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On this episode, Maghalie chats with Isabella Bertold. Isabella is a pro cyclist, ex professional sailor, and she is the founder of Platform Pro Cycling team p/b Insta Fund. We chat about how she built a cycling team around sustainability and having a positive impact, and she shares the concrete things she did to have a more positive impact. Since Isabella used to be a sailor, we also discuss the "Impact League" of Sail GP. She explains what it is, how this could hold a key into making professional sports more sustainable, and what we can learn from it. It was really special for me to chat with Isabella, because she has been working already a few years into what I’m trying to change and implement in my own environmental journey. So I’ve learned a lot from her and I hope you will to! This episode is presented by The Unscented Company.

This series is presented by The Unscented Company On this episode, Maghalie chats with Erik Bronsvoort and Sandra Brandt of the non-profit organization Shift Cycling Culture. Shift Cycling Culture works within the cycling industry to take action on climate change collectively. This discussion brought me hope! We talk about greenwashing and the general fear of speaking about sustainability. Eric explains the difference between linear and circular economy, and the new challenges that come with designing products with circular economy in mind. Plus, how to balance technological advancements with sustainability. We discuss our role as costumers to demand more sustainable practices in the industry, and Sandra shares some of the cool things and exciting innovations they are seeing. To read "From Marginal Gains to a Circular Revolution", by Erik Bronsvoort

The bicycle has the power to be an important tool in our global fight against climate change. Yet, racing our bikes across the world clearly has a negative impact on the environment. For years, Maghalie has felt a guilt towards this paradox. In this series, she decides to investigate what she can do as an athlete, and what we can do as an industry, to diminish our impact on the environment. — This podcast series is supported by The Unscented Company. ----------------- On this episode, Maghalie chats with Isabella Burczak, who is the "Cycling for All & Sustainability Manager” at the UCI. The UCI, which is the International governing body in cycling, has the potential to be a key player in making cycling a more sustainable sport, because they are the ones making the rules on events, teams, calendar, technological advancements, and more. In fact, it is their goal to make cycling the more sustainable sport in the World. In this conversation, Maghalie asks about what are the key things the UCI is working on to make this goal happen and what are the biggest challenges they are facing. We also hear from Canadian pro aerial skier Marion Thenault on how she worked with the Canadian round of the ski World Cup to make it a sustainable and carbon neutral event!

The bicycle has the power to be an important tool in our global fight against climate change . Yet, racing our bikes across the world clearly has a negative impact on the environment. For years, Maghalie has felt a guilt towards this paradox. In this series, she decides to investigate what she can do as an athlete, and what we can do as an industry, to diminish our impact on the environment. — This podcast series is supported by The Unscented Company. ----------------- Ep. 2 — Now that Maghalie knows how impactful her season of racing is on the environment, she has to know what to do with the results. Maghalie speaks with Nathalie Knowles, a PHD in Climate Change who works at Protect Our Winters. Together, they discuss: Can offsetting carbon emissions really make a difference? What is the difference between offsetting and in-setting? Nathalie gives advice on sustainable tourism, and finally, we tackle a hard question: Is performance compatible with sustainability?

The bicycle has the power to be an important tool in our global fight against climate change . Yet, racing our bikes across the world clearly has a negative impact on the environment. For years, Maghalie has felt a guilt towards this paradox. In this series, she decides to investigate what she can do as an athlete, and what we can do as an industry, to diminish our impact on the environment. — This podcast series is supported by The Unscented Company. ------------------------ Ep. 1 — What is the environmental footprint of a cyclist for a full season of racing? How do you calculate the emissions from travels and equipment consumption? And what can we do to reduce this impact? On this episode, Maghalie gets help from a fellow Canadian athlete (ski jumper Marion Thenault) to understand how to calculate her travelling footprint, and speaks with an environmental expert at Canyon to understand what is the impact of the her cycling equipment consumption.

For the final episode of the season, David and Maghalie bring you with them on the full World Championships week! We discuss the preparation, the mindset leading up to it, what we eat, the logistics, the pre-rides... we talk about how Canada is becoming a cyclocross nation with all the young athletes coming up, we discuss the post-race party at the Apollo Disco, and how much we love the sport and community! Finally, we talk about the race and how both of us feel after this season. Thanks for listening all year!

