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Racing Back

Julian Ryder And Nick Harris 53 episodes Nov 6, 2026

Join legendary commentators Julian Ryder and Nick Harris as they relive a golden age of Motorcycle racing. From a time of pudding basin helmets, black leathers, push starts, frightening road circuits and wild paddock parties, to airbags, on board cameras, 225 mph plus four-strokes and floodlit circuits. From Hailwood to Rossi, Sheene to Marquez, Norton to Ducati.

Episodes

Racing Back Episode 74 – Dennis Noyes Remembers Ángel Nieto: The Legend of 12+1
Racing Back Episode 74 – Dennis Noyes Remembers Ángel Nieto: The Legend of 12+1 Nov 6, 2026 42:45 This week on Racing Back, we celebrate one of the greatest names in motorcycle Grand Prix history.Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined once again by legendary motorcycle racing journalist and commentator Dennis Noyes to remember the extraordinary life and career of Spanish racing icon Ángel Nieto.Thirteen World Championships. Ninety Grand Prix victories. And a legacy that helped shape the futur
Racing Back Episode 73 – Barry Coleman: Kenny Roberts, The World Series & Changing Grand Prix Racing
Racing Back Episode 73 – Barry Coleman: Kenny Roberts, The World Series & Changing Grand Prix Racing Oct 30, 2026 44:01 What a guest we have for you this week!Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined by Barry Coleman, motorcycle racing journalist, author, Kenny Roberts biographer and co-founder of Two Wheels for Life.Barry has spent decades involved in some of the most fascinating chapters of motorcycle racing history, both on and off the circuit.And one of those chapters almost changed Grand Prix racing beyond reco
Racing Back Episode 72 – Goodbye Phillip Island with Wayne Gardner
Racing Back Episode 72 – Goodbye Phillip Island with Wayne Gardner Oct 23, 2026 45:14 This week on Racing Back, Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined once again by 1987 500cc World Champion Wayne Gardner for a very special episode celebrating one of the greatest motorcycle racing circuits in the world.As MotoGP prepares to say farewell to Phillip Island, who better to join Nick and Jules than the man who won the inaugural Australian Grand Prix at the circuit in 1989?With its brea
Racing Back Episode 71 – Kevin Schwantz: The Legend of Number 34
Racing Back Episode 71 – Kevin Schwantz: The Legend of Number 34 Oct 16, 2026 42:44 Racing Back Episode 71 – Kevin Schwantz: The Legend of Number 34What a guest we have for you this week!Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined by one of the greatest names in Grand Prix motorcycle racing – 1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz.The legendary number 34, Kevin became one of the most exciting and popular riders of the late 1980s and early 1990s, thrilling fans around the world with
Racing Back Episode 70 – Andrea Coleman: The Story Behind Two Wheels for Life | Part 2
Racing Back Episode 70 – Andrea Coleman: The Story Behind Two Wheels for Life | Part 2 Oct 9, 2026 38:08 This week on Racing Back, Andrea Coleman returns to the paddock for the second part of her fascinating conversation with Nick Harris and Julian Ryder.In Part 1, Andrea introduced us to the extraordinary work of Two Wheels for Life, the official charity of MotoGP and the FIM, and how the motorcycle racing community helps support healthcare programmes across Africa.This time, Nick and Jules delve de
Racing Back Episode 69 – Andrea Coleman | Two Wheels for Life
Racing Back Episode 69 – Andrea Coleman | Two Wheels for Life Oct 2, 2026 37:56 This week on Racing Back, Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined by the fantastic Andrea Coleman, co-founder and CEO of Two Wheels for Life, the official charity of MotoGP and the FIM.And this is a rather different – and very special – motorcycle story.For more than three decades, Andrea has been helping harness the extraordinary passion and generosity of the motorcycle racing community to suppor
Racing Back Episode 68 – Stu Shenton Returns!
Racing Back Episode 68 – Stu Shenton Returns! Sep 25, 2026 44:54 Stu Shenton is back!This week Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined once again by legendary Grand Prix mechanic and crew chief Stu Shenton for another fascinating journey through a lifetime spent at the very heart of motorcycle racing.Stu first joined us in Episode 59, but with a career stretching back to the 1970s and encompassing World Championship success with Kawasaki, Honda and Suzuki, ther
Racing Back Episode 67 – Terry Rymer
Racing Back Episode 67 – Terry Rymer Sep 18, 2026 38:08 This week on Racing Back, Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined by Terry Rymer – British Superbike Champion, twice an Endurance World Champion and five-time winner of the legendary Bol d'Or.And with Terry's incredible history in endurance racing, Jules is very much in his element!Terry's career spans an extraordinary period of motorcycle racing, from British and World Superbikes to c
Racing Back Episode 66 – Freddie Spencer: The Double | Part 3 of 3
Racing Back Episode 66 – Freddie Spencer: The Double | Part 3 of 3 Sep 11, 2026 30:21 Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined by Freddie Spencer for the final instalment of their three-part conversation.And this time, we reach the 1985 Double.Freddie’s achievement of winning both the 250cc and 500cc World Championships in the same season remains one of the most remarkable feats in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Two classes, two different motorcycles and a challenge that has never be
Racing Back Episode 65 – Neil Spalding
Racing Back Episode 65 – Neil Spalding Sep 4, 2026 36:34 This week on Racing Back, Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined by renowned MotoGP technical journalist, author and motorcycle technology expert Neil Spalding.Neil is the author of the acclaimed MotoGP Technology series and has spent years documenting the technical development of the premier class and the extraordinary machines that compete at the highest level of motorcycle racing.In this fasci
Racing Back Episode 64 – Freddie Spencer: Part Two
Racing Back Episode 64 – Freddie Spencer: Part Two Aug 28, 2026 52:38 The Freddie Spencer Special continues – and what an episode this is!Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are once again joined by the legendary Freddie Spencer for Part Two of our special three-part conversation.If Part One gave us a fascinating insight into the bikes, battles, engineering and determination behind Freddie's extraordinary career, this time we get even closer to the action.Freddie share
Racing Back Episode 63 – Peter Duke Remembers Geoff Duke
Racing Back Episode 63 – Peter Duke Remembers Geoff Duke Aug 21, 2026 44:27 This week on Racing Back, Nick Harris and Julian Ryder are joined by Peter Duke for a very special episode celebrating the life, career and legacy of his father – the great Geoff Duke.And with the Manx Grand Prix approaching, there could hardly be a better time to remember one of the defining figures in British motorcycle racing history.Peter joins Nick and Jules to look back at his father's e

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