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The Virtual Velo Podcast p/b TheZommunique.com

Hosted by Virtual Velo Podcast · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 91 episodes

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Welcome to the Virtual Velo Podcast! Explore the rapidly evolving world of cycling esports with your hosts, Chris Schwenker and Emma Martin. Chris, the cycling esports reporter at Escape Collective, with features in Cycling Weekly, Cycling News, and road.cc, joins forces with Emma, the charismatic cycling commentator for the UCI, MyWhoosh, and Zwift. Together, they bring you the most comprehensive in-depth reporting, expert interviews, and balanced coverage of the emerging discipline of virtual cycling esports across multiple platforms, like Zwift, MyWhoosh, TrainingPeaks Virtual, and more.

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Virtual Velo Podcast hosts The Virtual Velo Podcast p/b TheZommunique.com, a sports show with 91 episodes published.

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Ep. 91: Virtual Cycling Singapore: A Blueprint for Cycling's Future

Mar 20, 202638m

What can a small, densely packed island nation teach the rest of the world about the future of virtual cycling? In Episode 91 of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Chris Schwenker and Emma Martin speak with Yi Jun, founder of Vir

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Ep. 90: Team USA’s elite cycling esports racer Nicole Meyer

Feb 13, 202642m

The Virtual Velo Podcast is back for 2026, and we’re kicking off the new year with one of cycling esports’ rising talents: Team USA’s Nicole Meyer. In Episode 90, co-hosts Chris Schwenker and Emma Martin sit down with Ni

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Ep. 89: Paweł Ścierski — The Young Rider Rocketing Up the Cycling Esports Ranks

Dec 19, 202531m

Paweł Ścierski didn’t coast into cycling esports. He arrived at full speed, beating established names and forcing the community to take notice. In Episode 89 of the Virtual Velo Podcast , Chris Schwenker sits down with t

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Ep. 88: Jason Osborne — Inside the mind of 3-time UCI Cycling Esports World Champion

Dec 5, 202541m

Fresh off his third UCI Cycling Esports World Championship, Jason Osborne returns to the Virtual Velo Podcast for one of his most open conversations yet. From an extended stay in Abu Dhabi — part training camp, part cult

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Ep. 87: Team Africa Rising is Building a Virtual Racing Revolution Across Africa

Nov 27, 202552m

In this episode of the Virtual Velo Podcast , we sit down with CEO Kimberly Coats and Jeremy Ford of Team Africa Rising to explore one of the most ambitious development projects in modern African cycling: a plan to bring

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Ep. 86: The World Championship Team of Kate McCarthy and Dylan Kennett

Nov 21, 202557m

Two-time UCI Cycling Esports World Champion Kate McCarthy joins the Virtual Velo Podcast , fresh off her successful title defense in Abu Dhabi. She’s joined by her partner, Olympian and former track world champion Dylan

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Ep. 85: USA Cycling National Champion Hayden “Farmwatts” Pucker chats Nats, Worlds, Predictions, and Storylines

Nov 6, 202543m

In this episode, the Virtual Velo Podcast rolls into the biggest week on the cycling esports calendar. USA Cycling Esports National Champion Hayden “Farmwatts” Pucker returns to the show as he prepares to take on the wor

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Ep. 84: Echelon’s Eric Hill — USA Cycling Esports National Series and 2026 National Championships

Oct 23, 202543m

Project Echelon co-founder Eric Hill returns to the Virtual Velo Podcast to share an announcement that he believes could reshape the future of cycling esports. From leading the top American UCI Continental team to empowe

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Ep. 83: Jacquie Godbe’s Comeback Story — Racing, Recovery, and Redefining Resilience

Oct 9, 202559m

The 2025 UCI Cycling Esports World Championship finals are set for Abu Dhabi, and once again, Jacquie Godbe is on the start list—continuing her streak of qualifying for every World Championship since the sport began. The

