Join professional cyclocross racers Maghalie Rochette and Lucinda Brand as they dive headfirst into the exhilarating world of cyclocross racing. In each episode of Dirty Talks, these fierce competitors share their personal experiences, insights, and tackle the most "dirty" questions in the world of cyclocross. Discover the dirt, the sweat, and the passion behind this adrenaline-pumping sport, as Maghalie and Lucinda take you inside the world of cyclocross racing.
Sanne Cant looks back on her 20 year career + The emotions of the World Championships
On this final episode of the season, Maghalie and Lucinda are joined by none other than cyclocross legend Sanne Cant.
First, the girls look back and recall the stories of the Liévin World Championships where Lucinda earned the silver medal in a close, gritty, and emotional battle.
Then Sanne talks about the highs and lows of her career. After 20 years on the pro cyclocross scene, Sanne shares the biggest changes she saw in the sport, and how she contributed to the development of women cyclocross. She discusses the strategies that helped her win her three rainbow jerseys. She talks about how starting road racing allowed her to find joy in cycling at a moment when she thought she had lost her love for it. Sanne shares the tribulations she had with the Belgian media and how she learned to cope with constantly being under the spotlight. And finally, we get to know the person behind the rider!
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30 Jan 2025
Winning the World Cup overall, Audience questions, and World Championships preview
Maghalie and Lucinda talk in dept about the World Cup weekend of Maasmechelen and Hoogerheide, where Lucinda won the World Cup Overall trophy. Lucinda shares the highlights and the most challenging moments of this wonderfully consistent season she's had, and what it all meant for her.
Then the girls answer questions from the audience. What does a week leading to the World Championships look like? How to balance training, recovery, mental prep, and media requests? How is Maghalie's health going? What is it like to represent their country? What CX rule would they change if they could change one? How working with Sven Nys influenced Lucinda's career? What do Maghalie and Lucinda do in their off-season? And what would they be if they weren't cyclists? And much much more.
Finally, we do a preview of the World Championships in Liévin and make our predictions!
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23 Jan 2025
Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado on the privilege and the pressure of being in the spotlight
On today's episode we are joined by Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado.
We start the episode with Ceylin and Lucinda sharing the inside stories of the Benidorm World Cup.
Later, Ceylin talks about her origin in the Dominican Republic, and her ambitions in other disciplines of cycling outside cyclocross. She shares how she works with her family, and the importance of composure for all members of the support team during a race.
Ceylin talks about the privilege and the pressure that comes with being the representation for women of color in cyclocross. She reflects on her World Title she won 5 years ago, and how the way she sees that title evolved over the years. Plus, Ceylin shares that the struggles and obstacles she faced in the last year made her a better person. Towards the end, Ceylin asks burning questions to Lucinda and Maghalie.
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16 Jan 2025
Felipe Orts does it his way
On this episode, we welcome Spanish cyclocross star Felipe Orts.
Felipe has been reaching the World Cup podium more and more this year, and today, we discuss about his journey to get there. How did a young boy from Alicante discover cyclocross? How he chose to pursue this discipline, while road and MTB are more popular in his country? How he discovered what works for him, instead of following what everybody does? Felipe also joined a Belgian team this year and he shares how that helped him reach a new level.
Finally, we discuss about the various National Championships that happened over the weekend, we talk about supplements in our "recovery section", and we discuss the upcoming Benidorm World Cup in Spain!
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9 Jan 2025
Zoe Backstedt knows how to deal with pressure
On this episode, Maghalie and Lucinda are joined by British sensation and U23 World Champion Zoe Backstedt.
First, Zoe and Lucinda look back at the busy Kerstperiod and share stories of some of their ost epic muddy battles. In the spirit of the New Year, we then take a moment to discuss how to set goals and how we keep track of them.
Finally, we get to know Zoe in a long form interview. She shares how she has learned to deal with pressure at a young age, and how over the years she has built a strong support system team around herself. Zoe talks about the illness she suffered this summer and what she learned from this tough period. She talks about her bold decision to race tubeless tires this cross season, about her passion for LEGO, and finally will she choose to race World Championships in the U23 or Elite category?
