The British Continental
Stories about British bike racing, teams and riders.
Episodes
60 episodes
Immediate progress or false start? Jon Dutton on British Cycling's task force update
In this episode, we sit down with British Cycling CEO Jon Dutton OBE for an exclusive interview, following the organisation’s
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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52:29
Tom Varney | Inside Lifeplus-Wahoo: challenges, resilience, and future ambitions
Ever wondered what it takes to manage a professional cycling team on the cusp of a major race? Tom Varney, the General Manager of Lifeplus-Wahoo, joins us on The British Continental podcast for an eye-opening discussion on the eve of the Tour o...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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30:23
Reviving British road racing: an interview with Jon Dutton OBE, British Cycling's CEO
Welcome back to another episode of The British Continental podcast, where we delve deep into the world of domestic road racing, bringing you stories, insights, and conversations with the people shaping the sport. In this episode, we...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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32:43
Lincoln Grand Prix preview with James McKay and Jo Tindley
The Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix is not just another bike race; it is, in our humble view, the most important one-day road race in Britain, a beacon of British road racing tradition, a race that enters the winners into British road racing folklore....
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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39:09
Saint Piran's merger + CiCLE Classic insights + East Cleveland Classic preview, with James McKay and Jo Tindley
Host Denny Gray is joined by Saint Piran's James McKay and Jo Tindley of Pro-Noctis - 200º Coffee - Hargreaves Contracting Ltd to discuss the latest domestic road racing developments. The trio consider:
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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45:16
National Road Series and CiCLE Classic preview with Sian Botteley, Sarah King and Monica Greenwood
With the 2024 National Road Series just around the corner, The British Continental podcast is back with a preview of the women's National Road Series and the upcoming ANEXO/CAMS CiCLE Classic, one of the most important elite road races...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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58:11
Ed Clancy | Saving British Road Racing
Welcome back to The British Continental podcast, the show all about domestic road racing. In today's episode, host Denny Gray discusses the way forward for British road racing with Olympian Ed Clancy.Last August Ed was asked to ch...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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48:25
2022 Tour of Britain diaries | Stage 4 (ft. Colin Sturgess, Ben Perry, Oscar Onley, Josh Charlton and Ben Perry)
In today's episode we review stage 4 of the Tour of Britain, a stage every bit as full-on as us fans had been hoping for.The short punchy stage from Redcar to Duncombe Park was full gas from start to finish, with barely a pause for breat...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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38:03
2022 Tour of Britain Diaries | Stage 3 (ft. Ben Perry, Steve Lampier, Colin Sturgess and Oscar Onley)
In today’s episode, we review what was a truly fascinating stage 3 of the Tour of Britain with the help of Saint Piran team manager Steve Lampier, new race leader Ben Perry, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling sports director Colin Sturgess and Team DS...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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42:11
2022 Tour of Britain Diaries | Stage 2 (ft. Colin Sturgess, Oscar Onley, Steve Lampier and Jim Brown)
In this edition, we welcome back our now-regular trio Colin Sturgess, Oscar Onley and Steve Lampier, who are joined by WiV SunGod’s young sprinter Jim Brown.Stage 2 began in Hawich and ended in Duns. The early part of the stage was marke...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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27:28
2022 Tour of Britain Diaries | Stage 1 (ft. Colin Sturgess, Oscar Onley, Matthew Teggart and Steve Lampier)
In today's episode we bring you audio dispatches from Colin Sturgess, Oscar Onley, Matthew Teggart and Steve Lampier as they reflect on how stage 1 at the 2022 Tour of Britain went, and what stage 2 holds in store.Stage 1 w...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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24:07
2022 Tour of Britain Diaries | Stage 0 (ft. Tim Elverson, Steve Lampier, Jake Scott, Colin Sturgess and Oscar Onley)
Welcome back to The British Continental podcast!We are absolutely delighted to be reviving our humble podcast this week to bring you another Tour of Britain diaries series.Throughout the duration of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain, we...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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40:33
Jake Scott | Domestic rider of the season?