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Ep. 82: The UCI’s Cycling Esports Coordinator, Jacob Fraser, talks World Championships and the Sport’s Future

Sep 26, 20251h 8m

In this episode of The Virtual Velo Podcast , host Chris Schwenker is joined once again by Jacob Fraser, the UCI’s Cycling Esports Coordinator, for an in-depth conversation ahead of the 2025 UCI Cycling Esports World Cha

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Ep. 81: Mika Söderström – The 2-time National Road Champ That Identifies as an Esports Racer

Sep 11, 202547m

Sweden’s Mika Söderström is a rare cycling talent. A two-time Swedish Road Race Champion and multiple-time Cycling Esports National Champion, she’s one of the only athletes to hold and defend both jerseys simultaneousl

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Ep. 80: From indieVelo to TrainingPeaks Virtual – A conversation with Dr. George Gilbert about philosophy, phase one, new features, and the future

Aug 28, 202552m

In this episode of The Virtual Velo Podcast , join hosts Emma Martin and Chris Schwenker as they welcome back Dr. George Gilbert for his fifth appearance. In this episode, Dr. Gilbert, now the Vice President of Virtual P

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Ep. 79: Cycling Canada National Esports Champion Tiffany Penner

Aug 14, 202532m

Power, process, and the pursuit of a World Title. In this episode of The Virtual Velo Podcast , Cycling Canada National Esports Champion Tiffany Penner joins co-hosts Emma Martin and Chris Schwenker for a wide-ranging co

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Ep. 78: Virtually a Niche Within a Niche with Biketerra founder Matt Gibbs

Jul 31, 202543m

In a landscape dominated by virtual cycling giants like Zwift, MyWhoosh, and Rouvy, why would anyone launch a grassroots platform from scratch? In this episode of The Virtual Velo Podcast , we sit down with Matt Gibbs, t

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Ep. 77: Matt Smithson talks $1 Million MyWhoosh Championship and UCI Worlds

Jul 17, 20251h 0m

In this episode of The Virtual Velo Podcast , Matt Smithson, Director of Esports and Game Operations at MyWhoosh, joins co-hosts Emma Martin and Chris Schwenker for a wide-ranging conversation on the $1 million MyWhoosh

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Ep. 76: The Anatomy of a Record-Setting 24-Hour Zwift Ride

Jul 3, 20251h 11m

In this episode of The Virtual Velo Podcast , co-hosts Emma Martin and Chris Schwenker welcome Matthew Lefthand—the newly crowned world-record holder for the greatest virtual cycling distance in 24 hours—and Larry Oslund

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Ep. 75: CEO Petr Samek on Rouvy’s Rise Up the Virtual Cycling Ranks to #2

Jun 19, 202558m

In a space dominated by gamified worlds and high-profile competition, one platform has quietly carved out its own lane—grounded in realism, driven by innovation, and growing on its own terms. In this episode of The Virtu

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Ep. 74: Breaking barriers, transforming lives, and building future champions: How cycling esports drives Masaka’s mission in Uganda

Jun 5, 202554m

In this episode of The Virtual Velo Podcast , guest co-host award-winning cycling journalist Aaron Borrill and Chris Schwenker sit down with Ross Burrage, co-founder of Uganda’s Masaka Cycling Club Foundation. Ross share

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Ep. 73: Is elite cyclist Illi Gardner the best pure climber of her generation?

May 22, 202548m

In this episode of The Virtual Velo Podcast , co-hosts Emma Martin and Chris Schwenker sit down with grimpeur extraordinaire Illi Gardner—multi-time British and European Hill Climb Champion, two-time Everesting world rec

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Ep. 72: Aussie Cycling Esports National Champs Kate Trdin and Josh Harris

May 8, 202544m

In this episode of The Virtual Velo Podcast , co-hosts Emma Martin and Chris Schwenker welcome Australian Cycling Esports National Champions Kate Trdin and Josh Harris to discuss their standout seasons and dive into the

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