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19 Dec 2024
Marie Schreiber - Queen of Starts
Maghalie and Lucinda interview Marie Schreiber, the 21-year-old cyclocross star, about her career, teamwork, and balancing life outside cycling.
12 Dec 2024
Looking back on Eva Lechner's career
Maghalie and Lucinda sit down with Italian cycling star Eva Lechner to reflect on her illustrious cyclocross career and share insights on the upcoming World Cup in Namur.
5 Dec 2024
Travelling and mid-season training camps
Maghalie and Lucinda discuss their mid-season training camps in Sardinia, sharing tips on overcoming jet lag and preparing for the World Cup.
28 Nov 2024
Getting to know Sara Casasola, Antwerp World Cup, and Is dreaming a good thing?
Lucinda and Maghalie chat with Italian cyclocross star Sara Casasola about her World Cup performance in Antwerp, aggressive racing style, and mindset on dreaming big goals.
21 Nov 2024
We are back!
Maghalie and Lucinda reflect on their racing experiences, share lessons from the past, and discuss post-race recovery and the upcoming World Cup, offering insights for optimal performance.
9 Feb 2024
What makes the World Championships so special?
World Championships BABY!!!
On this episode, Lucinda and Maghalie discuss the World Championships in Tabor.
They talk about what makes the World Championships special, their preparations, their mindset before such a big event, and way more. Both of them share never-told stories about Worlds, including how Lucinda isolated herself before winning in 2021.
They also answer some questions from the listeners, and finally, the dirty question of the week take you right into the World Championships after party.
Thanks for listening!
21 Dec 2023
What should happen with the World Cup?
On this episode, Lucinda and Maghalie chat about where they are at this point of the season. Maghalie is taking a small break in Canada while Lucinda is getting ready to take on the busy Kerstperiod.
We then tackle the main subject of the day: We discuss the previous weeks' news about World Cup participation, and the UCI threat to ban riders from racing the World Championships if they don't participate in the World Cups. We discuss what should happen with the World Cup circuit? What format should it have? And share our perspectives on the subject.
Finally we answer the listeners' questions on changing tires during a race, what kind of music we listen for warm up, and our Dirty Question of the show: How do we use our biggest prize money earnings?
Find our warmup playlists here:
Lucinda's playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6M7Q6c4xTf4nnaNPFaxKmE?si=PQ4DDIAySauVVoBAUZdFHQ&pi=e-u2Ag2PeoTri_)
Maghalie's playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1WgWH7QcQJoXN2fEgs7z1r?si=qZQc6qrOS7KViJr9ivDB7A&pi=u--wTSnDRcRJyu)
7 Nov 2023
The European vs North American cyclocross scenes
On this second episode of Dirty Talks, Lucinda announces her return to racing and Maghalie talks about preparing to leave for Europe. The girls then tackle the main subject of the day: What is the difference between cyclocross in North America and in Europe?
It is the question we probably get asked the most often, so today, Lucinda and Maghalie dive deep into that subject. They talk about sponsorship, about the relationships between competitors, the difference between the fans, and the differences in the "business" of the sport on both continents.
We also discuss about why are all the best women riders Dutch, and all the best men Belgians?!
Finally, in our Dirty questions of the week: Should the socks go over or under the leg warmers?! What is Lucinda and I's peak power? And the dirtiest prize ever won in a race...
11 Oct 2023
The Beginning
We have started a podcast!
In our debut episode of Dirty Talks, Maghalie and Lucinda take you back to where it all began - our humble beginnings in the world of cyclocross. We reminisce about the early days, the challenges we faced, and the spark that ignited our passion for this exhilarating sport.
But that's not all. As we've become older athletes, we dive into a thought-provoking discussion about what it means to compete at an older age. We explore the advantages of being more mature, the hurdles we encounter, and how we hope to continue to hold our ground amidst the relentless speed of the younger generation.
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