Sigma Sports Unplugged with Matt Stephens

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Sigma Sports is proud to present Matt Stephens Unplugged, a regular catch-up with cycling’s favourite character, Matt Stephens, as he chats with special guests and explores the bowels of his own fruity mind. With lots of surprises along the way, the route-map has been torn up; so who knows what direction we’re going in, or where we’ll end up! www.sigmasports.com/podcast

Episode Date
Tour de France 2027 Route Announcement Special
Oct 23, 2026
Elis James on comedy, calves, and never regretting a bike ride
Oct 09, 2026
Vuelta a España Rest Day Reflections 2026 - Stages 16 to 21 - Mas, Brennan and Bug Hotels
Sep 14, 2026
Vuelta a España Rest Day Reflections 2026 - Stages 10 to 15 - Mucho Mas, and a Work of Aert!
Sep 07, 2026
Vuelta a España Rest Day Reflections 2026 - Stages 1 to 9 - Predictably unpredictable!
Aug 31, 2026
Mads Würtz Schmidt on his successful switch from road racer to gravel champion
Aug 21, 2026
Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift Rest Day Reflections 2026 - A GC battle to remember
Aug 10, 2026
Tour de France Rest Day Reflections 2026 - Stages 16 - 21 A Finalé for the Ages
Jul 27, 2026
Tour de France Rest Day Reflections 2026 - Stages 10 - 15 Dominance and devastation
Jul 20, 2026
Tour de France Rest Day Reflections 2026 - Stages 1 - 9 TTTs, Træen, and Tadej being Tadej
Jul 13, 2026
Rebecca Charlton on her Cancer Diagnosis, Cycling and Recovery
Jun 26, 2026
LeBlanq Joyride Festival Special
Jun 18, 2026
Giro Rest Day Reflections 2026 Stages 16 - 21: Vingegaard makes it look easy!
Jun 01, 2026
Giro Rest Day Reflections 2026 Stages 10 - 15: Time Trials, High Mountains and Soggy Chips
May 25, 2026
Giro Rest Day Reflections 2026 Stages 4 - 9: Metatarsal Madness
May 18, 2026
Giro Rest Day Reflections 2026 Stages 1-3: Drama, Ducks and Smooth Sprinting
May 11, 2026
Niels Vandeputte on winning the Belgian Gravel Champsionships and Chasing a Cross Jersey
Apr 17, 2026
Carlton Kirby on French Biscuit Factories and Emotional Crescendos
Apr 03, 2026
Anders Mielke on Breaking Into Cycling Media and Chasing Cobbles with Mads Pedersen
Mar 20, 2026
Imogen Cotter on Resilience, Reinvention, and Life Beyond the Peloton
Mar 06, 2026
Stefan Küng on Chasing Monuments, Precision, and a New Chapter at Tudor Pro Cycling
Feb 20, 2026
Matthew Riccitello on Removing his Power Meter and Riding on Feel
Feb 06, 2026
Alistair Brownlee on Life After Gold Medals, Gravel Racing, and his Yorkshire Roots
Jan 23, 2026
Julian Alaphilippe on Racing with Instinct, Fatherhood, and Finding Balance at Tudor
Jan 09, 2026
Andrew Strohmeyer on Chasing the European Cyclocross Dream
Dec 19, 2025
João Almeida on Grand Tours, Team Dynamics & That Pidcock Moment
Nov 28, 2025
Chris Hall on his stupid bike challenges for Movember
Nov 14, 2025
Emma Pooley on competitiveness, privilege and roast potatoes
Oct 31, 2025
Amy Hudson on World Mental Health Day 2025
Oct 10, 2025
Filippo Conca on how winning the Maglia Tricolore changed his life.
