Inside The Race - MyWhoosh Racing Podcast - @mywhooshracing

Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds

Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast

Made by the community for the community.

If you race, spectate racing on MyWhoosh or just want to be up to date with the latest in the MyWhoosh racing community then join us as we bring you a view from Inside The Race.

Hosted by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds who not only train, race & commentate on racing on MyWhoosh from the CEL to the World Championships, but bring to Inside The Race decades of knowledge and expertise of racing, organising and commentating, from grassroots racing to World Championships, across multiple disciplines and mix that with a love of racing and their experience of esports and MyWhoosh.

Here's just a small insight into some of what we will be covering across the world of racing on MyWhoosh in the Inside the Race podcast.

Race previews - courses, competitors & tactics.

Race reviews - highlights, results, analysis & opinion.

Community insights - Interviews and chat with people & teams.

Community reports - Insights from inside the racing.

In depth - Training & Coaching, nutrition, stats and data.

Special features - our chance to take a deeper dive into subjects that the community wants to know about.

Subscribe to get the latest shows as they are released, hit like and follow if you like what you see & hear!

Find out more about the Inside The Race in Episode 1 where we go into the show in more depth & follow the show on Instagram @mywhooshracing

For more about the hosts when we put each other in the hotseat getting to know more about Matt, Hayley & Emma in episodes 2, 3 & 4 and don't forget you can follow the hosts on Instagram:

Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds , Emma @biking_emma & Matt @mattfixerpayne

The preview shows for the MyWhoosh Championship $1,000,000 stage race follow and then we are into the daily updates live after each stage. We wrap up the whole of the race in our show after before diving into our regular weekly covering MyWhoosh racing.

The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference!

We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen! A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport!

If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch: info@mywhooshracing.com

Thank you for reading this far, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast

