Alec Briggs - Tekkerz CC, Red Hook Criteriums & growing up racing London

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP

Mitch Docker

Fitness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Rapha presents Life in the Peloton! One of the great things about looking at cycling from a new perspective this season has been coming across people who are making their mark outside of World Tour racing, and are doing things their own way. Alec Briggs may not be the most well known name in the cycling world, but the Londoner is a truly great cycling personality and is one of the most passionate guests I’ve had on the pod. As well as being a hugely talented cyclist himself, Alec is the founder of Tekkerz C.C. (if you don’t know you’ll have to have a listen to find out what that all stands for), and his unique outlook has made him a real name to look out for in the sport in 2022. I have been waiting to chat to Alec for quite a while as I love what he does, from the way that he promotes his team, to the philosophy that he’s created it with. ... Read the full synopsis on lifeinthepeloton.com Enjoy guys! Cheers, Mitch Listen Listen & Subscribe to this series on the Life in the Peloton website, at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, Stitcher, Youtube or your favourite pod app. (or listen below) Show Notes Episode breakdown: 0:00min to 2:30 – Episode Intro 2:30min to 17:30 – London Racing Scene & Herne Hill Velodrome 17:30min to 29:05 – Alec’s transition to Cross & Red Hook Crits 29:05min to 40:20 – Tekkerz CC 40:20min to 47:55 – Tekkerz kit 47:55min to end – Alec turns the mic on me & outro . . . Follow what the Tekkerz CC team is up to on their Instagram & check out the Tekkerz CC website to buy some of their awesome merch. . . . This episode is brought to you by Rapha, makers of the world’s finest cycling clothing & accessories and the worlds largest cycling club, RCC. Find out more about Rapha: their kit, their club, their events and awesome clubhouses at rapha.cc. . . . Keep in touch Find all our episodes, LITP news and merch on our website www.lifeinthepeloton.com Listen to our short spin off series Talking Luft presented by Rapha – much like DVD Extras, every second week. Follow us on socials: Instagram: @lifeinthepeloton Twitter: @lifeinthepelo Merch LITP x ÇOIS Cycling: Find the last sizes of the Road Worlds Collection at coiscycling.com. Snapbacks have now been restocked. Shop now! LITP Cycling Caps: Jump over to our online shop to grab one. Shop LITP casual Merch anytime online at our store. From casual caps to mugs, embroidered tees, logo tees, sweaters and much more.. Theme Music The theme music for Life in the Peloton was composed by Pete Shelley, who was lead singer of the punk band Buzzcocks. It was commissioned by the production company behind Channel 4’s coverage of the Tour de France in the 1980s and was used as the theme music for the nightly highlights show. Pete died in December 2018. We were given permission by Pete’s widow and his manager to continue using the music for the theme tune to Life in the Peloton. To hear more about the music, listen to the Andre Greipel episode of Life in the Peloton. Subscribe Sign up to Life in the Peloton email updates to get the latest episodes and merch news straight to your inbox.

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0:00.0	Well, goodiday, everyone, and welcome to Life in the Peloton.
0:26.7	We're back here again, brought you by Raffer.
0:29.2	This episode, I'm talking to Alec Briggs, and he may not be the most well-known name in the cycling world,
0:35.3	but the Londoner is truly a great cycling personality
0:39.3	and one of the most passionate guests I've had on the podcast.
0:43.3	He's an amazingly talented cyclist himself and he's the founder of the techer CC.
0:48.3	You're going to find a little bit more about that in the episode coming up.
0:52.3	His outlook on cycling is just great. I love what he can
0:57.0	see in the cycling world and what he takes about it and how he's created his own team techers.
1:02.2	This is a big reason why I connected with him so much. He really understands all aspects of
1:07.5	cycling and that's what we talk about in this episode. Sure, the power, the technique, but the love of it, the environment that you're in and the
1:15.4	club culture, the people that you need around you to support you as you come up through
1:20.0	and continue on in your life.
1:22.1	He really is a true Londoner and I love getting into that too, how cycling has evolved
1:26.5	over the years in London
1:27.6	and how it is actually really growing strong at the moment.
1:31.9	Speaking of London, too, you hear me speaking about Raffer and what they're trying to do
1:35.6	and what they've created over the years, this culture, this love for cycling.
1:40.3	We'll take it from Alec firsthand and hear what he has to say about it.
1:43.7	If you go on like an event they organise and they get someone together and they, the diversity
1:49.9	and culture that you see in various different subcultures coming to one hub in the centre of
1:55.4	London is unmatched. Like they're doing a sick job man. Like I genuinely I'm always like, wow,
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