S9 Ep83: Life in the Peloton – Simon Mottram
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2021
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Simon's passion for cycling shines through and it's fair to say that Rapha has changed the way we think about style on the bike. As you probably know my team, EF Education-Nippo, wears Rapha kit and so I wanted to find out more about the man who puts the jerseys on our backs.
Cheers,
Mitch
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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.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We welcome everyone, welcome to life in the Pelaton. |
| 0:29.3 | I'm going to be flying solo this week doing the intro. |
| 0:32.1 | I've got a special episode coming up for you. |
| 0:34.7 | I spoke with Simon Motram and you may know that name or you might know this name a little bit better. |
| 0:40.1 | Raffa. |
| 0:40.9 | Here's the CEO of Raffa, the man who created the product that we all know out on the market right now. |
| 0:47.3 | Back in 2004, he created this brand and has flourished into what it is today. |
| 0:53.1 | The reason why I thought about talking to Simon was I thought, |
| 0:56.3 | well how does this clothing come from an idea to getting on my back out there in the peloton? |
| 1:00.7 | I wanted to know what it was like behind the scenes to create an idea like this |
| 1:05.8 | and iconic brand that's changed what cycling clothing is over the last decade or more. |
| 1:11.2 | So it's a fantastic episode. We really sit back and find out that story, |
| 1:15.9 | the peaks and tross of the company as it comes to what it is today. |
| 1:19.9 | So guys, I really hope you enjoy this episode. Sit back and enjoy it. |
| 1:24.1 | Here he is, Simon Motram. |
| 1:39.8 | I'll always get cracking here. Welcome to Life in the Peloton. |
| 1:43.5 | Today I'm talking with Simon Motram and if anyone out there doesn't know who that is, |
| 1:48.2 | he's the founder of the London based cycling clothing brand Raffa |
| 1:51.8 | and now I'm sure you know what I'm talking about because everyone knows Raffa Clothing. |
| 1:56.5 | Welcome Simon. Welcome to the podcast mate. Very nice to be here, Mitch. |
| 2:00.5 | I want to go back to the beginning and I want to talk a little bit about where this brand came from |
| 2:06.4 | because for me it was a little bit when I looked back into your history of who you were, |
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