Matt, Emma & Hayley

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Today · 21 min
Inside The Race - Ep.18 - Big changes to the UCI World Championships - what’s your view?
Episode 18 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is our first look at the tech guide for the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships for 2026! Friday the 7th of August saw the UCI publish the first version of the technical guide for the 2026 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships (Link below). There are major changes to dates, formats, racing and so much more – in the show we bring you the key facts and details. We really want to hear your views on the plans for 2026 whoever you are, a rider or a viewer or a team manager….. Post a comment and let us know what you think! If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Inside The Race @mywhooshracing www.instagram.com/mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds www.instagram.com/hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma https://www.instagram.com/biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne www.instagram.com/mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh www.instagram.com/mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo www.instagram.com/mywhooshinfo UCI tech guide: 2026_UCI_Cycling_Esports_World_Championships_Elite_Technical_Guide_and_Roadbook https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/2YRhwVXA6b34tQrdm4Me6z/a95f2d0cea2fd837bf172e3d5d33a1c6/2026_UCI_Cycling_Esports_World_Championships_Elite_Technical_Guide_and_Roadbook.pdf We will be back with the next Inside The Race before the next MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club so subscribe to be notified when the show goes live! Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds. If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.mywhooshracing.com Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
Today · 37 min
Inside The Race - Ep.17 - What if the MyWhoosh Championships were ridden by nations not teams?
Episode 17 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is our last look at the MyWhoosh Championships for 2026 and we take a very different dive into the numbers…. We peer into the weird world of Emma and take a look at what the results would look like if this were the Olympics instead of the MyWhoosh Championship ….. While Matt & Hayley have fun guessing the results, Emma has been number crunching with Jakub of MyWhooshInfo to whom a huge thank you is owed for all of his work! Its certainly a different way of looking at the race! If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Inside The Race @mywhooshracing www.instagram.com/mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds www.instagram.com/hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma https://www.instagram.com/biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne www.instagram.com/mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh www.instagram.com/mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo www.instagram.com/mywhooshinfo SPOILER ALERT – Do this after the show NOT before!! To see the full results of the nations instead of team hit the link: https://claude.ai/code/artifact/7ad263c6-7b6f-4a18-bbe6-4d159d134578?via=auto_preview We will be back with the next Inside The Race with an important update on the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships which has a very different format this year – subscribe to be notified when the show goes live! Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds. If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.mywhooshracing.com Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
Friday · 1 hr 34 min
Inside The Race - Ep.16 - The MyWhoosh Championship 2026 review Part 2
Episode 16 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is a full review of all of the men’s racing in the MyWhoosh Championships for 2026 plus a dive into the GC, stage order and formats in general. We review the action and we interview the winner of all but one men’s categories, we explain just what made our favourites lists and take a look at what we would like to see in the race if we had our wish if we have another MyWhoosh Championship – don’t forget to add your race wish lists to the comments… Hayley rolls out her Spanish, we have our first star interviewer – thank you Minna Koistinen, Emma gets creative and Matt gives his views on his latest curve ball idea… If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Cat1 Winner @jasonosbornerowing Cat 4 Winner @panualaluusua Cat 5 Winner @arquiteto_junior_penz Cat 6 Winner @santteriii Star Interviewer - @minna.koistinen Inside The Race @mywhooshracing www.instagram.com/mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds www.instagram.com/hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma https://www.instagram.com/biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne www.instagram.com/mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh www.instagram.com/mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo www.instagram.com/mywhooshinfo We will be back with the Inside The Race with our final MyWhoosh Championship show for 2026 - a special bonus edition! Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds. If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.mywhooshracing.com Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 29 · 1 hr 53 min
Inside The Race - Ep.15 - The MyWhoosh Championship 2026 review Part 1
Episode 15 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is a full review of all of the women’s racing in the MyWhoosh Championships for 2026 plus a dive into the climbing and sprint formats in general. We review the action and we interview the winner of every single Women’s category, we explain just what made our favourites lists and take a look at what we would like to see in the sprint & climbing competitions if we have another MyWhoosh Championship – don’t forget to add your climbing / sprint competition wish lists to the comments… Hayley reflects on her race, the lessons she has learnt, what she got right……and wrong! Emma lets us know what made her cry on air and Matt gives his views on what should be FAL and what should be FTS… If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Cat1 Winner Kate McCarthy @mary_kate_mccarthy Cat 2 Winner Silvia Gorrea @silviagorrea Cat 3 Winner Brittney Litton @brittapirate Cat 4 Winner Shanna Martinewski @shannamartinewski Cat 5 Winner Isabel Alzate @analazatenutricion Cat 6 Winner Nina Pearce @ninapearce_ Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo We will be back with the Inside The Race MyWhoosh Championship review show Part 2 where we give the men’s winners the same treatment as the women. Plus we dive in detail into the stages and what type of stage each day was as well as discuss the overall route and GC competition – what we felt worked and what we would change..and more on Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast! Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds. If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.mywhooshracing.com Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 19 · 12 min
