Criterium Nation

Hosted ByRob Kelly

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So You Want to Promote a Race, Part 4 with Graham Costa

Race promotion is a learned trade. There is a guide, but the real lessons are learned through trial and error, and with a lot of help and experience. Without good events our community is nothing but solo training and group rides. A great event can…

Oh Canada, O’Krafka with Logan O’Krafka of UNC Lotto Max

We go north of the border for this week’s episode to meet with the captain of the new squad UNC Lotto Max– Logan O’Krafka. Despite their youth and newness to the scene, they really stamped their authority on Intelligentsia Cup. Logan gives us the…

Two Things can be True at the Same Time

Nationals, ACC, Boise, NCL, Salt Lake City, UCI Transgender Ban, and so much more. We cover a lot of ground in this episode. We are brought to you this week by — say goodbye to the generic face wash on your counter because is here to save the day…

Why We Stage Race

At its core the popular image of cycling in the United States is stage racing. Fortunate for us, every major American stage race comes complete with its own demanding and technical criterium. Meaning, when we talk stage racing we remain very much on…

From the City of Mountains with Katia Martinez

We are going back to the original format– bringing you a story about a rider you may not know much about, yet. For this story we go all the way down to the mountains of northern Mexico and the city of Monterey. It’s there we meet the 22-year old…

Tulsa Tough 2023 Recap Show

It’s the longest day of the year and time for the biggest party of the American cycling season, that’s right it’s time for Tulsa Tough. We are joined by Adam Mills of Source Endurance once again to break down all the action, startegy, and meaning.

You Do You

Do what you need to, to stay in the sport as long as it brings you happiness. That may not mean the same thing for you as it does everyone else. What motivates different people is not a single universal truth. Rick Arnopol joins us to talk about the…

Behind the Lens with Bruce Buckley

This episode was first aired on March 3, 2020, but when it comes to the central place that photography plays in criterium racing we believed that it was time to share it again. Photography remains the primary means by which the story of criterium…

Team Building with Brandon Feehery

Every year we put together groups of men and women from all over the country, and with potentially little connection to each other, on teams and expect them to go out and race together with a unified purpose and vision. How that is actually…