The Roadman Cycling Podcast

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Mads Würtz Schmidt joins us after winning one of the hardest editions of Unbound Gravel in years. In a race defined by mud, storms, brutal headwinds, and a dramatic late mechanical, Mads breaks down exactly how he survived the chaos and rode solo to victory. We also get the full story behind Keegan Swenson’s incredible decision to give Mads his wheel, the pressure that created, and what it took mentally and physically to finish the job. From pacing and tyre choice to the final emotional ride into Emporia, this is the inside story of a legendary Unbound win.

One of the tools you will have heard Anthony chat about in this podcast is Training Peaks. Without this platform we can't get into the detail required to pricesly train within zones. If you want to go and check out this incredible training tool go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4qWyEKK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use ROADMAN – 20% off an annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription

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"Whether it's a tough day, a gruelling training session, an epic road trip or sitting on the side of the road, exhausted and wondering how you'll get to the top... The answer is regularly to just get back in the saddle and ride. Ride The F...ing Bike. RTFB!"
Go check out their amazing bikes at https://www.parleecycles.com/

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helmet, GPS, and other kit are covered too. Got more than one bike? Of course you do – you get 50% off each extra bike on the same policy.
Protect your ride before it’s too late – head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bikmo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get covered.

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Tapering for the Tour de France is not about reacting to tiredness; it is about knowing when extra training is adding more fatigue than fitness. This video explains how coaches can use the TrainingPeaks Performance Management Chart to balance fitness, fatigue, and form, while still reading the rider behind the numbers. The goal is to reduce volume, maintain enough intensity to stay sharp, and let fatigue fall without losing hard-earned adaptation. For a three-week race like the Tour, the best taper is individual, controlled, and timed so the rider arrives not just fit on paper, but genuinely ready to race.

The Training Management Chart is just one of the amazing tools you will find in Training Peaks, If you want to go and check out this incredible training tool go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4qWyEKK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use ROADMAN – 20% off an annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription

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"Whether it's a tough day, a gruelling training session, an epic road trip or sitting on the side of the road, exhausted and wondering how you'll get to the top... The answer is regularly to just get back in the saddle and ride. Ride The F...ing Bike. RTFB!"
Go check out their amazing bikes at https://www.parleecycles.com/

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Pro level fuel, made accessible. Myself and Sarah trust 4Endurance for all our fuelling needs. Their reange is HUGE and won't break the bank. Go check them out here https://4endurance.com/

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Bikmo protects you and your bike fromtheft, accidental damage, race-day disasters, and even baggage claim shenanigans. Your
helmet, GPS, and other kit are covered too. Got more than one bike? Of course you do – you get 50% off each extra bike on the same policy.
Protect your ride before it’s too late – head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bikmo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get covered.

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about

Lance Armstrong lost all seven of his Tour de France titles. Jan Ullrich, a rider from the same era who later admitted he doped too, still officially holds his 1997 Tour win.
So why did one man get erased from cycling history while the other kept the biggest victory of his life?
In this episode, we dig into the strange legal and sporting gap between guilt, evidence, and punishment. From Operation Puerto and Ullrich’s 2006 downfall to USADA’s case against Armstrong, this is the story of how two doped riders from the same poisoned era were judged in completely different ways.
It’s not a story about innocence. It’s a story about evidence, timing, power, myth-making, and why no one ever came to take Ullrich’s yellow jersey.