Inside The Race - Ep.14 - The first details of the UCI World Championships 2026 are out!
Episode 14 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast brings you all the key information we have so far on the UCI Elite Cycling Esports World Championships for 2026 With Hayley racing internationally, Matt & Emma bring you the news of date changes, formats and processes If that lead up to the awarding of the Rainbow bands to our World Champions. Links to the relevant Docs: UCI and MyWhoosh reveal key dates, new locations and updated qualification pathway for 2026 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships | UCI 2026_CEWC_Qualification_System_ENG_V2__1_.pdf If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Inside The Race @mywhooshracing www.instagram.com/mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds www.instagram.com/hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma https://www.instagram.com/biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne www.instagram.com/mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh www.instagram.com/mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo www.instagram.com/mywhooshinfo We will be back with the Inside The Race MyWhoosh Championship review show in the near future where the Mixed Media zone is brought to the winners of each category and we wrap up the 7 days of racing so make sure you subscribe / follow etc to be notified when it lands…. The My Whoosh Sunday Race Club stops for nothing and no-one, so we will also be back to bring you the regular weekly show. We kick off by reviewing the July SRC finals and looks ahead to the following weeks racing on MyWhoosh including Apex Racing and the CEL – expect more race analysis and speculation, chat and cheeky questions with guest from all across the spectrum of the racing community and more on Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast! Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds. If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.mywhooshracing.com Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 14 · 54 min
Inside The Race - Ep.13 - Stage 7 ot the MyWhoosh Championship review & more
Episode 13 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast brings our MyWhoosh Championships post stage podcasts to an end for the race as we take the last stand for stage 7. There was no standing around on stage 7 from any of our riders and as the race fields made their way around the Arabia course on MyWhoosh as we saw plenty of riders and teams make the most of the parcours. With more classifications than expected by many still in contention, we saw the racing quite literally come down to the last watt from riders including what is potentially the smallest ever winning margin in the MyWhoosh Championships. We round up all the men’s & women’s categories as we have them post stage before we bring you the post Championship review show in a short while. We are joined by category 1 superstars Gabi Guerra and Oli Jones after they finished their race on the final stage and get their thoughts on before and during the race, their feelings on their results and find out what would be Gabi’s perfect day if she had her chance post-race and just why Oli was frustrated at not getting his steps in last week end – catch them all on the show. If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Gaby @gabriela9guerra Ollie @olliejones24 Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo We will be back with the Inside The Race MyWhoosh Championship review show in the near future but we are, like many of you, awaiting the confirmed results, so make sure you subscribe / follow etc to be notified when it lands…. The MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club stops for nothing and no-one, so we will be back to bring you the regular weekly show where we kick off by reviewing the July SRC finals and look ahead to the following weeks racing on MyWhoosh including Apex Racing and the CEL – expect more race analysis and speculation, chat and cheeky questions with guest from all across the spectrum of the racing community and more on Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast! Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds. If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.mywhooshracing.com Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 13 · 1 hr 25 min
Inside The Race - Ep12 - Stage 6 of the MyWhoosh Championships review & more
Episode 12 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is the first after the rest day and the last to include a stage preview………… confused? Don’t be as we cover what’s happened, what’s to come and chat with 2 great guests! Stage 6 was the race of truth – the Time Trial stage titled “Every second counts” and we saw not just seconds but minutes gained and lost by riders across the categories in both the women’s and men’s races. Some categories saw changes in GC, others saw the climbing or sprint competition decided but in every category we round up what’s done and dusted and what is left to play for on the last day of competition. We have relative newcomer and emerging star of cycling esports, Cat 1 competitor Stephanie Meder who talks us through what she has got right…..and wrong, in her first MyWhoosh Championships! Our men’s Cat 1 guest is none other than Josh Harris, a man who has seen so much of the development of the discipline and is back once again racing the MyWhoosh Championships, hear his reflects on his current motivation to race and so much more. In the last part of the show as the fatigue starts to take its toll Emma reveals just how close she predicted the TT stage times and Hayley, Emma & Matt look forward to Tuesday’s stage 7, the last of the MyWhoosh Championships where we anticipate a thrilling finish to the Race If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Stephanie @stephie_meder Josh @_joshharris Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo In our next show - Episode 13 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing, we bring you a review of the final days action on stage 7, we round up who has emerged victorious and who will have to wait another year for their chance of a MyWhoosh Championship title (Please can we have another MyWhoosh…..), plus we have 2 more great guests on the show giving us the view from Inside The Race Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent self funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds. If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 12 · 1 hr 13 min
Inside The Race - Ep.11 - Stage 5 of the MyWhoosh Championship review & more