Sep 26, 2025
Vuelta a España Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 3 Vingegaard looks good in red (Stages 16 - 21)
Sep 15, 2025
Vuelta a España Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 2 Ayuso’s contract, Chennaoui’s theme song, Pedersen’s anatomy (Stages 10 - 15)
Sep 08, 2025
Vuelta a España Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 1 Mini Giro, Máximo Vuelta! (Stages 1 - 9)
Sep 01, 2025
Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift Rest Day Reflections 2025 - Return of the GOAT, and a star is born
Aug 04, 2025
Tour de France Rest Day Reflections 2025 - Stages 16-21 Wrapping up a rollercoaster of a Grand Tour
Jul 28, 2025
Tour de France Rest Day Reflections 2025 - Stages 11-15 Has the race already been won?
Jul 21, 2025
Tour de France Rest Day Reflections 2025 - Stages 1-10 A relentless and breathtaking first week of racing
Jul 15, 2025
Giro Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 4 Plot Twists and Drama (Stages 16 - 21)
Jun 02, 2025
Giro Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 3 Time Trials and Taxidermy (Stages 10 - 15)
May 26, 2025
Giro Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 2 Pass the Pink Jersey (Stages 4 - 9)
May 19, 2025
Giro Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 1 Travel Days and Duvet Picnics
May 12, 2025
Paul Double on his journey from almost quitting to his first World Tour stage wins
May 02, 2025
Boru McCullagh on riding around the world for mental health
Apr 18, 2025
Jeroen Swart on his role as UAE Team Emirates XRG Head of Performance
Apr 04, 2025
Danni Shrosbree on gravel racing to the point of hallucination
Mar 21, 2025
Lars van der Haar on control, Cyclocross, and cockerels
Mar 07, 2025
Toms Skujins on bike racing, ice hockey and potatoes
Feb 21, 2025
Alex Yee on his nail biting Olympic Gold and learning from failures
Feb 07, 2025
Laura Kenny on absolutely loving life after bike racing
Jan 24, 2025
Bas Tietema on targeting the Tour de France
Jan 10, 2025
Robbie McEwen on his controversial rider safety opinion
Dec 20, 2024
Oscar Onley on the importance of consistency at World Tour level
Dec 06, 2024
Joe Blackmore on stepping up a level and never looking back
Nov 22, 2024
David Millar on second chances and the role of the bike in his recovery
Nov 08, 2024
Victor Campenaerts on his switch to Visma Lease a Bike
Oct 22, 2024
Nathan Van Hooydonck on second chances and new beginnings
Oct 08, 2024
Tiffany Cromwell on the new challenge of gravel racing
Sep 24, 2024
Tour De France Femmes Unplugged 2024 - The narrowest of margins!
Aug 20, 2024
Tour De France Unplugged Stages 16 to 21 - The best Grand Tour ever?
Jul 23, 2024
Tour De France Unplugged Stages 10 to 15 - Duelling GC maestros and moto madness!
Jul 15, 2024
Tour De France Unplugged Stages 1 to 9 - History made and records broken!
Jul 08, 2024
Luke Rowe on success, retirement and zero regrets
Jun 14, 2024
Giro Unplugged 2024 Stages 16 to 21 - Reflecting on Tadej Pogacar’s dominance in la Maglia Rosa
May 28, 2024
Giro Unplugged 2024 Stages 10 to 15 - Chainrings with 68 teeth and the Ambience Police
May 20, 2024
Giro Unplugged 2024 Stages 1 to 9 - Wild predictions and tame reflections
May 13, 2024
Rory Townsend on versatility, and racing efficiently to reach your potential
Apr 19, 2024
Jasper Philipsen on how he’ll tackle Paris-Roubaix this weekend
Apr 05, 2024
Rod Ellingworth on the impact of his success at British Cycling and Team Sky
Mar 22, 2024
Kate Veronneau on the rewards of investing in Women
Mar 08, 2024
Stevie Williams on how consistency makes the difference
Mar 01, 2024
David O’Doherty on the role of cycling in his comedy
Feb 16, 2024
Wout Poels on beating Remcos and other Wouts by using the art of racing
Feb 02, 2024
Alison Jackson on being the first Canadian to win Paris-Roubaix
Dec 01, 2023
Ben Swift on switching between the World Tour and the local 10-mile TT
Nov 17, 2023
Matej Mohoric on becoming UCI World Gravel Champion
Oct 20, 2023
Sir Chris Hoy (Live) on turning self-doubt into a superpower
Oct 06, 2023
Zoe Bäckstedt on choosing her favourite rainbows bands
Sep 22, 2023
Freddy Ovett on Going Solo Through The Mud
Sep 08, 2023
Josh Tarling on Keeping Calm and Colouring In
Aug 25, 2023
2023 UCI Cycling World Championships Special - Glasgow Didn’t Disappoint
Aug 15, 2023
Tour De France Femmes Unplugged 2023 - All Thriller, No Filler - A Race to Remember
Aug 01, 2023
Tour De France Unplugged 2023 Stages 16 to 21 - Poor Predictions, Good High Altitude Curry, and a Massive Attack
Jul 25, 2023
Tour De France Unplugged 2023 Stages 10 to 15 - Heat, Mountains, Pancakes and Gondolas.
