My recent interview with the man behind the Beyond The Peloton Cycling Newsletter – author Spencer Martin – where we’ve got a few things to say about being publishers in the cycling media world, how he got started and how he cranks out some of the most in depth and insightful pro road cycling race coverage and analysis anywhere.
• Find the PYTP Newsletter here: https://beyondthepelotonblog.com/
• Find the BYTP Podcast – https://btppodcast.podbean.com/
• Find the Podcast version of this interview here:
– Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wout-van-aert-s-potential-suspension-padun-to-ef-pez/id1524689002?i=1000542393142
– Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CMft7hyX8bNeQ66QK00BT?si=Gk44iLjjQ0CXJfQhoUf2Yw
Topics
0:00 – Intro & merryment
1:40 – How you started
3:55 – The Big Idea
6:00 – We’re just not satisfied
8:53 – What do you stand for?
9:20 – Biased coverage
11:18 – Newsletter structure and costs to subscribe
12:15 – Meet Popeye
12:42 – How long does it take you to write it?
13:43 – Chasing storylines
14:38 – Rider access?
16:12 – The influence of advertisers
19:01 – How exciting is the current crop of riders
20:17 – Where does that leave us?
22:10 – Cycling’s international mosaic
