The Athlete Experience is filled with many challenges on the road to achieving a career in a sport. If no career comes about then the experience that the athlete accumulates is often transferred into discipline, order and commitment in other aspects of their lives.

Seb Ottley is a Racer and Race Organiser with RCR Fat Creations Cycling. He uses his Athlete Experience to help create some of the most innovative, exciting and close racing available on the British Cycling Domestic Calendar.

In this chat we discuss every aspect of what is causing the Domestic Cycling – that once was so great – to decline exponentially year on year. During this conversation we go into the cost, reality and dreams of what racing could look like on these shores.

He is also organising a race on April 1st, on the World Championship Course at Goodwood Race Track. If you would like to enter the race where Zeb Kyffin won, and Dan Bigham showed, follow the link here: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/276411/RCR-Fatcreations-Mens-and-Womens-Road-Race

I hope you enjoyed this episode and remember to let us know what you would like to see from the British Cycling scene in 2023 and beyond.

We've all dabbled in sport at one time or another. Let me know your athlete experience in the comments down below.

Chapters:

Intro (00:00)

Race Design (01:24)

Race Winnings (05:56)

Iconic Road Courses (10:28)

Race Safety (11:51)

Organiser Rivalries (18:30)

The True Cost of Racing (19:52)

The State of the Domestic Scene (22:58)

How to Improve British Cycling Races (32:34)

Learning from the Continent (34:54)

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Welcome to The Chopper House Podcast. Coming up in this episode of the 'Ever Wonder' Series at The Chopper House: 

The podcast to start off the year is with Dan Dixon. A British Triathlete from the North East capital of Newcastle. A young triathlete at the age of 20 years old. He is finding his feet on his journey to the top of Triathlon. Experiencing the ups and downs of sport and take the lessons on board as quickly as he can, from the highs of Commonwealth Games in Birmingham to the lows of falling back in a season long target.

I resonated with a lot of what he said in this podcast episode, showing wisdom and experience beyond his years. Dan has been taking an alternative route to other triathletes, skipping the 'university route' as he describes. I hope you enjoy this conversation. Dan Dixon. Keep an eye on that name. He has a big future ahead.

You can find Dan on: 

Instagram – @danieldixon_tri | Youtube – | Twitter –

You can follow me, Tom Portsmouth, on all platforms and let me know how you like the podcast by rating the podcast or downloading the episode. 

Tri Training w/ Nutrition (00:32)

A perspective on weight in sport (12:40)

Commonwealth Games (18:58)

SuperLeague Triathlon (25:06)

Travelling the World (40:52)

To 2023!! (52:25)

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Welcome to The Chopper House Podcast. A podcast you can listen to on the go. Whether you're on the way to work, school or even in the middle of training.  

Coming up in this episode of the 'Ever Wonder' Series at The Chopper House: I chat with the man behind Monument Cycling – Owen Lake – about the descent of the British Domestic Scene, and what he is doing to ensure its salvation.  

We also discuss the challenges of organising a cycle race in the UK and how he's using his knowledge in digital production to improve the face of British Cycling. 

The key difference to other podcasts, is that the people I interview are following their dreams right now. And they are NOT finished. They're only getting started. I want to capture the rawness of facing challenges and tests on the road to achieving what you want.  

You can find Monument Cycling on: Instagram | Tiktok | Twitter – @monument_hq 

You can follow me, Tom Portsmouth (@tompey_13) on all platforms and let me know how you like the podcast by leaving a like and comment be sure to subscribe to never miss a podcast. 

I hope you enjoyed your time at The Chopper House, and here shoes are worn as we never know when we need to take the next step into the unknown. 

TP 

Chapters:

• Intro (00:00)
• What is Monument Cycling? (01:11)
• British Domestic Scene (09:15)
• Monument - The Race Organiser (21:30)
• The Team Behind Monument Cycling (27:40)
• Netflix - Ride to Survive (40:30)

Outro (57:44)

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Welcome to The Chopper House Podcast. Coming up in this episode of the 'Ever Wonder' Series at The Chopper House: 

I chat with my mate Inigo Hawkings about his recent – rapid – growth he has witnessed on social media. Specifically Instagram and how he's managed the changes that come with the tenfold increase he's seen.  

We also discuss the positives of social media, and the future he is building for himself in 2023 and beyond. In part thanks to the success and love he has for social media.  

The key difference to other podcasts, is that the people I interview are following their dreams right now. And they're not finished. They're only getting started. I want to capture the rawness of facing challenges and tests on the road to achieving what you want.  

You can find Inigo on: 

Instagram – @inigohawkings | Tiktok – @inigo | Twitter – @inigoesfast 

You can follow me, Tom Portsmouth, on all platforms and let me know how you like the podcast by rating the podcast or downloading the episode. 

I hope you enjoyed your time at The Chopper House, and here shoes are worn as we never know when we need to take the next step into the unknown. 

TP

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Ever wonder how to race British Cycling National A events whilst studying one of the hardest degree? 

Irfan Zaman is doing just that balancing full time education – studying Chemical Engineering – whilst competing against the best the British Cycling Domestic scene has to offer.  

He is now doing his placement in London after his 3rd year of study ahead of his final year of education at the University of Nottingham.  

Episode 3 of Ever Wonder at The Chopper House Podcast. 

I hope you enjoy. 

TP 

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It’s a daunting period, graduating from uni, as we are thrust into the next stage of life with a sheet of paper showing you’re qualified for a job you may or may not want.

To discuss this further we invited Josh Copley to the Chopper House during the graduation period.

I thought it timely to pick his brains about his time a year on from graduating from the University of Surrey.

He talks about:

• His routine, and how productivity keeps him focussed when times of stress show through and high workload build up.
• Uni of Surrey Cycling and Triathlon club, which he passed the reins over to Zak Snell in the 2021/22 academic year.
• Converting his passion as a cyclist into a functional love for his current sport, Hockey.

I hope you enjoy your time at The Chopper House, and here shoes are worn as we never know when we need to take the next step into the unknown.

You can find The Chopper House on Twitter and Instagram, 

I'm Tom Portsmouth

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In the first episode of The Chopper House Ever Wonder Series, I chat with my mate Zak Snell on what the ideal social media looks like. In addition to his experiences of Social Media, and how he's got the stage he is now in with the relationship to social media platforms. 

He also chats his ideal social media and what, if anything, the platforms can do to help the consumer. 

Or is it entirely down to the consumer to restrict phone time? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, any and all good ones will be read out next week.  

You can find Zak Snell on Instagram and Twitter @ZakSnell (one of the few that get their real name as the tag)  

Follow The Chopper House on Instagram and Twitter also @TheChopperHouse and let us know your feedback on the first episode of this podcasting journey. It's raw, and a few errors as expected but by golly it was fun to make with Zak.  

I hope you enjoy your time at The Chopper House, and here shoes are worn as we never know when we need to take the next step into the unknown.

TP

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