Freewheeling

Freewheeling is a podcast hosted by Abby Mickey that covers all things women's cycling.

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Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Nine
Loren and Abby dissect a very exciting day nine at the Giro Rosa.  Plus! Ruth, Hannah, and Brodie are back! 
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Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Seven
Loren and Abby discuss all the stage seven news. Ruth, Brodie and Hannah are back!
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Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Six
Amy Lauren Jones joins Abby today to chat on the ground coverage and the lack of live video.  Ruth, Hannah, and Brodie are back!
25 min
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Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Five
Abby is solo again today to discuss stage five of the Giro Rosa, but never fear! Tomorrow she will definitely have company. As usual, we get an update from Ruth Winder and Hannah Barnes.
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Giro Rosa Daily: Stage 4
Abby breaks down stage four  of the Giro Rosa and checks in with Ruth Winder and Hannah Barnes.
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Giro Rosa Daily: Stage 3
Loren and Abby revisit the question of gravel in stage 2 before chatting about the eventful finale of stage three. All three of our dairiests are in better spirits after stage three. 
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Giro Rosa Daily: Stage Two
Loren and Abby get into stage two, which featured some gnarly gravel and a ridiculous amount of climbing. Plus we hear how Ruth Winder, Brodie Chapman, and Hannah Barnes went on the day. 
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Giro Rosa Daily - Stage One
The Giro Rosa kicked off with a 16.8km Team Time Trial. Abby runs through the race, plus we hear from Ruth Winder, Brodie Chapman and Hannah Barnes. 
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the Giro Rosa is coming!
There was a lot to talk about today on the Freewheeling podcast! We haven’t recorded since before La Course by the Tour de France, and as it was one of the most exciting races so far this season, we had to discuss it. Then we move on to...
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Nationals, Plouay, and the coming La Course
Abby, Loren, and José are back to discuss all the new national titles, the European Championships, GP de Plouay, and more racing coming up for the women. With barely any racing so far in this new season, the peloton is now going into quite a large...
60 min
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Post Strade Bianche blues
TRIPLE THREAT, ASSEMBLE! After a hectic and unfortunately predictable Strade Bianchi last weekend and an unexpected break in what was supposed to be a packed calendar, Abby calls in Loren Rowney and Jose Been to chat. They dive deeper into...
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The first races back
Following the first women's racing since March 3rd, Loren and Abby set aside an entire episode to discuss the chaos of the race, the results, and how racing might proceed from here. They dive into what Strade will look like this weekend, and discuss...
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Kate Leeming, a Modern Explorer
This week we forgo the usual news and focus an entire episode on Australian adventure bicycle rider Kate Leeming. Leeming was the first person to ride a bike in an unbroken line across Africa, the first person to ride a bike across the entire Namibian...
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Directing during a pandemic
Loren returns for a chat about the recent news in women's cycling. Will Americans make it to Europe to race this year? Where will Annemiek, arguably the best female cyclist currently racing, transfer if Mitchelton-Scott is no more? These questions are...
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Rapha, Outdoor Voices, and getting more women o...
In honor of the Rapha + Outdoor Voices collaboration, out today, Abby chats with two of the women behind the line, Maria Olsson and Ger Tierney. They discuss women in cycling, the approachability of the sport, and what goes into two brands coming...
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Why do men and women train differently?
This week Abby chats with World Tour coach Ben Day about the differences in training between men and women. They also dive into what viewers can expect of racing this season, with the shortened calendar, as well as about what the disruptions in racing...
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Getting to Know Jose Been
Another excitingly packed episode for you all today! We kick off with Loren and Abby discussing the breaking news of Lorena Wiebes leaving Parkhotel Valkenburg and signing for Team Sunweb. This episode possibly includes the most women's cycling news...
66 min
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A professional opinion of eating disorders in c...
Following up on one of the questions in the previous Q&A episode, Abby chats with Molly Weaver about her struggles with eating disorders while in the sport, as well as her recovery. Then we seak out a professional opinion on eating disorders with...
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Ask us Anything, Again
In this special edition Freewheeling episode Abby and Loren discuss the new women’s world tour calendar and attempt to finish the rest of your questions in under an hour. Spoiler alert, they couldn’t. From their own ideal WWT calendars to their...
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Your questions, answered
Abby and Loren attempt to answer your burning questions. From missing flights to rapid-fire responses. Some funny, some serious. This episode is all over the place, in the best way.
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Tayler Wiles at home
Abby and Loren have a lot to discuss this week, from virtual racing to the lack of drug testing to Molly Weaver’s epic solo event. After a jam-packed first half of the episode, Abby catches up with Tayler Wiles, back home in California after...
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Checking in with the pros
With limited news to discuss, Abby hands the reigns over to Loren this week. Loren chats with former Orica AIS teammates Sarah Roy and Gracie Elvin, both currently riding for Mitchelton Scott, to hear about their hasty exit from Spain amid the...
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An update from Italy with Elisa Longo Borghini
In this special mini-episode of Freewheeling, Abby catches up with Elisa Longo Borghini, who lives in Ornavasso, Italy, just 100km from Milan, in the Italian epicenter of coronavirus. With the swiftly moving news, we wanted to release this interview...
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This podcast is definitely about cycling
This podcast, which is definitely about gear ratios and not anything else, is not a rigorous debate on the value of art and the artist, or of transcendence of genre. It is certainly not an inquisitive investigation into the very essence of mass...
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Rocking the boat
Abby and Loren are back to discuss both the good and the bad news from the last couple weeks. Coronavirus causes race cancelations and postponements galore, sexual abuse cases and the ASO’s claim of working on a Women’s Tour de France. Plus,...
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