Dot Comms

• Episode 009 - Are Ultra-Distance Events Too Expensive? w/ Co-Host Amanda Wishart, Katie-Jane L'Herpiniere, Dominik Bokstaller & Will Pomeroy

  Welcome to Dot Comms: The audio home of ultra-distance cycling coverage, in partnership with DotWatcher.This month’s episode is supported by Acier who provide ultra-distance specific coaching and consulting services. Go to Acier.cc to find out more.Each month we bring you all the latest racing news and goings-on from the ultra-distance self-supported cycling world, and a Roundtable discussion where prominent characters of the community share their opinions on pressing issues in the sport.Presented & Produced by:Samuel Thompson of Acier Coaching & Consulting (@touriste.routier, @acier.cc)Co-hosted by:Amanda Wishart, Web Editor at Dotwatcher (@amandawish.art)In this episode the Roundtable we ask whether ultra-distance events are too expensive, with guests:Katie-Jane L’Herpiniere, multi-disciplinary adventurer and organiser of the Alps DivideDominik Bokstaller, co-founder of the Cake Movement and experienced ultra-distance racerWill Pomeroy, organiser of the Great Western Randonnée Audax UK eventsGet in touch via our Instagram page: @dotcommspod or via email: [email protected]:DotWatcher website: https://dotwatcher.cc/Acier Coaching & Consulting website: https://www.acier.cc/Acier article on Core: https://www.acier.cc/knowledge/the-core-central-to-ultra-distance-cycling-success

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• Robin Gemperle & Meaghan Hackinen in Conversation: A Collaboration with Apidura.

  Welcome to Dot Comms: The audio home of ultra-distance cycling coverage, in partnership with DotWatcher.In this special episode in collaboration with Apidura, Zoe Mcintosh, Apidura Social Media Specialist, hosts a conversation between Apidura riders and Silk Road Mountain Race 2025 winners, Robin Gemperle and Meaghan Hackinen. They ask each other questions about the race and ultra-distance cycling in general, as well as delving into some never-before-shared tips and tricks and shining a light on what it is like to be at the pointy end as two of the most accomplished off-road racers in the sport.This episode is supported by Acier who provide ultra-distance specific coaching and consulting services. Go to Acier.cc to find out more.Get in touch via our Instagram page: @dotcommspod or via email: [email protected]:DotWatcher website: https://dotwatcher.cc/Acier Coaching & Consulting website: https://www.acier.cc/

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• Episode 008 - Fastest Known Times with Co-Host Nicky Shaw, Jade Saskia Simpson-Field & Metheven Bond.

  Welcome to Dot Comms: The audio home of ultra-distance cycling coverage, in partnership with DotWatcher.This month’s episode is supported by Acier who provide ultra-distance specific coaching and consulting services. Go to Acier.cc to find out more.Each month we bring you all the latest racing news and goings-on from the ultra-distance self-supported cycling world, and a Roundtable discussion where prominent characters of the community share their opinions on pressing issues in the sport.Presented & Produced by: Samuel  Thompson of Acier Coaching & Consulting (@touriste.routier, @acier.cc)Co-hosted by: Nicky Shaw, Contributing Editor at Dotwatcher (@nicky_._shaw)In this episode the Roundtable is a wrap-up of the Transcontinental Race, with guests:Jade Saskia Simpson-Field, Winter Lakeland 200 & Pennine Bridleway N-S FKT holder (@jade_saskia).Metheven Bond, Ribble Outliers gravel team racer & FKT holder for the Trans Cambrian Way (@metheven_bond)Get in touch via our Instagram page: @dotcommspodor via email: [email protected]:DotWatcher website: https://dotwatcher.cc/Acier Coaching & Consulting website: https://www.acier.cc/Fastest Known Times website: https://fastestknowntimes.org.uk/Ultracyclists for Palestine: @ultracyclistsforpalestine

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• Episode 007 - Transcontinental Race No11 Wrap-Up with Co-Host Millie Gibbons, Conor McKenzie & Rob Gardiner.

  Welcome to Dot Comms: The audio home of ultra-distance cycling coverage, in partnership with DotWatcher.This month’s episode is supported by Acier who provide ultra-distance specific coaching and consulting services. Go to Acier.cc to find out more.Each month we bring you all the latest racing news and goings-on from the ultra-distance self-supported cycling world, and a Roundtable discussion where prominent characters of the community share their opinions on pressing issues in the sport.Presented & Produced by:Samuel Thompson of Acier Coaching & Consulting (@touriste.routier / @acier.cc)Co-hosted by:Millie Gibbons, Web Developer at Dotwatcher (@milliegibbons)In this episode the Roundtable is a wrap-up of Transcontinental Race No11, with guests:Rob Gardiner, Follow My Challenge UK Franchise lead & Co-founder of The Perfidious Albion events (@robgardinercyclist)Conor McKenzie, DotWatcher contributor & winner of The Capitals 2025 (@conormckenzie)Get in touch via our Instagram page: @dotcommspod or via email: [email protected]:DotWatcher website: https://dotwatcher.cc/Acier Coaching & Consulting website: https://www.acier.cc/Sarah Bosslet's 'Run for Moko' Fundraiser: https://www.powerofbicycles.org/fundraisers/RunforMoko/power-of-bicycles-usCan Sleep Deprivation be Trained?: https://www.acier.cc/knowledge/can-sleep-deprivation-be-trained

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• Transcontinental Race No11 Preview with David Ayre & Jaimi Wilson.

  Welcome to Dot Comms: The audio home of ultra-distance cycling coverage, brought to you by DotWatcher.Each month we bring you all the latest racing news and goings-on from the ultra-distance self-supported cycling world.In this special episode we preview the 11th edition of the Transcontinental Race, which describes itself as ‘the definitive self-supported bicycle race across Europe’ with guests:David Ayre, Race Director at Lost Dot (@ayredw).Jaimi Wilson, first woman finisher/22nd overall at TCRNo9 and second woman/30th overall at TCRNo10 (@jaimi.wilson).Get in touch via our Instagram page: @dotcommspodor via email: [email protected]:DotWatcher website: https://dotwatcher.cc/Acier Coaching & Consulting website: https://www.acier.cc/Peak Bikefitting website: https://www.peakbikefitting.co.uk

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