Hill Climbers

About Hill Climbers

Hill Climbers started as a cycling podcast covering cycling-centric founders and has become a startup ecosystem for cyclists. We are founders, investors, execs and startup enthusiasts who are building companies together while supporting our underdog sport. Subscribe to our newsletter for a growing schedule of live events, rides and podcast drops. Wouldn't you rather be networking on a bike? Subscribe: https://www.hill-climbers.com/subscribe

Publisher

Sam Huntington

Category

business · health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Feb 2023

Latest episode

14 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Carlos Rogers and the Philadelphia Cycling Classic Breath Life into American Road Racing

   Send us Fan Mail This show needs little introduction because of the sheer magnitude of what Carlos Rogers and his team at the Philly Classic are achieving - to be clear, that is bringing the greatest single day race in America back from the grave. This discussion hits home because I’m from Philly and spent 30 years of my life there, so the return of this road race to the calendar is a huge source of pride, especially because it is THE contemporary model for other American race promoter...

2. 

   9 Jul 2026

   SXSW Innovation Panel ft Lucas Bourgoyne (Crit Champ), Karl Pelletier (USA Cycling) and Devon Price (Kenetik)

   Send us Fan Mail It's so gratifying to see a plan come together! Last year I began chatting with Bay Area VC Nate Williams about doing a SXSW event together around “Innovation,” the perfect panel buzzword. We asked the Hill Climbers network to produce a product company and an athlete that could speak with expertise on the subject along with Nate. If we’re being honest, we had Lucas Bourgoyne, local celebrity and 2025 Crit National Champ, on a short list of 1 and thanks to the intro from Elli...

3. 

   3 Jun 2026

   Rapha CEO Fran Millar's Servant Leadership & Pursuit of Excellence Jumpstart the Talismanic Brand

   Send us Fan Mail In January I texted Charlie Tames, an Austin businessman with ties to Rapha, asking if he could put me in touch with someone at corporate ahead of my London visit. His response read, “Fran will be in Austin in February.” He’s referring to Fran Millar, Rapha CEO. A few days later Charlie texted, “If I can get you an interview with Fran Millar, would you be interested?” Does a fat baby sweat? Charlie wouldn’t have vouched for us if he didn’t think we were ready. This was ...

Who has been a guest on Hill Climbers

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Amos Schwartzfarb
• Chris Tolley
• Elliott Teller
• Chas Lacaillade

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

13,220

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.