
Ever wondered what life is like as a professional cyclist? Australian ex-professional cyclist Mitch Docker takes you inside the world of Professional Cycling. Bringing you the stories behind the individuals in the sport - from the pros in the peloton to staff behind the teams - to commentators & legends, plus training insights & debriefs on major races throughout the year. It’s all here! Newly retired from the professional peloton, Mitch is exploring his new pelotons - all the pelotons that exist outside of the world tour - bringing you new stories from within the cycling community. His spin off series, Talking Luft - a bit like the DVD Extras - is where cycling style & culture takes centre stage. Talking cycling caps, bikes, kit, coffee stops, training loops and all the best things about riding a bike. Listen to all episodes here weekly! Find all our episodes, merch and more at lifeinthepeloton.com
Episodes

Thursday May 07, 2020
Cameron Meyer – The Master Tactician
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton He’s multiple time World Champion on the Track and has made his mark on the pro racing scene in his 12 years of also racing on the road. Cameron Meyer is a silent assassin in the Velodrome, a master tactician and someone I’ve always looked up to […]

Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Talking Luft! with Adam Hansen. Ep 4.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
I’ve delved into the depths of some pretty interesting topics like nutrition and motion analysis with Adam, and it’s certain he sure knows his stuff, so it was great to have more of a casual chat and hear about Adam himself both off and on the bike. How does he wear his cycling cap? What’s […]

Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Adam Hansen – Composites, Nutrition and Genius Hacks
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
He’s one of the most interesting guys in the peloton and it’s become something of a tradition to have him on the pod every year. It’s our 3rd episode together so this time I decided to ask Adam 3 simple questions: What’s something he’s currently excited about? What’s something he’s no longer doing? What’s a […]

Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Talking Luft! with Ella Harris. Ep. 3
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
It’s episode 3 of Talking Luft, my series of mini episodes where I find out more about my guests on my regular show, The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton. This was a fun chat with New Zealander Ella Harris, who I had on the pod last week talking Zwift academy and going pro. […]

Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Ella Harris – From Virtual World to World Tour
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
While Zwift and indoor training are the buzzwords at the moment, I thought it was fitting to talk to a rider who knows Zwift a whole lot better than I do and had a really interesting way of becoming Pro. Ella Harris is a pro rider from New Zealand that came through the Zwift academy […]

Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Talking Luft! Ep. 2 with Kevin Poulton
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
It’s episode 2 of Talking Luft, my new series of short eps where I get to know a little more about my guests on the pod, talking cycling culture, style and the individual. This week I chat with my coach Kev Poulton and have a bit of fun hearing a coach’s perspective on motor pacing out […]

Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Kevin Poulton – Training in the Modern Day
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Kevin Poulton is a coach who’s trained many in the professional peloton, including the likes of Caleb Ewan, Marcel Kittel and who also coached Mathew Hayman to his famous win at Roubaix in 2016. If you aren’t familiar with the story, Mat spent 6 weeks solely on the home trainer with a broken bone in […]

Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Talking Luft! with Luke Durbridge. Ep 1
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Welcome to a cheeky new series of Life in the Peloton, called Talking Luft. A bit of fun and a bit laidback, we’re talking style, we’re talking cycling culture, we’re talking the individual, and a bit of Life outside the Peloton, if you will. He was my first ever guest on the podcast and he’s […]

Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Luke Durbridge – Talking Classics 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Photo credit: Kramon. The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton. Luke Durbridge is back on the pod for our yearly chat about our favourite time of the year, the brutally beautiful cobbled classics. You don’t have to ask either of us twice to sit down and chat about this period, but seeing as I’m […]

Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Matt Keenan – A different path to the Tour de France
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
While I was back in Aus over the summer, I got to sit down with many familiar faces of the peloton, including those who spend more time behind the scenes of the bike race. This week you’ll hear my chat with a man whose voice will be familiar to many cycling fans throughout the world, […]