women's cycling

Dave Rome is back on hosting duties with Matt de Neef and Gracie Elvin to chat about stages 2 and 3 of the women's Tour Down Under. Both days delivered potentially unsurprising but incredibly exciting victories, with some teams having to shift focus while others held firm to the plan. 

In its second year as a WorldTour event the Tour Down Under delivered a race worth watching, but will they add stages in the future? And what can we take away from TDU into the rest of the season?

Dave Rome takes Abby's place leading the podcast on the ground in Adelaide to talk about the first stage of the women's Tour Down Under. Our favourite tech expert is joined by former professional Gracie Elvin and Escape Collective's managing editor Matt de Neef. 

The team discusses the event's growing prestige, why the Europeans are showing up to win, how the Aussies can compete, and how the new team kits look in person. 

In this episode Elspeth will be joined by Rachel one of our online cycle coaches who has had years of experience with helping women be fully prepared for all types of events. With it being the new year, it’s a great time to plan for great things over the year ahead. In this episode we will be discussing different types of events we can enter and how we can explore and enjoy many disciplines on the bike. 

In this episode Elspeth will be joined by Ioana. Ioana is a chef living in Paris and initially took up cycling as a means of transport and it then transformed into her hobby. Ioana has been coached by Rachel from GGSC for the past 5 months and her goals were build up her fitness to explore her sense of adventure with bike packing. Ioana will be sharing her experience of her first trip to Portugal and how she prepared for her adventure. 

In this episode Elspeth is joined by coached cyclist Kirsten. 

Kirsten really does manage to have it all. She shares her inspiring ethos about getting up early and enjoying doing what she loves... cycling and how she balances this with being a mother and working full time. 

In this episode Elspeth will talk with Sarah King who is the team manager of LDN Academy. 

Sarah will share with us about how she delevoped in road racing and how it has helped shape a team with a really friendly outlook. 

With an ethos of happy head=happy legs Sarah really believes and ensures that if her team are happy then they will grow together. 

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In this episode Elspeth will be joined by Amy who works in marketing for Parcours. It's a wheel company based in the UK, but ships worldwide. 

We were surprised to find out that Parcours is a predominantly female company and also sponsor many female company. 

You will learn about how upgrading your wheels can help you as a cyclists. Also, Amy and Elspeth discuss how they upgraded their bikes over time from when they purchased their first bike. 

You can find more out about Parcours HERE

In this epoisode Elspeth you host is joined by Gill and her coach Charlotte. 

Gill have been coached by Charlotte for the past 6 months and her cycling performance has reached another level that she completed with confidence the GGSC advanced cycling camp in Mallorca. 

In this episode Elspeth interviews Cassie Friend. 

Cassie not only has a female only production company, but is also a cyclist. 

Like many women Cassie took up cycling during lockdown. As a result she made a play about it that encapsulates the freedom and liberation that the bicycle has provided to women for centuries. 

In this episode you will hear from Elspeth the founder and creator of our cycling camps in Mallorca, she will answer some frequently asked questions, share what she loves about the camps. 

We will here from some inspiring women who have attended our camps Katy, Mel, Jane and Jordana who share there experiences of the camps and what keep them coming back. 

In this episode Elspeth founder of GGSC and Rachel our online cycling coach discuss the benefits of training for the long term. 

They discuss the great relationships that are built with your coach, how you get to build as a cyclists and why commitment pays off. 

In our first eposide we will be learning about Elspeth Storrar, the founder of Girls Get Strong Cycling. 

Listen to feel inspired by female cyclists.

In this episode of the Lowlands cycling podcast Geoff and Gerry speak with Rebecca Larson. Rebecca had an an amazing career as a Professional Competitive Cyclist between 1999-2008, won 10 National Championship Titles (Junior, U23, College), won Over 100 individual race victories, World Road Cycling Championships competitor, raced Internationally as a member of the United States National Team in Belgium, Holland, Italy and Switzerland. 

Rebecca still competes at a high level and we talk about how her family supports her with combining both of their jobs at the university of Oklahoma and raising their young daughter. Its very interesting to learn how Rebecca uses Zwift to maintain her race condition, and what it is like to be part of the Spice Girls(?!)
Rebecca provides great insight in dealing with the inevitable fact of aging and how this impacts your V02max, strength, muscle mass etc etc. 

Rebecca has a MS in Exercise and Sport Science and Ph.D. in Kinesiology and in addition to her work as an Assistant Professor University of Oklahoma, Department of Health & Exercise Science worked as a consultant for team Novo Nordisk Professional Cycling Team.