The Piste Take
Hosted by track cycling professionals, Lewis Stewart and Jonny Mitchell, the Piste Take offers top level insight into the world of track cycling. With expert analysis from some of the sports top riders and coaches, we offer a deep dive into the stories, shenanigans and titbits as the sport gears up for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.The Piste Take releases on Thursdays on a fortnightly basis, with some bonus extra episodes lined up.Artwork by Taylor Craig with thanks to Glasgow Caledonian Library for the use of their recording studio.
Episodes
86 episodes
Episode 51: An Ode to Katie Archibald + Canada Women's Team Pursuit Scandal latest
This week on The Piste Take, we pay tribute to one of the greatest track cyclists Britain has ever produced. Katie Archibald, two-time Olympic gold medallist, four-time world champion, has announced her retirement, and we think she deserves her...
Episode 50: Down Under-rated with Alessia McCaig
We return to the podcasting world with a blockbuster episode where we're joined by Aussie Track Sprint sensation Alessia McCaig. As the keirin winner at the recent Perth World Cup, we catch up with Alessia. We chat through her journey with the ...
Race Roundup: 2026 UCI World Cup Series with Joanna Rowsell
Hot off the press, we welcome back to the podcast 2x Olympic Champion and top TNT Sport Commentator, Joanna Rowsell to debrief the last 3 rounds of Nations Cups. We tackle the series as a whole, look at the progress the UCI has made...
Episode 49: Making German Track Cycling Great Again with Luca Spiegel
We are back with breakout German Men's sprint star Luca Spiegel. We hear all about Team Deutschland's 4 week training camp in Perth before the recent World Cup, his experiences with riding with the best at Paris Olympics and the long road since...
Episode 48: From Track Sprint to World Tour & Back again - Theo Bos Part 2
This week we welcome back to the podcast track cycling legend and newly anointed Belgian Cycling Sprint coach, Theo Bos. We hear all about his exploits as a World Tour road racer, the transition from track sprint. Theo tells us about his shock ...
Episode 47: From Grassroots to Team Pursuits with Anders Johnson
We are back with our normal episodes with a BANG! This week we take our longest ever intro to discuss the recent doping ban of Colombian track star, Martha Bayona Pineda before welcoming on Team USA superstar and human Adonis, Mr Anders Johnson...
British Track Nationals Special Day 4 with Emma Finucane
We bring you our final British Track Nationals Special episode with a short interview too with triple British champ, Emma Finucane. We discuss her race performances, upcoming competitions and the excitement of being back repping the famous Wels...
British Track Nationals Special Day 3 with Will Tidball
In our next wrap up, we're again joined by the calming presence of Tom Davidson to chat through Day 3 of the 2026 British Track Nationals. We are joined by podcast stalwart Will Tidball to talk through THAT elimination race where he...
British Track Nationals Special Day 2 with Erin Boothman
In our next day 2 wrap up, we're again joined by the calming presence of Tom Davidson to chat through Day 2 of the 2026 British Track Nationals. On the Women's Endurance side we chat through a world class final between Josie Knight ...
British Track Nationals Special Day 1 with Matthew Richardson
As Jonny is down coaching at nationals we thought we'd try and put out some short sharp episodes. With a quick roundup with Cycling Weekly's Tom Davidson, we did a short feature interview with Matt Richardson as he just recorded 9.19s in his Fl...
European Championships Roundup
We talk through our take on last week's 2026 UEC Elite European Track Championships in Konya, Turkey. We discuss new World Records, Harrie Lavreysen's dethroning by Matty Richardson and what it might mean for the months ahead, and give our take...
Episode 46: Glass Backs and Training Hacks with Joe Truman
After some unexpected logistical hurdles, we are back with a bang! In this episode we bring on our former housemate, teammate & 4 time World Championship medallist Joe Truman. We hear about Joe's recent successes at the 2025 UCI Track World...
Episode 45: The 500K bike and Theo Bos - Part 1
On this episode, we speak to one of the the all time greats of track cycling. No one else has won the sprint world championships multiple times, a world champs madison medal, and won road stages on the World Tour. Truly one of the most versatil...
REVIEW: World Track Championships 2025 with Will Tidball
Listen as we breakdown this years Track World Championships with no less than the devil himself, Will Tidball. Dutch and GB on top, but were there any other stories from behind the scenes? We hope you enjoy!
World Track Championships Preview 2025
On this episode, we are back with a pre-race preview of tomorrow's World Championships. We run you through the disciplines, share a bit of gossip, and tell you who to watch out for in Santiago this year!
Episode 44: An NPC Comes to Life with Josh Charlton
On this episode of The Piste Take, we speak to a man who broke onto the scene last October after seemingly breaking the IP WR out of nowhere. We hear if that really was the case or if it was just a matter of time. We take a journey through the ...
Episode 43: Chronic Silence with Cole Shields
On this episode we speak to Olympic silver medallist Cole Shields. This is one of the more incredible stories we've had on the podcast as we hear about how Cole battled through multiple major set backs and chronic fatigue to reach the podium in...
Episode 42: Power AND Weight with Lewis Oliva
On today's episode we bring on one of great relics of track sprint, Commonwealth and World Cup medallist, doctor and self declared professional rugby player, Lewis Oliva. Lewis was one of the main GB sprinters going into Rio and we hear the sto...
Episode 41: STAR SPANGLED KIWI with Justin Grace
On this episode we get back on the man making track cycling great again, Justin Grace. In the previous two episodes with Justin we learnt all about his past, but today, we learn about his future. Since we last recorded Justin has taken up the r...
Episode 40: Rags to Riches with Anna Morris
A lot of the time in cycling we have copy and paste origin stories, not this week. Anna has one of the most unique roots into the sport and from there, she went strength to strength. Olympic medallist, 3 time world champ and world record holder...
Episode 39: Owning Your Past with Shane Perkins (Part 2)
Part 2 with one of the most underrated legends of our sport - Shane Perkins. An Olympic medallist, world and commonwealth champion, Shane has had one of the longest careers in tracking cycling spanning nearly 20 years and 2 countries. We had a ...
Episode 39: Solitary Confinement with Shane Perkins (Part 1)
On this episode we speak to one of the most underrated legends of our sport - Shane Perkins. An Olympic medallist, world and commonwealth champion, Shane has had one of the longest careers in tracking cycling spanning nearly 20 years and 2 coun...
European Championships Roundup
A new year and out first round up. Jonny is freshly back from racing in Zolder and we get his inside track from the champs!
Episode 38: The Benjamin Button of Track Cycling with Pete Mitchell
Ever wondered how to train with no time? How to stay motivated or how to age in reverse? On this episode we hear one of the most usual stories in track cycling, that of Pete Mitchell. Pete was a long standing member of the GBCT and after huge s...
Episode 37: Roi du château avec Oscar Nilsson-Julien
On this episode of the Piste Take we speak to our first Frenchman! European and Nations Cup medallist Oscar Nilsson-Julien. After beginning his career with the GBCT he transferred to the French and has since gone from strength to strength - and...