Gapped Cycling

Hot takes from all the World Tour races of late - Pidcocks win at Stradé, Roglic and Pog dominating in week long races in France & Italy, and finally, VDP's dominant win in MSR!

Salaam!

Ramadaan is upon us, and that means the start of the Fasted 500 challenge! We've had podcasts on the challenge before (Episode 6 & 16!), but we couldn't not have on Zahir again, talking about it all. If you haven't seen the new roundel, be sure to check it out! Perhaps the best yet.

Challenge aside - Shimano have released what could be the biggest groupset announcement in decades with the release of Cues, and SRAM have also given their Force groupset a facelift. We dive into both of those and also, finally, Cannondale's new Supersix! 

Salaam & welcome to another episode. Today we have on Abdulrahman, from Kuwait! He started his cycling journey out in Portland, USA, before moving back to his home country, Kuwait. 

He starts by talking about how he lost half of his body weight, before becoming a cyclist advocate in Kuwait. He also runs a website called thepaperclip.cc - which showcases riders across the Middle East - trying to change perceptions about cyclists. 

He also recently featured in cyclingweekly - Poor infrastructure, police harassment, a die-hard bike community - what it’s like to be a cyclist in the Middle East | Cycling Weekly a great article where he goes into more detail about life as a cyclist in Kuwait! 

UAE Tour, Opening weekend, retirements, so much racing, so much to talk about. Rob breaks it down with news from all things World Tour!

Salaam & Peace!

Thanks again for tuning in, we have Sajjad on, from West London. He was born with Club foot - I'll let him explain what that is! 

Despite his disability, he has taken up the sport and thrives! Sajjad has even started competing locally, against able-bodied cyclists, and that to me is absolutely incredible. He doesn't ride with cleats just yet, he can't! So rocks up to Time trials with his basketball shoes on and his baggy shorts of course. What a boss! I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more from him in the future!

If you are a para-athlete, or looking to get into the sport, now would be an awesome time to look into the Limitless project by British Cycling, making the sport accessible to disabled riders across the country!