818
searchable episode records
161
unique named guests
86.4%
with inline transcripts
340
records dated 2024–2026
THE SHORT ANSWER
ROADMAN'S ARCHIVE IS MOSTLY COMMUNITY AND COACHING—WITH A RECENT SHIFT TOWARD INTERVIEWS, NUTRITION AND STRENGTH.
Community and coaching account for 670 of 818 records (81.9%). The 340 records dated 2024–2026 contain 153interviews—a 45.0% share, compared with 32.2% across the full snapshot. Of all 95 nutrition and strength records, 68 are dated 2024–2026.
Those figures describe what Roadman published, retained and classified. They do not measure listening time, audience demand, the worldwide cycling-podcast market or the quality of any individual episode.
81.9%
Community + coaching
670 of 818 records sit in the two largest editorial pillars. This describes Roadman's archive taxonomy, not the whole cycling market.
45.0%
Interview share, 2024–2026
153 of 340 records dated 2024–2026 are interviews, versus 32.2% across the full snapshot.
86.4%
Inline transcript coverage
707 episode pages contain an inline transcript field; 380 also have a separate polished transcript file.
71.6%
Recent nutrition + strength records
68 of all 95 nutrition and strength records are dated 2024–2026, showing a recent editorial emphasis rather than audience demand.
EDITORIAL PILLARS
WHAT THE ARCHIVE COVERS
Community
384 · 46.9%
Coaching
286 · 35.0%
Nutrition
66 · 8.1%
Recovery
53 · 6.5%
Strength
29 · 3.5%
EPISODE FORMAT
HOW THE CONVERSATIONS WERE PUBLISHED
Solo
500 · 61.1%
Interview
263 · 32.2%
Sarah & Anthony
46 · 5.6%
Vlog
6 · 0.7%
Panel
3 · 0.4%
DOWNLOADABLE TABLE
EPISODE RECORDS BY PUBLICATION YEAR
The visible table shows the core fields. The CSV also includes episode format, polished transcript, YouTube and audio-file counts. No episode record in this snapshot carries a 2018 publication date, so the year is absent rather than filled with an invented zero row.
| Year | All | Community | Coaching | Nutrition | Recovery | Strength | Interview | Inline transcript |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2020 | 174 | 98 | 44 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 174 |
| 2021 | 157 | 121 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 157 |
| 2022 | 35 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 35 |
| 2023 | 69 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 68 |
| 2024 | 137 | 40 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 100 |
| 2025 | 161 | 61 | 52 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 98 |
| 2026 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 33 |
METHODOLOGY AND LIMITS
HOW TO REPRODUCE—AND HOW NOT TO MISREAD—THE NUMBERS
Population
One repository record for each searchable episode page in Roadman's on-site archive at the snapshot date: 818 MDX files. The earliest record is dated 28 June 2016; the latest is dated 24 July 2026. This is not the complete historic RSS feed and should not be used as Roadman's all-time published episode count.
Fields and counting
Year comes from publishDate. Topic comes from the single editorial pillar. Format comes fromtype. Inline transcript, guest, YouTube and audio counts record whether the corresponding field is present. Dedicated transcript counts require a matching text file in the transcript directory.
Quality checks
Every yearly pillar total and format total is reconciled to that year's episode count. The CSV is tested against the published report constants. Unique guests are normalised by exact trimmed display name; aliases can therefore remain separate if they were not reconciled in source metadata.
Limits
This is first-party archive metadata, not a listening study. It contains no downloads, completion rates, search demand or audience demographics. Editorial classifications can change after review. Presence of a transcript says nothing about transcription accuracy. Missing media identifiers can reflect historic ingestion rather than missing original media.
AUTHOR, REVIEW AND CORRECTIONS
Compiled and reviewed by Anthony Walsh, founder and editor-in-chief of Roadman Cycling, on 31 August 2026. The frozen CSV is versioned separately from the live podcast archive. Report an error through the public corrections process; a material correction will update the version and correction log rather than silently rewriting the snapshot.
Suggested citation: Walsh, A. (2026). “Roadman Cycling Podcast Archive Study 2026.” Roadman Cycling, version 2026-08-31.