Episode 11 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast arrives a little later after stage 5 the 2026 MyWhoosh Championship stage race due to UCI duties on the mic for both Matt and Emma last night. On a stage titled “The mountain judges” all eyes were on the climbing specialists and the GC contenders as we headed to Columbia to take on courses that included the only 2 HC climbs of the race. The riders did not disappoint with every category seeing those who could use the ascents to put the rest of the race fields in the dock before heading into the rest day. We are joined by both our amazing World Champions as Hayley gets the lowdown on the race from Kate McCarthy at midnight in New Zealand and all hear Jason Osbourne’s take on the racing from Spain earlier in the evening yet later in the show – yep that’s not a typo just the reality of a race that spans the globe! In the last part of the show Matt has a bone to pick with Hayley before they and Emma look forward to Monday’s stage 6 of the MyWhoosh Championships is in Montreal for the much anticipated Time Trial stage. If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Kate @mary_kate_mccarthy Jason @jasonosbornerowing Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo The next show - Episode 12 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast – sees the riders who made it to the rest day return for the only Time Trial in the race and we will be bring you our thoughts on Stage 6 – “Every Second Counts”, who gained time, who lost time, what was the best pacing strategy, have we any more of the competitions wrapped up? Plus we have 2 more great guests on the show giving us the view from Inside The Race Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent elf funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds. If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 12 · 1 hr 13 min
Inside The Race - Ep.11 - Stage 5 of the MyWhoosh Championship review & more
Episode 11 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast arrives a little later after stage 5 the 2026 MyWhoosh Championship stage race due to UCI duties on the mic for both Matt and Emma last night. On a stage titled “The mountain judges” all eyes were on the climbing specialists and the GC contenders as we headed to Columbia to take on courses that included the only 2 HC climbs of the race. The riders did not disappoint with every category seeing those who could use the ascents to put the rest of the race fields in the dock before heading into the rest day. We are joined by both our amazing World Champions as Hayley gets the lowdown on the race from Kate McCarthy at midnight in New Zealand and all hear Jason Osbourne’s take on the racing from Spain earlier in the evening yet later in the show – yep that’s not a typo just the reality of a race that spans the globe! In the last part of the show Matt has a bone to pick with Hayley before they and Emma look forward to Monday’s stage 6 of the MyWhoosh Championships is in Montreal for the much anticipated Time Trial stage. If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Kate @mary_kate_mccarthy Jason @jasonosbornerowing Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo The next show - Episode 12 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast – sees the riders who made it to the rest day return for the only Time Trial in the race and we will be bring you our thoughts on Stage 6 – “Every Second Counts”, who gained time, who lost time, what was the best pacing strategy, have we any more of the competitions wrapped up? Plus we have 2 more great guests on the show giving us the view from Inside The Race Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is an independent elf funded passion project brought to you by Matt Payne, Emma Martin & Hayley Simmonds. If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 10 · 1 hr
Inside The Race - Ep.10 - Stage 4 of the MyWhoosh Championship review & more
Episode 10 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast follows stage 4 the 2026 MyWhoosh Championship stage race. We moved to Bhutan for stage 4 – Break the field, the first of 2 big climbing days that come before the rest day and with plenty of tired legs in the race fields we saw many riders looking to conserve energy while a select few sensed the opportunity to race to their strengths. Due to the huge volume of points available to riders in the climbing competition anyone who had ambitions for the KoM or QoM had to show their hand today, the sprinters were looking to see who was able to ascend as well as accelerate and the GC hopefuls now have utilised the terrain to reduce the number of contenders! Hayley has an appointment with the Docter – Dr Francesca Tommasi who has been handing out the medicine the moment the gradient steepens and all the hosts get jealous of the spa like recovery set up of one of the nicest guys in racing Hayden Pucker. In the last part of the show non-climber Matt throws an added dimension into Hayley and Emma’s thoughts on stage 5 where we head to Columbia for the biggest climbing stage of the MyWhoosh Championships! Follow: Francesca @francescatommasi1998 Hayden @farmwatts_ Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo Because the next round of the UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup, which both Emma and Matt will be commentating on LIVE, is on is immediately after stage 5 we expect bring you the next show - Episode 11 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast on the MyWhoosh Championship rest day – soon after the end of the MyWhoosh Sunday Race Club ! We will review Stage 5 – The Mountain judges we discuss who was served justice on the stage and if anyone escaped with a lenient sentence. As usual we take a look ahead but with the rest day we will be talking about Mondays stage the Time Trial - Every second counts, plus we should have both 2025 Cycling Esports World Champions giving us the view from Inside The Race! The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of esports racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen. A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport! If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 9 · 50 min
Inside The Race - Ep.9 - Stage 3 of the MyWhoosh Championship review & more
