In this episode of Cycling Culture Club Connections, Miles sits down with Wango, a Nairobi based multidisciplinary creative working across photography, design, and storytelling with Team Amani.

Wango shares his journey into cycling through creativity, documenting riders across East Africa and capturing moments that reflect a bigger cultural shift within the sport. From the World Championships in Rwanda to life at altitude in Iten, this conversation explores what it means to tell stories from within your own community.

They talk about representation, creative process, and why showing up matters more than anything else.

• Storytelling and documenting cycling in East Africa
• Team Amani and building pathways to the global stage
• The impact of the World Championships in Rwanda
• Representation in cycling media and creative spaces
• Creative process across photography, design, and art
• Community work and cultural storytelling in Nairobi
• Why showing up is everything

In this episode of Cycling Culture Club Connections, Miles sits down with Llori Sharpe, former national champion of Jamaica and one of the Caribbean’s most inspiring voices in cycling.

Llori shares her journey into the sport, from a childhood rooted in swimming and running to discovering cycling through triathlon. What started as an unexpected transition quickly grew into a competitive career that has seen her represent Jamaica on the international stage.

The conversation explores the realities of racing from a country where cycling infrastructure and pathways are limited, the challenges that come with visas and international competition, and the pride that comes with representing Jamaica in the global peloton.

Beyond racing, Llori reflects on the role of community in sport and why visibility matters for riders coming from underrepresented cycling nations.

This is a conversation about resilience, opportunity, and the responsibility that comes with riding for something bigger than yourself.

Episode Summary:

In this episode of Cycling Culture Club Connections, we flip the script and Miles hands over hosting duties to Head Cheerleader, Merida Miller. She sits down with Miles, the founder and diversity advocate behind Cycling Culture Club to explore cycling as a space for connection, community and change.

Miles shares how his relationship with the bike has evolved beyond performance and productivity, becoming a place to slow down, think, and reconnect with himself, his heritage and his own diversity. Together, they talk about community, letting go of expectation, and why cycling does not need to be loud or competitive to be meaningful. Do you want to know why Cycling Culture Club exists? This is the podcast for you.

Key Topics:

Building Cycling Culture Club around people and stories

Cycling as a reflective practice

Letting go of performance driven narratives

Community, creativity, and connection

Finding value in quieter rides

Diversifying cycling and why that matters

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Cycling is about more than sport. It is about freedom, community, and belonging. In this episode, we speak with Samra Said, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Cycle Sisters, an award-winning organisation that empowers Muslim women to take up cycling and ride with confidence.

Samra shares the story behind Cycle Sisters, from its beginnings in East London to the national network it has become. She talks about representation, visibility, and how cycling can create powerful change through community and shared joy.

This conversation celebrates sisterhood, faith, and the importance of creating spaces where everyone feels welcome on two wheels.

Highlights:

• The story of Cycle Sisters and its mission
• How visibility and representation inspire confidence
• Overcoming barriers for Muslim women in sport
• The importance of community and joy in cycling

Subscribe for more stories that celebrate cycling as culture, connection, and community.

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Welcome to the Cycling Culture Club Podcast. CCC Connections brings just that, closer connections with our wealth of contributors and others within cycling who share our vision of a more diverse cycling world. We'll speak to our community - telling stories from within cycling culture - as well as special guests, covering a wealth of topics from community, to culture, to sport and beyond. CCC Connection is a window into the lives of our growing community, join us for the journey.

For episode 5 I sit down with Mitchell Dick, a photographer, videographer and social media content creator who has been a part of Cycling Culture Club since the very beginning. Mitch made the daring move to depart the US, leaving behind his home in California and head to Europe, Berlin, specifically to explore what life on two wheels looked like across the pond.

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Welcome to the Cycling Culture Club Podcast. CCC Connections brings just that, closer connections with our wealth of contributors and others within cycling who share our vision of a more diverse cycling world. We'll speak to our community - telling stories from within cycling culture - as well as special guests, covering a wealth of topics from community, to culture, to sport and beyond. CCC Connection is a window into the lives of our growing community, join us for the journey.

For episode 4 I sit down with none other than Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa, aka Toks, the founder of Black Unity Bike Ride, a celebration of black cyclists in London, soon to break from the confines of the city and take the hugely successful concept to other major cities in the UK.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Cycling Culture Club Connections. Today we sit down with Josh and Khory, who together, formed ZF Media to create content for cycling + running brands with a smile.

I've been sitting on this one for too long. Khory and Josh have been involved with Cycling Culture Club since the very beginning, and it's due to them - and others - that this community is what it is. From the first words of encouragement to various introductions or positivity in moments of doubt, their impact is tangible. The same could be said for every environment that they find themselves in. They light up rooms with their laughter, they work hard, but not too hard, and they're forever generous with their time, knowledge and skill.

It was my utter pleasure to sit down with them for our latest episode. We had a few tech issues, so bear with it as there is plenty of gold in here. Listen now on all your favourite podcast platforms and at the link in bio.

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