This week the Chumps start off with some racing tidbits and then we talk about a new UCI rule that is stupid (surprise!). Next we talk about the click bait epidemic we are seeing in cycling media, and we explain why chumps out there reading cycling media need to be wary of what "journalists" are telling us these days. Eric has a PSA, and Ryan is back with a factoid to close out the show.

This week the Chumps tell you how that brand in Morgan Hill contributed to one disaster but maybe helped us all avoid another one. The Giro d'Italia Women and Unbound are the scenes. Though we don't talk about Unbound much, we do talk about the new Crux 5, but it's maybe not what you think. Then Chad gives a great product review for Chumps, we have a listener factoid, and Ryan is back on the show with a PSA.

It is Unbound Week, and there is no other week on the calendar where Big Bike is more active. The Chumps give you the break down of what Big Bike will be shoving down our throats, and giving you some insight into why you might not want to jump on the Big Bike train. We have a corrections corner from our storyline last week about the Vuelta Espana Feminina, and we have another listener submitted factoid to close the show!

Almost everything we discussed on the last episode came to pass in glorious fashion since that show. So, we take about what we got right and what that means for Chumps. We also discuss a leaked road bike and what it might portend for the road scene. We finish with a women's cycling storyline and a factoid, and, as usual, if you don't like our factoid, submit your own!

Last weekend Girona hosted the many versions of The Traka gravel race. This is the biggest gravel race in Europe, and we spend a lot of time breaking it down (pun intended). We have words not just for The Traka but for gravel racing and gravel tech in general. Then we have a women's cycling storyline for the Vuelta Espana Feminina, and Chad ends the show with a banger of factoid!

This week the Chumps talk about some new developments in bike prices that will definitely impact chumps one way or the other. Before that though we reveal the Velo Chumps Strava Group, which you are all welcome to join, and we talk about Zwift acquiring Rouvy. We also have a women's cycling storyline to share for the upcoming La Vuelta Feminina, and then we end with a factoid that we had to come up with since we ran out of listener submissions. So, let's fix that for next week people!

This week the Chumps talk about recent innovations and current trends in the bike industry and who really benefits from them. We explore what might be motivating the brands to develop the products they do, and, spoiler alert, it is not to make a better riding experience for chumps! We end with another listener factoid that is close to Chad's heart.

The Chumps talk Roubaix! After this year's editions of the race, we talk about what makes Roubaix special as a sporting event, not even just a bike race. We give a bit of a breakdown of both the men's and women's races, and then we preview the upcoming Ardennes week. We relay some listener feedback, and we have yet another listener submitted factoid! Listen to the end for that and keep the factoids coming.

We are in the midst of cycling's Holy Week and Statler and Waldorf, I mean the Chumps, are back to talk about Flanders and Roubaix. Like normal we discuss the racing from a Chump point of view, and throw a little history in there for you. Then we talk about some new tires, which are obviously wider than the previous new tires, because new tires are always wider these days (This is the part where we really get grumpy). We end with another listener factoid! Keep those coming.If you are curious about the unconventional opening of this episode, here is a very important video you should watch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlejtD3pzWU

Even if we recorded on April Fools Day, this episode was obviously published after. We talk about some of the annual April Fools products that cycling brands "release," and how those jokes reveal something about the industry. Before that though we talk a bit about racing, both our own races and the pros. Then we share some sad news about Paragon Machine Works and why that might impact Chumps, and then we finish with our first ever listener submitted factoid!