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Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP

Ever wondered what life is like as a professional cyclist? Australian ex-professional cyclist Mitch Docker takes you inside the world of Professional Cycling. Bringing you the stories behind the individuals in the sport - from the pros in the peloton to staff behind the teams - to commentators & legends, plus training insights & debriefs on major races throughout the year. It’s all here! Newly retired from the professional peloton, Mitch is exploring his new pelotons - all the pelotons that exist

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55:04

Chris Froome - The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2023/02/15

Life in the Peloton is proudly brought to you by Rapha Well, here we are back with one of our biggest episodes for the year! I'm really excited to bring this one to life - it's not every day that you get a chance to chat with one of the all-time greats of the sport. With seven Grand Tour wins to his name, including four Tour de France victories, he is indisputably one of the best cyclists of our era. I'm talking, of course, about the legend himself, Chris Froome. Just after the TDU in January, I

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01:18:06

Dr. Andre La Gerche - Time for Testing

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2023/02/01

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton How does exercise affect the heart, and what does that mean for elite athletes when they stop training? Is it true that you need to 'de-train' the heart when you retire? I head into the lab with Dr. Andre La Gerche to put my heart through its paces and get some answers. If you're a regular listener to the pod, you might recall the episode around this time last year where I caught up with Sports Cardiologist Dr. Andre La Gerche, to learn more about how the

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01:18:22

Talking Luft! With Tom Southam & Mitch Docker, feat....

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2023/01/25

Rapha presents Talking Luft! Well, it’s the first episode of Talking Luft for the year, and I’ve got something a little bit different for you first up! We’ve kicked off with a recap of our live daily pods from last week’s TDU, as presented at the Rapha pop-up in the race village. At Tour Down Under, I presented a live daily wrap-up of all the race action, in The Race Communique with my friend and Sports Director Tom Southam. We also chatted with a few special guests, including the legend

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01:36:49

The Rat to Radelaide

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2023/01/18

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! We are back for the first episode of 2023, and I’ve kicked off the new year in much the same way I finished 2022 – with a cross-border bike packing trip across Australia! This time, it’s The Rat to Radelaide. If you’re picking up on the vibe that I’m loving these trips, you would be right. My Road to the Worlds trip really ignited a passion for this style of riding, and I love taking you along for the journey to show you what it’s like out there, in the hope

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35:34

Talking Luft! with Luke Rowe

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/10/12

Rapha presents Talking Luft! Well it’s the last episode of Talking Luft for the year, and I’ve got veteran of the peloton and actually one of my first ever podcast guests from way back in 2016 back on the pod. I’m chatting with Welshman from Team Ineos, Luke Rowe. We sat down while he was in Australia for the Worlds, and got talking all the good stuff – kit, caps, mullets, the best of riders and teams, roommates on race, coffee stops, the good and bad of racing, plus a whole lot more. It was great

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01:34:48

My Road to the Worlds - On-Road with Mitch Docker

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/10/05

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Well, here we are, it’s the last pod of the year and I’ve got a bumper one for you! As you’ll know the UCI World Road Race Championships were held in Australia this year, and I made the 1,250km trip from my home in Lancefield, near Melbourne, to the race in Wollongong by bike, and I documented the trip for the pod. I gave myself five days for the trip, which meant I was doing big days on the bike, but without any ridiculous pressure, and it turned out to be an

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Talking Luft! with Dylan Van Baarle

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/09/28

You all know my love for Paris Roubaix, and in that sense I have some cycling royalty on the pod for you this week. Chatting with none other than the man who conquered this year's Hell of the North, Paris Roubaix winner, Dylan Van Baarle. I was keen to hear a bit about Dylan and what makes him tick on and off the bike so I sat down with him while he was in Australia for the UCI Road Worlds and got Talking Luft! Pro kit style, Oreo rice cakes, coffee shop stops, his favourite seat on the bus, the

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59:56

Lael Wilcox - The best of the best in Ultra Endurance...

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/09/21

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Lael Wilcox is an American Ultra-distance cyclist and one of the absolute legends of the discipline. She is the record holder for some of the sport’s most famous races, such as the 2,475 mile Tour Divide and the 4,400 mile Trans Am Bike Race (If you don’t fancy the math – that’s roughly 4000km and 7000km!) - and that's against both men and women. ... Ultra-distance racing is an intriguing and new side of cycling that I have only started to discover in the last

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36:42

Talking Luft at the Vuelta! Fred Wright, Daryl Impey,...

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/09/14

Rapha presents Talking Luft! Well, the Vuelta a España has come to an end, but I managed to sneak in some time to get talking luft with the pros on race. And I’ve got a fresh batch of Vuelta-themed questions as we chat the hilarious intricacies of the Vuelta and Grand Tour racing. I caught up with Fred Wright, Daryl Impey, Luke Plapp and podcast favourite Luke Durbridge and asked them about cap style, racing in the rain vs. heat, their art of getting bottles from the car, grand tour saddle sores,

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58:30

Inside La Vuelta a España 2022 - Fred Wright, Daryl...

