Cycling is a sport, game and passion. If it becomes too serious, what's the point?

Elly Hoskin, 2025 UCI Enduro World Champ, is keeping it light on her way to succeeding at the national and international level. Her personality, energy, and vibe are what make her a fan favourite and someone with a huge potential for the years to come. On this episode, we chat about developing the Enduro scene in Canada, and how we can translate that to international success, why Enduro is the "baby discipline" of gravity mountain biking, but yet the most relatable and enjoyable. We talk on how important it is to build the athlete-brand relationship, generating content and marketing for your partners, and where fans, media, and teams, can be better for the long-term success of the sport .

Elly's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ellyhoskin

Elly's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elly.hoskin

Dylan Bibic is one of the biggest young talents in track cycling. With a World Champs win, Track Champions League Endurance triumph and plenty of other huge results, Dylan has brought substantial success to Canadian bike racing.

We chat about the need for an update to the equipment regulations in track, how impactful it is to have a great partner like Argon 18, why we can all put aside bike envy and take Dylan's advice to put it all aside and be the best you can be. Where does Cycling Canada and Canadian cycling enthusiasts need to look for growing track cycling, and how we can turn track into the next big Canadian Fall sport. But did you know Dylan changed up from baseball to cycling, because the former got boring? And is there a largely unknown reason for the Track Champions League collapse? Will we ever see something similar to the TCL come up again?

Check out Dylan's 2026 season and cheer him on, both on the road and track!

Dylan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylanbibic/

Behind every great racer, there are hundreds of others making it happen. Coaches are a major part of the framework and foundation needed for athletes and teams to thrive. Without strong coaching and meaningful athlete-coach relationships, few athletes could succeed.

Nigel Ellsay, former pro and current National Team Road Coach, is a key player in Canadas development as a cycling nation. Nigel stops by to chat about the importance of building trust in the relationship, developing athletes into strong riders as well as good people, the behind-the-scenes to Magdeleine Vallières World Champs win, and what coaching in 2025 looks like.

Nigel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nigelellsay/?hl=en