Last week, we received a comment from a listener saying we were too negative and that maybe we should stop coming to Belgium. This comment sparked an interesting conversation between Maghalie and David about keeping it real, and showing all sides of a quest for performance. Maghalie and David open up about the many things they actually do love about racing in Belgium, and they talk about why it has been important to them to talk about the more "negative" and difficult parts of the journey. Later, we have snippets from people who have marked our career: Christian and Hilde from the Hof Ter Kammen (our first hosts, the first year we stayed in Belgium), and Balint Hamvas a photographer with whom we worked for years and who retired a few years ago. We also briefly discuss the Hoogerheide World cup, and talk about the last preparations before Worlds.

Maghalie and David are back on a Muddy Monday's episode. We decided to come back to give you an update on where we are, and take you with us towards the end of the season! On this episode, we'll discuss: Why we had stopped recording over the last months? We chat about the Benidorm World Cup, and discuss with a few American riders about how their European seasons are going so far. Thanks for listening! For more details, here you can find Maghalie's Newsletter.

This episode is brought to you Lactigo. To get your FREE bottle of Lactigo, go to Lactigo.com and use code "MUDDY". On this episode, Maghalie and David share about the importance of creating momentum by taking significant actions every day...because the "Spiral of disaster" is always there to get you if you don't. We also discuss the Dublin World Cup and how fun it is go race outside of Belgium sometimes! Finally, we answer questions from the audience about nutrition. Thanks for listening. To subscribe to the Newsletter, click here.

This episode is brought to you Lactigo. To get your FREE bottle of Lactigo, go to Lactigo.com and use code "MUDDY". On this episode, Maghalie and David talk about the training they did at the famous Lichtaart forest with the Baloise Lions team. Then Maghalie shares how she underperformed at the Troyes World Cup in France. Thanks for listening!

On this episode, David and Maghalie share the behind the scenes of their arrival to Europe, and their setup for the next 3 months. They also talk about what their goals were heading into the first race weekend with the Superprestige in Niel and the World Cup in Dendermonde. With all the mud, David washed bikes more times in a race (12x) than Maghalie did in the whole year...so Maghalie and David share how the races were from both their perspectives. Finally, Maghalie talks about a fun invitation she received for this coming week!

This week, we have a special episode. We wrapped up the USCX series at the Really Rad weekend of cyclocross and we talk about that a little bit. But mostly, this episode is a tribute to our good friend Michael van den Ham. Mike is soon retiring from his pro cyclocross racer career to transition into the Canadian National team coach role. In this episode, we go back in time in Mike's career. How did a young boy from Manitoba become a pro cross racer? Mike shares the two big risks he took to go all in into a cross career. What are the biggest lessons he's learned and the best memories he created? What are his goals for the future of Canadian cyclocross? We talk about all that and way more.

Before the race, Maghalie was on the edge of letting her nerves take over, but was able to switch her mindset right in time and went on to do a great performance in the World Cup. On today's episode, Maghalie and David discuss about managing nerves, and dive into all the action of the first World Cup in Waterloo! We also have a few snippets from fans and racers, and an interview with the Rapha Sustainability and Design team to understand how Maghalie's Excess collection was created using 100% surplus materials from past seasons (creating zero new waste!). I learned so much! To get your own Maghalie X Rapha kit: https://content.rapha.cc/ca/en/story/meet-maghalie 0:00 - 37:00 World Cup Chat 37:00 - 56:00 Rapha Excess Kit design process

This episode of the Muddy Mondays is presented by the new Hammerhead X K-Edge mounting system. A collaboration offering you new mounting options for your preferred style of riding. High quality mounts with a simple and effective attachment. On this episode of Muddy Mondays, David and Maghalie report from the third stop on the calendar, round 5&6th of the USCX series, Charm City cross in Baltimore! Maryland has one of the biggest cyclocross scenes in the US, and this weekend we got to meet all the families and kids who love cyclocross. We also have a really fun interview with the one and only Bill Schieken about his media work for cyclocross, as well as the CXD development cyclocross team he created. Finally, we discuss about the tactical racing of the Charm City course, share our highlights of the weekend, and answer your questions.

The Muddy Mondays are BACK! On this episode, David and Maghalie talk about the beginning of the cyclocross season. They explain their new mindset/strategy of simplicity and talk about their new setup for the races. Plus, we discuss the two first weekends of racing which happened in Roanoke and Rochester, including inside comments from an epic battle in the mud on Sunday in Rochester. In the snippets, we get to know a new team on the block!

