Is Superstar Dominance Making Cycling Great or Killing It?
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of superstar dominance in cycling and whether it enhances or detracts from the sport's excitement.
Spencer Martin and co-host Andrew Vontz invite Jonathan Kaplan from the Riding With newsletter to discuss the recent racing, from the Isaac del Toro/Remco Evenepoel duel at the UAE Tour, the young stars emerging at Volta Algarve, and debate if the era of a select few historically good superstars winning nearly every major race is making the sport boring. BTP’s State of the 2026 USA Cycling Union Listen to Andrew’s Choose the Hard Way Podcast Follow Spencer & Andrew on Strava This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthepeloton.substack.com/subscribe
People in this episode
Hosts: Spencer Martin, Andrew Vontz
Guest: Jonathan Kaplan
Topics covered
- cycling
- superstar dominance
- racing
- sports debate
- emerging stars
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Riding With, USA Cycling Union
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