Episode 118: Ben Delaney -- Cycling Media Privateer

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Ben Delany has a career in cycling media to his name. He's seen the sport soar, he's been there during troubled times, and he's excited to break out on his own and expand what cycling media is. As gravel has taken off, he's now a bit of a cycling media privateer himself with the advent of his YouTube channel and the ways he interacts with brands. Join me on this conversation with someone who shares a rich history of cycling knowledge. To see Ben's YouTube channel, visit TheRidewithBenDelaney To try out WHOOP, visit join.whoop.com/ted To join the King Challenge, visit KingChallenge.org To support my King Challenge fundraising efforts, visit pledgereg.com/4715/tedking

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0:00.0	Hey all, welcome to King of the Ride podcast.
0:07.7	We as cycling fans just wrapped up paying attention to the UCI Gravel World Championships.
0:14.1	Lombardia just happened.
0:16.1	Cyclocross races are popping up on the calendar.
0:18.7	That means it's fall.
0:20.6	It is nice to be home. It's nice to feel
0:23.4	settled down a little bit in this cooler end of season and time of year. And that also means we just
0:30.7	had the first ever USA Cycling Gravel National Championships taking place late summer
0:35.5	2023. I was there in Nebraska Racing and while I did not have a memorable day, I was able to
0:42.2	record this memorable podcast.
0:44.7	Ben Delaney, a longtime stalwart figure in cycling media, is our guest today.
0:50.2	We live in an interesting age for cycling media, and Ben has a new and exciting and interesting format for how he's taking on this evolving slice of the world.
0:59.7	So we'll talk about what he's doing in the here and now. We'll also talk about what he's witnessed over the past few decades covering cycling.
1:07.1	What has impressed him? Where the industry has let him down, what excites him, or where
1:11.9	challenges still why.
1:14.2	I'm very happy we had the time to catch up as Ben is someone I have known for a long,
1:18.3	long time now.
1:19.5	And given that you're listening to this podcast right now, I have a hunch.
1:22.8	You will dig it too.
1:25.6	Hey, we're changing up the format for an upcoming show.
1:28.6	AMA, ask me anything.
1:31.6	Submit your questions.
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