This podcast episode features a roundtable discussion among three cycling enthusiasts, Kurt Stockton, Derin Stockton, and Ed Philbrick, as they share their personal journeys in the world of cycling. From their early experiences in BMX to professional road racing and the golden era of mountain biking, they reflect on the evolution of the sport, the importance of mentorship, and the cultural influences that shaped their paths. The conversation also explores team dynamics, product design, and the importance of fostering a cycling community.
Ep. 52: Is Pro Cycling Clean? Zone 2, Real Food & Asa Vermette's Historic Win
Is pro cycling really cleaner today? Is Zone 2 training worth the hype? And how do you fuel a 24-hour ride without eating 18 gels?
Ed Philbrick, Kurt Stockton, and Derin Stockton answer listener questions with stories and advice from decades of professional racing, coaching, and riding.
We get into real food versus gels, functional fitness, mobility, post-race blues, and finding the right balance between easy rides and hard training.
Then it's on to the racing. Asa Vermette makes history with his UCI Downhill World Cup overall title at Lake Placid, Sina Frei holds off Martina Berta in an incredible XCO finish, and Remco Evenepoel proves why you sprint all the way to the line against Giulio Ciccone.
We also discuss modern doping concerns, dangerous incidents involving vehicles on race courses, recovery, sleep, and the ongoing SRAM chain wear debate.
Real cycling talk from three former pros who have been around the sport for more than four decades.
The Service Course Report — Season 2, Episode 52.
3 Oct 2026
Ep. 51 — Team USA’s Worlds Masterclass: McNulty, Barry & Three in the Top 10
American cycling had a massive World Championships, and Episode 51 breaks down how it happened.
Ed, KS and DS dig into Brandon McNulty’s elite world title, Ashlin Barry’s U23 victory and the team tactics behind three Americans finishing in the top 10. Matteo Jorgenson gets plenty of love for covering moves and disrupting the chase, while Quinn Simmons battles his way back into the action.
Then it’s Lifetime Grand Prix, Matt Wilson, the MTB World Cup finale at Lake Placid, Asa Vermette, SRAM chain wear, long-race cramping, Sonoma gravel and another deserving recipient of the SCR “Amateur” award.
Plus: listener questions queued up for Episode 52 on ultra-endurance nutrition, post-race blues, strength work and Zone 2.
25 Sept 2026
50 Episodes! The Cycling Stories, Tech & History That Got Us Here | Service Course Report Ep. 50
The Service Course Report hits 50 episodes.
KS, DS and Ed celebrate by digging into the number 50 throughout cycling history and their own careers—from 50x15 junior gearing and 50/34 compact cranks to huge 50-tooth cassettes, 50 mph descents, 50-mile criteriums and today's 50mm gravel tires.
They also revisit cycling's controversial 50% hematocrit rule, DS brings out an original Intense System 2 tire, Kurt remembers the Olympic Training Center and a brutal Greyhound ride home, and the guys talk World Championships, Soldier Hollow and where bike racing is headed next.
Fifty episodes down. Fifty more to go.
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