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/09/07

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! The Vuelta a España is one of the 3 grand tours and it can slip under the radar after the hype of the Tour de France, but I can tell you first hand from a rider’s perspective it certainly is no easy feat. It’s a notoriously tough old lap of Spain, raced in September towards the end of the season and known for its steep climbs and soaring temperatures. But in saying that, there are moments where the stress levels are lower than other grand tours and you can

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24:29

Talking Luft! with Holly Harris

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/08/31

Rapha presents Talking Luft! Holly Harris is an Australian Mountain Bike and Gravel racer, who I paired up with last week at the Reef to Reef MTB epic. I thought, what better way to get to know her than going straight for the hard hittingTalking Luft questions – style, rituals, training, bikes, and of course, beverages. Naturally, we chat all things MTB and I hear about her favourite MTB and gravel trails around Armadale, we discuss the step up to 29 inch rim mountain bikes from 26, first cycling

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01:16:57

On Race at Reef to Reef MTB with Holly Harris

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/08/24

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! It's no secret I'm a newbie on the MTB scene. Having raced on the road for 14 years I'm still finding my footing out on the trails. But I'm a firm believer that you learn by doing, and this year I have loved the challenge of getting out and competing in local events. Over the weekend I took part in the Reef to Reef - a 4 day mountain bike stage race on the Tropical North East coast of Australia. It's one of the 3 'epic series' in Australia and I thought it would

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Talking Luft! with Mark O’Brien

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/08/17

Rapha presents Talking Luft! I had Australian Mark O’Brien on the pod last week – ex-pro and now coach, giving all the insights on Strava and using it in training. As you would have heard he’s fantastic to chat to, so I thought it would be great to sit down with him to talk a bit of cycling lifestyle this week on Talking Luft. Over a cold Orval beer we chat all the good stuff – caps, beer, shaving your legs post career, wearing old pro kit vs. new wave kit, training loops around North Melbourne,

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01:09:43

Strava: Tool or Toy? - George Bennett, Jay Vine &...

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/08/10

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Strava, the social networking app that tracks physical activity, has become a phenomenon in the cycling world, with ‘taking Segments‘ and ‘giving Kudos‘ becoming part of everyday cycling chat. Strava was something that I completely ignored as a professional. It didn’t exist when I was a young rider, and as I already uploaded my training for my coach and my team, and I raced people for a living, I just wasn’t interested in another way to be competitive or to

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41:46

Talking Luft! with Lizzy Banks

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/08/03

Rapha presents Talking Luft! Talking Luft is back for another week of cycling style, culture, rituals & bit of life off the bike. Following on from my Tour de France Femmes episode last week, I sat down with a teammate of theirs, British rider for EF Education Tibco SVB, Lizzy Banks. And this was one hilarious chat. As you’ll hear Lizzy was a laugh to chat to and had some fantastic stories to tell. We chat caps, bucket hats, aero hair styles, kit style, rice vs. pasta, race breakfasts, the best of

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48:34

Tour de France Femmes - Kathrin Hammes, Krista...

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/07/27

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Photo: Twila Muzzi It’s finally time for the women to take on the Tour de France. It’s a huge deal that the Tour is finally back on the calendar for the women, and as I wasn’t able to be on-race, I thought what better way to get the inside word than talking to some of the participants from this year’s edition. On the eve of the race, I was lucky enough to talk to three of the women competing for EF Education Tibco SBV, Kathrin Hammes from Germany, Krista

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Talking Luft! at the Tour de France

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/07/20

Rapha presents Talking Luft! We had a special Tour de France episode last week, taking you backstage at the race, and this week we have a special Tour de France Talking Luft. While speaking to several pros about the race I snuck in some cheeky Talking Luft questions, which were a bit of a curveball for a few of them but great fun hearing their answers. This episode is packed full of riders at the race as I hear about cap style, favourite beverages, post race rituals, crosswinds v. mountains, race

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01:22:20

Backstage at the Tour de France 2022 - Mitch Docker &...

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/07/13

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! The Tour de France is a beast! A beautiful beast. It is the biggest annual sporting event in the world. Cycling fan or not, everyone knows about the Tour de France. When I was a professional it was obviously a marked goal for all the guys in the peloton. An achievement to simply get to the start line. Although never having ridden the Tour myself, the last couple of years I have been able to to visit the race from the inside – as a journalist with media eyes

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Talking Luft! with Steve Cummings

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/07/05

Rapha presents Talking Luft! I had the breakaway specialists on the podcast last week talking all the nitty gritty details about the theory of the breakaway. And this week I couldn't resist talking some luft with British former pro & breakaway master and current Sports Director for Team Ineos, Steve Cummings. In case you’re not familiar with Steve, he raced professional for 14 years, winning stages in the Tour de France & Vuelta a España among many others successes and made a name for himself for

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01:11:20

The Breakaway Theory - Taco van der Hoorn, Steve...

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP ·

2022/06/29

Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! Have you ever wondered why riders attack off the front? Why do they form breakaways? Is it just for the TV cameras or is it actually a race-winning tactic? The Tour de France is upon us and you’re almost guaranteed to see a daily breakaway. It’s historically how a pro cycling race is run: the first 50km is riders attacking off the front – trying to form a breakaway, the breakaway goes, gets several minutes ahead, then the peloton chases them back for the final

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