Cory Williams is headed from Legion of LA to the sister team of Miami Blazers. Does this shift the balance? Is this Blazers year? Meanwhile NCL teams Miami Nights and Denver Disruptors continue to strengthen their rosters after big cuts late last year. We're also talking about who's racing where!? NCL, ACC, USA Crits, CRIT.... it's a lot to untangle this season and teams are going to have to pick a focus ..read more

It's the off-season and we're podcasting at z2 winter pace, but there's still somehow a ton to talk about in the world of American road bike racing. We go over the loss of GCN+ and what that means for watching European races in America, but also how our American races go out to the world. The USCX, NCL, Maryland Cycling Classic, they were all going out to cycling fans world wide on GCN+. Then we go over several transfers including what I would call the first top tier rider to defect from the Legion of LA men's squad. The meat of this episode is a look back at the '23 season in the form of a te ..read more

We've referenced Will Hardin's youtube POV videos a lot this season on the show, so it was awesome to have him on fresh from his race at Legion's inaugural edition of CRIT Championship Tour in St Pete Florida. We talk about his experience there, his jump to the NCL Miami Nights for next year and branch into all corners of bike racing from there. Check Will's youtube here (including a great video from CRIT Championship St Pete): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbDalH56GNgoMd0qTHNf9Gw You can subscribe to The American Peloton on podcast platforms. Check it out here https://anchor.fm/jonathan-cr ..read more

We're SO psyched to have former world tour pro Chloe Hosking on The American Peloton! She's won some of the biggest races in women's road cycling like La Course by Tour De France on the Champs Elysees, the Commonwealth Games, Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and many many more. After her team B&B Hotels folded at the beginning of the year, she decided to put together her own racing calendar including a stint in America! She's got a really unique perspective on the state of racing in America and we get her thoughts on the decline of road racing, crit tactics, racing against Legion, the NCL ..read more

We've got to address the Justin Williams suspension fallout up top, because the responses have been UNHINGED. I feel like any discussion of Legion get flattened to "Legion good" vs "Legion bad", but there's way more nuance there. We all contain multitudes, and one crash doesn't negate all the good that's been done. I do want us to all look at this video and this controversy and think about what we can do in our own racing to make the sport safer, whether that's rule changes, mentorship... I dunno, lets hash it out! Then we've got the NCL. Riders aren't going to get paid their full year's salar ..read more

We're introducing a new award...or segment... or something. The American Peloton Combativity Award! Handing out the inaugural virtual jerseys this week. Two big crits at high altitudes in Colorado produced some interesting racing. We're talking about a potential hookless fail, sidewalk surfing, and some super aggressive solo moves. We'll break down Justin and Corey William's fairly anonymous ride in the Littleton ACC race, as well as a Legion win on the women's side. After that we're breaking down NCL Denver. Some improvements to the points structure, and EVERYONE is using the rider substituti ..read more

The TdF is over and ACC season is in full swing! We just had Salt Lake Crit, with some great live coverage there were a couple standout riders to highlight. A few miscellaneous items from NCL to Fitchburg and transfer rumors. We then tough on the ongoing onslaught from New Zeland based MitoQ squad (aka NZ Cycling Project) at Intellegensia cup. We also go over where some teams stand with most of the season behind us. Is Legion of LA hitting the mark? Is Austin Aviators having trouble finding a rhythm? What teams are punching up? Find Ben's coaching company here: https://www.instagram.com/skyway ..read more

The TdF is over and ACC season is in full swing! We just had Salt Lake Crit, with some great live coverage there were a couple standout riders to highlight. A few miscellaneous items from NCL to Fitchburg and transfer rumors. We then tough on the ongoing onslaught from New Zeland based MitoQ squad (aka NZ Cycling Project) at Intellegensia cup. We also go over where some teams stand with most of the season behind us. Is Legion of LA hitting the mark? Is Austin Aviators having trouble finding a rhythm? What teams are punching up? Find Ben's coaching company here: https://www.instagram.com/skyway ..read more

We did a 24 hour mtb race over the weekend, so forgive us if we're wiped out, but there was a lot of fun stuff to talk about. We go back to Am nats. Talk through some of the riders we've highlighted on the show that pulled results there. Then we get into pro nats and talk through the "controversial" women's race finish and Quinn Simmons blowing the doors off most everyone in the men's road race. From there we talk NCL updates and a quick TOAD rundown and ACC standings ..read more

This week we're talking Tulsa Tough! Two relegations in two races for Legion. Justin Williams pulls his first big win of the year. We break down all the sprints, crashes, tactics etc, then we chat with Tulsa Crybaby Hill Masters Cat1 winner Matt Winstead from Texas Roadhouse. Matt raced with Kenda Pro back in the early 00's and he's made a STRONG return to the sport recently. He's got a really interesting perspective on a lot of the things we talk about including the trajectory of American crit racing ..read more