S9 Ep192: Trailer: Introducing Lionel Birnie
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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The latest in our series featuring The Cycling Podcast's hosts features Lionel Birnie facing the questions from Orla Chennaoui. Lionel talks about his route into cycling journalism, from a childhood spent making football magazines to learning the ropes at his local newspaper.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, this is Lionel Bernie and you are listening to the latest in our series of episodes |
| 0:10.1 | introducing the Cycling Podcast presenters and this time it's my turn to face the questions. |
| 0:16.3 | This episode was recorded in December 2020 and it features me in conversation with Aula |
| 0:21.3 | Chenery. |
| 0:22.6 | Aula was at home in Amsterdam and I was in Not Watford and we were talking over Zoom |
| 0:27.0 | or something similar and over the course of a couple of hours yes this is a bumper |
| 0:32.0 | episode I'm giving you a heads up and if this is a bit too much Lionel Bernie for your |
| 0:36.3 | liking then I quite understand but over the course of a couple of hours we cover my |
| 0:40.7 | route into journalism and how I focused on cycling and as ever we take a few detours |
| 0:46.1 | along the way so I hope you enjoy listening. |
| 0:49.7 | So here we are Lionel Bernie, your life story. |
| 0:53.8 | I'm laughing just because I'm looking at you you started this with your head and your |
| 0:57.6 | hands. |
| 0:59.0 | This is taken over a year now to sit down with you and talk about your journey through |
| 1:05.2 | this world while you put it off so much. |
| 1:08.6 | It wasn't necessarily putting it off but I did want to see how everyone else's interviews |
| 1:12.8 | went down first before committing. |
| 1:17.2 | I mean normally I have to pay 60 pounds to spend an hour talking about myself but this |
| 1:23.7 | is all free isn't it? |
| 1:24.7 | Thank you very much Paula I'm sure. |
| 1:27.1 | You're very welcome Chex and the post I'm sure it will be just as professional. |
| 1:31.5 | Absolutely I mean how far back do you want me to go? |
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