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From the Top: How 7mesh was built
To tell the story of 7Mesh, we need to understand the founders' early days at Arcteryx.
From the Top: How Curve Cycling was built
If you live outside Australia, or if you’re not familiar with the whole bikepacking or adventure racing scene, you may not have heard abo...
Bikes of the Staff Bunch: Wade Wallace's Cannondale 6 Pack to Go
In the latest instalment of Bikes of the Bunch, we’re taking an in-house look at another CyclingTips staff member’s bike. This time aroun...
How to train with purpose during lockdown
The world continues to struggle through the coronavirus pandemic and what a rollercoaster it's proven to be. For months my social media f...
From heartache to Olympic gold: Scott McGrory reflects 20 years later
One of Australia's most significant sporting moments happened 20 years ago at the Sydney Olympics when Scott McGrory and Brett Aitken won...
With Egan Bernal, Dave Brailsford didn't follow his own advice
I want to take you back to 2012, when I was invited to a small and intimate evening with Dave Brailsford who was preparing for what would...
From the Top: A giant of the industry, Bonnie Tu
You could argue that Bonnie Tu is the most powerful woman in cycling, although she wouldn’t think of describing herself that way. She’s b...
From the Top: How Matthew Keenan found his voice
In this episode of From the Top we continue our theme of individual icons within the sport and hear the story of Matthew Keenan, a man wh...
From the Top: Graham Watson on his 40 years as a cycling photographer
This week we continue our theme of individual icons within the sport by chatting to Graham Watson, perhaps the most prolific cycling phot...
From the Top: The remarkable story of Phil Liggett
Over the next few episodes of From the Top I switch gears to speak to iconic individuals within the cycling industry, to better understan...
From the Top: How Skratch Labs was built
So many of the businesses we’ve discovered in this show have been ‘happy accidents’, so to speak, and Skratch Labs embodies that very sam...
From the Top: How Apidura was built
Apidura is a brand you may not be familiar with if you haven’t ventured into the world of bikpacking, touring or adventure racing, but th...
From the Top: How SRAM was built
SRAM is credited with having three co-founders, but Stan Day is the man who planted the seed. And you could very well are argue he is the...
From the Top: How Silca was built
Josh Poertner isn’t your typical cycling industry personality. In fact, he’s not 'typical' of much at all. He’s one of those people that ...
From the Top: How Zipp was built
Zipp is an indisputable icon in the wheel and component business and they have a long history of innovation. They were one of the very fi...
From the Top: How Wahoo Fitness was built
Most businesses we've spoken to so far in this podcast have had a relatively straightforward journey, but Wahoo Fitness does not fit that...
From the Top: How Wahoo Fitness was built podcast transcript
Listen to the full podcast episode here. Chip Hawkins: (Wahoo Fitness): Yeah. So I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to young parents. M...
From the Top: How Strava was built podcast transcript
Listen to the full podcast episode here. Wade Wallace: Maybe the best place to start from is back at the beginning of when you guys met. ...
From the Top: How Strava was built
Strava has become ubiquitous in the lives of over 50 million athletes, and is arguably the most relevant social network to anyone who lov...
From the Top Podcast: Building Canyon Bicycles
In my latest episode of From the Top, I'm thrilled to be able to tell the remarkable story of how fellow VeloClub member, Roman Arnold, f...
From the Top Podcast: Building The Sufferfest
In the second episode of From the Top, I speak to The Sufferfest founder David McQuillen about how he went from working in the Swiss Bank...