Episode 9 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast comes hot on the heels of stage 3 of the 2026 MyWhoosh Championship stage race. Titled “Control the chaos” stage 3 of the MyWhoosh Championship stage race saw both the men and women head to the home of MyWhoosh HQ the U.A.E. Abu Dhabi saw the riders set off on the third day of competition and cross back and forth to Hudayriyat Island where the races eventually finished. On a day where the big climb was stepped we saw big groups descend down from the heights in large groups but with some key people already missing in the women’s race but the men’s races only broke up nearer to the finish – catch up with the major changes! We go behind the bars with stage 1 winner Elyse Gallegos who gets an apology from Matt and we find out how Lionel Vujasin got on returning to the place where he broke his arm prior to the last World Championship…... We then get Hayley’s take on stage 4 when we head to Bhutan for the first major climbing day….and don’t forget to pack your Bhutan beenie – there’s snow on the route! If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Elyse @gallegoselyse Lionel @liovujasin Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo In our next show - Episode 10 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast - after Stage 4 – Break the field, we find out who finished whole and who broke…. As usual we take a look ahead to stage 4, plus we have 2 more great guests bring you the view from Inside The Race The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of esports racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen. A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport! If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 8 · 58 min
Inside The Race - Ep.8 - Stage 2 of the MyWhoosh Championship review & more
Episode 8 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is the second of the post stage shows for the 2026 MyWhoosh Championship stage race. Stage 2 of the MyWhoosh Championship stage race saw both the men and women take on exactly the same course with what turned out to be 12 different races unfolding over the roads of California. With the first of the big ascents, the Cat 1 Country Climb, offering three times as many points for the win compared to any of the previous climbs. Would it provoke the GC favourites out or would the climbers take advantage for GC? – we highlight the big movers and shakers on the day! We go behind the bars with climbing specialist Kristen Kulchinsky who joins Hayley in her love of the Endurance climb and with Ruben Dhont who weighs up a top 3 GC or a Sprints win overall. We then get Hayley’s take on stage 3 when we head to the home of MyWhoosh in the Abu Dhabi and get her advice for the men on a climb they have never raced on! If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Kristen Kulchinsky @kkulchinsky Ruben Dhont @rubendhondt99 Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo In our next show - Episode 9 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast - after Stage 3 – Control the chaos, we will see if anyone has indeed taken control of the sprint competition and who is still in the midst of the chaos. As usual we take a look ahead to stage 3, plus we have 2 more great guests bring you the view from Inside The Race The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of esports racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen. A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport! If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 7 · 1 hr 16 min
Inside The Race - Ep.7 - Stage 1 of the MyWhoosh Championship review & more
Episode 7 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is the first of the post stage shows for the 2026 MyWhoosh Championship stage race. It was a fast and furious stage 1 in both the men’s and women’s races and we sum up who did what as well as make the odd early prediction or 2! We wrap up the summary of the women’s stage by chatting with 8th on stage in women’s Cat 1 Kat Karamani who manages to make Emma cry :-0 in the nicest possible way of course! After the men’s race summary we talk with the leader of the Sprint competition in men’s Cat 1 Pawel Scierski who reveals if he would rather be the next Tadej Pogačar or the next Mathieu Van Der Poel! In the look forward to Stage 3 we get Hayley’s take on the parcours, the climbs and sprints checkpoints, and just what makes day 2 of the MyWhoosh Championship unique! If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Kat Karamani @katarinakaramani Pawel Skierski @scierski.pawel Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo In our next show - Episode 8 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast - after Stage2 – Attack on the hills, we see if anyone managed to shake the foundations laid on day one across the categories and classifications in both the women’s and men’s, a look ahead to stage 3, plus we have 2 more great guests bring you the view from Inside The Race The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of esports racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen. A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport! If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
July 5 · 1 hr 37 min
Inside The Race - Ep.6 - The MyWhoosh Championship stage race preview show part 2
Episode 6 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is the second of our 2 preview shows for the 2026 MyWhoosh Championship stage race. If you though we covered a lot in the first preview show then be prepared for this monster episode then make sure your bidon is full and you have a gel or 2 in your back pocket as we run through every single race category in the men’s and women’s field as far as we know with less than 48hrs to go until the first stage start. Yep that’s 12 race fields which sees more riders than ever before already approved for the race start – who have we got our eyes on, who do we think will feature in the climbing, sprint, team & GC competitions. We pick Hayley’s brains for details for her key preparations and planning from food bags to waxing, as well as how to deal with issues if they happen and how she dealt with having a bad day 1 in 2025. In the look forward to Stage 2 we check out the course details, the climbs and sprints checkpoints, the tactics and scenarios we think will be played out, how the racing will evolve with a difference of opinion or two as you might expect….. If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo In our next show - Episode 7 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast - immediately after the days racing we will look back into Stage 1 – The Chase Begins. After the first stage of racing of the MyWhoosh Championship just who did what, where, when and why! Who made the racing happen, who has impressed already, who had a great day, who laid the foundations for a successful race and more. We then will be taking a look at what’s in store on stage 2 in depth, where we see the key points on course, how we expect the races to play out, course profiles and maps. The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of esports racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen. A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport! If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
June 27 · 51 min
Inside The Race - Ep.5 - The MyWhoosh Championship stage race preview show part 1
