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Welcome to the Virtual Velo Podcast powered by The Zommunique'. Step into the pulse-pounding world of cycling esports with your hosts, Chris Schwenker and Si Bradeley. Chris, a respected freelance cycling journalist with features in Cycling Weekly, Cycling News, and road.cc, joins forces with Si, the charismatic YouTuber and founder of the LEVEL Velo indoor cycling clothing brand. Together, they bring you the most comprehensive in-depth reporting, expert interviews, and balanced coverage of ...
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In Episode 40 of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Chris and Si welcome former Zwift employee Flint McInnis for an insightful, forward-thinking conversation on the state of racing on the platform. Flint, a Zwift competition team member and forum moderator, played a vital role in developing the Zwift Racing Score before being affected by Zwift’s recent rest…
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For Episode 39 of the Virtual Velo Podcast, cycling esports pioneers Lionel Vujasin and Ollie Jones join the discussion with Chris and Si. Lionel made a splash with a thrilling win at the CVR Cup live event in Vancouver in 2018, while Ollie claimed victory at Zwift Academy the same year and went on to success on the road and beyond. Reflecting on t…
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For Episode 38 of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Chris and Si journeyed over 8,000 miles to Long Beach, CA, the birthplace of Zwift Cycling Esports, to record live together for the first time. They had the opportunity to interview Brian Duffy, the 2024 USA Cycling Esports National Champion from NeXT eSports pb Enshored, and share a ride and insightful c…
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In Episode 37 of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Si and Chris invite freelance cycling writer and multi-platform elite esports star Zach Nehr to a roundtable discussion. Don’t let the length of this episode scare you off. It’s packed full of exciting cycling esports news and inside information. Zach has jet-setted worldwide, competing in live esports eve…
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In Episode 36 of the Virtual Velo Podcast, MyWhoosh's Race Control and Events Manager Matt Smithson gives the first look into the 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championship. The format, courses, dates, qualifications, and all the specifics the community has been anxiously awaiting. The MyWhoosh platform is the home of the World Championship for th…
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In episode 35 of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Chris and Si chat with Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio. She took time away from training camp with her UCI Women’s Continental AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL TEAM (AGS – BEL) to share what being the first UCI Cycling Esports World Champion on Zwift still and always will mean to her. Ashleigh is a purpose-driven athlete with…
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The Zwift Racing League is quite possibly the largest community-based racing league in the world. Does it also have the most cheaters, cruisers, and sandbaggers? WTRL’s Martin Carew is here to say he’s doing things on his end, but can he and is Zwift doing enough? In episode 34 of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Chris and Si ask those questions and more!…
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In Episode Thirty-Three of the Virtual Velo Podcast, on the day that virtual platform MyWhoosh and the UCI released details about the 2024 Live Cycling Esports World Championship Final in Abu Dhabi, Race Control and Events Manager Matt Smithson chose the Virtual Velo Podcast to speak publicly for the first time and make the announcement. Chris and …
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In Episode Thirty-Two of the Virtual Velo Podcast hosts Chris and Si sit down with Project Echelon Racing’s Eric Hill. USA Cycling has just unveiled the plans for its third-annual Cycling Esports Nationals, and Project Echelon is returning to Zwift to put on the event. Eric has reached out to the cycling esports platform indieVelo for performance v…
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In Episode Thirty-One of the Virtual Velo Podcast, hosts Chris and Si sit down with elite cyclist and Indoor Specialist Kristen Kulchinsky and her coach, Josh Lipka, to discuss her recent triumphs on the road. Kristen’s victories are not just a personal milestone but also a legitimization of the impact of indoor specialists in real-world cycling co…
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In Episode Thirty of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Chris and Si dive into some hot topics following attendance at the “This Season on Zwift” press conference. Here’s a quick rundown of what they discuss: Zwift is All-In on Racing: The duo breaks down what this renewed focus means for the racing community within Zwift and what changes racers can expect …
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In Episode Twenty-Nine of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Si and Chris discuss the news that hit like a bomb, sending waves of shock and “wuh?” reverberating through the virtual cycling and esports community. On August 17, 2023, the Union Cyclist Internationale (UCI) announced that it awarded the Cycling Esports World Championships to the cycling esports…