Jul 17, 2023
Tour De France Unplugged 2023 Stages 1 to 9 - Firsts, Lasts, and Everything In Between
Jul 10, 2023
Ben Healy 2 on tearing up the breakaway rulebook
Jun 30, 2023
Derek Gee on how he just can’t resist the breakaway
Jun 16, 2023
Andy McGrath on ditching his alias and becoming an award-winning author
Jan 12, 2023
Mads Pedersen on Rainbow Stripes, Hot Tubs and not being from Aarhus
Jan 05, 2023
Niamh Fisher-Black on Winning the U23 World Road Championships and Percy Pigs
Dec 16, 2022
Ned Boulting - 100th Episode Special
Dec 09, 2022
Ethan Vernon on Adaptive Training, Sprinting Techniques, and Mankinis
Nov 25, 2022
Ashton Lambie on his Rainbow Stripes and his Astronaut Wife
Nov 18, 2022
Rouleur Live 2022 with Pidcock, Banks, Phinney, Haas and more
Nov 11, 2022
Tales of the Rainbow Jersey Live with Mark Cavendish, Adam Blythe, Óscar Freire and Johan Museeuw - from LeBlanq Ibiza
Nov 04, 2022
Thymen Arensman loves history and has a bright future
Oct 28, 2022
George Hincapie still loves riding his bike, but still hates intervals
Oct 21, 2022
Lizzy Banks on injury, illness, and grabbing life’s chances by the proverbials
Oct 14, 2022
Mental Health and Cycling - Pete Kennaugh and Lee Stephenson
Oct 07, 2022
Alex Dowsett is happy to have maxxed out his pro cycling career
Sep 30, 2022
Alex Richardson on making deals in the heat of the breakaway
Sep 23, 2022
Philippe Gilbert on his illustrious career and imminent retirement
Sep 16, 2022
Jack Haig from hitch hiking to the podium at Vuelta a España
Sep 02, 2022
Rob Hatch is an ordinary man behind an extraordinary voice
Aug 26, 2022
Ella Harris from Zwift Academy Champion to Mont Ventoux Challenger
Aug 19, 2022
Ben Turner on changing his attitude to have more fun racing
Aug 12, 2022
Tour De France Femmes Avec Zwift 2022 Special - A pivotal moment in cycling history is unfolding before our eyes
Jul 28, 2022
Tour De France Unplugged Stages 16 to 21 - Vingegaard crowned champion and Pogacar hits the decks
Jul 26, 2022
Tour De France Unplugged Stages 10 to 15 - Pidcock’s Alpe d’Huez victory makes Matt emotional
Jul 18, 2022
Tour De France Unplugged Stages 4 to 9 - Cobbles, Hills, Mountains and Mitch Docker
Jul 11, 2022
Tour De France Unplugged Stages 1 to 3 - From Denmark with Love
Jul 04, 2022
Tour de France Unplugged - Preview and Fantasy Team Selection
Jun 30, 2022
Giro Unplugged Stages 16 to 21 - Bellisimo Giro di Hindley, mate
May 29, 2022
Giro Unplugged Stages 10 to 15 - Girmay’s historic victory and Ned’s new shirt
May 23, 2022
Giro Unplugged Stages 4 to 9 - The Story So Far with Ned Boulting
May 16, 2022
Giro Unplugged Stages 1 to 3 - Hungary for Goulash with Stephen Roche
May 09, 2022
Fred Wright would love to win Flanders one day
Apr 29, 2022
Tanja Erath from Zwift Academy Champion to Paris Roubaix
