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The best gas station snacks for cycling, ranked. Adam and Ryan are back, and we put 37 ride snacks into a tier list based on one question: would you actually buy this mid ride? Pop Tarts fall apart in your pocket, hard boiled eggs never belong on a bike, Ryan doesn’t buy the pickle juiceContinue reading "Best Gas Station Snacks for Cycling | Tier List | IJAH Pod 091"

Louis Pratt and Hugh Ford are back for another round of Amateurs Talking Pros. We looked back at the 2026 road season from top to bottom. Gravel Worlds and Marianne Vos winning her 15th world title at 39 years old, Seixas becoming the youngest ever winner of Lombardia, Paris Tours closing out the European calendar.Continue reading "2026 Road Season Recap | Amateurs Talking Pros | IJAH Pod 090"

For the eighty-ninth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is joined by Adam and Ryan to talk about why average speed is the most overrated number in cycling and why so many riders avoid hills. The conversation moves into the weird push and pull of being a cycling content creator, whetherContinue reading "Average Speed is Overrated | IJAH Pod 089"

Jon and Louis Pratt went to Montreal for the 2026 UCI Road World Championships and came back with the bug. This episode: a full breakdown of the men’s and women’s road races, what it’s like watching from inches away on Camillien-Houde, how the US team put their egos aside and pulled off the first AmericanContinue reading "We Went to Worlds | IJAH Pod 088"

For the eighty-seventh episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, I’m joined by returning guest and IJAH member Hugh Ford for a full Amateurs Talking Pros breakdown of the Tour de France, stage by stage, from the Barcelona team time trial all the way through the shortened, heat-hit stage into Ussel. We getContinue reading "Tour de France Rest Day Recap with Hugh Ford | IJAH Pod 087"

The Tour de France starts this weekend, and Jon’s flying solo to break it down. He previews the race, makes the case for why he’s tired of people complaining about how good Pogačar is (there’s a difference between witnessing greatness and being bored), and digs into the heat wave baking Europe and Rhode Island alike,Continue reading "Tour de France Preview, Hot Takes & a Heat Wave | IJAH Pod 086"

For the eighty-fifth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling podcast, we’ve got a solo episode. Jon ditched his Garmin four days ago and is not looking back. In this episode he gets into why wearable data was messing with his head, then shifts into a rant about amateur cycling culture — the cosplay,Continue reading "A Fragile Middle-Aged Man’s Guide to Cycling Culture | IJAH Pod 085"

Jon sits down with Andy Gould — ex-elite racer and 10-year president of State 9 Racing — to talk about Pavement Ends Gravel Ride and Race 2026. They cover how the event was built, what to expect from 39.79 miles and 5,743 feet of NH gravel, and what race day actually feels like at PatsContinue reading "Dirt Roads, Big Climbs, and Building Pavement Ends with Andy Gould | IJAH Pod 084"

In IJAH POD 083, Jon sits down with athlete and coach Brian Cauti to cut through the noise of “bio-hacks” and “hero weeks.” As we head into the thick of training season, this conversation is all about sustainable performance—the habits and structures that actually stick when real life gets in the way. Brian shares his evolution from a pureContinue reading "Strength, Structure, and Avoiding the Burnout Trap | IJAH Pod 083"

For episode eighty-two of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is back with his dad for a father son conversation that starts with a season recap and turns into a bigger discussion about cycling culture. They begin with John’s monster year on the bike and how it compared to 2024, a year shapedContinue reading "Monster Year After Injury – How My Dad Bounced Back | IJAH Pod 082"

For the 081 episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is joined by returning guest Norlan Olivo to recap two IJAH community staples, the Bake-Off Ride and the ThanksGearing food drive ride, then shift into a practical winter cycling training conversation focused on consistency, cross training, and staying motivated without hero workouts.Continue reading "Winter Cycling Training Plan: How to Stay Fit and Motivated | IJAH Pod 081"

For the eightieth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon recaps the summer and looks ahead to fall. He kicks things off with a thank you to everyone who made Sloppy Jon’s 2025 a success, from riders and volunteers to NBX Bikes for fueling the ride and providing prizes. Rider donations wentContinue reading "Solo Late Summer Round-Up | IJAH Pod 080"

For the seventy-ninth episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, we sit down once again with longtime IJAH member Adam Carroll. This specific episode has been a long time coming — Adam took on Unbound XL back in May, and we finally had the chance to record while driving up to D2R2. HeContinue reading "Unbound XL with Adam Carroll | IJAH Pod 079"

For the latest episode of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is joined by Amateurs Talking Pros correspondent Hugh Ford for a two-part remote special. First up, they break down the first 10 stages of the 2025 Tour de France—GC shakeups, team tactics, sprint drama, and who’s already blown their shot at yellow. Then in theContinue reading "Ten Stages Deep & Dirty Money in the Peloton with Hugh Ford | IJAH Pod 078"

In episode 077 of the It’s Just A Hill Cycling Podcast, Jon is joined by returning guest and IJAH collective member Norlan Olivo for a conversation about what it means to train when time is tight. They dig into how Norlan is preparing for another run at the Marfa ride, what realistic training looks like forContinue reading "Marfa, Macros, and Making It Work with Norlan Olivo | IJAH Pod 077"