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In Episode Twenty-Eight of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Si and Chris sit down with cycling esports nice guy James Joseph Barnes. James’ passion for Zwift and cycling esports is palpable as he describes his ideals for elite racing, community integration, engagement, and the vision for the future. James shares insight through the perspective of an athle…
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In Episode Twenty-Seven of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Si and Chris sit down with cycling esports platform indieVelo’s founder, Dr. George Gilbert. indieVelo’s recent game update included Fully Customizable User Interface Functionality Support through Modding. Zwift’s former Cycling Esports Commission Chairman explains the technical foundation built …
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In Episode Twenty-Six of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Si and Chris pull back the curtain on the Olympic Esports Series with elite racer Zach Nehr. NeXT p/b Eshored’s Nehr was one of 16 athletes chosen to compete in the inaugural event in Singapore, June 22-25, 2023, etching his mark on cycling history. Rock Star treatment, autographs, media, rider (de…
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In Episode Twenty-Five of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Si and Chris sit down with cycling esports platform indieVelo’s founder, Dr. George Gilbert. Dr. Gilbert shares his background as a foremost astrophysicist, the coder of the global telephone network, and the health challenges that almost stole his life and athletic career. He gives the plain truth…
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In Episode Twenty-Four of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Si asks Chris what he learned about the Zwift Play Controller and Beta Gaming Experience while attending the Zwift press conference announcing the new hardware. What does it say about the company’s path and the general state of virtual cycling and esports? The two explore the question while bringi…
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In Episode Twenty-Three of the Virtual Velo Podcast, host Ken and Joy interview the DIRT 66-Day Nutrition Challenge winner, Shawn McAfee. Joy Murphy is a USA Tri-Level 1 Certified Coach, EnJoy Fitness founder, a regular contributor to The Zommunique, and the guest host of The Virtual Velo Podcast. The DIRT 66-Day Nutrition Challenge is a team-based…
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In Episode Twenty-Two of the Virtual Velo Podcast, another installment of “Bridging the Gap Between Athlete and Avatar,” Chris and Si sit down with Zwift team NeXT Esports pb Enshored's Cyclist Richard Barry. Richard has toed the line as an elite cyclocross racer alongside big-time names like Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock. Yet he considers competin…
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In Episode Twenty-One of the Virtual Velo Podcast, another installment of “Bridging the Gap Between Athlete and Avatar,” Chris introduces his new co-host, Si Bradeley. Together they welcome Team Great Britain and Wahoo le Col’s Zoe Langham, joined by her partner, and DS, Adam Thorpe.Zoe overcame a life-threatening congenital illness to stand on the…
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In Episode Twenty of the Virtual Velo Podcast, our host, Ken, interviews Coaches Joy Murphy and Shayne Gaffney to discuss the rise of Artificial Intelligence-based tools for cycling coaching. Shayne Gaffney is the owner of GC Coaching and a pioneer in using Zwift as a tool to help train his athletes. He has developed many of Zwift’s training plans …
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In Episode Nineteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast, another installment of “Bridging the Gap Between Athlete and Avatar,” Chris introduces Team Germany and Wahoo le Col’s Marc Mäding fresh off a podium placing in the 2023 Zwift Esports World Championship. It wasn’t a fancy cycling success story for Marc, who was 50 kg when anorexia and bulimia caused …
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In Episode Eighteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast, another installment of "Bridging the Gap Between Athlete and Avatar," Chris introduces Jacqueline Godbe, the two-time US National Esports Champion, and the first American to step on the World Championship podium. Jacqueline is a Chemist, a Radiologist, and an extremely cerebral and introspective indi…
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In Episode Seventeen of the Virtual Velo Podcast, another installment of “Bridging the Gap Between Athlete and Avatar,” Chris wraps up the 2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships with Winner Bjorn Andreassen and Legend “the wolf” Lionel Vujasin. The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat. Cycling is the most beautiful sport partly because o…
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In Episode Sixteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast, the first installment of the spinoff we’re calling “Bridging the Gap Between Athlete and Avatar,” Jenn Real and Zach Nehr join Dave Towle and Chris to preview the 2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships. Jenn Real is the DS for the USA Women’s national team and brings a depth of experience and pe…