Our latest episode is an extended interview with one of the domestic riders of the season, Jake Scott. Now 26, the self-coached Canyon dhb SunGod rider who works part-time in a bike shop to earn a living has had an excellent year. O...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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1:44:21
Tour of Britain diaries | Stage 8 (ft Colin Sturgess, Tim Elverson, Rory Townsend & Bob Donaldson)
Welcome to episode 8 of our Tour of Britain diaries, the final chapter covering what has been a thrilling edition of the race. In this final episode we have some brilliantly thoughtful concluding dispatches from our regular diarists...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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23:25
Tour of Britain diaries | Stage 7 (ft Colin Sturgess, Rory Townsend, Bob Donaldson, Andy Turner & Ryan Christensen)
The break had its day on Stage 7 and we very nearly had the first-ever stage win by a British Continental team at the Tour of Britain. With plenty to reflect on, our diary dispatches today come from Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling DS Colin Sturgess...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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24:41
Tour of Britain diaries | Stage 6 (ft Colin Sturgess, Rory Townsend, Steve Lampier, Bob Donaldson & Andy Turner)
Welcome to episode six of our Tour of Britain diaries. The racing was frenetic today, probably the best day yet at the Tour of Britain, a real treat to watch. And we have plenty of treats coming too in this episode. We have dispatch...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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30:51
Tour of Britain diaries | Stage 5 (ft Colin Sturgess, Andy Turner and Rory Townsend)
We have a slimmed-down core of dispatches in today’s episode from our three regular audio diarists: Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling DS Colin Sturgess, Andy Turner (SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling) and Canyon dhb SunGod’s Rory Townsend. Don’t be...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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14:16
Tour of Britain diaries | Stage 4 (ft Colin Sturgess, Rory Townsend, Bob Donaldson, Oli Stockwell, Andy Turner & Matt Bostock)
Stage 4 of the Tour of Britain was the queen stage and it didn’t disappoint. Glorious sunshine, glorious scenery and a glorious parcours was matched with glorious racing. Just glorious. We also have five glorious diary entries for y...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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27:31
Tour of Britain diaries | Stage 3 (ft Colin Sturgess, Rory Townsend, Tom Gloag, Andy Turner & Max Stedman)
After a challenging team time trial for the domestic teams, our diaries feature our three regular audio diarists – Rory Townsend (Canyon dhb SunGod), Colin Sturgess (Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling DS) and Andy Turner (SwiftCar...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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22:36
Tour of Britain diaries | Stage 2 (ft Colin Sturgess, Rory Townsend, Jacob Scott, Ethan Vernon, Andy Turner & Thomas Mein)
In today's audio diaries, we are once again joined by Canyon dhb SunGod rider Rory Townsend, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling DS Colin Sturgess, and SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling's Andy Turner. Our roving reporter within t...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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28:01
Tour of Britain diaries | Stage 1 (ft Colin Sturgess, Rory Townsend, Jacob Scott, Andy Turner & Bob Donaldson)
Welcome to the first episode of Tour of Britain diaries. After each stage, we’ll be bringing you daily audio diaries from British Continental riders and staff, giving you unparalleled insight into the race from the perspective of the domestic t...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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22:54
Tim Elverson | Tour of Britain special
Welcome back to The British Continental. Refreshed and eager to get podcasting again after a summer break, we’ve got a set of episodes planned for you all focused on this year’s Tour of Britain.Listen out for daily audio diaries from Bri...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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53:24
Colin Clews | The return of the Women's CiCLE Classic
27 June 2021 will be a landmark for British road racing. It will see the first elite-level road race in the UK for 666 days. Fans, riders, and teams have had to wait nearly a full year two years for an elite road race on home soil. And whilst m...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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32:43
Emily Nelson | Winning the CiCLE Classic
Ahead of the women’s CiCLE Classic this weekend- the first National A road race for 666 days – we are publishing two special episodes focusing on the race. In this first episode, we talk with the race’s reigning champion, Emily Nelson, who give...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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26:43
2021 Baby Giro Diaries | Stage 10
Stage 10 from San Vito al Tagliamento to Castelfranco Veneto was the last stage of this year’s edition of the U23 Giro and it ended on a high for British team Trinity Racing, to cap off an excellent race all round for the development set-up.&nb...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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17:11