In what has now become a tradition, Zwift HQ today revealed a bagful of new features, both in hardware and software, coming down the track as the Northern Hemisphere Peak Season ramps up. The Zwiftcasters run through the shiny new things - some of which are being implemented immediately and some which will be scattered before Zwifters hopefully bef…

After the most thrilling finish to a Grand Tour for many years, perhaps ever, Simon and the Zwiftcasters assess the effect Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is likely to have on the sport in the future. In one of their favourite metrics - bums on saddles - already huge progress is being made. But what more needs to be done? The Zwiftcast’s man on…

This episode kicks of with a sequence looking at the community reaction to HQ’s latest changes to the XP system and, in turn, Zwifters’ levels. It’s fair to say the latest changes were not universally welcomed, and Simon, Shane and Eric pick apart the reasons. HQ acknowledged that the changes were not well signalled and HQ’s head of product Mark Co…

The Zwiftcast hosts discuss the really significant implications of what looks very much like a price war on trainers as Australian manufacturer Jet Black unveils a gob-smackingly good value - and fully featured - trainer at Eurobike. Simon chats to Shane and Eric about the consequences, with the Zwiftcasters pausing to take a humorous side-swipe or…

After a very long coffee stop, the Zwiftcast returns to resume the familiar mix of Zwifty chat and gossip. Simon, Shane and Nathan are joined by friend of the pod, Eric Schlange of Zwift Insider and special guest Dave Towle. Quite a lot happened in Watopia and the wider Zwift world over the last two years or so. Simon picks out the big stuff and we…

Today we demonstrate that not only is Michael's fancy microphone broken, that he doesn't remember anything once it's happened, but that we agree that Bikes Can Save The World. There is also a quiz about pasta (although it's not about pasta, it's PASTA) Today we interview Will Allen from Olive. Life is better, for us and the planet, when we do it on…

Well, the clocks have gone forward here in the UK, so we talk about Amstel Gold. Michael chooses Remco and Femme (are they even in it?). Also: I didn't forget it was Paris Roubaix Honest. That's in the next episode. Today we go bubble bursting: we talk a lot about Autism and ADHD, it's all my personal view on it - and hopefully, if you're listening…

Michael is all excited about the Tour Of Flanders. Michael dreams of learning Dutch so Tim teaches him some. We hope that Friend Of The Podcast Rino and his fellow countrymates aren't upset by their pronunciation. Michael slightly loses control of language, time, and consciousness, and mentions Tom Boonen many times. Surprising about of cycling con…

I was watching Milan San Remo at the weekend, and wout popped up on my insta feed with a challenge that was too good not to accept. The Name Game by Visma & Lease a Bike (teamvismaleaseabike.com) So wout, how did we do?Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

In this episode, we talk about Pizzas, Fermenting, The Microbiome, Tim tells a world beating joke, and I get confused a lot. Will Michael choose some Cyclists who aren't in Milan San Remo as his top tip? Yes! "Tom Pidcock will not race Saturday’s Milan-San Remo due to a concussion, Ineos Grenadiers officials confirmed Wednesday." Ga! I also double …

This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, join the United Nations in celebrating under the theme Invest in women: Accelerate progress. The world is facing many crises, ranging from geopolitical conflicts to soaring poverty levels and the escalating impacts of climate change. These challenges can only be addressed by solutions that empower women…

Michael and Tim are back! Can they remember how to turn their mics on? Will Michael create an easier-to-follow Quiz? Can he go 5 minutes without mentioning Cyclocross? Was that really Marcel Kittel? In today's episode of The Taylor Zwift Fanclub, we talk about bubble bursting through talking about the spring classics (spoiler: Michael is excited), …

BIG SPECIAL GUEST ALERT!!!! It's a big one today. We have an INCREDIBLE special guest. No spoilers but you don't want to miss this one. Interview is at 15 mins if you don't want to hear the answers to the following: Has Michael's ferry left Guernsey yet? Who are Lizzie and Dave Brompton? What do you call a Triathlon with only one leg? Will Michael …

Tim and Michael talk Cake, Yetis, Buddhism and chimp stockbrokers. It's classic TZFC - all the things that matter, and a lot of things that don't. Is Wout real? Why is Nairo a Geordie? Who knows. The yeti pod: BBC Sounds - Yeti - Available Episodes See you next time. PS - special prize if you spot the 3 transport noises we put into the edit. Ciao f…