One of the tools you will have heard Anthony chat about in this podcast is Training Peaks. Without this platform we can't get into the detail required to pricesly train within zones. If you want to go and check out this incredible training tool go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4qWyEKK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use ROADMAN – 20% off an annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription

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"Whether it's a tough day, a gruelling training session, an epic road trip or sitting on the side of the road, exhausted and wondering how you'll get to the top... The answer is regularly to just get back in the saddle and ride. Ride The F...ing Bike. RTFB!"
Go check out their amazing bikes at https://www.parleecycles.com/

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Pro level fuel, made accessible. Myself and Sarah trust 4Endurance for all our fuelling needs. Their reange is HUGE and won't break the bank. Go check them out here https://4endurance.com/

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Bikmo protects you and your bike fromtheft, accidental damage, race-day disasters, and even baggage claim shenanigans. Your
helmet, GPS, and other kit are covered too. Got more than one bike? Of course you do – you get 50% off each extra bike on the same policy.
Protect your ride before it’s too late – head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bikmo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get covered.

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about

Today Anthony is joined by Cycling Ireland CEO James Quilligan for a no-holds-barred conversation about the state and future of Irish cycling. James came into the role at a difficult time, with questions around falling membership, financial pressure, staff morale and trust between Cycling Ireland, clubs, provinces and riders. In this interview, Anthony asks him directly about the decline in members, the reduced number of road races, the new categorisation system, and whether domestic road racing can be rebuilt.
They also get into the positive stories: the rise of women’s elite racing, Irish riders making history at the Tour de France Femmes, the growth of gravel and the Coillte access issue, youth development, community bike rides, and what Cycling Ireland is doing to make the sport more inclusive, sustainable and attractive for the next generation.
It’s an honest conversation about what has gone wrong — and what might finally be moving in the right direction.

One of the tools you will have heard Anthony chat about in this podcast is Training Peaks. Without this platform we can't get into the detail required to pricesly train within zones. If you want to go and check out this incredible training tool go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4qWyEKK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use ROADMAN – 20% off an annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription

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"Whether it's a tough day, a gruelling training session, an epic road trip or sitting on the side of the road, exhausted and wondering how you'll get to the top... The answer is regularly to just get back in the saddle and ride. Ride The F...ing Bike. RTFB!"
Go check out their amazing bikes at https://www.parleecycles.com/

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Pro level fuel, made accessible. Myself and Sarah trust 4Endurance for all our fuelling needs. Their reange is HUGE and won't break the bank. Go check them out here https://4endurance.com/

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Bikmo protects you and your bike fromtheft, accidental damage, race-day disasters, and even baggage claim shenanigans. Your
helmet, GPS, and other kit are covered too. Got more than one bike? Of course you do – you get 50% off each extra bike on the same policy.
Protect your ride before it’s too late – head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bikmo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get covered.

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about

Conn McDunphy has just won the 2026 Rás Tailteann, Ireland’s toughest and most iconic bike race. In this episode, we sit down with Conn to unpack what it really takes to win the Tour of Ireland: the preparation, the pressure, the team tactics, the chaos of five-man squads, and the emotional weight of bringing home yellow on Irish roads. Conn opens up about past crashes, near-misses, maturity, racing on instinct rather than power, and the people who shaped his career. A raw, honest and inspiring conversation about resilience, Irish cycling culture, and winning the race that means everything

One of the tools you will have heard Anthony chat about in this podcast is Training Peaks. Without this platform we can't get into the detail required to pricesly train within zones. If you want to go and check out this incredible training tool go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4qWyEKK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use ROADMAN – 20% off an annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription

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"Whether it's a tough day, a gruelling training session, an epic road trip or sitting on the side of the road, exhausted and wondering how you'll get to the top... The answer is regularly to just get back in the saddle and ride. Ride The F...ing Bike. RTFB!"
Go check out their amazing bikes at https://www.parleecycles.com/

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Pro level fuel, made accessible. Myself and Sarah trust 4Endurance for all our fuelling needs. Their reange is HUGE and won't break the bank. Go check them out here https://4endurance.com/

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Bikmo protects you and your bike fromtheft, accidental damage, race-day disasters, and even baggage claim shenanigans. Your
helmet, GPS, and other kit are covered too. Got more than one bike? Of course you do – you get 50% off each extra bike on the same policy.
Protect your ride before it’s too late – head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bikmo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get covered.