Sir Bradley Wiggins’ Café Aficionado
Sir Bradley Wiggins’ Café Aficionado
Podcast Description
Sir Bradley Wiggins' Cafe Aficionado is the destination for sports fans to come together and explore the magic, history, and incredible stories, from the sport of cycling and its greatest road races. Presented by one the most decorated British athletes of all time, Bradley Wiggins, and his good friend, broadcaster and cycling journalist Graham Willgoss.
Every episode sees the hosts joined by some of the sports’ greats - to take a deep dive into every facet of the sport. They'll be exploring the history of the most iconic road races such as the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España, revealing the unheard stories, mythology and magic of each great stage, and discussing other elements of the sport - from performance and data, to the latest innovations in bikes.
Expect entertainment, sporting history, unique insights and compelling new perspectives in equal measure. This is a podcast you can return to again and again.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on the diverse tapestry of cycling stories, delving into the history and significance of iconic races such as the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España. Episodes include discussions on topics like the emotional journey of winning the Tour de France at Alpe d’Huez and the legacy of cycling hero Tom Simpson, revealing unheard stories and insights into the sport's culture.
Sir Bradley Wiggins’ Cafe Aficionado is the destination for sports fans to come together and explore the magic, history, and incredible stories, from the sport of cycling and its greatest road races. Presented by one the most decorated British athletes of all time, Bradley Wiggins, and his good friend, broadcaster and cycling journalist Graham Willgoss.
Every episode sees the hosts joined by some of the sports’ greats – to take a deep dive into every facet of the sport. They’ll be exploring the history of the most iconic road races such as the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España, revealing the unheard stories, mythology and magic of each great stage, and discussing other elements of the sport – from performance and data, to the latest innovations in bikes.
Expect entertainment, sporting history, unique insights and compelling new perspectives in equal measure. This is a podcast you can return to again and again.
Brad’s early cycling hero was Tom Simpson. In the 1960s Tom’s name was as well-known to the British public as Bradley was in 2012, having become the first – and still only – Briton to win the Tour of Flanders, aged just 23. Tom was hugely popular, and was even voted Sports Personality of the Year at a time when cycling needed a big name to boost its profile in the UK.
Brad and Tom are interlinked in ways you wouldn’t think possible. From family connections, to their status as British national sporting heroes through their pioneering achievements on two wheels.
In this episode, Brad and Graham are joined by Tom’s nephew, cycling journalist, photographer and publisher Chris Sidwells, to celebrate Tom’s career and discuss the tragic events that led to his death just one kilometre from the summit of the brutal climb of Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de France.
Brad reveals how, without Tom, he may never have become a cyclist at all and shares how he paid special tribute to him when he raced the stage in 2009.
And Brad and Chris debate which cyclist’s panache would see them added to the profile of our Ultimate Tour Rider.
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Credits
Presented by Sir Bradley Wiggins and Graham Willgoss
Guest: Chris Sidwells
Researcher: Luca Unwin
Production Manager: Ross Aitken
Social Video Producer: Rosie Mansfield
YouTube Editor: Theo Stocklin
Produced and Edited by: Toby Gilles
Executive Producers: Faye Stewart, Ashley Unwin & Dominic de Terville
Recorded at: London Broadcast Studio
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