Warren Cycling Podcast

The Warrens talk to Rally Pro Cycling's Sepp Kuss from Austria where he is preparing for a block of European racing with four of his teammates.  Sepp talks about his season and the racing ahead of him. Randy and Dean cover all the other cycling races going on around the world including the women's races in the Netherlands, Belgium and France as well as the Tour of Britain, the Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont and the Vuelta a Espana.  The 303 Project out of Colorado won the overall at the Green Mountain Stage Race and Dean shares an interview with the GC winner Austin Stephens.  

Dean is in Vermont supporting the 303 Project cycling team at the Green Mountain Stage Race and talks with Randy about the latest in professional cycling.  The Vuelta discussion takes up the first half of the episode as Chris Froome continues to lead although not without drama on stage 12 in Spain.  The Warrens touch on the Cannondale-Drapac predicament, and how well Michael Woods is racing.  Randy and Dean talk about the women's world tour race in the Netherlands, and last week's Tour l'Avenir where Neilson Powless scored a second place finish on the final stage.  Listen at the end for Taylor Warren to talk about the 303 Project's chances at the Green Mountain Stage Race.

The Warren brothers are excited to talk about the first five stages of the Vuelta a Espana, but first cover some of the other racing going on in August.  Randy and Dean talk about Boels-Dolman's American Megan Guarnier stage win at the Ladies Tour of Norway, the Tour de l'avenir and more rider transfers.  The Warrens then go over who's looking good at the Vuelta and are cautiously optimistic on BMC's Tejay van Garderen's early success. 

In Episode 90 Randy and Dean Warren cover the recently completed Colorado Classic bicycle race.  Dean interviewed Jelly Belly's Serghei Tvetcov and UHC's Travis McCabe after stage 3 in Denver.  Dean also talked to ShoAir20/20s Chloe Dygert Owen who raced the Saturday night Velorama crit who is preparing for the World Championships in Norway.  The Warrens review more of the rider transfers and look forward to the Vuelta which starts August 19th.

Episode 89 features interviews from the first day of the inaugural Colorado Classic four day stage race.  Dean drives down from Loveland to Colorado Springs to catch the first day action and talks to Alison Tetrick of Cylance and best young rider and second place finisher on stage one Skylar Schneider of Iscorp.  Randy and Dean talk about the new race format and stage one and include interviews with Trek Segafredo's Greg Daniel, Cannondale-Drapac's Taylor Phinney and Israel Cycling Academy's Tyler Williams.  The Warren brothers also discuss all the other latest professional race action and upcoming ones as well.  Randy and Dean discuss some more rider transfers.

Randy and Dean Warren cover the cycling racing scene domestically and abroad.  The Warren brothers talk about the Tour of Utah and the stage 4 sprint win by Holowesko's John Murphy.  Dean and Randy discuss what's going on in the Tour of Poland as well as other European races.  The Warrens touch on some of the rider transfers and then move their conversation to the other disciplines of cycling such as the growing popularity of gravel races.  

The cycling season continues after the Tour de France and Randy and Dean talk about what is going on in Episode 87.  The Warren brothers review the last couple of stages at the Tour, and then discuss the Cascade Classic with the women's winner Sho-Air Twenty20's Allie Dragoo.  Allie enlightens us on how she took the yellow jersey and defended it through the final stage in Bend, Oregon.  Randy and Dean look forward to the upcoming races and rider transfer announcements. 

Randy and Dean Warren convene on the second rest day of the Tour de France to talk about all that has happened in the past week in France.  The Warren brothers discuss how close the general classification remains after 15 stages.  Randy and Dean bring up Chris Froome's chase on stage 15, and how well the French have been riding.  Randy notes Dan Martin's strong showing and both Randy and Dean wonder what might happen in week three on the two remaining tough stages in the Alps.  The Warren brothers also talk about the success North American women have achieved in the Thueringen Rundfahrt in Germany. 

Randy & Dean Warren discuss the first week (through stage 9) of the Tour de France. The Warren brothers dissect the important moments and look forward to the stages to come.  Dean expresses his disappointment in the Peter Sagan disqualification, but tries to move on and is excited about the strong French showing so far.  Randy and Dean mention some of the other races going on in Romania, Italy and the Czech Republic.  

The Warren brothers convene on the 4th of July to talk cycling in Episode 84 of the Warren Cycling Podcast.  Dean has just returned from the recent national championships that took place in Louisville, KY and interviewed Travis McCabe (UHC), Erica Aller (Rally Pro Cycling) and Neilson Powless (Axeon - 25:00).  The Warren brothers talk about the fading interest of team time trailing at US Nationals and discuss some of what happened in the first 4 stages of the Tour de France.  At 37:20 into the podcast Randy & Dean call and interview Amber Neben the US road and time trial champ as well as the current world time trial champion. 

