Tom Tries Bikes https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com Tom McQuillan is an amateur cyclist with a goal - to ride and race 12 disciplines of cycling within 12 months.

From road racing to marathon mountain biking to track racing to BMX, he’ll be trying to learn, ride and race a different form of cycling every month throughout 2026.

Along the way he’ll chat to experts in each cycling discipline about what they love most about their sport, as well as letting you know the crucial details you’ll need to try it yourself.

If cycling’s a smorgasbord, then Tom’s just ordered one of everything - but has he bitten off more than he can chew?

]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:12:14 +1100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en au Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Sports 1440 episodic Tom McQuillan Tom McQuillan No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21871622/m.png Tom Tries Bikes https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com 144 144 Tom Tried...Cross Country Marathon (XCM) MTB Racing (ft. Peta Mullens) Tom Tried...Cross Country Marathon (XCM) MTB Racing (ft. Peta Mullens) https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/tom-triedcross-country-marathon-xcm-mtb-racing-ft-peta-mullens/ https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/tom-triedcross-country-marathon-xcm-mtb-racing-ft-peta-mullens/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:12:14 +1100 tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/19c1c87a-96c0-359d-a29e-d032ebcbda50 Tom and guest Peta Mullens recap their race weekends at the Otway Odyssey cross-country marathon mountain bike race. 

Peta's the current national champion and Tom is trying it for the first time, so who crashed on their face and who made it to the podium? The answers might surprise you!

]]> Tom and guest Peta Mullens recap their race weekends at the Otway Odyssey cross-country marathon mountain bike race. 

Peta's the current national champion and Tom is trying it for the first time, so who crashed on their face and who made it to the podium? The answers might surprise you!

]]> Tom McQuillan false No 2292 5 full 2.1 - Tom Tries...Cross Country Marathon (XCM) MTB Racing (ft. Peta Mullens) 2.1 - Tom Tries...Cross Country Marathon (XCM) MTB Racing (ft. Peta Mullens) https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/21-tom-triescross-country-marathon-xcm-mtb-racing-ft-peta-mullens/ https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/21-tom-triescross-country-marathon-xcm-mtb-racing-ft-peta-mullens/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:45:52 +1100 tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/14aad736-05d4-3db4-9dfe-a5a400a85abe The road bike has been left behind (for now) and this month Tom's trying out cross-country marathon mountain bike racing. 

Before he rode the 50km race at the Otway Odyssey in Victoria, he sat down with current Australian XCM champion Peta Mullens to talk about her long and varied career in cycling, the intricacies of the marathon discipline, and tips for beginners looking to try it out for themselves.

]]> The road bike has been left behind (for now) and this month Tom's trying out cross-country marathon mountain bike racing. 

Before he rode the 50km race at the Otway Odyssey in Victoria, he sat down with current Australian XCM champion Peta Mullens to talk about her long and varied career in cycling, the intricacies of the marathon discipline, and tips for beginners looking to try it out for themselves.

]]> Tom McQuillan false No 2475 4 full 1.2 - Tom Tried...Criterium Racing (ft. Fresh Crits of Melbourne) 1.2 - Tom Tried...Criterium Racing (ft. Fresh Crits of Melbourne) https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/12-tom-triedcriterium-racing/ https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/12-tom-triedcriterium-racing/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:47:27 +1100 tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/b0ebc6f3-49e0-3509-a457-ed17cb6570f6 Tom's now gone out and completed a crit race, so he sits back down with Steve Flack (@fresh_crits) to talk about how his race went (spoiler: poorly), what you can learn from getting dropped and how much of a difference carbon wheels really make.

]]> Tom's now gone out and completed a crit race, so he sits back down with Steve Flack (@fresh_crits) to talk about how his race went (spoiler: poorly), what you can learn from getting dropped and how much of a difference carbon wheels really make.

]]> Tom McQuillan false No 1527 3 full 1.1 - Tom Tries...Criterium Racing (ft. Fresh Crits of Melbourne) 1.1 - Tom Tries...Criterium Racing (ft. Fresh Crits of Melbourne) https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/11-tom-triescriterium-racing/ https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/11-tom-triescriterium-racing/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:47:54 +1100 tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/0d3844ea-bb3a-31c5-80fa-2d7743542c27 Tom is joined by Steve Flack (a.k.a Fresh Crits of Melbourne) to talk all about road criterium racing in preparation for Tom's crack at the mighty Glenvale criterium circuit in Melbourne. Steve's plugs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fresh_crits/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreshCrits

Try it yourself! Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club: https://www.instagram.com/carnegiecaulfieldcycling/ Enter a Glenvale race: https://entryboss.cc/calendar/cccc

 

]]> Tom is joined by Steve Flack (a.k.a Fresh Crits of Melbourne) to talk all about road criterium racing in preparation for Tom's crack at the mighty Glenvale criterium circuit in Melbourne.

Steve's plugs
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fresh_crits/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreshCrits

Try it yourself!
Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club:
https://www.instagram.com/carnegiecaulfieldcycling/
Enter a Glenvale race: https://entryboss.cc/calendar/cccc

 

]]> Tom McQuillan false No 1215 2 full Tom Tries...An Intro Tom Tries...An Intro https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/tom-triesan-intro/ https://tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/e/tom-triesan-intro/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:31:33 +1100 tomtriesbikespod.podbean.com/3d581024-fb80-3620-8d3a-5ff2c1f3a289 An introduction to the Tom Tries Bikes project, where you'll meet your host, find out about why he wants to try 12 different kinds of bike racing in 2026, and which forms of bike racing sit atop his Pyramid of Terror.

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