Wrap up, get a lovely cup of Horlicks and listen to Tim and MP chat to each other about a lot of things that don't really matter. I get all forgetful and repeat myself. Tim talks about TTing and falling off a lot. I realise driving is mad. I don't even mention Cyclocross. It's like one of those white noise playlists. And was that really Wout? Links…

We got a bit philosophical and didn't talk much about cycling.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

The sun is shining, the birds are singing and Tom Pidcock won Strade Bianchi. That's right, it's spring! And what better way to celebrate that with a new season of the Taylor Zwift Fan Club podcast.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

With Season 3 still a little way off, we're back for a one-off episode. Tim and Michael get quizzing and talk about what's in their guts.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

Tis the Damn Season finale! (as Taylor Swift would say). Joining Tim and Michael for this Christmas special is singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones. Gareth shares some of his music as the three go on an imaginary bike ride and chat together about cycling, travel, landscape and the beauty of the ordinary. Find Gareth online at garethdavies-jones.co…

Join Tim and Michael for an imaginary bike ride along the English/Scottish border and the ultimate Price comparison quiz.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

Join us for coffee and ice cream with coach and educator Aisha Crumbine. Aisha challenged us to slow down, Tim reported back on what it's like to cycle in Holland (spoiler: it's AMAZING) and MP produced the best quiz ever. Find Aisha on the internet at aishacrumbine.com. Sound effect credit: zapsplat.com…

A tiny little episode to celebrate the release of Taylor Swift's new album 'Midnights'. Tim & Michael share their first thoughts.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

Joining the Taylor Zwift Fan Club this week is illustrator and cartoonist Dave Walker. Dave's most recent book is called 'From A to B: A Cartoon Guide to Getting around by Bike'. It's joyful, it's entertaining, and it will make you think. You can buy it from your favourite online bookseller, along with his previous book 'The Cycling Cartoonist'. Fi…

We were meant to have a special guest, but he wasn't well so you'll just have to wait! Instead, lots of chat about the things that matter and the things that don't. Leave your stories behind and join us up Alpe du Zwift.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

Want to come on an imaginary bike ride around London? This week we're travelling light, so what will you pack? What will you leave behind? Joining Tim and Michael in the Taylor Zwift Fan Club for this episode is Cycling UK's Stephen Dominy. He's a big believer in the power of bicycles, so we like him a lot. 'Freewheel' by Duke Special, used by kind…

It's a new season! We're very excited to be back. Tim meets a real-life bishop and Michael comes up with a quiz that doesn't make sense. But which high-profile sporting event is being sponsored by the Taylor Zwift Fan Club? And how close did Tim get to Tom Pidcock's time up Alpe d'Huez? All this and more in the podcast about all the things that mat…

We've come to the end of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (sad face). So it's time to look back at this fantastic game-changing event. Michael is in France eating cheese to celebrate.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

The end is the beginning! The Tour de France may have finished. but now it's time for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Tim and Michael look back at an incredible three weeks, look forward to the ground-breaking women's Tour and are joined by cyclocross legend Helen Wyman.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

It's the third rest day! With just one week left of the 2022 Tour de France it's time to look back on some incredible alpine stages. Find out who won the TZFC jersey this week, how long it takes to learn to weld a Brompton, and which famous horse dentist Michael knows.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

It's the second rest day, a chance to catch our breath and re-live some of the highlights of a very exciting race so far. Find out who is leading the TZFC jersey competition, and why Michael's Tour de France bike will never end up in a museum.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

It's the Tour de France!!! Tim and Michael are very excited about how great Denmark is, but do you know how many kilometres of cycle paths there are in Copenhagen? And is that more or less than in Milton Keynes?Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

After three brilliant weeks of racing it's time to look back on some of the best bits. Tim and Michael are excited to discover that they would both have probably finished on the podium, and (more importantly) they have been renaming animals again.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

What do you do when you've had to drop out of the Giro d'Italia due to food poisoning? You drop-in to the Taylor Zwift Fan Club! Tim chats to Owain Doull from Team EF Education-Easypost. But what does Michael rename his cat? And who will be crowned the greatest cheese-cyclists of all time?Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

It's the Giro D'Italia! In the first of a short series of mini-episodes, join Tim and Michael for a leisurely breafast as they look back on the first week-and-a-bit of the 2022 Giro.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

Simon, Shane and Nathan are together for the final time as the sun sets on the Zwiftcast. And they ask: Is Zwift’s Age of Dominance over? Wahoo surprised the whole indoor training sector with the bombshell announcement that it was buying RGT, for some time the only like-for-like competitor with Zwift. The Zwiftcasters consider several aspects of th…