In Episode 83 Randy and Dean Warren talk about the highlight of pretty much every cyclist and cycling fan of the year - the Tour de France.  The Warrens break down the overall contenders, the stages that will have the greatest impact on the overall general classification and the other races within the race.  Randy and Dean recall their previous visits to see the Tour live and how special it was.  The excitement builds as the Tour starts on Saturday, July 1st in Dusseldorf, Germany!

In Episode 82 Randy and Dean Warren are joined by Aqua Blue Sport's Larry Warbasse.  It's Larry's birthday (June 28) and he graciously expounds on his recent Tour de Suisse win and US Pro Nationals road race win in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Larry explains his Aqua Blue Sports team sponsor business, and talks us through his wins and tactics in the recent races.  Warbasse is the second Michigan native to win the stars and stripes jersey joining Tom Schuler as Michiganders to win the pro road race.  

In Episode 81 Randy and Dean are joined by Taylor Warren and talk about the recently completed Northstar Grand Prix stage race.  The Warrens also talk about the other races and national championships.  

In Episode 80 of the Warren Cycling Podcast the Warren brothers discuss several races going on and recently completed ones as well.  Randy and Dean talk about the Northstar Cycling Festival stage race where Dean is supporting the 303 Project team. The Warren brothers also discuss the Criterium du Dauphine and the implications on who's looking good for the Tour de France.  Dean was also recently at the Tour de Suisse where he interviewed Aqua Blue Sport's Larry Warbasse who went on to win stage 4 in Switzerland.  Listen also for interviews with Trek Segafredo's John Degenkolb and Kiel Reijnen.  At the Northstar race Dean also interviews Cylance Pro Cycling's Justin Williams and Tibco-Siicon Bank's Brianna Walle.  

Randy and Dean Warren cover the latest in cycling news in Episode 79.  The Warren brothers talk about the in progress Criterium du Dauphine, and the Ovo Energy Women's Tour.  They discuss the Velon Hammer Series races, and the Dirty Kanza 200 mile gravel race.  Dean mentions Gateway Harley Davidson's win at the Gencoe race and then looks to what's coming up in the United States racing calendar.  While on a layover in Germany Dean caught up with Diane Blake of Orlando, Florida who was celebrating the 200th anniversary of invention of the bicycle. 

Randy and Dean Warren interview Team Sunweb's Chad Haga.  Chad just completed the Giro d' Italia in support of overall winner Tom Dumoulin and talks about the 3 week race.  Chad also shares his post Giro training and preparation for his next race the Dauphine in France.

The Warren brothers talk about the recently completed Giro d' Italia as well as domestic races in North Carolina, Iowa & Illinois.  Randy and Dean mention other grand tours that finished with come back wins in time trials on the final stage and discuss Tom Dumoulin's overall victory in Italy.  Dean recalls the previous podcast's wish for an American grand tour stage win, and Tejay van Garderen delivered on stage 18.  Randy and Dean talk about the Winston-Salem Pro Road Tour races and the Snake Alley crit & weekend of races in Iowa and Illinois.  They compliment Gateway Harley Davidson's domestic elite racing success and George Simpson's recent domination.  

Randy and Dean Warren convene once again to talk about the latest in the cycling world, particularly the Giro d' Italia where Dean witnessed first hand stage 16 on the Stelvio climb in northern Italy.  The Warren brothers talk about Tom Dumoulin's defense of the Pink leaders jersey and Nibali's stage win, marking the first for an Italian at this year's Giro.  Dean and Randy discuss the recently completed Amgen Tour of California and Rally Pro Cycling's two stage wins by Evan Huffman.  Dean interviews Rally's Sepp Kuss.  The Warrens look forward to the rest of the Giro and upcoming racing as well.

Episode 75 of the Warren Cycling Podcast features first hand coverage of the Amgen Tour of California by Dean.  He talks to Sunweb's Coryn Rivera, Boels Dolmans' Megan Guarnier, and UnitedHealthcare's Katie Hall.  The Warrens talk about the 4 stage women's world tour event, then discuss the first two stages of the men's race.  Dean shares interviews with Ben Wolfe (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis), Trek-Segafredo's Kiel Reijnen, and Team Dimension Data's Lachlan Morton.  Dean also has a special interview of UHC's Travis McCabe by an 8 year old.  Randy and Dean check out what is going on at the Giro d' Italia to wrap up the podcast.

The Warren brothers talk about the latest in bicycle racing from the Giro d' Italia to the Redlands Classic in California. Dean is in California and provides first hand reporting from Redlands. The Warrens talk about the strong up and coming racers such as Aevolo's Gage Hecht who won stage 4. Listen for short interviews with former Redlands winner and recently retired Phil Gaimon, current US criterium champ Brad Huff (Rally Pro Cycling) and Jelly Belly's Sergei Tvetcov.