{"podcast":{"title":"Cyclist Magazine Podcast","slug":"cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315","podcast_index_feed_id":471315,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/618e52740da782001471efbe","website_url":"http://cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/618e52740da782001471efbe/1684337702630-ac8af394c8716478d338973b27d37343.jpeg","author":"Cyclist Holdings Limited","episode_count":162,"summary":"From the team behind Cyclist Magazine, this is a podcast for lovers of all things cycling, whether you’re a sucker for a sportive, a carbon fibre connoisseur or just Bernard Hinault’s biggest fan. Host James Spender brings you in-depth conversations from within the world of cycling by the people that know it best, with new episodes every other Thursday. Guests have included the likes of Greg LeMond, Tyler Hamilton, Sean Kelly, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and more. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to listen first! Join us for the ride on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook . Check out our website at cyclist.co.uk and be sure to subscribe to Cyclist Magazine here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T14:19:23.545529+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315"},"episode":{"title":"138. Ed Clancy: The truth behind breaking my shoulders for aero gains, and other stories","slug":"138-ed-clancy-the-truth-behind-breaking-my-shoulders-for-aero-gains-and-other-stories","published_at":"2025-08-21T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315/138-ed-clancy-the-truth-behind-breaking-my-shoulders-for-aero-gains-and-other-stories","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315","url":"https://shows.acast.com/cyclist-magazine-podcast/episodes/138-ed-clancy-the-truth-behind-breaking-my-shoulders-for-spe","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/618e52740da782001471efbe/e/68a48749457a24bb9558bde7/media.mp3","summary":"This week, James and Will are joined by three-time Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy. At 16, Ed had been scouted by British Cycling’s Academy, where he came up with riders like Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas, and by 2008, aged 23, he’d won his first gold medal in the Olympic Team Pursuit. Two more golds followed in same event, at London 2012 and Rio 2016, as well as a bronze in the Omnium in 2012, making Ed one of the most successful British cyclists of all time, and one of only a handful of athletes to have won golds at three successive Olympics. Over a career spanning two decades, Ed won dozens of track medals at World and National level and broke multiple world track records, and enjoyed an illustrious career racing on the road for one of Britain’s most successful domestic teams, Rapha-Condor, before retiring in 2021. Today, Ed works as the active travel commissioner for South Yorkshire, advises British Cycling on various projects, mentors, coaches and has just written a new book, Full Gas Forever, a 40+ Cyclist’s guide to riding faster and further, co-written with Lexie Williamson. In this episode, Ed tells us about life under Dave Brailsford, having people joke about breaking his shoulders for aerodynamic gains, turning 40 and how that’s changed his cycling mentality, accidentally ‘winning’ the Fred Whitton sportive, and what it was like competing in his day versus what riders have to go through now. Ed's new book, Full Gas Forever, is published by Bloomsbury and available here . Interview begins at 12.20 ----------------- This episode is brought to you by the Hammerhead Karoo GPS bike computer. Visit hammerhead.io and use the code CYCLIST to get a free HR strap with every purchase (just be sure to add the strap to your cart then apply the code at checkout). ---…","meta_description":"This week, James and Will are joined by three-time Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy. At 16, Ed had been scouted by British Cycling’s Academy, where he cam…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4287,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315/episodes/138-ed-clancy-the-truth-behind-breaking-my-shoulders-for-aero-gains-and-other-stories/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyclist-magazine-podcast-471315/138-ed-clancy-the-truth-behind-breaking-my-shoulders-for-aero-gains-and-other-stories.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}