Apr 22, 2022
Nico Roche on how dancing changed his life
Apr 08, 2022
Kasper Asgreen explains how he won the Tour of Flanders
Apr 01, 2022
Connor Swift on premature celebrations
Mar 25, 2022
Magnus Bäckstedt on two-wheel drifting at Paris-Roubaix
Mar 18, 2022
Marcel Kittel on retirement, fatherhood, and musical high jumping
Mar 04, 2022
Jose Been on making the most of your opportunities
Feb 25, 2022
Ben Healy trains with power and races on instinct
Feb 18, 2022
Phil Gaimon on KOMs, hustling, and his un-professional cycling career
Feb 11, 2022
Dan Bigham on engineering the perfect performance
Feb 04, 2022
Joss Lowden on turning pro in the nick of time
Jan 28, 2022
Cameron Mason on the synergy of Cyclocross
Jan 21, 2022
Double Downing - Russ and Dean’s Top Training Tips
Jan 14, 2022
Ashleigh Moolman Pasio on ESports, equality and empowering women
Jan 07, 2022
OJ Borg talks on the radio and thinks on the bike
Dec 17, 2021
Taylor Phinney only fell in love with the bike once he retired
Dec 10, 2021
Alex Howes on training smart and racing stupid
Dec 03, 2021
Joe Dombrowski on nurturing talent and eating Obama’s M&M’s
Nov 26, 2021
Andre Greipel on swapping finish line sprints for town sign sprints
Nov 19, 2021
Flora Duffy on winning Gold at the Tokyo Olympics
Nov 12, 2021
Rouleur Live Special with Pfeiffer Georgi, Rob Hatch and Ian Cleverly
Nov 05, 2021
50th Episode Special - Reviewing highlights with Perry Ap Gwynedd
Oct 29, 2021
AJ Bell Women‘s Tour Special with Lizzie Deignan, Tom Varney and Mick Bennett
Oct 06, 2021
AJ Bell Tour Of Britain Special
Sep 10, 2021
Jake Stewart on being the only British rider on a French team
Jul 28, 2021
Kristin Armstrong on the Olympics, competition and closure
Jul 21, 2021
Peter Stetina shares his passion for gravel riding and craft beer
Jul 14, 2021
Nathan Haas on inspiring people to ride bikes
Jul 07, 2021
Russ Ellis on his iconic pro peloton photography
Jun 30, 2021
Lukas Pöstlberger on the importance of getting the team bus music right
Jun 23, 2021
Marianne Vos on finding happiness in everyday life
Jun 16, 2021
Mitch Docker on personal sacrifices, ticket ballots and retro fashion.
Jun 09, 2021
Tai Woffinden gets a buzz from being on the limit of control
Jun 02, 2021
Matt Stephens and Ned Boulting (sort of) live from the 2021 Giro d'Italia
May 26, 2021
Matteo Trentin is a big fan of watching modern bike races
May 19, 2021
Elisa Longo Borghini wears the Maglia Tricolore with pride
May 12, 2021
Lachlan Morton admits he has the best job in the world
May 05, 2021
Eric Min founded Zwift and rediscovered his love for riding outdoors
Apr 28, 2021
Nic Dlamini from the townships to the WorldTour
Apr 21, 2021
Rebecca Charlton on the buzz of live broadcasting
Apr 14, 2021
Michael Matthews on the lack of respect in the peloton
Apr 07, 2021