Who'd have thought back in December 2021 that a cold and muddy bike ride in County Durham would result in a whole season's worth of chat about all the things that matter and a lot of things that don't. Join Tim and Michael as they look back over season 1 of TZFC and chat fresh starts, behaviour change and veganism.…

The one where Tim selected the wrong microphone to record from [insert facepalm emoji here]. With a lot of dreadful things going on in the world, Tim and Michael reflect on the challenges of being an optimist in dark times. Tim shares his thoughts on how best to be charitable. Michael lays back on the couch, what will the Enneagram tell him about h…

Join Tim and Michael for their regular imaginary journey up Alpe du Zwift as they discuss all the things that matter and a lot of things that don't. This week, Michael's wildly optimistic attacks in Zwift races have got him thinking about hope, and Team 3R's Catherine Allen drops in to chat about a BIG Zwift milestone.…

Well, that was a hot mess, wasn’t it? Simon, Shane and Nathan chew over the whole #freeLuciano debacle as a packed episode 104 hits your podcatchers. In the longest Zwiftcast ever, the trio also take assess the likely importance to the platform of Club Functionality, now it’s available to all Zwifters. Simon interviews Eddie from HQ, who we christe…

Tim chats to world record-breaking cyclist Mark Beaumont, but which celebrity did Michael talk to about horses (without knowing who it was)? And what has Michael bought Vicky for Valentines Day? All this and more in another packed episode of the Taylor Zwift Fan Club.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

What bike would Plato ride? What has brought Tim and Michael joy this week? What are Tim's Desert Island Disc Wheels? All this and more in another jammed-packed episode of the Taylor Zwift Fan Club. Music by Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies, used by kind permission. Copyright Hot Drop Records. https://harrybirdandtherubberwellies.bandcamp.com/…

Had RNLI heard *that* joke before? What's to be done about those pesky fliers? What are MP's desert island disc wheels? All this and more in episode 3 of the Tyalor Zwift Fan Club.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

In a packed and busy episode, the emphasis for the Zwiftcasters in the New Year is very much on new things. Will we hit a new Peak Zwift, beating last year’s over 49,000 concurrent riders? Simon, Shane and Nathan enter their guesses. The new Zwift Bike was announced, well leaked, by Zwift in a strange way over the holidays. The Zwiftcasters discuss…

Why do we compare ourselves to other people? Would you rather win a B-category race, or come last in an A-category race? Why did Michael enjoy the RNLI Christmas party? These questions and more in our jam-packed second episode.Oleh Tim Burdon and Michael Pattinson

Join Michael Pattinson and Tim Burdon for a shiny new podcast about all the things that matter, and some of the things that don't. Zwift, cycling, philosophy and more. Episode 1 is a chance to chat about Tim's recent vEverest challenge for MNDA with special guest Carolyn Pfalzgraf. Tim and Michael share thoughts on stoicism, new year goals, and the…

With many Zwifters now having had the chance to ride Neokyo, it’s time for Simon, Shane and Nathan to deliver their verdict. They’re joined by veteran Zwifter Sarah LaRocque and Zwift Insider chief bidon washer Eric Schlange, and all contributors have plenty to say about the new extension. He Must Not Be Named now has a regular ride on Zwift. L****…

Simon, Shane and Nathan discuss the big new idea from Zwift . . . .This Season on Zwift offers Zwifters a taster of what’s coming up in the coming weeks and months. This is a big change of direction from HQ, which has previously kept future plans close to its chest. We now know we are getting a neon-fest of an extension to Makuri Islands. We know t…

Simon, Shane and Nathan celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast which has tracked the progress of Zwift, our favourite virtual cycling platform, from the very earliest days. As a new indoor season dawns, the podcasters are in reflective mood, analysing what Zwift has got right, how sentiment in the community has ebbed and flowed over the past si…

The three amigos are back together for the first time in a few Eps to chew through all the latest Zwifty news, chat and gossip. . . . in an episode recorded as Nathan nervously kept an eye on a tornado headed towards his studio! Simon, Shane and Nathan kick off with a review of the first interview from Zwift’s newish in post Chief Product Officer, …

Welcome to this Zwiftcast Special Episode, an extended interview with the company’s first Chief Product Officer. YuChiang Cheng, known to all as YC, was appointed in January and the move was hailed as “critically important” by Zwift’s CEO, Eric Min. YC was put in charge of what seemed like almost everything . . . .from game design and art, engineer…