Covid, and Ferocious Competition with Pete Kelsey of Milltag

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Passion isn't Optional in Cycling Media with Tyler Benedict of Bikerumor

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Moving Beyond Rapha with David Van Orsdel