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In Episode Fifteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Ken, Nathan, Dave, and Chris chat with the former US National Esports Champion and the Director of Analytics for the virtual cycling platform, MyWhoosh. The ride-or-die DIRT guy from the Indoor Specialists days now races for Saris-NoPinz. Indoor cycling World Record Holder-175 rpm for an hour! Nathan,…
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In Episode Fourteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Ken, Nathan, Dave, and Chris chat with the true gentlemen of esports, J Bruhn. J was the first DIRT community racer to qualify for the Cycling Esports World Championships in 2022. Check out the report and interview with J here. A frustrated cyclist posing as a triathlete, J realized his elite cycling…
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In Episode Thirteen of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Ken, Joy, and Chris explore the legend of the man known as Yankow, Matt Yankow. 400 Watt time trial averages, 4-minute gap sweeps, 40 broken smart bikes (that's a slight exaggeration), and he's not competitive. Call it complacent. Joy did in this report when she ambushed Yankow, "Powering Through Con…
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In Episode Twelve of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Ken, Joy, and Chris welcome elite eracer Saris No Pinz Michael “Eganski” Egan. Not one, not two, but three Zwift bans! Overcame a battle with rare B-Cell Lymphoma and lost 50 pounds! His lifelong commitment to being hyper-fit for survival and why he calls elite-level Zwift racing a circus. Honest, sinc…
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In Episode Eleven of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Ken, Nathan, and Chris, with a little help from Dave Towle, welcome elite eracer Wahoo Le Col's Teppo Laurio. Tim-tim, tom-tom, asterisks, obelisks, Tron bike in 7 days, trenching, SISU, Mumintrolls, Finland Fun Facts, Ghetto Funk, and Teppo raps! Intrigued? Oh yeah, we threw in a bit of behind-the-sce…
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In Episode Ten of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Ken, Joy, and Chris discuss the state of the cycling off-season in today’s multi-discipline and platform climate with Level 1 USA Cycling Coach and founder of GC Coaching, Shayne Gaffney. Shayne has created 85% of Zwift’s training plans and guides the performance of a host of virtual and real-life athlete…
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In Episode Nine of the Virtual Velo Podcast, former World #1 Zwift Esports racer Liz Van Houweling takes time from packing her kit to chat with Joy, Ken, Nathan, and Chris before boarding a plane for the Zwift Academy Finals in Denia, Spain. Liz shares her not-so-smooth racing season, including her experience at the 2021 USA Cross Nats, her summer …
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In Episode Eight of the Virtual Velo Podcast, cycling esports legend Lionel Vujasin sits down to chat with Joy, Ken, Nathan, and Chris in a rare interview. Leo opens up about his rocky relationship with elite esports, his love-hate with the UCI Cycling Esports World Championship and why he almost didn’t get a ticket to the dance, and so much more. …
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In this episode, Joy and Ken catch up with Chris from Goshen, Indiana, population 34,586, as he passes the 40 day mark on the DIRT Dad Fundo Across America Adventure! We hear the good, the bad, and the ugly of this epic ride. Also, Joy fills us in on what broke the integration with the Zwift Activity Monitor and Ken tells us about his minor car acc…
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In Episode Five of the Virtual Velo Podcast, the Virtual Velo crew pulls back the curtain for a behind-the-scenes look into the inner workings of Zwift Community Live. The new addition to the squad Nathan Guerra and his broadcast partner and special guest Dave Towle share a bit of background, best and worst moments, and what it takes to extinguish …
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In Episode Four of the Virtual Velo Podcast, the Virtual Velo crew introduces the addition of Zwift Community Live's Nathan Guerra to the squad as they welcome World #1 Zwifter Liz Van Houweling. Liz shares what it felt like to take fifth in the UCI Cycling Esports World Championship and all the behind-the-scenes non-cycling challenges she faced to…
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In Episode Three of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Ken, Joy, and Chris are together hosting a panel discussion with two distinguished guests with deep ties in the virtual cycling scene.David Owen—You may know David as the current editor of TitaniumGeek, the home of the first all-inclusive Zwift User Manual and its journey through gadgets, cycling, and v…
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Welcome to the Virtual Velo Podcast powered by The Zommunique‘! In Episode One, the squad introduces the Virtual Velo Podcast mission against the backdrop of the Traditional vs. Virtual Cycling debate found in The ZOM article entitled “Some Cyclists Aren’t Virtual Cyclists-Who Knew?“ Dr. Adam dishes his recipe for filling our plates each episode wi…
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