The BikeRadar Podcast

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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George Scott and Simon von Bromley look at the key tech trends dominating this year’s Tour de France and discuss how relevant they are to everyday riders.

Should you be copying the pros? Will emulating the Tour de France peloton make you faster? Or should you leave Tadej Pogačar and co to it, and simply focus on riding your bike?

Check out all of BikeRadar’s Tour de France coverage: https://www.bikeradar.com/events/tour-de-france

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Fresh from the 2026 Tour de France Grand Départ, Simon and Ashley are back at BikeRadar HQ and keen to share everything they saw in Barcelona.

From Pogačar’s 25c tyres to Vingegaard’s 30s, the continuing prevalence of narrow bars and short cranks, and why we were shocked by how much some of this year’s key bikes weighed, we cover all the juicy tech details from the race start.

If you want to know what tech the pros are using at the biggest bike race of the year, this is the podcast for you.

 And, of course, don’t forget to check out our other videos from this year’s Tour de France after you’ve watched this.
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