The BikeRadar Podcast

The Tour de France is cycling’s ultimate shop window, with millions of bike-mad fans tuning in every summer.

In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, George Scott and Simon von Bromley rank the most influential bike tech of all time. What’s top of the list?

This episode is sponsored by Wahoo Fitness.

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In this week’s episode of the BikeRadar podcast, Simon and Warren are back to cover the hottest cycling tech from the week.

We kick things off with a hot take from Warren – he’s had enough of pro-spec, Tour de France race bikes and thinks it’s time everyday riders stopped lusting after them.

Following that, the two discuss Warren’s recently published review of Ribble’s new Ultra-Road – an aero-optimised endurance road bike – and why you should consider it alongside bikes from the biggest brands.

Then, in this week’s news in brief, we discuss Garmin’s new potential Whoop-killer, Shimano’s new mid-range gravel shoes and the UCI’s staunch defense of nighttime anti-doping tests.
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This episode is sponsored by Vielo.

BikeRadar’s senior technical editor, Warren Rossiter, chats to Ian Hughes, the co-founder of 1x-specific bike brand Vielo.

Vielo was founded in 2017 by father and son team Ian and Trevor Hughes. They’re confident in the benefits of 1x for road and gravel riders – to the point that Vielo’s bikes are only compatible with single-chainring drivetrains.

Warren quizzes Ian on the brand’s origins, why they think 1x works for riders, and what’s next for Vielo.
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It’s time trial day at the Tour de France and, for this episode, BikeRadar’s George Scott and Simon von Bromley break down the five things that make riders so fast in 2026.

From whacky helmet designs to the latest wind-cheating bikes, George and Simon dissect the cutting-edge tech that drives time trial performance.

Read more – Simon says: the UCI should ban time trial bikes: https://www.bikeradar.com/features/opinion/the-uci-should-ban-time-trial-bikes

Watch this video – Why you should stop slamming your stem: https://youtu.be/5ApscHcKiHI?si=d19d9VGK91JNx_N0
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We added the real cost of Tadej Pogačar’s custom Colnago Y1Rs and the results are staggering!

In this week’s episode of the BikeRadar podcast, Simon and Warren discuss whether pro road cycling should have a cost cap for bikes – like has been recently introduced for the track.

Following that, Simon quizzes Warren about his review of the new Cervélo Soloist, and why Warren thinks it’s a better bike for most riders than the R5 or S5.

Lastly, in this week’s news in brief, Simon and Warren discuss the ‘bad hotels’ drama from this year’s Tour de France, and Pogačar’s call for an overhaul of pro road cycling's race calendar.

Is it fair to make elite athletes sleep in shoddy hotels and what’s holding back calendar reform? Tune in to find out.
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