Episode 5 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is the first of our 2 preview shows for the 2026 MyWhoosh Championship stage race. We cover a lot of ground in this show, especially due to Emma’s scrupulous studying of every version of the race documents, from race dates & times and how that may affect the racing to our takes on the stage distances & profiles, which race classifications & prizes we will be watching for action and when, to Hayley’s nutrition planning & Matt’s commentary fuelling strategy, and so much more! With Entries closing on the 30th June this episode of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast will hopefully inspire you to enter & help you with what’s in store if you have entered already! Register for & find out all the details about the Women’s MyWhoosh Championship inc. links for all documents here: 2026 MyWhoosh Championships - Women - Event And the Men’s MyWhoosh Championship inc. links for all documents here: 2026 MyWhoosh Championships - Men - Event Contact Kate Macleod: https://kmhealthandlifestyle.com Instagram: @kmhealthandlifestyle If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo Episode 6 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast - preview show number 2 of the MyWhoosh Championships will be landing just before racing starts to catch as many last minute details as possible when we will cover riders, contenders and teams across all 6 women’s and all 6 men’s categories. Practical tips from Hayley about what you need to do on race day including pre, during & post-race routines. Latest updates from the race organisation (Emma has her radar tuned for approaching updates to documents). Details of how to watch the racing and when, as Matt liaises with the broadcast team. Plus the all important deep dive into Stage 1 – the profile, possible tactics, likely team strategies and more. Subscribe to be notified when it goes live …eta. Sunday / Monday prior to the race start… The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of esports racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen. A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport! If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
June 25 · 19 min
Inside The Race - Ep.4 - Behind the bars with Emma Martin
Episode 4 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast is our final get to know the people who are bringing you the show and if you have listened or watched the episodes so far you will know it is Emma’s turn to answer the questions. We find out about Emma’s journey into sport, cycling and cycling esports, her love of data & stats and just how much of a movie and film buff she is😉 for all this and the final vote from the hosts in the training v racing question check out Episode 3 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast. If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo After our Introduction show 1, plus our Behind the Bars – meet your 3 hosts, episodes 2>4, its time to get into the racing next episode with the first of our 2 part preview of the MyWhoosh Championship stage race in Episode 5 of Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast coming soon! The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of esports racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen. A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport! If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
June 23 · 17 min
Inside The Race - Ep.3 - Behind the bars with Hayley Simmonds
In Episode 3 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast, following Matt being in the hotseat in episode 2, it’s Hayley’s turn to be behind the bars and share some insights into naming bikes, confessing to her eclectic training playlists and giving us an example of her perfect pronunciation of one of her answers after riding for a Slovenian team for a year. Emma gets to ask questions twice in a row and is joined by Matt - fresh from his grilling and maybe looking to turn the tables on at least one of his inquisitors……. Can Hayley stay as focussed being quizzed as she is in major competition – find out in Episode 3 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast. If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo No prizes for guessing that the final host in the hotseat will be Emma in the next show, before we move into the previews for the MyWhoosh Championships! Subscribe to be notified when the next episode of Inside The Race is live and you can find out as the next episode of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast drops… The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of esports racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen. A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport! If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
June 21 · 20 min
Inside The Race - Ep.2 - Behind the bars with Matt Payne
In Episode 2 of Inside The Race – The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast....... We put Matt in the hotseat and get an insight across a wide range of topics – from riding & racing, work experiences, favourite worlds, what’s in Matts bottle, as well as what Matt wants the podcast to achieve! With a Professor & a Doctor (Emma & Hayley) posing the questions is this a test of Matt’s education or is he able to hold his own under pressure – tune in to find out…… If you have enjoyed the show and want to support us then please help us by interacting - every share, review, like, follow and subscribe really does make a difference! Follow: Inside The Race @mywhooshracing Hayley @hayleyrsimmonds Emma @biking_emma Matt @mattfixerpayne MyWhoosh @mywhoosh MyWhoosh Info @mywhooshinfo Who will be in the hotseat next? Subscribe to be notified when the next episode of Inside The Race is live and you can find out as the next episode drops… The show is funded by Matt, Emma & Hayley who bear the costs of the show's production and distribution as a passion project. We are always looking for ways to give even more insight into the world of esports racing and as part of that are helped by some amazing people to make that happen. A massive thank you to each and every one of them, please do support the people who support the sport! If you are interested in helping, have a project you would like to tell us about, a product you would like us to try or an idea for the show please don't hesitate to get in touch via the website www.insidetherace.com . Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy Inside The Race - The MyWhoosh Racing Podcast Matt, Emma & Hayley
June 19 · 14 min
Inside The Race - Ep.1 - Introduction
The Inside the Race @MyWhooshRacing podcast is a community-driven racing podcast that provides in-depth coverage of racing events, teams, and strategies. The podcast also includes weekly race previews, community and rider interviews, exploration of racing community and teams, data and nutrition in racing, training and pain cave insights, and plans for specials and spin-offs.