We recorded this final episode of our Bikepacking to World Championships series at the Edinburgh Castle! We recap Day 3 and 4 of riding in Scotland, which had us fall in love with the country. We visit a Wisky and Gin distillery, taste the famous Haggis, and enjoy one of the most beautiful ride of our lives. We discuss if gravel or MTB was ideal for this route? How we fuelled during the trip, and our best moments and highlights of the adventure. We also discuss the ins and outs of the route: was the adventure to speed ratio good enough? Would we do anything differently? What did we learn throughout the trip? These 4 days of riding were my highlight of the YEAR so far. We hope you enjoy the conversation and that it makes you dream of your next adventure. To see the route and photos on komoot. Videos to come on youtube once I have good enough internet...

Day 2 was spent in North Ireland. We climbed through the Mourne Mountains and got to see the green Irish hills in the sunlight. WOW. We also discuss with first time bikepackers Franz and Caitlin, about what they think of their first experience. Is bikepacking for everyone? We also talk with some locals about the culture of tea VS coffee in Ireland, and taste Haggis and Toffee Sticky Pudding. Maghalie is racing the Marathon MTB and the E-MTB World Championships in Scotland. But, to make the most of the trip, her and her husband David (and their two friends Caitlin and Franz) are riding to the race. Their bike packing journey will take them from Dublin in Ireland, to Edinburgh in Scotland over 500km of Irish & Scottish road and trails, before racing her two events.

Day 1 from Dublin to Newry exceeded expectations! After landing from an overnight flight, and a few technical hiccups, the crew was off to ride! Windy narrow roads, pastries, beach riding, rain storms, rainbows, green hills, and more rain... it was an excellent day of riding bikes! reminding us that in bikepacking the journey is the gift! Maghalie is racing the Marathon MTB and the E-MTB World Championships in Scotland. But, to make the most of the trip, her and her husband David (and their two friends Caitlin and Franz) are riding to the race. Their bike packing journey will take them from Dublin in Ireland, to Edinburgh in Scotland over 500km of Irish & Scottish road and trails, before racing her two events.

Maghalie is racing the Marathon MTB and the E-MTB World Championships in Scotland. But, to make the most of the trip, her and her husband David are riding to the race. Their bike packing journey will take them from Dublin in Ireland, to Edinburgh in Scotland over 500km of Irish & Scottish road and trails, before racing her two events. In this episode, Maghalie and David explain the WHY behind this adventure, and share the big lines about the trip. Follow along in the next week as they will share their gear, and then, a daily recap of the riding adventure from July 31 to August 4th! You can also watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/ZWgBrHnhHKw

Originaire du Québec, Gabrielle Pilote Fortin est une coureuse professionelle au sein de l'équipe Cofidis. Seulement 7 mois après une grosse opération, Gabrielle a été sélectionnée pour représenter sont équipe au Tour de France Femmes; la plus grosse course de vélo au monde! Dans cette discussion, Gabrielle nous partage les obstacles qu'elle a surmontés au cours des 4 dernières années, et comment elle a grandi de ces difficultés. Elle nous partage comment pour elle, bien qu'un grand défi, son retour au plus haut niveau représente une opportunité immense de redécouvrir son plein potentiel. Gabrielle nous parle de comment la patience et l'acceptation l'ont aidé dans son parcours, puis son apprentissage de comment "Faire plus n'est pas toujours mieux". Pour suivre Gabrielle: @gabpilote Détails du podcast: 0:00-6:00: Le vélo au Danemark 6:00 - 24:00: Blessure, qu’est-ce que l'endofibrose iliaque, et le long processus de diagnostique. 24:00 - 30:00 : 4 ans de difficultés culminent en se faire dire qu’on est une déception. 30:00 - 32:00 : La chance de se redécouvrir 32:00- 36:00 : Une nouvelle approche à l’entrainement. “Plus n’est pas toujours mieux” 36:00- 43:00 : Des lessons de Kasper Asgreen (L'obsession n'est pas toujours la clé) 43:00- 54:00 Patience et acceptation dans son processus de remis en forme. 54:00- Fin : Sa sélection pour Le Tour de France Femmes