Dan Lloyd speaks to cycling’s latest superstar, Cat Ferguson. At just 18, she’s had an incredible season—winning world titles on both the road and track, and even taking two pro-level road race victories with Movistar, all while still a junior!
Plus, Dan takes a look at Tom Pidcock’s move from Ineos Grenadiers to Q36.5, and covers the latest in track and cyclocross action—despite much of it being canceled. 😢
⏱️ Timestamps: ⏱️
00:00 Welcome to the Racing News Show!
00:35 This week in the world of racing
02:18 Tom Pidcock transfers from Ineos Grenadiers to Q36.5
04:50 Catching up with Cat Ferguson 🚴♀️
05:21 Cat Ferguson on her 2024 season
06:12 Slalom skiing to cycling?
07:01 Which discipline did you start with?
07:51 Cat Ferguson on placing 2nd in 2023 races
08:30 How the team helped her
09:31 Illness ahead of the World Champs
10:18 Cat on the Time Trial Worlds road race and Binche-Chimay-Binche
12:16 How did you feel about your experience in Italy?
13:48 Can you tell us anything about your winter plans?
14:45 What does next year look like?
15:55 How do you feel about coming into the sport as a female pro at this time?
17:00 Good luck, Cat, & thank you!
17:21 Cyclocross News (UCI World Cup Round 3 cancelled)
17:52 Crash at UCI Track Champions League
19:11 Yukiya Arashiro signs one more year
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How did you find Dan’s interview with Cat Ferguson? Will she be a rider you keep your eye on in 2025? 🚴♀️💨
Also, what do you make of Tom Pidcock’s transfer? 🤔 Will this make Q36.5 even bigger?
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32 Comments
How did you find Dan's interview with Cat Ferguson? Will she be a rider you keep your eye on in 2025? 🚴♀💨
wow thank you for keeping me up to date with all the new riders.
thank you for keeping me updated with all the new cycling news.
Dan's bad jokes are still better than Si's good captions. 😀
4:11 Cervelo Test Team, is that a nod to Emma Pooley? 😀
Love Cat. Very mature for her age. Was a surprise the two road wins so yes good things to cpme
Thanks Dan and crew . She seems like a really good person , thanks for shining a light on her ! Be well
I think everyone won with the Pidcock deal
I was in the velodrome watching the finale and it was very frightening, im glad everyone is all okay now
I think too many people concentrate only on Belgian CX; there are other races in other countries……..
Cool interview with Cat. I still don’t get why Movistar but they be one lucky team
INEOS Grenadiers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
INEOS Grenadiers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cats a great young talent. She also very marketable!
😅
Not fussed who TP rides for as along as he’s riding. So dynamic and so inspirational- Ineos are clearly out of touch and heading for the bin. They did, after all go to Man Utd – point proven?
Reminds me of when Greg Lemond burst onto the scene at a similar age. I look forward to watching her career! ❤
I am not sure why but every time I heard Q36.5, I thought it is a radio station…
Thanks for the interview.
The hottest thing about Cofidis is the Look bikes with Campagnolo wheels and drive train they'll be riding, beautiful.
Great video ! Thanks for showing us up-and-coming talent like Cat, the cycling scene is so dense it’s often hard to follow it all, a remarkably level-headed person for her age and her stats speak for the sheer potential she has !
And that 4:11 transition lmao
She needs to get away from that team ASAP. Get to a team run by good people.
What an amazing young woman and definitely a star of the future. She is so mature for her age and love her attitude. Great roll model for young people generally, not just cyclists. Can’t wait to see what she does in 2025.
I’m a cyclocross Commissaire, Cat came to ride in a local race a couple of weeks ago. What a lovely lady she is, she was the first to come over once she finished the race to thank the officials. She did finish a long way in front of everyone else, but it’s still nice.
20 cross races is quite a lot for a newbie into the elite cat . Good though to give everything a go just to find out which is the ultimate discipline that really suits.
Think Ineos are the losers in the Pidcock saga, think they reflect in many ways British Cycling in general whether racing, some big sportives struggling for finance or the view of cycling in the Uk generally.
Hard test 00
thank you, I like where GCN and you are going with this work. I dont ride roads, or watch Road racing, but I love the stories and the pro riders. I am glad you cover CC races, it is more of a citizens sport here in the USA.. keep up the neat work and spirit of the sport.
Ineos have to be the losers on paper but sometimes you have to lose to win! I think Tom doesn't fit to their future plans and he cost a lot of money! Ineos aren't just reshaping they're tightening their budget. There won't be many riders earning mega bucks like Froome, Bernal, Thomas and even domestiques like Ben Swift and Luke Rowe once did. Sir Jim has been tightening the belt throughout his sports portfolio. Man United know all about that! As for Q36.5 and Tom, who knows what the future holds. Tom has said he might not be doing Cross at all this winter to concentrate on the road next year, so does he really want the space we think he wants? He's got goals he wants to fulfill on the road, he's maturing and has probably started realise that it's not possible to do everything all the time. It'll be interesting.
Helluva backdrop for the show, Dan!
Cervelo Test who?🤪😉😂
On the subject of racing goals for Q36.5, I think that concentrating on the Classics, one day races and week long races, could reap dividends for Pidcock and the team. I have heard people speculate that he won't have the team to support him, but, I'm almost sure that this is exactly what people thought about MVP when he joined Alpecin. And just look how the team rose to the occasion. But then agian, I don't race, I'm old, and it's just my own personal opinion, so what do I know?